The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
BAND FORMED
Which WiIl Fight For Establishment Of
Popular Government.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO

The Progressive Republicans Organ
! iZe Themselves into a League for
the Purpose of Enforcing Their
Ideals About Reforms That Are
Needed in the Government.
Organization of the Republican
j Progressive league by progressive
Republican senators, representatives,
governors and others-an organiZa-
;ion which will fight for the estab-
lisEmeGt OF popular government
announced at Washington OF Mon
aay
Plans of the new league, which
have been under way since the as
sembling of congress, were con-
GUIDED at meeting Saturday night,
ct which a declaration of principles
was signed. a contitution adopted
and the following officers were elect
ed:
President, Senator Jonathan
| Bourne. j., Oregon.
First vice president, Representa-
/ tive George ". Norris, Nebraska.
Second vice president, Gov Chas.
/ S. Osborne, Michigan.
Treasurer, Charles r. Crane, Chi
cage.
Executive committee, Senator
! Moses E. Clapp. Minnesota: Senator
Jos T. Rristow. Kansas: Representa-
tive z. II. Hubbard. Iowa: Regresen-
! tativc Irvine L. Lenroot. Wisconsin,;
Renresentatiye-elect Wm. L. Kent
] California: Clifford Pinchot, Penn
svlvania: George L. Record, New
Jersey. and the president. vice presi-
j denr and the treasurer, members eX
ofIlcio.
The declaration of principles
! signed by nine Republican United
! States senators. the governors Of six
! Prnnhi;ran St"tcs. IS ilen:hers Of
tho nou3e and others. is as follows:
! I'VE. the undersigned, associate
! ourselves together as the National
! Progressive Republican league.
The object of the league is the
promotion of popular government
! and progressive legislation.
Popular government in America
has been thwarted and progressive
legislation strangled by the special
! interests which control caucuses, del
egates. conventions and party organ
! ;zations. and. through control of the
machinery Of government, dictate
nominations and platforms, elect ad-
ministrations, legislators. representa-
tives in congress and United States
senators and control cabinet officers.
! Under existing conditions legisla-
ton in the public interests has been
bat7led and defeated This is evil
! denced by the long struggle to secure
laws but partially effective for the
control Of railway rates ard services,
the revision of the tariff in the in
! terest Of the producer and consumer,
statutes dealing with trusts and COM
bina+ions based on sound economic
, principles as applied to modern in
dnstrial and commercial conditions
g wise. comprehensive and impartial
reconstruction of the banking and
monetary laws, the conservation of
coal. oil. gas, tim ber, water powers
and other natural resources belong
ing to the people. and for the enact
rlent Of all legislation solely for the
common good.
'Just in proportion as popular gov
ernment has in certain States super
ceded the delegate convention sys-
TEN and the people have assumed
control Of the machinery of govern
r:ent. has government become respoa-
sive to the popular will and progress
sive legislation been secured.
"The Progressive Republican
league believes that popular govern
ment is fundamental to all other
questions. To this end it advocates:
''The election Of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people.
"Direct primaries for the nomina-
ton Of all elective officials.
The direct election of delegates
to national conventions with oppor-
tunity for the voter to express his
choice for president and vice presi-
dent.
Amendment to State constitu-
ticns providing for the initiative
referendum and recall.
"A thorough, general corrupt prac'
tees act
THE league will cooperate with
proaressives in the several States
and wherever acceptable will render
assistance in promoting the organiza
ton of State leagues.
"Whenever requested by any pro
] gcessive State league or by progress
sive leaders in State legislatures. the
National Progressive Republican
league will aid in the preparation o!
ap2roDriata bills and resolutions ane
Will furnish speakers and literature
il support Of legislation on the prop
osi,::ons enumerated in the five num-
bsred paragraphs set forth in th'
foregoing declaration of principles.
The names signed 10 the declara
ton include the leading progressive
Republicans and many private Eer
sons prominent in the party.
Took Her Own life.