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

The Progressive Republicans Organ
izc Themselves into = League for
the Purpose Of Enforcing Their
Ideals About I:cfora,S That Are
Needed in the Government
Organization Of the Republican
Progressive league by progressive
Republican senators. representatives.
governors and o,he-s-an orsaniza-
t:ea which vii! light to- the estab-
;is::men, OF popular government
announced st Washington on Mon
day
Plans OF the new League. which
fare been Under way since the as
s",a5l:ag OF CONGRESS. were con
cl;:-lcd a, a,eetinc Saturday night.
81 which 4 declaration OF principles
vas signed contitntion adopted
and the following officers We're elect
ed
President. Senator Jonathan
Bourne. IT.. Oregon
Frs; 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 C!app. Minnesota: Senate.
los r. E-istow. Kansas: Representa-
tive Z. II Hubbard. Iowa: Re?resea
iative i-::nc I. Le2root. Wisconsin:
EepreSentaUvc-e!~ct VIM. J.. Kent
California: Clifford Pincho,. Penn
Sylvania: George L. Record. New
Jersey. and the president. vice p-esi-
dent and the treasurer. members ex
oficio.
TIE declaration OF principles
S;2ned by nine Republican United
States senator's the governors OF six
Republican S,nt"S. Is members o.
the aou5e and others. IS as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned. associate
ourselves ,ocether as the National
Progressive Republican league.
The object OF The leagne is the
promotion OF popular government;
and progressive legislation.
Popular government in America
has been thwa-ted and progressive
legislation stranSled by the special
interests which coat-o! caUcuses. del
cSates. conventions and party organ
:Zaticns. and. through control Of the
machinery o: government. dictate
nominations and platforms. elect ad-
m:Histra:ioaS. LEGISLATORS. representa-
t;ves in congress and United States
senator's and control cabinet officers.
Under existing conditions lesisla-
tior IN the public interests has been
batiled and defeated This is evil
denced 5y the long struggle 70 secure
laws but partially effective for the
control Of railway rates and services.
the revision of the tariff in the in
tereSt Of the producer and consumer.
statutes dealing with trusts and COM
b;nat;o.s based on sound economic
principles Us applied TO modern in
Gus;rial and comm ercial conditions.
2 wise. comprehensive and impartial
reconstruction Of the banking and
monetary laws. he conservation Of
coal. oil. gas. tim lber. water powers
and other natural resources belong
ing 10 tie people. and for the enact
ment os ali legislation solely for the
common good.
-'Jus; in proportion as popular gov
e-amen, has IL certain States super
ceded :ac delegate convention sys-
TEN ani the people have assumed
control OF the machinery OF govern
rscn;. has sot"rnmea; become respoa-
Sive 20 the popular will and progress
size legislation been secured.
The Progressive Republican
league believes thar popular govern
men, is Fundamental TO all other
questions. To this end it advocates:
The election Of United States SEN
ato-s b. direct vote OF the people.
Direct primaries for the nomina-
,ion OF all elective officials.
The direct election OF delegates
20 national conventions with opoor-
;nni,v for the voter 20 exo-ess his
choice for president and vice presi-
ae,.
Amendment TO State consti,u-
-,r.-a,drm ,,d recall
a thorough. general corrupt pTac-
.iccc 3ct