The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-26
BAND FORMED
Which win Fight For Establishment Of
Popular Government.
What TREY WANT. TO do.

! WHAT TREY WANT. TO do.
The Progressive Republicans Organ,
ize Themselves into League for,
the Purpose Of Enforcing Their
Ideals About Reforms That Are
Needed in the Government.
Organization Of the Republican
Progressive league by progressive
Republican senator's, representatives.
/ governors and others-an organiza-s
ton which will fight for the .estab-
lishment of popular government
announced at Washington on Mon
day. zs3s
Plans Of the new league, which
have been under. way since the as,
!sembling of congress, were cons
cluded at a meeting Saturday night,
I at which a declaration of principles
was signed, a contitution adopted
and the following officers were elect
| ed: 81 $
President, Senator Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., Oregon.
First vice president, Representa-
tive George w. Norris, Nebraska. .;;
Second vice president, Gov. Chas..
S. Osborne, Michigan. HI
Treasurer, Charles R. Crane, Chi
cago.
Executive committee, Senator
Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota; Senator .
Jos T. Bristow, Kansas; Represents
tive E. H. Hubbard, Iowa; Represen--'5.
tatiye Irvine L. Lenroot, Wisconsin,;
Representative-elect VIM. L. Kent, !
California; Clifford Pinchot, Penn
sylvania; George L. Record, New
Jersey, and the president, vice presi-%
dent and the treasurer, members ex
oficio. ..j s
The declaration of principles
signed by nine Republican United
States senators, the governors of six
Republican States, 1S members of
the house and others, Is as follows:
"We, the undersigned, associate
ourselves together as the. National !.
Progressive Republican league. ~
"The object of the league is the
prom otion Of. popular. government
and progressive legislation. s.
Popular government in America
been thwarted and progressive
jleg Station strangled' by the Special
interests which control caucuses, dell
egates, conventions and party organ
izations, and, through control Of the
machinery Of government, dictate
nominations and platforms, elect adj
ministrations, legislators, representa-
tives in congress and United States
senators and control cabinet officers.
"Under existing conditions legisla-
! tion in. the public interests Las been
baftled and defeated. This is evil.
denced by the long struggle to 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
binaticns based on sound economic
principles as applied to modern in
/ dustrial and commercial conditions,
a wise, comprehensive and impartial
/ reconstruction of the banking and
monetary laws, the conservation OF
coal, oil, gas, timber, water powers
and other natural resources belong,
ing to the people, and for the enact
ment 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-
tenn and the people have assumed
oontrol~of the machinery of govern
ment, has government become respon-
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:
1.-THE election of United States SEN
| ators by direct vote of the people.
"Direct primaries for the nomina-
: ton of all elective officials.
1.-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-
tions providing for the initiative,
: referendum and recall.
, "A thorough, general corrupt prae-
tices act.
, "The league will cooperate with
) progressives in the several States
and wherever acceptable will render
, assistance in promoting the organiza-
ton Of State leagues.
"Whenever requested by any pro-
gressive State league or by progress
: sive leaders in State legislatures, the
National Progressive Republican
league will aid in the preparation of
appropriate bills and resolutions and
will furnish speakers and literature
in support Of legislation on the prop
ositions enumerated in the five num-