Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-26
Progressive Republicans Start
New Organization,
Give Views
BROWNE ITS PRESIDENT
Senators, Congressman and
Governors Sign Declaration
Of Principles

w WASHlNGlON, Jan. Z4.-Organl-
cation of the Republican Progressive
League by progressive" Republican
senators, representatives, governors
and others-an organization which
will seek Ito fight for the establish
ment Of popular government was
announced here yesterday.
Plans for the new league, which
have been under way since the as
sembling of congress, were concluded
at a meeting here Saturday night.
when declaration of principles was
signed. constitution adopted and
the following officers elected:
The Officers
President-Senator Jonathan Bourne
jr., Oregon.
First vice acknowledgements
tive George w. Norris. Nebraska.
Second vice president-Gov. Charles
S. Osborn, Michigan.
Treasurer-Charles X. Crane. Chi
cago.
Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota; Senator
Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas; Represen
tative E. H. Hubbard, Iowa; Repre-
sentative Irvine L. Lenroot, Wiscon.
SIM Representative-elect William
Kent. California; Clifford Pinchot,
Pennsylvania; George L. Record, New
Jersey, and the president, vice.presi-
dents. treasurer, members ex oficio.
Principles Declared
The declaration OF principles. sign
ed by nine Republican United States
senators, the governors of six Re-
publican states, thirteen members Of
the house and others, follows:
1--WE the undersigned, associate our.
selves together as the National Pro.
gressive 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, dele
gates. conventions and party organiza.
tions, and through control of the ma.
chinery of government, dictate nomi.
nations and platforms, elect admin.
istrations, legislators, representatives
in congress and United States sena.
tors and control cabinet officers
Legislation Baffled
"Under existing conditions, legis.
latiOn in the public interest has been
baffled and defeated. This is evi-
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
binations. based on sound economic
principles as applied to modern indus
trial and commercial conditions,
wise. comprehensive and impartial re-
construction of the banking and mon
etary laws. the conservation of coal,
IRON gas. timber, water powers and
other natural resources belonging to
the people. and for the enactment of
all the legislation solely for the com
mon good.
Popular Government
"Just in proportion as popular gov
ernment has in certain states super.
seded the delegate convention system,
has government become responsive to
the popular will and progressive leg.
islation been secured
"The Progressive Republican League
believes popular government funda.
mental to all other questions. To this
end it advocates:
THE election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people"
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