The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
BAND FORMED
Which Rin 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 EcforalS That Are
Nec.,c,i in the Government.
Organization OF The Republican
Progressive league by progressive
Republican senators. representatives,.
governors and o;hers-an orsaIiza-
son which vii! fight for the cstcb-
i;sam,ent o: popular government
announced II Washington on Mon
day
Plans Of the new league. which
haze been under way since the as
somoiia= OF concress. were coz
cl::aed a: ree;:ns Saturday night.
at which 4 declaration OF principles
waS signed. cont!tution adopted
and the following officers were elect
ed:
F.res;dcnt. Senator Jonathan.
Eou-r.. J-.. Oregon.
First vice president. Representa-
tive George w Norris. Nebraska.
Second vice president. Gov. C:las.
S. Osborne. Michigan.
Treasurer. Charles r. Crane. Chi
ca=c
Executive committee. Senator
Moses 9 C!arr. Minnesota: Senator
los r. E-Estow. Kansas: Representa-
tive =. r. Hubbard. Iowa: Re?resea-
,ative Irvine L. LeHroot. Wisconsin:
Representat;ve-el"ct Wm. /. Kent
California: Clifford PiHchot. Penn
sylyana: George l.. Record. New
Jersey. and the president. vice p-esl-
dent and the treasurer. members eN
oGic!o
TIE declaration OF principles
S!&ned oy nine Republican United
States senator's. he governors of six
ReHuhi:"ar S'"t"S. l3 members o.
the aou5e and others IS as follows:
we. the undersigned. associate
ourselves ,ocethe- as the Nat!onal
Progressive Republican league.
The Object OF the league is the
promotion OF popular government;
ana progressive legislation.
Popular government in America
has been thwa-ted and progressive
legislation st-anSled by the special
interests which coatro! caucuses. dei-
ccates. conventions ard party organ
;Zations. aaG. through control OF the
machinery o: government. dictate
nominations and platforms. elect ad-
m:nistrations. LEGISLATORS. representa-
t;ves in congress and United States
senators and control cabinet officers.
''IrGer existing conditions legisla-
ton il the public interests has been
baGef and defeated. This is evil
denced by the long struggle 20 secure
laws bUt partially effective for the
control ot railway rates and services.
the revision CT the tariff In the in
tercSt Of ,he producer and consumer.
statutes dealing with trusts and COM
', nations based on sound economic
.ncinlcs as applied to modern in
dus;rial and commercial conditions,
2 wise. comprehensive and impartial
reconstruction OF the banking and
monetary laws. tn conservation OF
coal. oil. gas. tint :. water powers
and other natural resources belong
ing 70 the people. and for the enact
a.ent OF ali legislation solely for the
common good.
Lust IN proportion as popular gov
e-amer; has IL certain States super
ceded the delegate convention sys-
TEN and the people have assumed
control OF tie machinery OF govern
r.cn;. has Sorernmen: become respoI-
>ive 70 the popular will and prosres-
size legislation been secured.
The Progressive Republican
league belie-es that popular govern
ment is fundamental to all other
questions. To this end il advocates:
The election Of United States SEN
ato-s BY direct vote Of TIE people
Direct primaries for the nonina-
ton OF all elective officials.
The direct election Of delegates
10 national conventions with op2or-
tanity fo- the voter 10 express bis
choice for president and vice presi-
dent.
Amendment 70 State constitu-
referendum and recall.
\ thorough. general corrupt prac'
tees act.
The league VII! cooperate WIN
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