The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-06

tnose principles under twelve Subdivi-
SONS, namely. The Helplessness of the
to Rule; The Courts and the People;
Constructive Control of the Trusts:
Rights of the Wage Worker; The
Farmer; The Tariff; The High Cost of
Living; Currency; Conservation; AL
aska and International Affairs. The
two old parties" he said. are husks,
with no real soul within either, divided
on artificial lines. boss-ridden and
vilege-controlled. each tumble of
daring to speak out wisely and fear
lessly what should be said on the vital
issues of the day" AS opposed to this
incongruity and insinccrity of action
he asserted that the national progress
sive platform will be "a contract with
the people," with definite and con-
crete provisions to be carried out if
the people ratify the contract on cleo
tion day as exactly and honestly "as
If 1t We're actually enforceable under
the law"
No Help from the Old Party Machines
Neither the republican nor the
democratic platforms or managers
show any adequate recognition of the
mighty fact that We are now in the
midst of great economic evolution" :"
This irresistible movement for eco
be guided by both common sense and
the highest ethical Standards" in or
der to prevent reasonable evolution
from becoming dangerous revolution.
Ihe democratic party, as is indicated
by Its present record in congress. lacks
the common sense. and the republican
party. by its record of stolen delegates
at the Chicago convention. lacks the
ethical Standards THE men who
presided nvor tho Cbioooo opI pal%;
more conventions, and the great boss
es who controlled the two conventions
Mr.. Root and Mr.. Parker, Mr..
Barnes and Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Penrose
and MIR. Taggart, MIR. Guggenheim and
MIR. Sullivan-differ from one another.
OF course. on certain points, but these
are the differences which one corpora
ton lawyer has with another corpora
ton lawyer when acting for different
corporations. They come together at
once as against a common enemy
when the dominion of both is threat
ened by the SUPREMACY of the people
of the United States. If this
country is really to go forward along
path of social and economic justice,
there must be new party of nation
wide and non-sectional principals. a
chiefs and the real state leaders shall
be In genuine accord. party in whose
counsels the people shall be supreme,
party that shall represent in the ma
ton and the several states alike the
same cause, the cause of human rights
and of governmental efficiency" The
assertion of the states rights doc
trlne Of the democratic party cripples
and forecloses any real or genuine re-
net lief to ,; the people. 1t reduces their
promises to hopeless and empty
phrases. The mission and spirit of
this progressive movement will thrill
the republic from end to end.
The Right of the People to Rule.
The actions of the Chicago conven-
ton. and to an only less degree of the
Baltimore convention, have shown in
striking fashion how little the people
&c rule under our present conditions.
In order to assure this popular rule
Mr.. Roosevelt urged the adoption of
presidential primaries. poular cleo
tion of senators, the short ballot, an
efficient corrupt practices act, qualified
use OF the initiative. referendum and
recall. The recall should be applied to
administrative officers. Mr.. Roosevelt
asserts that the adoption of these new
methods of political administration is
not antagonistic to representative
government. All I desire to do by
securing more direct control of the
governmental agents and representa-
tives of the people is to give the peo-
pie the chance to make their repre-
sentatives really represent them when
ever the gov ernment becomes misrep-
resentative instead of representative.
l have not come to this way of think
ing from closet study or as a mere
matter of theory; 1 have been forced
to 1t by long experience with the
actual conditions of our political life
The Courts and the People.
Under this head MIR. Roosevelt
the sovereign people preserving a
check on every branch of public SER
vice. Under this head Mr.. Roosevelt
reiterateS his now well-known views
regarding the courts. THE American
people. and not the courts. are to de-
termine their own fundamental poll
cies. This does not mean that the
people are to interfere in cases which
involve merely questions of justice be-
tween individuals except that means
should be devised for making it easier
than at present to get rid Of an incom-
petent Judge" But when a judicial
decision involves an Interpretation Of
what the people mean by the constitu-
tions which they have framed and
laws passed by the people are nullified
because the courts say those laws are
contrary to the peoples will as ex
pressed in their constitution. there
must be reference to the people of
the public effect of such decisions un-
der forms securing full deliberation.
to the end that the people may rectify
this alleged defect in their constitu-
ton by popular vote having all the
force of a constitutional amendment.
"Our purpose is not to impugn the
courts. but 90 emancipate them from
position whenever they stand finally
in the way of social justice.
am we'll aware that every upholder of
privilege. every hired agent or bene-
ficiary of the special interests, includ-
ing many well-meaning parlors re-
formers. will denounce all this as
socialism or 'anarchy'-the same
terms they used in the past in de-
nouncing the movements to control
the railways and to control public
utilities. AS matter Of fact. the
propositions I make constitute neither
anarchy nor socialism. but. on the
contrary. a corrective for socialism
and an antidote to anarchy"
Constructive Control OF the Trusts.
In addition to punishment for
wrong doing by the trusts. the impera-
tive demand Is effective and complete
regulation. The views of President
Van Hise Of the University Of Wiscon-
sin, in his scientific work on trust reg
ulation are in harmony with the pro.