Arizona republican., 1912-10-07

commission should have penary power elicit infor- maton and for this purpose to prescribe a uniform accounting for the great protected industries The work of the commission should not prevent the immediate adoption of acts reducing those schedules generally recognized excessive.
 We condemn the Payne-Aldrich bill as unjust to the people The Republican organization is in the those who have broken, and cannot again be trusted keep the promise of necessary downward vision The Democratic party is committed to the de- revenue only-a policy which would inevitably produce widespread industrial and commercial disaster We de- act
 INHERITANCE AND INCOME TAX
 We believe in graduated inheritance tax as national of equaizng the obligations of holders O property government, and hereby pledge to enact such federal law will tax large in heritances, returning the states equitable of all collected. We favor the ratifi- cation of the pending amendment to the constitution giving the government power to levy income tax.
 PEACE AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 The Progressive party depores the survival in civilization of barbaric system of warfare among nations with it's waste of resources even in time of peace. and the consequent mpoverishment it's best endeavors to substitute judicial and other peaceful means of settling interna tonal differences
 We favor international agreement for the limi- taton of naval forces. Pending such agreement, the best of preserving peace, pledge ourselves to maintain for the present the policy of building battleshps year.
 We pledge protect the rights of Ameri citizenship at home and abroad No treaty should receive the sanction of our government which discrmi between American citizens because of birthplace. religion, that does not recognize the abso lute right of repatriation.
 THE IMMIGRANT
 Through the establishment of industrial standards propose to the able bodied immigrant and to his native fellow workers larger share of Ameri opportunity.
 denounce fatal policy indifference neglect which has left enormous immigrant popula tion to become the prey of chance and cupidity We governmental encourage distribution of immigrants from the congesed cities, rigidly supervise all private dealing with them and to promote their assimilation education and advance 
 PENSIONS
 We pledge ourselves to a wise and just policy of pensioning American their ows and children by the federal government
 And we approve the policy of the southern states in granting pensions to the exconfederate soldiers and sailors and their widows and children.
 PARCELS POST
 We pledge party the immediate creation of parcels post, with proportionae distance and service.
 CIVIL SERVICE
 We condemn the violations the civil service under the present administration including the coercion and assessment of subordinate employees and the pres dents refusal punish such violation after a finding of guilty by his commission his distribution of patronage among subservent congressman while with holding it from those who refuse support of admins tration his withdrawal of nominations from the senate until political support for himself cured and his of the offices to reward those who voted for his renomination.
 To eradicate these abuses demand not only the enforcement of the civil service act in letter and spirit but also legislation which will bring competi tive system postmasters collectors, marshals, all other non political officers, well the enactment of equitable retirement law and also insist continuous service during good behavior and efficiency
 We pledge party to readjustment of the business methods of the national government and proper ordination of the federal bureaus, which will increase the and efficiency of the service prevent Implications better results the taxpayers for every dollar expended U S. SUPERVISION OVER INVESTMENTS
 The people of the United States swindled out of millions of dollars through worth less investments The plain people, the and the and women with small savings, have highly coored prospectuses offering stock for sale, prospectuses that make big returns certain and fortunes easily within grasp. We hold it be the duty of the government to protect its people from this kind of piracy. We. therefore demand wise carefully thought out legsla tion that will give such governmental supervision this will furnish the people of the United this needed protection, and pledge ourselves thereto.
 | CONCLUSION l On these principles and the recognized desra- bity of uniting the progressive forces of the nation into organization which shall unequivocally repre- sent the progressive spirit and policy appeal for the support of all American citizens without regard 1 to previous political affiliations.