Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-10

approved by the committee on resoiu
tions and Colonel Roosevelt ano
adopted without a dissenting VOICE
Preamble: =
sThe conscience of the people IN q
lime of grave national problems mas
called into being new party, oorn
o. the nations awakened sense VI
Justice. Adj
eve OF the progressive party deal,
cate ourselves to the fulfllment Vi
the duty laid upon us by our 1atners
- maintain that government or the
neonle nv the people and for the peo-
Me whose foundations they laid.
eve hold with Thomas JeHerson
and Abraham Lincoln that the people
are the masters of their constitution
Ia fulfiIl its purposes and to safeguard
At from those who by perverslon OF us
intant would convert it into an 1nstru-
ment OF injustice.
Old Parties Called Corrupt.
The nlatform further declares tnat
"tha old parties have become the tools
of corr,,nt interests which use tnem
tnonart,aily to serve their selfish pur-
nnses" and that the new party oners
itseN as the instrument OF the people
"a sweep away old abuses and 10 Dulio
I new and nobler commonwealth.
The nlatform declares under me
beading: '*The rule of the people, TOT
direct PRIMARIES for the nomination OF
state and national officers and can
didates for the presidency, any s.,te ~
the popular election OF Uhiteu o ~
senator's, and urges on Tue sta.ee s,on
nse Of the short ballot, WIN Iesp ~
sibility to the people secured py wv
initiative, referendum and recall 80
It pledges the party to provlus %
more easy and expeditions me.no
amending the federal constitutlon. -,
Il advocates national jurisdiction y,
problems which have expanoeu oe'oiu
the reach of individual states.
It pledges the party to secure eq uo'
suffrage. 49, enact.
ment of legislation limiting campaign
contributions and expenditures ana
nroviding for publicity thereon.
II opposes participation by 1eoerai
annointees in state or nat1onal COIL
demands "such restrictions OF the
mower Of the courts as shall leave W
tha neonIe the ultimate authority 70
determine fundamental questions Oh
social welfare and public policy.
~ pledge. judicial Reform.
pIedees judicial reform, believing
that The issuance of intunctions IN
labor disputes should be prohibited
when such fniunctions would not ap.
NV where no labor disputes existed:
declares against child labor and TOT
!. r,inin,um wage for women; for pre-
vention OF industrial accidents, sa1e-
.nards for health Of employees. pup
iicity as to wages. eight nour Wo.h
dav and establishment OF federal oe-
partment OF labor. -
Urges the re-establishment OF the
country life commission and promo
tion Of the welfare Of farmers.
pledges the party to full and I'M
- adiate INQUIRY and to immediate &C
+1on - deal with the high cost OF Nv
Fayors single national health
service. 80, =. :,
terstate corporations and urges tne
establishment Of federal commis,
sion to supervise interstate industrial
corporations" and favors strengthen
ing the sherman law to insure com
netition in business and prevent IN
fair trade practices.
pledges the party to the enactment
OF patent law that will prevent mon
opolies. ~. ,a.ar
state commerce commission power 10
val the physical property OF rail-
roads and demands abolition OF the
commerce court.
Condemns the method OF issuing
currency notes through private agen-
cies and urges control thereon oy the
government alone and opposes the
Aldrich currency bill -
Favors government cooperation with
manufacturers and producers IN ex-
tending foreign commerce.
development Of Resources.
neclares for prompt development OF
oil national resources, condemning ex-
notation. waste and monopoliza-
ton.
Urges reasonable compensation 10
+he public for water power rights
heretofore granted.
Declares for good roads. national
highways and extension OF rural free
delivery; the immediate development
Of natural resources Of Alaska and
promises to that territory local self
government, as given other territories.
: pledges the party to the immediate
nreparation of a plan to develop the
rivers OF the country, especially the
mississippi and its tributaries, with
out delay. :,
Demands that the Panama canal
shall be so operated as to insure sea
competition with transcontinental rail-
roads, and urges that American rail-
road controlled ships be denied the
use Of the canal.
Expresses belief in protective tariff
which shall equalize conditions OF
competition between the United States
and foreign countries Of all classes;
demands tariff revision, because the
present tariff is unjust to the people
Of the United States. and pledges the
marty to the establishment of non
nartisan scientific commission.
Condemns Payne Tariff Bill.
Condemns the Payne-Aldrich bill and
the democratic party's tariff policy as
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