The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-03
PiTH OF PLATFORMS
Essence of Platforms of Colorado Par
ties in short Sentences.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Republican.


The Republican platform declares
For the direct election OF United States
senators by the people; for protective
tarlff and downward revision; against
lHe recall OF Judges and judicial decl-
s!ohs; that the initiative and referen-
uum laws are too expensive and full
OF opportunities for fraud; for local
option. for conservation with limita-
tIOnS; that the primary laws We're con-
uenhed at the party assemblies ana
VIII be condemned by the people; for
suitable workingman's compensation
act, against employment OF children
under me age OF II years; tor COM
petent utilities commission; agalnsl
the use of passes or franks; for sepa-
rate ana distinct nOn-parIislan bunut
Tor the election of the juulcIary; Tor
legislation for the GoOu rUaus con-
struction; that public moneys of the
state should be deposited in banks rep
resentinS various districts: aid and
support to all public institutions
against appropriation in excess of rev
enue; for stringent corrupt practice
act. reapportionment of the state
congressional. senatorial and represcn-
tatiVe districts: establishment OF agri-
cultural experiment farms, and the
elimination OF pests to the inuuStrle )
of the state: for President TAFT, ana
reattirm allegiance to the Republican
party and national Republican plat
form.
Democratic.
The Democratic platform indorses
Wilson. Marshall and the Baltimore
PLATFORM declares the waters of the
state should belong to the state: public
lands should revert to help defray the
expense OF building the roads, and the
courts should be entitled to settle land
disputes; homestead fund, to aid
needy settlers; United States senators
should be elected by direct vote, and
the platform SO pledges, the Galveston
gateway and the equalization of
freight rates: the platform asks the
voters to study the initiated laws in
dorses an amendment for defininT con-
tempt, and denounces the bond issue
for James Peak tunnel; a working
mans compensation act, "A single board
to control state Institutions, twenty
week school year and raise in pay for
teachers, and eight-hour law for wom-
en-, an eight-hour day in mines and
mothers Il bill to make railroad travel
Safer, pension and relief for 1lre-
men, participation in the Panama ex-
position, blue sky law, a law for
plant inspection and a law to regulate
all foreign corporations Is favored; the
party favors the establishment of a
state assay board. it goes on record
for experiment stations and a utilities
commission to fix and control rates for
serving the public. Tie adoption of a
banking code is urged; the candidates
pledge themselves to enforce Judge
Tully SCotts decision in the matter of
cost of the necessities of life; it is de-
clared that defeated candidates at the
primary shall not go on the ballot by
petition: that no campaign funds shall
be taken from corporations: Governor
Shafroth's administration is indorsed
Eighteenth General Assembly Is
praised, and in closing the party prom
ises equal rights and justice for all.
Progressive.
The platform of the Progressives
indorses the initiative and referendum
and the recall of all elective officers,
including judges: indorses recall of ju-
dicial decisions: indorses the oregon
pamphlet law of publishing initiative
far nd nSit inp
proposes state printing plant for all
state business: indorses direct election
of United States senT tors and presiden-
tial preference primary law: declares
for short ballot and headless ballot: de-
clares against constructive" contempt
| of court; demands the elimination OF
| corporations from politics; mdorses
anti-pass and anti-rebate measures and
public utilities commission; urges state
| supervision of issues of stocks and
| bonds of corporations; eight-hour laws
and labor protection laws are indorsed
| state supervision of commission mer-
| chants and brokers demanded: elimina-
| tion of middlemans profits in neces-
| saries demanded; declares for the dis.
solution of the food trust: fish hatch
| cries on all fishing streams advocated
| is against the oVer-appropriatiO oi
| state funds; demands protection OF
Colorado waters for Colorado; declares
| for the opening of the Galveston gate,
| way,