The Parker post., 1912-08-10
ROOSEVELT
AND HIRAM J.
NOMINATED BY NEW PROGRESS
SlVE PARTY AMID GREAT EN-
ThUSiASM-SUM MMARY OF PAR
TY PLATFORM.

national convention of the new pro
gressive parity proclaimed Theodore
Roosevelt of New York, as its cam
didate for president, and Governor
Hiram Johnson of California, as dts
choice for vice-preSident.
Marking a new departure in the
proceedings of the national cOnVsm-
tions, the two candidates were i'm
tion and i'm the midst of deafengng
cheers they appeared before the dele-
gates to voice their acceptance and
pledge their best efforts in the conn
ing campaign.
The following dis a summary of the
platform adopted at Chicago Wedness-
day:
'FThe conscience of the people at
the time of a grave national prob
lem has called into being new
party, born of the nations awakened
sense of Justice. We of the pro
gressive party dedicate ourselves ITO
the fulfillment of the dlrty Laid up
on us by our fathers to maintain that
government of the people, by hhe
people and for the people whose foun-
dations they laid. We hold with
Thos Jefferson and Abraham Lin
colin that the people are the ma&stelt1
of their constitution, to fllfill its
purposes, safeguard it from those,
who, by perversion of its intent,
would convert lit into am instrument
of injustice. This country belongs to
the people who inhabit lit .
The platform further declares tina.
''the old PARTIES have become tools
of corrupt interests which use thoIm
impartially to serve their selfish pllr
poses and that 'ltlhe new party on
ferS Mself as AN instrument TO the
peOple to sweep away the old abuses
and build a new and nobler common
wealih'
lit declares under the heading the
mary laws for the nomination of stale
and national officers and candidates
for preg.ident. for the popular elec
tion of United States senators, and
urges states to use the short ballot,
with responsibility ito the people
secured by the initiative and referen-
dunn and recall 1t pledges the
party to provide more easy and
expeditions method of amending the
federal constitution
1t pledges the enactment of a pat
emit law THAT will prevent mOnopolieS.
FavOrS legislation giving the inter
state commerce commission power tC
value the physical property of rail
roads, and demands the abolition of
the commerce COURT. 1t condemns
the methods of issuing currency and
urges the control therefor by the
government alone 1t opposes the
Aldrich currency bill
1t favors government cooperation
with manufacturers. and products i'm
extending foreign commerce. 1t de-
clares for the prompt development
Of all natural resources. cOndemning
their exploitation. waste and mOnOp-
OlizatiOn. 1t urges reasonable com
pemSatiOn for public waiter power
rights and declares for good roads
and national highways and extension
mediate development of the natural
resources of Alaska. 1t promises that
teITitory local self government. 1t
pledges the party to the immediate
preparation of plan to develop the
rivers of the country, especially the
Mississippi and its tributaries.
1t advocates the national jurisdic
hion of problems which have expand
ed beyond the reach of the individual
states lit pledges the party to Sc
3GTa equal suffrage. lit pledges the
enactment of Legislation limiting
campaign contributions and expandf-
lures providing for the publicity Their,
of lit opposes the participation of
federal appOintees in state and ma
ti0nal conventions. 1t demands "SIch
restrictions of power of the courts at5
shall leave to the people the ultimate
authority to determine fundamental
questions of social Welfare and Dub-
lic policy" 1t pledges Judicial re-
form, believing THAT the issuance of
injunctiOns i'm labor disputes should
be prohibited when such injllnotions
would mot apply where mo labor dis
putes existed 1T declares against
child labor and for a minimum wage
for women, and for the prevention of
Industrial accident, safeguards for the
health of employees and publicity as