Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-08-15

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act of the legislature unconstitutional On
the ground of it's violation of the federal
constitution shall be subject to the same
review by the supreme court of the United
States as is now accorded to decisions sus-
tanning such legislation.
Administration Of Justice.
The progressive party. in order to
secure to the people a better admins
%tration of justice and by that means to
bring about a more general respect for
the law and the courts, pledges itself
to work INCREASINGLY for the reform OF
illegal procedure and judicial methods.
We believe that the issuance of in
functions in cases arising out of labor
disputes should be prohibited when
such injunctions would not apply when
no labor disputes existed.
We also believe that a person cited
for contempt in labor disputes, except
when such contempt was committed in
the actual presence of the court OF so
near there as to interfere with the
proper administration OF justice. should
have a right to trial by jury.
Social and Industrial Justice.
The supreme duty Of the nation is
the conservation Of human resources
through an enlarged measure of social
and Industrial Justice. We pledge our
selves to work increasingly in state and
nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention of Industrial accidents, oc1
cupational diseases mi overwork.
Involuntary employment and other
injurious effects incident to modern i'm
dustry.
|. The fixing of minimum safety and
health standards for the various occu-
pations. and the exercise of the public
authority in state N nation, includ-
ing the federal control over interstate
maintain such standards.
n prohibition Of child labor.
Minimum wage standard for working
women. to provide Giving wages in
all Industrial occupations.
The general prohibition of niEht
work for women and the establishment
of an eight hour day for women and
young persons.
One days rest in sevep for all wage
workers.
The eight hour day in continuous
24-hour industries.
The abolition of the convict contract
abor system. substituting a system of
prison production for government con-
only. and The application of
prisoners earnings to the support of
llleIf Families.
publicity as to wages. hours and con-
dltlons of labor; full reports upon in
dustrlal accidents n diseases and the
opening to public inspection of all tall
lies. weights. measures and check svs-
TENS on labor products.
Department Of Labor.
we pledge our party to establish a
department of b with q seat in the
cabinet II with wide Jurisdiction over
Il n1AffarN QnanfinU tho no-1|<S~-- Is H..
Dor and living.
Country Life.
The development and prosperity of
country life are as important to the
people who live in the cities as they
are to the farmers. Increase of the
prosperity on the farm will favorably
a11ect the welfare and promote the in
try and all who depend upon it's prod
ucts for clothing, shelter and food.
we pledge u party to foster the de-
velopment OF agricultural credit and
cooperation. h teaching of agricul-
tufe IN schools. agricultural college ex-
on the farm. and to r~e-establish the
country life commission, thus directly
promoting the welfare of the farmers
and bringing the benefits of better
FARMING, better business and better liv-
Ing within their reach.
rI0n Cost OF Living.
The high cost OF living is partly
to world wide and partly to local
causes: partly to natural n partly
to artificial causes. The measures pro-
posed in this platform on various sub
Jects. such as the tariff, the trusts and
conservation, will of themselves re-
move the artificial causes. There will
remain other elements. such as the
tendency to leave the country for the
city. waste. extravaganza, bad system
of taxation. Dor methods of raising
crops and bad business methods in
marketing crops. To remedy these con-
ditions requires the fullest information.
based on this information effective
government supervision and control
should be provided to emove all the
artificial causes. We pledge ourselves
to such full and immediate inquiry
n to immediate action to deal with
every need the inquiry discloses.
Health.
We favor the union OF all the exist
Ing agencies Of the federal government
dealing With the public health into a
single national health service without
discrimination against or for any one
set of therapeutic methods, school of
medicine or school of healing, with
such additional powers as may be nee
essary to enable 1t to perform efficient
~ such duties In the protection Of the
public from p%reventable disease az may
be properly undertaken by the federal
authorities. including the executing Of
existing laws regarding pure food.
quarantine and coEnate subjects, the
promotion of appropriate action for the
Improvement Of vital statistics ana the
extension OF the r~a9istration area of
such stntistics. and cooperation with
the health authorities Of the various
states and cities of the nation.
Business.
We believe that true popular gov
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