Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-08
MANY PLATFORM PROMISES
Preamble Makes Peoples Conscience
Responsible for New Party.
RESEMBLES ROOSEVELT SPEECH
Plank Advocates National Jurisaic-
ton Over Problems that Have
Expanded beyond Reach of
Individual States.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Following is an
outline Of the platform Of the national
progressive party:
| 1.-THE conscience of the people In a
time of grave national problems has
called into being a new party. born Of
s*lae el7atsvna as-awaisesea- sc1sr ~ofss sSustfert
I'VE of the progressive party dedicate
! ourselves to the fulfllment Of the duty
laid upon US by our fathers to maintain
that government Of the people by the
people and for the people whose founda-
tions they laid.
I'VE hold with Thomas jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln that the people are the
masters of their constitution to fulfill
its purposes and to safeguard 1t from
those who by perversion of its intent
would convert 1t into an instrument Of
injustice.
This country belongs to the people who
inhabit it. 1t is time to set the public
welfare in the first place.
The platform further declares that the
old parties have become tools of corrupt
interests Which use them impartially to
serve their selfish purposes" and that
the new party offers itself as the In
strument Of the people to sweep away
old abuse. to build a new and nobles
commonwealth
Declares under heading, THE rule of
the people" for direct primaries for the
nomination of state and national officers
and candidates for the presidency, for
the popular election of United States
senators and charges on the states the
use of the short ballot with RESPONSE
bility to the people, secured by the initia-
tbe, referendum and recall"
Pledges party to provide "a more easy
and expeditions method of amending the
federal constitution"
Advocates national jurisdiction over
problems which have expanded beyond
reach of individual states.
Pledges party to secure equal suffrage
Pledges party to enactment of legisla-
ton, limiting campaign contributions
and expenditures and providing for pub
licity thereof
Opposes participation by federal op-
pointees In state or national conventions
Demands such restrictions of the power
Of tn ecourts as shall leave to the people
the ultimate authority to determine
fundamental qeustions of social welfare
and public policy
Pledges judicial reform, believing that
the issuance Of injunctions in labor dis
putes should be prohibited when such in
functions would not apply where no
labor disputes existed"
Declares against child labor and for
minimum wage for women, for prevention
Of industrial accidents, safeguards for
health of employees, publicity as to wages,
eight-hour workday and establishment of
federal department of labor.
Uurges re-establishment of country life
commission and promotion Of the welfare
of farmers
Pledges party to full and immediate
inquiry and to immediate action to deal
with the high cost Of living.
Favors single health service.
Demands national regulation of inter
state corporations and urges the 'estab-
!ishment Of a feedral commission to super
wise interstate industrial corporations,
and favors strengthening Sherman law
to insure competition in business and
prevent unfair trade practices
Pledges party to enactment of a patent
law that will prevent monopolies.
Favors legislation giving Interstate
Commerce commission power to value
physical property of railroads and de-
mands abolition of the commerce court.
I Opposes Aldrich Plan.
Condemns methods of Issuing currency
notes through private agencies and urges
control thereof by the government alone
and opposes the Aldrich currency bill.
Favors government cooperation with |
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