The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-08
NEW PROGRESSIVE
PARTY IS BORN
COL. ROOSEVELT AND HIS FOL.
LOWERS ORGANIZE PARTY
AT CHICAGO.
ROOSEVELT NOMINEE FOR PRESIO.s1
Radical Progressive Platform Adopted
by New Party-RooseveIt is Pres. "
ent and Directs Party Program

The new progressive party W 6
formally launched at the convent, :
held at Chicago this week. Delegate !.
representing every state in the unto =
TO the number of over a thousaG {
gathered in the coliseum Monday al :
yesterday concluded their labors F:
placing in nomination Theodol !
Roosevelt as the standard-bealer {
the new party. Col. Roosevelt was
present in person and directed the
preliminaries to bringing the new
party into the world, and he was most
enthusiastically received. 1t is the
intention of the new party to put a
full state ticket in nearly every state.
Col. Roosevelt addressed the on
vention on Tuesday and made the
following declaration of principles
which were incorporated in the new
party's platform:
Recall Of judicial decisions as first
advocated by Colonel Roosevelt in the
spring campaign, and for which he
was subjected to wide criticism. Col
onel Roosevelt now advocates its eX-
tension to apply to federal as well as
state courts. He favOrs the establish
ment Of machinery to make easier Of
amendment both the national and state
constitutions, especially with the view
of prompt action on certain judicial
decisions.
Use of the government to assist
workmen to become part owners of
the business in which they are en-
ployed.
The government system should be
shaped so that the public servant
when he cannot con~scientiously carry
out the wishes of the people, shall, at
their desire, leave his Office and not
misrepresent them in office"
Control of the trusts through reten-
ton of the Sherman antitrust law and
establishment of an interstate indus
trial commission to regulate indus
trial corporations as the interstate
commerce commission regulates rail
roads. Corporations which come vol
unfairly under this commission and
obey its orders are to be immune from
prosecution under the Sherman law.
Those which fail to do so are to be
subject to prosecution, and if the pro
~secution is successful thorough dis
memberment, the constituent parts
are not to be allowed to do business
save under conditions laid down by
the industrial commission.
Conditions determining monopoly
prices to be controlled where these
concerns deal with the necessaries Of
life.
Adoption of several measures to
secure social and industrial justice
to the wage workers" Included in
the list are establishment by law inn
mediately of minimum wage scales
for women, minimum wage commits
siOns TO fix standards of wages for all
workers, old age pension and a living
wage which. Colonel Roosevelt de-
fines as an amount sufficient to pro-
vide for education, recreation, care for
immature members of the family,
maintenance of the family during sick
ness and accumulation Of reasonable
saving for old age; prohibition Of
night labor for m and children;
eight.hour shifts for workmen in in
dustries in which men are employed
twcnty-four hours a day; national and
state ~workingmcn's compensation
laws: guarantee by law of one days
rest in every seven; old age insur-
ance and insurance against sickness,
invalidism and involuntary employ
mant. the cost OF such insurance to be
distributed among employer. employee
and perhaps the people at large.
Legislation 10 increase popular con
troll over governmental agencies, in
Guiding n national law for presidential
primaries, election of United States
senator's by direct vote, the short bal
lot. corrupt practices acts applying &c
primaries as we'll as elections, guam
fed adoption Of the initiative, referen
dunn and recall.
Woman suffrage.
strengthening OF the pure food law
Establishment Of a national healtl
department.
Creation of a permanent tariff com
mission to study the effects Of protec