The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-08-14
ROOSEVELT
And JOHNSON
New Party NOmlnatsS Leaders
by ACCIamatlOn
PROGRESSIVE" OFFICIAL TITLE

name of the new party adopted by the
convention in Chicago, completed lt'
ticket and nominated
For president, Theodore Roosevelt
Of New York.
For vice president Governor Hiram
w. Johnson of California,
Both nominations were made by &C
clamaton amid stormy scenes o
enthusiasm. The convention had beer
in session ten hours. The delay in
making the nominations was caused
by exhaustive discussions over the
platform in the committee on resolu'
tions
From the very first moment to the
last this convention has had the ap'
pearance of a great religious revival
Senator Dixon and others remarked at
the close of the convention:
This is not politics; this Is
religion"
A platform which differs drastically
from those adopted at the Republican
and Democratic conventions was in.
dorsed by the new Progressive party
delegates. 1t follows in part.
The party declares for direct
primaries for the nomination of state
and national officers, for nationwide
primaries for candidates for the
presidency, for the direct election of
United States senators by the people,
and We urge on the states the policy
of the short ballot with responsibility
to the people secured by the initiative,
referendum and recall
The party pledges itself to provide
more easy and expeditions method
OF amending the fundamental consti-
tuition.
Equal suffrage to men and women
is pledged.
The Progressive party, in order 20
secure to the people a better admin
istration of justice, pledges itself to
work increasingly for the reform of
legal procedure and judicial methods.
lnjunctions in cases arising out OF
labor disputes should be prohibited
when such injunction would not apply
when no labor disputes existed. Jury
trial is favored when contempt was
not committed in actual presence Of
court.
We pledge ourselves to work un-
ceasingly in state and nation for;
Legislation looking to the preven.
tion of industrial accidents, occupa-
tional diseases, oyerwork, involuntary
unemployment and other injurious et.
fects incident to modern industry.
The fixing of minimum safety and
health standards for the various oc-
cupations, and the exercise of the
public authority of state and nation,
including the federal control over in
terstate commerce, and the taxing
power to maintain such standards
The prohibition OF child labor.
Minimum wage standards for work
ing women
Prohibition of night work for women
and the establishment of an eight
hour day for women and young per-
sons.
One days rest in seven for all wage
workers.
The eight-hour day.
The abolition of the convict con.
tract labor system.
Standards of compensation for
death by industrial accident and in
jury and trade disease.
Protection of home life against
sickness, irregular employment and
old age through the adoption of social
insurance.
Organization of the workers is
favored
To remedy the high cost of living
conditions requires the fullest inform
alton and based on this information
effective government supervision to
remove all the artificial causes. We
pledge ourselves to such inquiry and
to immediate action dealing with
every such need inquiry discloses.
We demand strong national regu.
lation of interstate corporations. To
that end wH urge the establishment
of strong federal administrative com.
mission of high standing which shall
b1 aintain narn,onant octiva g,,nor,,.
sion over industrial corpora lions en-
gagged in interstate commerce or such
of them as are of public importance,
doing for them what the government
now does for the national banks and
what is now done for the railroads by
the interstate commerce commission.
We pledge our party to secure to the
interstate commerce commission the
power to value the physical property
of railroads.
We demand the abolition of the
commerce court.
We are opposed to the so-called AL.
drich. currency bill because its proyi.
slons would place our currency and
credit system in private hands not
subject to effective public control. The
control should be lodged with the gov
ernment.
We believe in a protective tariff
which shall equalize conditions OF
competition between the United States
and foreign countries both for the
farmer and the manufacturer aud
which shall maintain for labor an ade.
Rural Financier.
Boggs had managed to ditch his car,
and 9fter hailing passing farmer
tried to arrange dicker for help.
why, ya-as, brother" said the
farmer, bringing his team to a stand.
still. "Pll help ye out. Les see
what it'll come to-one days use O.