The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
Address of the Colonel Before the
 Progressive Convention.
PRINCIPLES OF NEW PARTY
Leader Discusses Courts and the Peo- pie, Control of Trusts, Cost of Living, Tariff and Other
 Great Issues.

NAlSdSO, EAUS. l ACONOlS lNOOoS- welt today addressed the convention of the National Progressive party, sounding the keynote for his followers and laying down the plan of battle to be waged by the new party. He dis cussed the principles of that party under these twelve subdivisions: The Helplessness of the Old Parties; The Right of the People to Rule; The Courts and the People; Constructive Control of the Trusts: Rights of the Wage Worker; The Farmer; The Tar if; The High Cost of Living; Cur rency; Conservation; Alaska and h. ternational Affairs.
 "The two old parties" he said, "are husks, with no real soul within either, divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden and privilege controlled, each tum- ble of incongruous elements, and neith- CT daring to speak out wisely and fear lessly what should be said on the vital Issues of the day" As opposed to this incongruity and insincerity of action he asserted that the National Progressive platform will be "a con- tract with the people" with definite and concrete provision to be carried out if the people ratify the contract on election day as exactly and honest ly "as If 1t were actually enforceable under the law"
 Old Parties inadequate.
 Following Is a summary of the colo nels speech:
 Neither the Republican nor the Dem- ocratic platforms or managers show any adequate recognition of the mighty fact that we are now in the midst of a great economic evolution" This tr- resistible movement for economic change and improvement must be guided by both common sense and the highest ethical standards" in or der to prevent reasonable evolution from becoming dangerous revolution. The Democratic party, as Is indicated by its present record in congress, lacks the common sense, and the Re publican party, by its record of stolen delegates at the Chicago convention lacks the ethical standards.
 If this country is really to go for ward along a path of social and eco homie justice, there must be new party of nationwide and non-sectional principles, party where the titular national chiefs and the real state lead CTS shall be in genuine accord, a party in whose counsels the people shall be supreme, party that shall represent In the nation and the several states alike the same cause, the cause of hu- man rights and of governmental eff ciency. The reass~rtion of the states rights doctrine of the Democratic party cripples and forecloses any real pr genuine relief to the people It re- duces their promises to hopeless and empty phrases. The mission and spirit of the Progressive movement will thrill the Republic from end to end.
 Right of the People to Rule.
 "The actions of the Chicago conven- tion, and to an only less degree of the Baltimore convention, have shown in striking fashion how little the people do rule under our present conditions. !" In order to assure this popular rule MT. Roosevelt urged the adoption of presidential primaries, popular cleo tion of senators, the short ballot, effi- cient corrupt practices act, qualified use of the initiative, referendum, and recall. The recall should be applied to administrative officers. MT. Roose- welt asserted that the adoption of these new methods of political admin istration is not antagonisic to repre- sentative government. All 1 desire to do by securing more direct control of the governmental agents and rep resentatives of the people is to give the people the chance to make their representatives really represent them whenever the government becomes misrepresentative instead of represen- tative. I have not come to this way of thinking from closet study or as mere matter of theory. I have been forced to 1t by long experience with the actual conditions of our political life"
 The Courts and the People.
 Under this head MT. Roosevelt strongly emphasized the necessity of the sovereign people preserving a check on every branch of public serv- ice. He reiterates his now well-known views regarding the courts "The American people. and not the courts, are to determine their own fundamen- tai policies" This does not mean that the people are to interfere in cases which involve merely questions of jus tice between individuals except that means should be devised for making 1t easier than at present to get r,S op