The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-23
Philip B, Stewart Announces
Candidacy For Governorship

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2. A stringent, comprehensive Coz
rupt Practices Act.
8. The non-partisan election of ALI
judges, candidates for these judicial
offices to appear on the ballot without
party designation and their election
to occur at times independent of 9th
er political campaigns.
We have failed to obtain high Ideals
of character-equipmen and independ-
enee in judicial offices. 1t is a gain
toward better conditions if we take
this first step and force an undivided
public attention at the time of selec-
ton of judges and free these officials
from party allegiance and natural par
ty obligations.
4. A public utilities commission
vested with comprehensive powers to
regulate public service and transpor-
tation corporations, included among
which should be:
(a) The power to- limit capitaliza-
ton and bonded Indebtedness.
OBJ Power to regulate rates and
service.
(c) Power to prohibit passes.
franks, rebates and all gratuities.
5. The recall of all elective officials
and members of important commits
sions VIII ohold office by appointment.
6. A presidential preference pri-
mary law.
Z. The reapportionment of legislA-
tive districts in the states based upon
an equitable distribution of popula-
tion.
8. Another subject urgently de-
manding just settlement is the ques-
ton of injuries and death suffered by
workmen in their employment. Ex-
listing conditions with regard to EN-
ployers' liability and compensation
for workmen's injuries are SO unjust
that there should be remedial action.
Theodore Roosevelt aptly states the
case as follows:
in what is called the Employers
Liability LEGISLATION other industrial
countries have accepted the principle
that the Industries must bear the mon
etsry bnrden OF its human sacrifices
and that the employees injured shall
have a fixed and definite sum-"
Proper legislation directed to this
result should be promptly enacted.
Finally. it is imperative that We
make a determined effort to secure a
legislature in both branches, which
shall approve the spirit of the pro-
gram above outlined. governor can
not do more than recommend and
watch vigilently the course and tend
encies of legislation and urge what
force he can, a fulfillment of party
pledges. The legislature is, after all.
the law making body. Its interests in
measures projected and its unswerv-
ing and undivided honest allegience 20
the welfare of all the people is neces-
sary to a successful outcome of pro-
posals as important and far-reaching
as those we have in mind.
This duty is above partisanship.
II the people of Colorado opproye the
platform above set out. II they suf-
ficiently confide in my good faith and
capacity to do my part in carrying out
these policies. IL they will make 1t :
part OF their fixed purpose in each To-
cality to send men of integrity and
capacity, who will above all, spend
themselves in service for the public
I promise in cooperation with such a
body of men, to press on until. we have
turned this furrow to its very end
and leave in the history of the State
record of progressive legislation
upon which the future may build some
small added measure of prosperity
and peace.