Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-08
National Platform Declares
Dominant Parties Have Be-
come Tools of Corrupt Inter
eStS and Special Privileges.
PROMISES TO BUILD
NOBLER COMM MONWEALTH
Offers Itself to People as IN
suument by Which Govern
ment of By and for The Peo-
pie May be Maintained.


Chicago. Aug. THE following Is
Il summary Of the platform adopted
hy the national progressive party
"'rhe conscience OF the people, in a
time Of grave national problems, has
called into being new party. born
pf the nations awakened sense OF JUS
ticc.
We of the progressive party dedi-
cate ourselves 10 the fulfillmeni of
the duty laid upon ua by our fathers
to maintain that government of the
people by the people and for the pco-
pie. whose foundations they laid.
we hold with Thomas jefferson
and Abraham Lincoln that the people
are the masters of their constitution
TO fulfin its purposes and to safe
guard IL from those who. by perver-
sion Of its intent, would convert II
into an instrument OF Injustice.
This country belongs to the pco-
pie who inhuht H. II is time to
sel the public welfare in the first
place.
The platform further declares that
.the old parties have become the
tools Of corrupt interests, which use
Them impartially to serve their sell
fish purposes and that IN. new
party offers itself us the instrument fsr
tiit people to sweep away old buses.
to build u new and d nohlcr COM
monwealth."
Declares under heading "Thc rule
of the people" for direct primaries,
for the nomination OF state and ma
tional officers and candidates for
president. for the popular election of
United states senators and urges on
the states the use Of the short ballot:
with responsibility to the people se-
cured by the initiative, referendum
and recall"
Pledges party to provide ~ more
easy aud expeditions method of
the federal constitution"
Advocates national jurisdiction of
problems which have expanded be-
IONA reach of individual states.
Pledges party to secure equal suf-
rage.
Pledges enactment of legislation
Uniting campaign contributions and
Expenditures ana providing for pub
icity thereof
Opposes participation BY federal
ppointres in state or national con
cntions
Demands "slich restrictions Of tho
lower Of The courts rs shall leaV. to
hc people the ultimate authority 10
elermine fundamental questions OF
ocial welfare ana public policy"
Pledges judicial reform, believing
that thc ISSUANCE OF iniunctions In
dor disputes should be prohibited
'hrn such inlnnclions would not APP
~ where no labor disputes existed"
Declares against child labor and
~ - minimum wage for women, for
reNentiun of Industrial accidents,
tfcguards for health of employees,
Gblicity as 20 wages, eight-h hour
urk day. aud establishment of "A fed
al department Of tabor.
Urges establishment of country
f. commission ana promotion Of
cltnre OF farmers
Pledges immediate inquiry and
lmcdiate action as to the high cost
living.
ra,ors single national health
Demands national regulation of in
rslate corporations ana urges the
of a federal commits
9n 10 supervise interstate Industrial
operations. and faVors strengthen
8 the sherman law to insure COM
lilion IN business and prevent un-
II trade practices.
Pledges enactment of a patent law
At VIII prevent monopolies.
faNors legislation giving interstate
commission power 10 value
Nsical property of railroads and
nands abolition of the commerce
urt
Condemns methods Of issuing cur
1cy notes through private agencies,
d urges control thereof by the gov
lmcnt alone and opposes the Aid
II currency bill.
FaNor- goVernmcnt co-opcration
Ia manufacturers ana producers in
ending foreign commerce.
Declares fer prompt development
All natural resources. condemning
ll"iiation. waste and monopoliza-
n.
rses reasonable compensation to
public for water power.
Declares for good roads, national
hways and extension OF rural FREQ
ivcry. immediate development OF
ural resources of Alaska, and
'mises 10 that territory local self
'ernment.
'lcdges party To immediate pre-
alton of plan 10 develop rivers OF
country. especially the Mississip-
and tributaries.
Demands that the Panama canal
II he SO operated as 10 insure sea
ipetltion with trnnscontinentai
roads. and urges that railroads