Evening journal., 1912-09-12

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is the platform adopted by the Pro
gressive State Convention yesterday:
We the Progressive Party of the
State of Delaware, In convention as
sembled, hereby formally ratify the
declaration of political principles
made by the National Progressive
party at Chicago, commend its exalted
and humane character and solemnly
pledge our faith and loyalty to
those principles with the frank and
express determination to remit no
laudable effort until they are finally
enacted into Federal law.
We pledge our support 20 Theodore
Roosevelt for President, and Hiram
w. Johnson for Vice President of the
United States as eminently fit and
worthy standard bearers of the new
progI essiye movement and in the be-
ginning deliberately refuse to stuitify
this support by the nomination or the
endorsement OF any candidate who is
in known OPPOSITION to the principles
they represent The demand of the
hour throughout the whole nation is
for homogeneous political organiza-
tion, in which platform shall be held
as solemn pledges and binding both
on candidates and those who support
them. To profess allegiance so and
belief in the National Progressive
platform and vote for those who OPP
pose it is an inconsistency unworthy
of decent citizenship.
We are opposed to all forms Of
special privilege, especially to the
granting of public franchises for the
enrichment of the few, at the expense
of the many.
We are opposed to the alienation
of our public lands except for legiti-
mate settlement. We are opposed 20
wholesale grabbing of the miner al re-
sources of the country, especially ID
the territory of Alaska by GuggenAeim
and Morgan syndicates and commend
the rare patriotism and self sac nee
OF the Hon. Clifford Pinchot and wal
ter CLAWS in revealing to the puoie
the sinister facts of an attem 2ted
gigantic steal of national resources.
And we especially deprecate an ad-
ministrative that fell to the low depth
of dismissing them from puDiic ser
vice instead of rewai ding them as hlgn
types OF public servants.
We favor the making of all 6 ants OF
public land water power, coal lands
anu HllntA a. uNRooAAl SAbJN'N ~ - ----
lied tenure with a reservation OF a
part of the profits for the benefit OF
the public.
We favor the conservation generally
of all our national resources upon an
intelligent basis, not alone for tue in
terests of this generation but Of that
for generations to come.
We favor legitimate governmental
protection to all property rights. but
declare our belief that human rights
are and must be paramount in a gov
eminent of the people and for the
people and therefore we especially en-
doise that provision of the National
platform declaring for "standaid d OF
compensation for death by industrial
accldents and injury and trade dis
eases which will transfer the burden
of lost earnings from the families OF
the working people to the Industry
and thus to the community.
We favor the nomination of candi'
4 dates for the Office of President anc
vice President of the United States
i by the direct vote of the people at Z
Presidential preference primary.
we favor the election Of United
4 States Senators by direct vote OF the
people.
We favor the absolute control of the
Panama Canal by the United states
without dictation from any foreign
country and in the regulations Tor lt'
government a spec fic provision pro
bibiting the railroads of the countr,
from owning or controlling any OF tn,
facilities of transportation tnTougi
N the same. so that this great enter,
n prise may be preserved TO the Wnoi'
III people as a means for lower transcoh'
tinental freight rates.
We especially favor the maintenance
of the Interstate Commerce OOmmis
sion with such added powers as U
~ make the control of railroads mor'
effective in the interest of the pubic
we are not in favor of the destIuc
tion OF what is known as Trusts
Great combinations Of capital are al
evolution of this industrial and com
mercial age. and their ruthless de
struction would bring untold con
fusion and diseaster to the nation
but we do favor the creation OF al
Industrial Commission, similar j
scope and power to the lnterstat
Commerce. Commission, with ful
mower to prevent stock watering
illicit methods of competition and am
ple authority to inquire into all mat
ters of Capitalization, receipts eX
penditures, and al matters necessar'
TO an intelligent knowledge the eo
as prerequisite TO their proper con
troll.
We favor a protective tariff, bu. on
so adjusted as to rates as TO equa
= the difference between the cost {
production in this country and aoroa'
81 especially with a view OF secuIin
greater benefit TO labor We specific
N ally declare for the reduction of 10
'N pres q tariff bill as being unwal
AN rantably high and monopolistic in II
effects.
We favor a national law piohibiun
the watering of stocks Of all coIpor'
AZ tions and a State law to prevent tt
al sale of worthless securities.
We favor a National law for II
reclamation of swamp lands.
We favor National law for goc
e roads.
We favor National aid in the opel
& ing up of all inland waterways Il
the purpose Of g eater and cheap
transportation.
IS We favor specifically in this Sta
a. d solemnly pledge ourselves
Is follows:
To the direct primary for the non
3 ination of all elective officials