Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07

IT other parts of our country. Yet for well known reasons. these sincere and honest progressivcs and re- actionaries vote together in a single party. which is neither progressive nor .reactionary. They vote a dead tradition and local fear, not a living conviction and a national faith. They vote not for the Demo cratic party but against the Repub- lican party. They want to be free from this condi,ion: they can be free from it through the National Progressive party"
 The root of the wrongs" con 'inucd the speaker, (which hurt the people is the fact that the peoples government has been taken away from them. Their government must be given back to the people, and so the first purpose of the Progressive party is to make sure the rule of the people. The rule of the people means that the people themselves shall nominate as we'll as elect, all candidates for office. including sen ators and presidents of the United States"
 Mr. Bevcridge said American busi- ness IS uncertain and unsteady com pared with the business of other nations
 What them" he asked, mus, we do to make American business bet ter? We must do what poorer na- tions have done. We must end the abuses of business by striking down these abuses instead of striking down business itself We must try to make little business big and all business honest instead of striving to make big business little and vet letting it remain dishonest. As inc Sherman law now stands, no true business men can arrange their mutual affairs and be sure that they are not law breakers Under the decrees of the courts. the oil and tobacco trusts still can raise prices unjustly and already have done so."
 The speaker declares the Pro grcssiye party will accomplish re- forms vital to American business. He continued:
 We mean to pu, new business
 
 will tell American business men wha, they can do and what they can not do. The next great business reform we must have to steadily increase American prosperity is to change the method of building our tariffs. The tariffs must be taken out of [ olitics and treated as business question instead of as a political question. The greatest need of busi- ness is certainty; but the only thing certain about our tariff is uncer- tainty. Next to our need to make the Sherman laws modern. under standable and just. our greatest fiscal need is genuine permanent. non partisan tariff commission
 "A tariff high enough to give American producers the American market when they can make honest goods and sell them at honest prices. but low enough that when they sell dishonest goods and at dishonest prices, foreign competition can cor rect both evils: a tariff high enough to unable American producers to pay our workingmen American wages and SO arranged that the working men will get such wages: a business tariff whose changes will be so made as to reassure business instead of disturbing it--this is the tariff and the methods of its making in which the Progressive party be lievcs.
 "Thc Payne -Aldrich laws must be revised immediately in accordance with these principles"
 The abolishing of child labor in factories, mines and sweat shops and plan for old age pensions were included in the Progressive platform by the speaker who. in cidentally, favored woman suffrage.
 Never doubt that we will solve in righteousness and wisdom every vexing problem" said Beveridge toward the conclusion of his address.
 Taft Hooted.
 The temporary chairman was given the closest of attention. Once he mentioned Taft in connection with his approval of the Payne tariff law and instantly there came d storm of jeers and groans from the crowd Every few minutes Bevcridge was interrupted by applause and Standing committees were appointed in the usual way.
 Roosevelt Speaks Today.
 Just before the first days pro ceedinps were brought to close. James R. Garfield, of Ohio, moved the appointment of fifteen to invite Roosevelt to appear before the con yen,ion tomorrow al noon. The motion was carried with whoop, and tonight. with due ceremony, the colonel formally accepted. Roose- welt. not being delegate. did not attend the opening session. He spcn, much of the afternoon motor ing. A decided feature of the con yention was the large number of women delegates. Tomorrow's scs- c,nu ,,nm,ees tn h. .u. t..u.i,,