Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-25

N his socaned confession OF faith speech Colonel OoseNe EN-
larged upon this. He said:
With England striving to make good the human weekage to which
a scrapheap scheme of industriAism has reegated her, with Germany
putting the painstaking resources of IN empire at TIL work OF deVerop
hands of it's millions the tools invented and fashioned by Western ctviiza-
ton, it behooves Americans to keep abreast of the great industrial
changes and to show that the people themselves through popular seh-goV-
eminent. an meet an age or crisis with wisdom strength
The industrial panks in the Progressive platform lea with what
Roosevelt calls the dead weight of orphanage depleted craftsmanship
crippled workers and workers suffering rom rae diseases, casual labor
insecure old and household depict on,' and he says: 1--WE hold that
under n 10 social order. in no common wealth in o trade, an IN n oestab-
social welfare
The measure regarded rs most ra dical is the suggestion of a minimum
wage for women. on this subject Colonel Roosevelt has said:
1--WE stand for a living wage wages re suo-normai II they an to
provide a living for those who devote their time and energy to indus
trial occupations The monetary eq udvalent If a living wage varies c
cordng to local conditions, but must include enough to make morality
possible to provide or education and recreation, to care FOL immature
members Of the family, to maintain the family during periods of sick
ness and to permit of reasonable saving for old age Hours ae excessive
if they fail to afford the worker suhh cient time to recuperate and return
is abnormal and should be prohibited. We hold that the employment of
women W. As hours per week is abnormal and should be prohibited. We
hold that the seven-day working week is abnormal. and We hold that
day Of rest in seven should be provided by law. We hold that the con-
tinuous industries operating "a hours out of "a are abnormal where,
because Of public necessity or OF technical reasons (such IS molten metaD
the "a hours must be divided into two shifts of IL hours of three shifts
of s. they should by law be divided into three of g."
Roosevelt declares against tenem ent manufacture carried o in the
household, the premature employment OF children, the employment of
women in manufacturing and comme rcial and other trades where work
compes continuous standing and the employment of women in such
trades for a period of at least eight weeks after childbirth.
He believes that the federal gov eminent has power and must exer-
else power to deal with these conditions. In this he differs radically
with the Democrats, who have fol years taken the position, recently
enunciated by Governor Wilson, that that government governs best
which governs least" s. aF|s
Even Colonel Bryan magnifes the power of the State md would not
admit Roosevelts position that the federal government is adequate to Crap
pile with the great Industrial and social evils.
Colonel Roosevelt and the Progressiv party stand, first. for having the
people ecure or themselves the tools of democracy-the initiative, refer
endum and recall direct election of senators. direct primaries, and so forth
second, to the powers of government to correct all social and industrial
evils. r 81 I'll