The Green Forest tribune., 1912-07-05
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iNtpuDIlCdu pal Cyt duQ W6 COnmouu the Democratic House of Representa- tives for extending the doctrine of publicity to recommendations verbal and written, upon which presidential appointments are made, to the own ership and control of newspapers and to the expenditures made by and in behalf of those who aspire to presi- dential nominations and We point for additional justification for this legis- lation to the enormous expenditures of money in behalf of the president and his predecessor in the recent contest for the Republican nomination for president.
 Presidential Primaries.
 "The movement towards more popu- lar government should be promoted through legislation in each state which will permit the expression of the pref erence of the electors for national can didates at presidential primaries.
 We direct that the national com mtttee incorporate in the call for the next nominating convention a require ment that all expressions of preference for presidential candidates shall be given and the selection of delegates and alternates be through a primary election conducted by the party or gantzation in each state where such expression and election are not pro- vided for by state law.
 Term of President.
 We favor single presidential term and tO fbo end ,,ro-o tI,o o5o,.+io,, of an amendment to the constitution making the president of the United States ineligible to reelection, and we pledge the candidate of this conyen- tion to this principle.
 Railroads, Express Companies, Tele-
 graph and Telephone Lines.
 We favor the efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads. ex- press companies. telegraph and tele- phone lines engaged in interstate com merce To this end we recommend the valuation of railroads, express companies, telegraph and telephone lines by the interstate commerce com mission, such valuation to take into consideration the physical value of the property, the original cost, the cost Of reproduction, and any element of value that will render the valuation fair and just.
 Banking Legislation.
 We oppose the so-caIIed Aldrich bill or the establishment of cen- tral bank, and we believe the people of the country will be largely freed from panics and consequent unemployment and business depression by such a sys- tematic revision of our banking laws as will render temporary relief in lo- calities where such relief is needed. with protection from control or dom nation by what is known as the money trust.
 Parcels Post and Rural Delivery.
 We favor the establishment of a parcels post or postal express, and also the extension of the rural de- livery system as rapidly as practic- able
 The campaign contributions plank pledges the party to the enactment of law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund. It also limits individual contributions to reasonable maximum"
 The Democratic congress is heartily commended for it's long list of laws for the benefit of the people after a l generation of unlimited power by the | Republican party. The next plank arraigns the Republican party for waste of the money wrung from the | people by oppressive taxation"
 A plank on rural credits is of im- portance. It Is recommended that an investigation of agricultural credit so- cieties in foreign countries be made looking toward devising a suitable sys- tenn for the United States. A water ways plank provides for federal con- trol of the Mississippi and other wa terways. The plan is to maintain an average depth on the big river so 1t will be navigable, and construct docks to prevent further floods. This plank also favors draining of all swamp lands.
 The platform favors post roads. It reaffirms it's declarations in the 1908 platform in regard to labor. It holds there should be modification of the injunctional laws
 It also recommends a department of labor with a cabinet officer.
 The conservation plank is also of importance and holds that conserva- tion and development should proceed for the benefit of all the people. Im- mediate action Is favored to make available the coal deposits of Alaska.
 A pure food and public health plank declares for the union and strength ening of the various governmen agencies relating to pure food, quaran- tine, vital statistics and human health. This department should be adminis- tered without partiality or discrimina- tion in favor of or against any school of medicine. The civil service law should be honestly and rigidly en- forced Legislation is favored to pro mote law reform. The policy of en- perialism" in the Philippines is de- nounced. It favors the declaration of the independence of these islands. Arizona and New Mexico are vel comed to the sisterhood of states. wood fire in the cook stove and sit