Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-08
Extension Of Recall From
President Down, Suffrage
and Corporation Com
mission Also Favored.

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anarchy. The delegates listened to his
speech with the understanding that
they must either adopt platform sub
stantially in consonance with his
views or look elsewhere for q nominee
for the presidency.
Recall OF judicial decisions, as first
ADVOCATED by Colonel Roosevelt in the
spring campaign and for which he was
subjected to wide criticism, Is one Of
the conspicuous points in the Roose-
welt program. Colonel Roosevelt now
advocates it's extension to apply to
federal as we'll as state courts He
favors the establishment of machinery
to make easier Of amendment both the
national and state constitutions, espe-
cially with the view OF prompt action
on certain judicial decisions.
Use of the government to assist
workmen to become part owners Of the
business in which they are employed
is urged.
Suggests Extension Of Recall.
The government system should be-
shaped 50 that "the public servant
when he cannot conscientiously carry
out the wishes Of the people shall at
their desire leave his office and not
them In office the
colonel says.
Colonel Roosevelt did not suggest
the method by which he would bring
this about and there Is much specula-
ton as to whether he had in mind
change In the American
system of government In some
quarters It was interpreted as a
declaration In favor Of the extension of
the recall to include legislative, execu-
tive and judicial officers Of the ma.
tional government from the president
down.
He favored control Of the trusts
through retention of : the Sherman
antitrust law and the establishment
Of an interstate industrial commission
to regulate industrial corporations as
the interstate commerce commission
regulates railroads. Corporations
which come voluntarily under this
and obey its orders he
said should be immune from prosecu-
ton under the Sherman law Those
which fail to do so he would have sub
ject to prosecution, and II the prosecu-
ton is successful, thorough dis
the constituent parts
should not be allowed to do business
save under conditions laid down by the
Industrial commission
Conditions determining monopoly
prices he would have controlled where
these concerns deal with the neces.
saries OF life.
Minimum Wages and Age Pensions.
He favors the adoption of number
Of measures to secure Social and in
dustrial Justice to the wage workers
Included in the list are establishment
by law Immediately OF minimum wage
scales for women, minimum wage
to fix standard OF wages
for all workers, old age persons and
4 living wage, which Colonel Roose-
velt defines as an amount sufficient to
provide for education, recreation, care
Tor immature members Of the family,
for the family during
sickness, and accumulation Of reason
able saving for old age; prohibition
IF night labor for women and children,
eight hour shifts for workmen in in
lustries In which men are employed
hours a day, national and |
state workingmen's compensation /!
avs, guarantee by law Of one days |
rest in every seven, old age insurance
Ind insurance against sickness, in
7alidism and involuntary employment,
The cost Of such insurance to be dis
.ributed among employer. employees |
and perhaps the people at large.
New Election Laws Favored.
Legislation was favored to increase
popular control over governmental
agencies including a national law for
primaries, election Of
United States senators by direct vote,
he short ballot. corrupt practice acts
to primaries as well as cleo
lions, and qualified adoption Of the
initiative, referendum and recall. |
Other recommendations include:
Woman suffrage.
Strengthening Of the pure food law.
Establishment Of national health
department..
Creation of permanent tariff COM
mission to study the effects Of produc- !
ton and the relations Of the tariff to
labor
Colonel Roosevelt declares against a
blanket revision, of the tariff. saying
that revisions should be made separate
by schedules.
Measures are urged tn relieve the