The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-08

wy baltimore platform demon
strates anew its inability to under
stand the world into which 1t has SIR.
Vlved or to administer the affaira Of
a union OF states which have, in all
essential respects, become one people
Equal Suffrage.
The progressive party. bel;ev,np
That no people can Justly claim to be
a true democracy which denies politi.
cal rights on account of sex. pledges
Itself to the task of securing eoual
suffrage to men and women alike
Corrupt Practices,
we pledge our party to legislation
that will compel strict limitation Of
all campaign contributions and az.
penditures and details. publicity OF
both before as well as after primaries
and elections.
Publicity and Public Service. =
we pledge our party to legislation
compelling the registration of lobby.
ISIS; publicity of committee hearings,
except On foreign affairs and record.
Ing OF all votes in committee: and for
bidding federal appointees from hold
ing office in state or national politi-
cal organizations or taking part as
officers or delegates in political con.
ventions for the nomination of cleo
tive, state or national officers.
The Courts.
The progressive party demands
such restriction of the courts as shall
leave to the people the ultimate an
thority to determine fundamental
questions of social welfare and puslic
policy. To secure this end, it pledges
itself to provide:
!. That when an act. passed under
the police power of the state, is held
unconstitutional under the state con-
stitution by the courts, the people,
after an ample interval for delibera-
ton, shall have an opportunity te
vote on the question, whether they de
sire the act to become law, notwith.
standing such decision.
2. That every decision of the high
est appellate court of a state declar.
ing an act of the legislature unconsti.
tutional on the ground of It's violation
of the federal constitution, shall be
subject to the same review by the SUI
preme court of the United States as
is now accorded to decisions sustain
ing such legislation.
Administration Of Justice,
The progressive party, in order to
secure to the people a better admin
istration of justice and by that means
to bring about more general re-
spect for the law and the courts,
pledges itself to work increasingly for
the reform of legal procedure and
judicial methods.
We believe that the issuance Of in
functions in cases arising out of labor
disputes should be prohibited when
such injunctions would not apply
when no labor disputes existed. We
also believe that a person cited for
contempt committed in the actual
presence of the court or SO near there
as to interfere with the proper admin
istration of justice, should have
right to trial by jury.
Ill -. I~L, -
The supreme duty of the nation Is
the conservation of human resources
through an enlarged measure of So
cial and industrial justice. We pledge
ourselves to work increasingly in
state and nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention of industrial disasters, oc-
cupational disease, overwork, involun-
tary employment and other injurious
effects incident to modern industry.
The fixing Of modern safety and
health standards for the various &C.
equations and the exercise of the pub
lie authority of state and nation, In
Guiding the federal control over inter
state commerce and the taxing power
to maintain such standards.
The prohibition of child labor; min
imum wage standards for working wo-
men, to provide a living wage" in all
Industrial occupations.
The general prohibition of night
work for women and the establish
ment of an eight-hour day for women
and young persons.
One days rest in seven for all wage
workers
The eight-hour day in continuous
24-hour industries.
The abolition OF the convict con-
tract labor system, substituting the
system Of prison production for gov
ernmental consumption only, and the
application of prisoners earnings to
the support of their dependent fami-
lies.
Publicity as to wages, hours and
conditions of labor; full reports upon
Industrial accidents and diseases and
the opening to public inspection of all
tallies, weights, measures and check