Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24
THIRD PARTY ANNOUNCES
|TSART|CLES Of FAITH
Platform Adopted by the Pro-
gressive Convention at
Asbury Park.

ASBURY PARK, n. j., July 24.-The
New Jersey progressive convention yes
terday afternoon adopted without dissent
the platform recommended by the COM
mittee of arrangements.
The purpose Of the convention, the plat
form says, is to register formal protest
against the results Of the republican ma
tional convention, which are set forth in
detail from the progressives viewpoint,
and the following articles of faith are put
forth:
Nomination by Primaries.
Il Nomination Of party candidate for
President and Vice President by direct
primaries.
- Election of President and Vice Presi-
dent by popular vote.
':3. Direct election of United States SEN
ators.
a. Simpler and easier methods whereby
the people may amend the constitution of
this state and Of the United States
70. The initiative. referendum and re-
call.
e. The submission to the people of an
amendment to the state constitution CIV
ing women the same right to vote as men.
=. national progressive income and
g. Government ownership and opera
ton of express. telegraph and telephone
service
80. Protective tariff limited to the diff
ference in cost of production here and
abroad and a downward revision of the
present tariff. Where competition has
been destroyed by monopoly and the
tariff is used to exact unjust tribute from
the people, it should be abolished.
Regulation of Trusts.
10. Solution of the trust problem by
strict governmental regulation and con-
troll through a commission and by the
abolition of all special privilege.
I'VE favor forbidding by law the prac-
tice Of selling below cost in certain areas
for the purpose of destroying competition,
while maintaining higher prices in others;
refusing to sell to customers who trade
with business rivals. making combina-
tons to control prices to limit output or
to divide territory. the monopoly of nat
ural resources for the purpose of sitting
competition.
IL. Revision Of the patent law. SO
that patents shall encourage American
inventions. but shall no longer be a
we demand that all future patents shall
be open to public use on payment of a
royalty to the patentee fixed by the
government.
ment ownership and operation Of rail-
roads and all other public utilities in
Alaska, and for the leasing of all Alaska
coal. mineral and timber lands. with a
provision that non-use shall work for
feiture of the lease
'13. We oppose the Aldrich financial
scheme and favor unrestricted COMPETE
ton in banking.
IA. A law authorizing the interstate
commerce commission to fix railroad
freight and passenger rates and regulate
interstate commerce.
By a separate resolution the conven-
ton instructed it's delegates to urge upon
the national convention platform plank
condemning the issuance of loans upon
warehouse and cold storage certificates,
and making such issuance punishable by
imprisonment.
Message From Roosevelt.
The frequent mention of Col. Roose-
velt's name called for series Of DEM
onstrations, and his picture was every
where in the hall. He had been urged
to attend. but in telegram to Chairman
Fort he said:
II wish I could come and l would
gladly do so II it were possible. but /
could not go to New Jersey without caus-
ing genuine heartburnings in the many
other states where 1 have been asked
and have had to refuse on the ground