The Holly chieftain., 1912-10-11
PITH OF PLATFORMS
Esssses of PIstfsras sf Colorado Far
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The Reoubiican platform declares:
For the direct election OF United states
senators by the people: Tor protective
tariff and downward revAsion: aIain:'
ths recall OF Judges and judicial decl-
Sions: that thS Initiative ana reieren,
dun laws are TOO expensive ana iuii
OF opportunities for fraud; Tor local
option; for conservation with ltmita-
tions: that ths primary laws were CON
dsmned Ut the party assemblies 4ho
viii be condemned BY the people: ioi
. suitable wogklnKman'S compensation
act; against employment OF children
under me age Oh IL years: for com
pstent utilities commission: against
the use or passes or franks: for sepa-
rate and distinct non-psrtisian baiiot
Tor the election OF The judiciary: iof
legislation for ths 5000 roads con.
state should be deposited In banks rep,
resentiRK various districts: aid and
support to al! public institutions;
against appropriation In excess OF rev.
enue: for y stringent corrupt practices
act: reapporttonment OF the state
conversational. senatorial and represen'
tative districts; establishment OF 1gri-
cultural experiment farms. and the
elimination Of pests to the industrle.
Of the state: for President Tait. ano
reaffirm allegiance to the Republican
party and national Republican plat
form.
Denocratie.
The Democratic platform indorses
Wilson. Marshall and the Baltimore
platform; declares the waters OF the
state should belong to the state; public
lands should revert TO help defray the
expense of building the roads. and the
courts should be entitled to settle land
disputes: homestead fund. to aid
needy settlers: United States senator.
should be elected by direct vote. and
gateway and the equalization OF
freight rates: the platform asks the
voters to study the initiated laws. In
dorses an amendment for defintnp con-
tempt, and denounces the bond issue
for a James Peak tunnel: a working
mans compensation act, single board
to control state institutions. q twenty
week school year and raise in pay for
teachers. and eight-hour law for wom-
en-. an eight-hour day In mines and
mothers. q bill to make railroad travel
safer. a pension and relief for ire
men. participation In the Panama ex-
plant inspection and law to regulate
all foreign corporations Is favored: the
party favors the establishment OF
for experiment stations and a utilities
commission to fix and control rates for
serving the public. Tie adoption OF
pledge themselves to enforce Judge
fully Scott's decision in the matter of
cost Of the necessities of life: 1t Is de-
clared that defeated candidates at the
primary shall not go on the ballot by
petition: that no campaign funds shall
be taken from corporations; Governor
Eighteenth General Assembly Is
praised, and in closing the party prom
ises equal rights and Justice for all.
Progressive.
The platform of the Progressives
indorses the initiative and referendum
and the recall of all elective officers,
including Judges; indorses recall OF ju-
dicial decisions: indorses the Oregon
pamphlet law of publishing initiative,
referendum and recall propositions;
proposes a state printing plant for ali
state business: indorses direct election
Of United States senr tors and presiden-
tial preference primary law; declares
for short ballot and headless ballot: de-
clares against Constructive" contempt
of court; demands the elimination OF
corporations from politics; indorses
anti pass and anti-rebate measures and
public utilities commission: urges state
supervision of Issues of stocks and
bonds OF corporations: eight-hour laws
and labor protection laws are indorsed:
state supervision of commission mer-
chants and brokers demanded: elimina-
tion Of middleman's profits in neces-
saries demanded; declares for the dis
solution of the food trust; fish hat CHI
cries on all fishing streams advocated;
10 against the over-appropriation- of
state funds: demands protection OF
Colorado waters for Colorado: declares
for the opening of the Galveston gate
way.