The Ordway new era., 1912-10-11
.PITH OF PLATFORMS
Gssssce Of Pistforms Of Colorado Far.
ties In short Ssnteuces.
AcDubllcan.

ReDublicaa.
rae Reoubiican platform declares:
ZOE Tue a!reet eIsction OF United states
ssnntoFs ty tho people: for protective
tAStt and downward revision: against
lnS Ieeait VI Judges aud Juaiciai ueoI-
elons: lhat the IHItIaIive anu r.teren.
duM laws are too expensive and IuIl
OF opportunities for fraud: tor local
option: Tor conservation with iimita-
lions. that the primary laws were Goa
aemhsd II the party assemblies ana
VIII De condemned ny Ine peopie: Tor
Act: against employment OF cniidren
nstsnt utilities cOnmission: against
Sne use Of passes or franks: Tor u sepa.
rate ana instinct non-partisian baiiut
tor the election OF the judiciary: Iog
stfaeIioa: that public moneys % Of the
state should be deposited IA tanks rep;
resentins various districts: and and
against appropriation IN excess OF rev.
snue: Tor u stringent cOrrupu practice
ttSns ttSSsn;s u.,e,p,p f,eappor.iynmsnt Of The state
tatiSe DISTRICTS; estaoilshncnt ot agri-
cultural experiment farms. and ths
OF the state: for President IaIi. ana
reaffirm Allegiance to the Republican
party and national Republican pat
The Democratic platform indorscs
Wilson. Marshaii and the Baltimore
platform: leeiares Inc waters oil tns
lands snouid revert 10 help detray the
expense VI building the roads. and the
disputes: homestead iund. TO aid
needy settlers: United States senator.
should n: be elected by direct vote. and
gateway and the equalization OF
freight rates; ths platform asks the
dorses an amsndment Tor definin" con-
tempt. and donounces the bond Issue
for James Peak tunnel: u working.
to control state Institutions. u twenty
week school year and raise In pay for
ssschsrs md sixh!-h@our @ law fer Tor womi omd
mothers. u biil 10 make raiiroad travel
men. participation in the Panama eS-
position: blue sky law. q law Tor
party favors the establishment Of .
state assay board. II goes on record
Commission to Fix and control rates Tor
banking code p urged: the candidates
rully Scott's decision in the matter of
cost Of the necessities OF life: II 10 de-
cIered that defeated candidates at tho
petition: that no campaign funds shall
be taken from corporations: Governor
Eighteenth General Assembly Is
praised. and IN closing the party prom
l0o0 eQoaI rights anu Justice IoT all.
Progressive.
Tho platform OF tho Progressives
indorses the initiative and referendum
and the recall Of all elective officera.
including Judges: indorses recall of 1u-
dicial decisions: tndorses the Oregon
pamphlet law OF publishing initiative.
Referendum and recall propositionsi
proposes a state printing plant for all
state business: indorses direct election
Of United Staten senr tors and presiden-
tial preference primary law; declares
for short ballot md headless ballot: dc.
clares against constructive" contempt
Of court: demands the elimination OF
corporations from politics; indorses
antl-pass and anti-rebate measures and
public utilities commission: urpes state
s0fseI vision OF issues of stocks and
bonds OF corporations: eight-hour laws
and labor prot ection laws are indorsed !:
state supervision OF commission mer-
chants and brokers demanded; elimina-
tion OF middleman's profits In ncces-
saries demanded; declares for the din-
solution of the food trust: fish hatch =
cries on all fishing streams advocated; ;
is against the over,appropriation Of
state funds; demands protection OF
Colorado waters for Colorado: declares
for tho opening OF the Galveston gate