Mountain advocate., 1912-07-12
THIRD p A TY
CALLS CON-
VENTION
August 5th the Date Set
BY the Roosevelt
Forces

in sympathy with the National
Progressive Movement" to send del
egates to National convention to
open in Chicago August 8, was Civ
en- out Sunday afternoon by United
States Senator Joseph M. Dixon Of
Montana, Roosevelt's campaign
manager. The call was signed by
members OF the committee chosen
at meeting held in Chicago, and
also includes the signatures of
Roosevelt followers in forty States.
The territories have no place in the
National convention and will not be
considered, declared Senator Dixon.
commenting upon the signatures.
As for the missing eight States,
the most OF them probably will send
delegates, although they have not
taken part in the call. Maine post
poued definite action because there
is now a strong fight on in the pri-
maries with sympathy running in
favor Of the progressive movement.
Delaware, North Carolina, Arkan-
sas and Nevada probably will take
part in the convention. Mississippi
and South Carolina may possibly
be unrepresented.
The call in part is:
"To the people OF the United Sta
ties, without regard to past political
differences, who, through repeated
betrayals, realize today that the
power of crooked political bosses
and of the privileged classes behind
them isso strong in the two old par
ties no helpful movement in the real
interest of our country can come out
of either; who believe the time has
come for a National progressive
movement a nation wide move
ment, on non sectional lines, so that
the people may be served in sincerity
and truth by an organization I'M
fettered by obligations to conflict
ing interests; who believe in the
right and capacity OF the people to
rule themselves, and effectively to
control all agencies of this govern
ment and who hold only through
social and industrial Justice thus
meaaured can honest property find
permanent protection; who believe
that government by a few tends to
become and has in fact become a
government by sordid influences
that control the few; who believe
that only through the movement
proposed can we obtain in the ma
ton and the several States the leg
islation demanded by the modern
industrial evolution, legislation
which shall forever favor honest
business and vet control the great
agencies OF, modern business so as 20
insure their being used in the inter-
est OF the whole people; legislation
which shall promote prosperity and
at the same time secure the better
and more equitable diffusion OF pros
perity; legislation which shall pro-
mote the economic well being of the
honest tal mer wageworker. probes
sional man and business man alike.
but which shall at the same time
strike in efficient iashion-and not
merely pretend TO strike-at the
roots OF privilege in the world otin-
dustry no less than in the world of
politics; who believe that only tins
type of wise industrial evolution
will avert industrial revolution; who
believes that wholesome party gov
eminent can come only if there is
wholesome party management IN
spirit OF service to the whole coun-
try and who hold that the COM
mandmeut delivered at Sinai, Thou
Shalt Not Steal applies to politics
as we'll as to business.
ITO all in accord with these views