Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-06
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when he cannot conscientiously carry
out the wishes of the people shall at
tneir desire leave the office and not
misrepresent them in Office
Roosevelt did not suggest method
by which he would bring this about,
and there was much speculation as
! to whether ne had in mind a funda-
mental change in American system
of government.
In some quarters it was Interpreted
as a declaration in favor Of the extern.
sion OF the recall to include legisla-
| tive, executive and judicial officers of
the national government from the
president down. The control of trusts
through the retention of the Sherman
antitrust law and the establishment
of the industrial commission to regu-
late the industrial corporations as the
Interstate commerce. commission reg.
ulates railroads. The corporations
which come voluntarily under this
commission and obey its orders to be
immune from prosecution under the
Sherman law. Those which fail to do
this are to be subject to prosecution,
and, If the prosecution is successful,
through dismemberment, the constitu-
ent parts are not to be allowed to do
business save under conditions laid
down by the industrial commission.
Conditions determining prices are
to be controlled where these concerns
deal with the necessaries of life.
The adoption of a number of meas
ures to secure social and Industrial
justice to wage earners."
Included in the list are the estab-
lishment by law Immediately of the
minimum wage scales for women, the
minimum wage commission to fix the
standards OF wages for all workers.
The old age pension and living wage
which Roosevelt defines as an amount
sufficient to provide education, recret-
ton, care for immature members of
the family, maintenance of the family
during sickness, and an accumulation
of a reasonable saving for old age.
The prohibition OF night labor for
women and children; eight hour
shifts for workmen in industries in
which men are employed "a hours a
day; national and state WOrkingmens
compensation laws: guarantee by law
OF one days rest in every seven; old
age insurance and insurance against
sickness, invalidism and involuntary
employment, cost of such insurance
to be distributed among the employ
er, the employee and perhaps the PEG.
pie at large.
Legislation to increase popular con.
troll over governmental agencies, in
Guiding national law for presidential
primaries, election of United States
senators by a direct vote, the short
ballot, corrupt practices acts applying
to primaries as well as elections, quail
flied adoption Of initiative, referend
UNI and recall. 4'
Woman suffrage, strengthening of
pure food laws Establishment OF
national health department Creation
OF permanent tariff commission to
study effects of protection and rela-
tions of tariff to labor. Roosevelt
declares against blanket revisions Of
tariff, saying the changes should be
made schedule by schedule. "
Measures to relieve the high cost
of living, among which are suggested
the elimination of the middle man,
legislation to stop speculation which
initiates prices, assistance to the farm
er by the state and national govern
ments, use Of improved business
methods, good roads, reclamation of
| arid and swamp lands, and expert ex-
animation into tariff schedules which
seem to increase the cost OF living.
Development by the federal govern
ment Of the Mississippi as deep
waterway by use Of the plant employ
ed on tine Panama Canal upon the
completion Of the canal.
Fertilization Of the Panama Canal.
Free passage through the canal for
coastwise traffic and the imposition
OF equal tolls for all other ships Of
whatever nation
The navy to be built up steadily un.
til the reduction of ornaments is
made possible by international agree
ment
Roosevelt denounced the republican
and democratic parties as "husks wit.
no real soul in either" and as boss
ridden and privileged controlled" He
asserted the chief concern of the
privileged interests was to defeat
the new party and they cared little
whether they beat 1t with Taft or viii.
son, regarding the difference between
them as trivial.
II hope we shall win," he said, land
believe that II we can wake people
to what the fight really means, we
shall win
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