The Marshall republican., 1912-10-25
character Of the g,vernm nj.

Al pa thE PuEtt uC-ldIt6
for direct primaries for tn, nomi1-
alton Of state and national officers,
for nationwide p-eferentii 4 prim-
aries for candidate1 for the presi-
dency, for the direct election of
United States senators by the peo-
pie and we urge on the states the
policy OF the short ballot, with
responsibility to the people secur
ed by the initiative, referendum
and recall.
The Progressive patty, relieving
that a free people should have
the power from tim, to time to
amend their fundamental law so
as to adapt It progressively to the
changing needs o. the people,
pledges itself to provide a more
easy and expeditions method OF
amending the federal constitution.
TARIFF-we believe In a pro-
tective tariff which shall equalize
conditions of competition be-
tween the United States and fore
ign countries, both for the farmer
and the manufacturer and which
shall maintain for labor an ade-
quate standard Of living.
Primarily the benefit OF any
tariff should be disclosed in the
pay envelope OF the laborer. We
declare that no industry deserves
protection which Is unfair to labor
or which is operating In violation
of federal law. W. believe that
the presumption Is always In favor
OF the consuming public.
We demand tariff revision be-
cause the present tariff IL unjust
TO the people of the United States.
Fair-dealing toward the people re-
quires an immediate downward re-
vision OF those schedules wherein
duties r shown to be unjuIt or
excessive.
HIGH COST OF LIVING The
high cost OF living Is due partly to
worldwide and partly to local
causes ; partly to natural and part
ly TO artificial causes. Ths meas
ures proposed in this platform on
various subjects such rs the tariff
the trusts and conservation, will
Of themselves tend to rcmov the
artificial causes.
CURRENCY-We bill v, there
exists imperative need for prompt
legislation for the improvement. o;
our national currency system. We
believe the present method o. is
suing notes through private az N
cies is harmful and u~nstienti g..
CONSERVATION h ma ur ,
resources of the nation must be
promptly developed AMI z nercus
ly used to supply the peo e's n e.
but we cannot safely allow eh,m
to be wasted, exploited, monopo'-
lied, or controlled ayai ~. tn x n
eral good. We heartily favor the
policy of conservation, AMI W.
pledge our party 10 p-o.ec. he n
tional forests withou. ~h'nlsring
their legitimate ule 10: the b ne.
tit OF all the people.
ALASKA-The soil cni O h,r
natural resources o, Alaska shou d
be opened to developm n: at IN {
They are owned by the people o.
the United States, AMI as Gaze
from monopoly, vast or destru. d.
ton only while so owned.
We demand that thsy shall ish
CIR be sold nor given away, exscp.
under the homestead law, but
while held I'm government. cwner
ship shall be opened to use
promptly upon libeaa. term, r.
during immedilte development.
Thus the benefit o; cheap tu,.
will accrue to the governmen: o.
the United States AMI to the poo
pie Of Alaska and tbs Pa Sific
coast; the settlement o. extensive
agricultural lands WI b, hlstenst,
the determination NJ the s,lmo.
will be prevented, AMI the just IN ]
wise development of Alaskan re
sources will take the place O. pri.
vate extortion or monopoly.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE III, Pro
gressive party, believing that nc
people can Justly claim to be- 4
true democracy which denies poll,
teal rights on account o. sex
pledges itself to the task of so.
curing equal suffrage to men ans
women alike.
COUNTRY LIFE Tha devel D
ment and prosperity OF countr,
life ARE as important to the peo
pie who live in the cities as the,
are to the farmers Increase O
prosperity on the farm will fay