The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-08
CHICAGO. Aug.7-Fol
l0w,ng rs The fuN texe of the
Progressive PARTY Platform:


Progressive PARTY blatform:
Tho conscience OF the people. in
time OF grave national problems. has
called into being a new party. born
OF the nations awakened sense OF
Justice.
we OF the Progressive party here
dedicate ourselves To the fulfillment
Of the duty laid upon us by oGr ia
Tiers TO maintain that government OF
the people by the people and for the
people, whose foundations they laid.
We hold. with Thomas Jefferson
and Abraham Lincoln. that the people
are the masters OF their constitution
TO fulfill lis purposes and TO safe
guard IL from those who. by perver-
sion ~ It's intents, would convert Il
Into an instrument OF Injustice.
In accordance with The needs of
each generation. the people must use
their sovereign powers 10 establish
and maintain equal opportunity and
Industrial Justice, 10 secure which
this government was founded and
without which no republic can en-
dure
This country belongs To the peo-
pie who lnhabit II. Its resources. It's
business. It's institutions and It's laws
should be utilized. maintained or al
tered in whaie ever manner Will best
promote the general interest. II IL
time to set the public welfare In the
first place
The Old Parties
Political parties exist to secure re-
sDonsibe government and TO execute
the Will Of the people. From these
great tasks both OF the old parties
have turned aside. Instead OF in
struments TO promote the general
welfare, they have become the tools
of corrupt interests which use them
impartially 70 serve their selfish pur-
poses. Behind the ostensible govern
ment sits enthroned an invisible gov
erument, owing no allegiance and
acknowledging no responsibility 10 the
people. To destroy this invisible gov
eminent TO dissolve the unholy all
ance between corrupt business and
corrupt politics, is the first task OF
the craftsmanship OF the day
The deliberate betrayal Of its trust
by the Republican party, the fatal in
capacity of the Democratic party 10
deal with the new issues OF the new
forge 4 new instrument OF govern
ment through which 10 give effect to
their will in laws and institutions.
Uuhampered by tradition, uncorruptcd
by power, undismayed by the msgni
tude OF the task, the new party Of
fers itself as the instrument OF the
people 10 sweep away old abuses, 10
build a new and nobler common
wealth.
This decla rs ton is our covenant
With the people. and we hereby bind
the party and its candidate In state
and nation 10 the pledges made here
in.
The Rule of the People
The National Progressive party,
committed 10 the principles OF gov
eminent by A self democ-
rscy, expressing its will through rep
resentativcs OF the people. pledges
Itself 10 secure such alterations In the
fundamental law OF the several states
and OF the United States. a s shall in
sure the representative character of
party DEGREES for direct primaries for
The nomination OF state and national
officers, Tor nation-wi preferential
primaries for candidates for the prcsi-
dency for the direct election Of United
States senators by the people. and we
urge on the states the policy of the
short ballot with responsibility TO the
people secured By the initiative. ref
erendum and recall.
Amendment of Constitution.
The Progressive party. believing
that free people should have the
power from Iime TO time to amend
their fundamental law so as to adapt
II progressively TO the changing needs
OF the people pledges itself to pro
vide more easy and expeditions
method OF amending the federal con-
stitutlon.
NdJlOu ana otdte.
Up 10 the limit Of the constitution
and later by amendment of the con-
slitution n found necessary, we advo-
cate bringing under effective national
jurisdiction those problems which
have expanded beyond reach OF the
individual states
1t Is as grotesque as Il Is intoler-
able that the several states should by
unequal laws in matter OF common
concern become competing commercial
agencies, barter the lives OF their
children, the health Of their women
and the safety and we'll being Of their
working people for the profit OF their
financial interests.
The extreme inslstence on states
rights by tho Democratic party in tho
Baltimore platform demonstrates
anew its inability To nderstand the
world into which II has survived. or
10 administer the affairs OF a union
~ states which have in all essential
respects become one people
Equal Suffrage.
The Progressive party. believing
that no people can Justly claim TO be
true democracy. which denies po-
lticsl rights on account cf sex.
pledges itself 10 the task Of securing
equal suffrage TO men and women
alike.
Corrupt Practices.
We pledge our party 10 legislation
that will compel strict Limitation of all
campaign contributions and expendi-
lures. and detailed publicity OF both.
before as well as after primaries and
elections
Publicity and Public Service.
We pledge our party TO legislation
compelling the registration OF lobby
lists: publicity OF committee hearings
except on foreign affairs. and record
ing of al votes In committee; and for
bidding federal appoin,ees from hold
ing offices in state or national poit-
icsl organizations. or taking part as
officers or delegates In political CON
vcn,ions for the nomination OF cleo
tive state or national officers.
The Courts.
The Progressive party demands such
restriction OF the power OF the courts
as shall leave 10 the people the ulti-