Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-08

Chicago, Aug. S.-The platform adopt.
ed by the National Progressive party
in part Is as follows:
The Progressive party, believing that no
people can Justly claim to be a true de-
mocracy which denies people rights on ac-
count Of sex. pledges itself to the task of
securing equal suffrage to men and wo-
men alike. We pledge our party to a con-
stituttonal act that will compel strict linn
itation OF all campaign contributions, ex-
penditures and detailed publicity of both
before as well as after primaries and cleo
lions.
We pledge ourselves to work unceasing-
ly In state and nation for effective legisla-
ton looking to the prevention OF indus
trial accidents. occupational diseases.
overwork, involuntary unemployment and
other injurious effects incident to modern
industry; the fixing of minimum safety
and health standards for the various &C.
equations and the exercise OF the public
authority of state and nation. including
the federal control over interstate COM
merce and the taxing power to maintain
u standards; the prohibition of child
labor minimum wage standards for work.
ing women, to provide a Giving wage" In
all industrial occupations. the general
prohibition of night work for women and
the estabiishmen t Of an eight hour day for
women and young prisoners; one days
rest In seven for all wage workers; the
eight hour day in continuous twenty-four
Industries; publicity as to wages, hours
and conditions Of labor, full reports upon
industrial accidents and diseases and the
opening to public Inspections all tallies.
weights, measures and check systems on
labor products; standards OF compensation
for death by industrial accident and in
jury and trade disease which will transfer
the burden OF lost earnings from the fam
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thus to the community; the protection OF
home life against the hazards of sickness.
irregular employment and old age through
tho adoption of q system Of social insur-
ance adapted to American use. We favor
the organization of the workers women
and men. as a means of protecting their
interests and of promoting their progress.
For Legal Procedure Reform.
The Progressive party In order to secure
to the people a better discrimination of
Justice, and that means to bring about a
more general respect for the law and tho
courts, pledges itself to work INCREASINGLY
for the reform of legal procedure and ju-
dtcial methods. We believe that the issu-
Ance Of injunctions in cases arising out of
labor disputes should be prohibited when
such in1unctons would not apply when no
labor disputes existed.
We also believe that a person cited for
contempt In labor disputes except when
such contempt was committed in the ao-
tual presence Of the court or 80 near
thereto as to interfere with the proper ad-
nainistration of Justice should have a
right to a trial by jury.
We are opposed to the so called Aldrich
currency bill because its provisions would
place our currency and credit system In
private hands.
We believe in a protective tariff which
shall equaliZe conditions Of competition
between the United States and foreign
countries, both for the farmer and the
manufacturer. and which shall maintain
for labor an adequate standard OF living
primarily the benefit Of any tariff should
be disclosed In the pay envelopes of the
Iaborer. We declare that no industry de-
nerves protection which Is unfair to labor
on which 1t Il operating In violation Of