The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-05
P.TH OF PLATFORMS
Easeuce of Platforms of Colorado Far-
ties In short Sentences.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
Republican.


Republican.
The Republican platform declares:
For the direct eIectiOn OF United states
senators by the peopAe; for protectlNo
tariff and downward revision; against
the recail OF Judges and judicial decl-
sions. tnat the initiative and referen,
DUN laws are too expensive ana 1uii
OF opportunities for fraud: for local
tons. that the primary laws were con
demned at the party assemblies anu
q suitable worklngmans compensation
act: against employment OF cnildreh
under tne age Oh "A years; Tor a com
petent utilities commission: against
the use or passes or franks: for a sepa.
rate and oistinct non-part rtisIan bailot
Tor the election OF the Juuiclary' loI
struction: that public moneys OF the
state should be deposited M banks repai pa
support to all puolc institutions;
against appropriation In excess OF rev.
enue. for stringent corrupt practice
act. reapportionlnent OF the state
congressional. senatorial and represen-
tative districts: estaDiishmeut OF aHrl-
cultural experiment farms. and the
elimination OF pests to the Industries
OF the state; for President Iatt, ana
reaffirm allegiance to the Republican
party and national Republican plat
form.
The Democratic platform indorses
Wilson, Marshall and the Baltimore
platform, declares the waters OF lHe
state should belong to the state: pubic
lands should revert to help defray the
expense OF building the roads. and the
courts should be entitled to settle land
Disputes: homestead fund. to aid
needy settlers: United states senators
should be elected by direct vote, ana
gateway and The equalization OF
freight rates; the platform asks the
voters to study the initia5ed az laws IN
tempt, and denounces the bond issue
for a James Peak tunnel: working
mans compensation act, single board
to control state institutions, u twenty
week school year and raise in pay for
teachers, and eight-hour law for WON !,
mills. and an act to compensate Needy
mothers. bill to make railroad travel
safer. pension and relief for iire- re
position, a blue sky law, law for
plant inspection and law to regulate
all foreign corporations is favored: the
party favors the establishment of a
state assay board. it goes on record
for experiment stations and utilities
serving the public. Tie adoption of a
banking code is urged: the candidates
pledge themselves uts,o to enforce iudess s
cost of the necessities of life: it Is de-
clared that defeated candidates at the
primary shall not go on the ballot by
be taken from corporations; Governor
shafroth's administration is indorsed
praised and in closing the party prom
lses equal rights and justice for all.
Progressive.
The platform of the Progressives
indorses the initiative and referendum
and the recall of all elective officers,
including judges indorses recall of ju-
dicial decisions: indorses the Oregon
pamphlet law of publishing initiative.
referendum and recall propositions:
proposes state printing plant for all
state business: indorses direct election
of United States senc tors and presiden-
tial preference primary law: declares
for short ballot and headless ballot; de-
clares against Constructive" contempt
of court: demands the elimination of
corporations from politics; indorsess
anti-pass and anti-rebate measures and
public utilities commission: urges state
supervision of issues of stocks and
bonds of corporations: eight hour laws
and labor protection laws are indorsed
state supervision of commission mer-
chants and brokers demanded: elimina-
tion of middlemans profits in neces-
saries demanded: declares for the dis
solution of the food trust; fish hat
cries on all fishing streams advocated
Is against the over-appropriation Of
| state funds; demands protection of
Colorado waters for Colorado; declares
for the opening of the Galveston gaze
way.