Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-14

CHICAOO, Ill., HuS' o'-Aheo- .o,e Roosevelt was accorded a mag n;iieent reception when he appeared h,iorc the National Progressive Conyentou today. His speech al- though long. was accorded profound attention and was Frequently in- ,,,rupted with cheers and applause.
 Mir Rooseveits speech strikes a t,yno,c for his followers and sup not,ers in the new party. It lays down the plan of battle to be waged hy the National Progressive party. ii, discusses those principles under twelve subdivisions, namely, The Velnlcssness of the Old Parties: The Right of the People to Rule; The Courts and the People,; Con- .,ruc,ive Control of the Trusts; Rights of the Wage Worker; The Farmer; The Tariff; The High Cost of Living; Currency; Conservation; Alaska and International Affairs. "The two old parties" he said. "are husks. with no real soul within either. divided on artificial lines. oss-ridden and privilege-con,rolled, each a tumble of incongruous ele- men,s. and neither daring to speak out wisely and feariessly what should hc said on the vital issues of the day" As opposed to this ineon- gruity and insincerity of action he asserted that the National Progress i've platform will be a contract with the people" with definite and concrete provisions to be carried ou, if the people ratify the con ,ract on election day as exactly and honestly "as if 1t were actually en- iorceablc under the law"
 No Help From the Old
 Party Maehinss.
 Neither the Republican nor the Democratic platforms or managers show any adequate recognition of the mighty fact "that VIC arc now M the midst of great economic evolution" This irresistible move ment for economic change and i'm pavement must be guided by both common sense and the highest ethi- cal standards" in order to prevent reasonable evolution from becoming dangerous revolution. The Demo cratic party. as is indicated by its present record in Congress. laek' the common sense, and the Republi can party. by its record of stoler delegates at the Chicago Convention lack, the ethical standards. "Th' men who presided over the Chicago and Baltimore Conventions, and thu great bosses who controlled the two Conventions-Mr. Root and Mir Parker. Mir. Barnes and Mir. Murphy Mr Penrose and Mir. Taggart, Mr Guggenheim and Mir. Sullivan--dif fer from one another, of course. oI certain points, but these are the dif icrcnces, only of one corporation law yer with another corporation lawye when acting for different corpora lions. They come together at ono as against a common enemy whei the dominion of both is threatcne' by the supremacy of the people Q the United States. If thu country is really to go forwar along path of social and economi justice. there must be new part oi Nation wide and non-sectiona principles, a party where the titua National chiefs and the real Stat leaders shall be in genuine accord, party in whose counsels the peopl shall be supreme. a party that sha represent in the Nation and the SC, eral States alike the same cause. fh cause of human rights and of gov ernmental efficiency" The asse' 'lon of the States rights doctrine me Democratic party cripples an iorecloses any real or genuine reii' to the people. It reduces the promises to hopeless and .emp' phrases. The mission and spirit ths Progressive movement will thrI the Republic from end to end.
 The Right of the People to Rule
 The actions of the Chicago Col ycntion and to an only less degr' oi the Baltimore Convention, hay shown in striking fashion how lit The people do rule under our presee' condtions." Tn order to assure tn popular rule Mir. Roosevelt urge The adoption of Presidential prima, les, popular election of Senators, q short ballot, and efficient corru
 practices act. qualified use of tl initiative, referendum, and reca
 The recall should be applied to a
 ministrativc officers. MT Rooscv'
 asserts that the adoption of the
 new methods of political administr
 lion IS not antagonistic to repii
 sentative government "All
 sire 10 do by securing more dire
 control of the governmental ager
 and representatives of the people
 10 give the people the chance
 make their representatives req
 represent them whenever the Gc
 efnment becomes misrepresentat''
 instead of representative. ! ma
 ho' come to this way of think'
 rom close study or as a me
 matier nf Ahaosu. have heen fore