The Detroit times., 1912-12-10


Direct primaries everywhere were
urged by the colonel. and he made
special plea for an educational cam
paien 10 begin everywhere, to post
the people on the merits OF the Pro
gressiye social and economical pro-
gram
Every law proposed In the social
and industrial plank OF our platform"
Roosevelt continued, should be press
ed, and other cognate laws, such as
the endowment OF widowed mothers.
Our people should expound our poll,
cies in the school houses. and before
the Grange. as well as In the great
Industrial centres"
The various problems OF rural life
were enumerated by Roosevelt as the
great problem requiring Immediate
solution.
Farm financing" he said, should
now receive the consideration IL de-
serves. II will be interesting TO note
with what success our farmers will
take up or adopt the European CO
operative financing system OF the
raiffeisen type The greatest field for
farmers cooperation will be in mar
keting their product, which process
now costs them and the consumer
dearly. The promptest and largest
measure of financial aid would come
from mortgage banks. chartered, reg
ulated and carefully supervised by the
government, operated on the methods
of the credit foncler OF France. This
plan gives the farmer longtime loans
OF 50 10 so years. with the arrange
ment that a small annual payment
amounting TO seven or eight per cent
would automatically amortiZe or
wipe out the entire debt at the end
OF the term. The borrowed money
would be used largely for creative
purposes, and the easy payment would
permit part OF the farm income to be
used for conservation and the gen
eral advantage OF the farm and the
family, removing the pressure OF the
large and burdensome payments OF
short-time mortgages and the fear OF
foreclosure. Our whole financial sys-
TEN needs a thorough Encouragement
| "Our people. and especially our
Progressive members, must ever keep
In mind that the Progressive party is
by its platform committed 10 the doc
| trine that these measures we advocate
4 u. Il
the legislature. executive or court
stands in the way, then, in lawful and
orderly fashion, and along the lines
laid down In the National Progressive
| platform, we intend to see that the
will of the people Is carried out; and
that judge, legislator and executive Of
ficer alike do their full part In thus
carrying out the will OF the people.
No party which denies TO the people
the right to secure justice, as we
Progressives propose, when the
courts interpret the constitution so as
to enthrone in justice, has the right TO
claim credit for sincerity In any ef-
fort to work for social and Industrial
justice. The doctrine OF the divine
right of judges to rule the people is
every whit as ignoble as the doctrine
OF the divine right OF kings.
The constitution was created to Sc
cure Justice, and we refuse to allow
II to be so perverted as to become a
barrier between the people and jus.
tice. Fifty years ago, the 'conserta-
tives' championed a view Of the con
stitution which perpetuated chattel
slavery for black men; the CORES
ponding conservatives of today cham
pion an Interpretation OF the consti.
tuition which perpetuates industrial
slavery for white women and children
All Progressives should support the
proposed constitutional amendment
recently introduced by Senator Bris-
tow, to secure TO the people OF the
4 United States proper control of their
own government. The adoption Of the
Bristow amendments, including that
| providing for the popular election OF
United States senator's, will make IL
comparatively easy to secure the pass
age OF desirable laws, and to keep
them In efficient shape on the statute
book.
in the matter OF leadership, both
local and national, we may trust the
events of the next year or two to de-
velop our ablest and most resourceful
man; and for every position the lead
er must be chosen. not In the least
with reference to his own desires, but
solely with regard to the needs Of the
people, for the Progressive party IL
the servant of the people. No man
should come into this party with the
idea that he can establish claim on
| It.: he must be content with the OBJ
portunity II offers for service. and for