Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
TO BREAK FROM C. 0. P.
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exclaimed that the gods gave them
better things than men were wise
enough to plan when the Repub-
lican nomination for the Presidency
was stolen" from Roosevelt in Chi
cago.
You might as we'll take a tea
spoon and try to shove back Niagara
and to try to stop this movement"
is the way hat Mr.. Osborne put the
situation.
Colonel Sends Greeting.
Mr.. Rooseve,t's own view of the
movement was expressed in a tele-
gram to former Governor ]. Frank
lin Fort, the chairman of the con-
vention. The telegram was as fol-
lows:
II wish I could come and | would
gladly do so If it were possible, but
| could not go to New Jersey without
causing genuine heartburn'ngs in the
many other states where 1 have
been asked and had to refuse
on the ground that l would speak
nowhere until after the Chicago con-
vent1on. TO take any other course
would mean that I could not do the
work I must do. May T. through you,
extend my heartfelt good wishes to
the convention. They are engaged In
the task Of bringing this govern
ment back to what it was intended
to be-a government by the people,
in the interests of the people. The
old party organizations have become
so hopelessly corrupted as to make
it impossible to do anything with
them as they now are, and-t this is
largely due to the fact that party
fights are not now fought along the
lines of cleavage.
Our organization is In very truth
the peoples organization and we are
trying to help the people to the best
of Il ability and we are fighting not
only on real issues, but upon the
issues most vital to the welfare OF
this republic. I feel that we have a
right to claim the support Of every
good citizen, no matter what his past
political affiliations may have been.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Speeches Breathe Secession.
Secession was the keynote of every
speech except Mr.. Fowler's. Borden
u. Whiting, chairman of the Roose-
welt State committee, who called the
convention to order, was the first ia
express himself for q clean break
away, and it was evident from the
reception he received that the dele.
gates came to the convention with
the avoWed purpose of steering on a
new course.
The platform adopted was as fol
lows:
Nomination of party candidate
for President and Vice President by
direct primaries.
abolition of the Electoral Col
lege and the election of President
and Vice President by popular vote.
3-Direct election United States
Senators.
4-Simpler and easier methods
whereby the people may amend the
Constitution of this State and of the
United States.
5-The initiative, referendum and
recall.
I 6-The submission to the people
Of an amendment to the State Con-
stitution.
IA national progressive income
and inheritance tax.
wv iCl Shlp anu oD-
Grafton Of express, telegraph and tel
ephone service.
9-Protective tariff limited to the
difference in cost Of production here
and abroad and downward revision
Of the present tariff; where eompe.
tttion has been destroyed by monop
oily and the tariff is used to exact
unjust tribute from the people, il
should be abolished.
10-Solution of the trust problem
by strict governmental regulation
and control through a commission
and by the abolition of all specia,
privilege; favors ~forbidding by law
the practice of selling below cost in
certain areas for the purpose of de.
stroying competition while main.
tanning higher prices in Others; re.
fuslng to sell to customers who trade
with business rivals; making combi
nations to control prices, to limit
output or to divide territory; the
monopoly of natural fol
the purpose of sitting competition
11-Revision Of the patent laws,
SO hat patents shall encourage
American. inventions but shall nc
longer Ue d shelter IOr
and to that end we demand that al,
future patents shall be open to pub.
lie use on payment of a royalty to
the patentee fixed by the govern
ment.
Flaws providing for the gov
eminent ownership of operation OF
railroads and all other public utili-
ties In Alaska and for the leasing
of all Alaska coal, mineral and tim
Der lands with a provision that non
use shall work of forfeiture of the
lease.
13-Opposes Aldrich financial
scheme aud favors unrestricted COM
petition in banking.
14-Fayors the principle of the
merit system of appointment to pub
lie office and the rigid enforcement
and extension of the civil service
laws now on the statute books.
15-Favors a law authorizing the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
fix railroad freight AMI PASSENGER
rates and to make a valuation of all
physical property of railroads.