Arizona republican., 1912-10-07


 We of the Progressive party here dedicate our to the of the duty laid upon us by our fathers maintain that government of the people, by laid We hold with Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lin coin that the people of their consttu- to fulfill purposes and to safeguard it from those who by perversion of it's intent would convert an instrument injustice In accordance with the Of each generation the people must use their sovereign powers establish and maintain equal op- portunity industrial justice, to secure which this government founded and without which no re- public endure This country belongs to people who inhabit it resources business, institutions, and it's laws utilized, maintained, altered in whatever manner will best promote the general interest It Is time the public welfare in the first place.
 THE OLD PARTIES Political parties exist to responsible gov ernment and the will of the people From these great tasks both parties have turned aside Instead of promote the general they become the tools of corrupt interests which impartally to their selfish pur- 
 Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible owing allegiance and acknoWi- edging responsibility the people To destroy this invisible government to dissolve the unhoiy alliance between corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanshp of the day.
 deliberate betrayal of its trust by the repub- party the fatal incapacity of the democratic party deal with the issues of the new time have compelled the people to forge new instrument or gov ernment through which give effect to their will in and institutions, Unhampered by tradition, un- corrupted by power undismayed by the magnitude of the task the party offers itself the instrument of the people sweep away old abuses build new nobIer commonwealth.
 declaration is covenant with the people, we hereby bind the party and it's candidates in and nation to the pledges made herein
 THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE
 The National Progressive party, committed to the principle government by fcontrolled democracy expressing will through representatives of the people pledges itself to such alterations in the the several states and of the Uni ted States shall insure the representative character of the government
 In particular the party declares direct primaries nomination of and national officers for nation wide preferential primaries for candidates for presidency, direct election of United States noIcy of the short ballot with responsibitv to the people by the initiative, referendum and recall
 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION
 The Progressive party, believing that free people their fundamental law so as to adapt progressively changing the people, pledges itself to provide easy and expeditions method of amend ing the federal constitution
 NATION AND STATE
 Up the limit of the constitution and later by amendment of the constitution if found necessary we under effective national jurisdiction those problems which have expanded beyond reach of the individual states.
 should by unequal laws in matters of common become competing commercial agencies barter the lives of their children, the health of their women and the safety and well being of their working people the profit their financial interests.
 The extreme insistence states rights by the Democratic party in the Baltimore platform demon inability understand the world into which it has survived to administer the affairs of a union of states which have in all essential respects become one people
 EQUAL SUFFRAGE
 The Progressive party, believing that people can justly claim to be a true democracy which denies poIft rights of pledges itself to the task of securing equal suffrage to men and women alike
 CORRUPT PRACTICES
 pledge party legislation that will compel limitation of all campaign contributions and ex pendtures, and detailed publicity of both before as well primaries and elections.
 We pledge party to legislation compelling the registration lobbyists; publicity of committee hear ngs except on foreign affairs and recording of all votes in committees; and forbidding federal appontees from holding office in state national political organza tons taking part as officers or delegates in political conventions for the nomination of elective state tional officials
 THE COURTS
 The Progressive party demands such restriction of power shall leave the people the ultimate authority determine fundamental questions social welfare and public policy To this end it pledges itself to provide
 CD That when act, passed under the po-
 lice power of the state, is held unconstitutional
 under the state constitution by the the people, after ample interval for deliberaton
 shall have opportunity vote the ques-
 ton whether they desire the act to become
 law notwithstanding such decision.
 @ That every decision of the highest ap-
 pelate court of state declaring act of the
 legislature unconstitutional the ground of
 it's violation the federal constitution shall be
 subject the review by the supreme
 court of the United States as is now accorded
 decisions sustaining such legislation.
 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
 The Progressive party, in order the people a better administration of justice by that bring about a general respect for the law and the courts. pledges itself to work unceasngy for the legal procedure and judicial methods
 We believe that the issuance injunctons cases arising labor disputes should be prohibited when such injunctons would apply when labor dis putes existed
 We also believe that cited for contempt in labor disputes, except when such contempt is com mitted presence the so near thereto with proper administration of justice, should have a right to trial by jury.
 SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE
 The duty of the nation is the conservation