Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-09
ROOSEVELT
AND JOHNSON

sive party in national convention
nominated Theodore Roosevelt and
Governor johnson of California as
standard bearers by acclamatiOn.
The following platform was adopt
ed:
The conscience of the people, in Il
time of grave national problems, has
called into being new party, born
Of the nations awakened sense Of
Justice.
We of the progressive party dedi-
cate ourselves to the fultillment of the
duty laid upon us by our fathers to
maintain that government of the pe0-
pie, by the people, and for the people,
whose foundations they land.
We hold with Thomas jefferson
and Abraham Lincoln that the people
are the masters of the constitution to
fulfill it's purposes and to safeguard
it from those, who by perversion of
it's intent, would convert it into an
instrument Of injustice.
This country belongs to the people
who inlabit it. 1t is time to set the
public welfare in the first place..
The platform further declares that
the old parties have become the tools
Of corrupt interests which use them
immrtially to serve their selfish pur-
poses and that the new party offers
itself us the instrument OF the people
to sweep away old abuses and to build
new and nobler commonwealth.
Declares, under heading 1.-The Rule
of The People, for direct primaries,
for the nomination of state and ma
tiOnal officers and candidates for pres
ident, for the popular election Of
United States senators and urges on
the states the use Of the short ballot;
with responsibility to the people Sc
cured by the initiative, referendum
and recall"
Pledges party to provide "a more
easy and expeditions method of amend
ing the federal constitution
Advocates national jurisdiction of
problems which have expanded be-
yond reach Of individual states.
Pledges party to secure equal suf-
frage.
Pledges enactment of legislation,
limiting campaign contributions and
expenditures and providing for pub
licity thereof.
Opposes participation by federal ap-
pOintees in state or national conven-
tions.
Demands "such restrictions Of the
power of the courts as shall leave to
the people the ultimate authority to
determine fundamental questions OF
social welfare and public policy"
Pledges judicial reform, believing
THAT the issuance Of injuncti0ns in
labor disputes should be prohibited,
when such injunctions would not ap-
ply where no labor disputes existed"
Declares against child labor and Il
minimum wage for women, for pre-
ventiOn of industrial accidents, safe
guards for health of employees, pub
licity as to wages, eight hour working
day, and establishment of federal
department of labor.
Urges re-establishment of country
life commission and promotion of well
fare of farmers.
Urges investigation as to high cost
of living.
Favors single national health SER
vice.
Demands national regulation of in
terstate corporations and urges the
establishment OF Il federal commits
sion to supervise interstate industrial
corporations" and favOrs strengthen
ing the Sherman law to insure cOmpe-
titi0n in business and prevent unfair
trade practices.
Pledges enactment of patent law
that will prevent monOpolies.
Favors legislation giving interstate
commerce commission power to value
physical property of railroads and de-
mands abolition of the commerce
court.
Condemns methods of issuing cur
rency notes through private agencies
and urges control thereof by the gov
ernment alone, and opposes the AL
drich currency bill.
Favors government cO-operatio,
with manufacturers and pro ducers il
extending foreign commerce.
Declares for prompt development
of all natural resources, condemninl
exploitation. waste and mOnopoliza,
tiOn.
Urges reasonable compensation Il
the public for water rights.
Declares for good roads, nationa
highways, and extension of rural fre'