Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-11

Roosevelt as a candidate for vic'
4 president on the progressive ticket.
i The progressive party of this state
/ committed to the principles of gov
| ernment of, by and for the people,
4 pledges itself to secure such legisla
1 ton in the state as will insure direct
! primaries for the nomination of state
and national officers, for preferential
primaries for candidates for the pres.
idency, United States senators, and
for the initiative, referendum and re-
call, to meet the demands of the
people.
We favor effective Legislation to
protect child labor, the fixing of an
S-hour day for women and young
persons, and also favor the organi-
zation of the worker and wage earners
as a means of protecting their inter-
ests and the promotion of their prog
ress. We believe in protective tariff
which shall equalize conaltions of
competition between the United States
and foreign countries.
We condemn that plank in the
democratic platform adopted by the
democratic national convention In
the city of Baltimore, on the End day
of July, 1912, which declares:
1T to be fundamental principle
of the democratic party that the fed
eral government under the constitu-
ton has no right or power to impose.
or collect, tariff duties, except for
the purpose of revenue"
And we assert that such doctrine.
if enforced, would destroy the sheep
and wool industry of this state, to
say nothing of other interests in the
state that would be seriously affected.
The progressive party believes that
no people can be called a true de- |
mocracy which denies political rights I
on account of sex, we therefore be- (
lieve in equal suffrage to men and
women alike.
We favor legislation that will COM
pei strict limitation on all campaign
and expenditures, and
publicity of both, before, as we'll as
after, the primaries and election.
We favor legislation compelling the
'egulation of lobbyists, and forbidding
ederal and state appointees from
folding positions in state or national
POLITICAL organizations, or taking part
n conventions for the nomination
II candidates for Office, or for any
ther purpose.
We endorse the proposed amend {
nents to the federal constitution pro-
iding for direct election of United
'tates senators and federal income
ak.
We recognize the Importance OF .
ood roads and we pledge our party =
0 foster the construction and exten.
ion of roads wherever and whenever :.
ossible in this state. -
We favor both graduated inherit
nee, and an income tax, and charge v
lat the first legislature of this state o.
etrayed the confidence of the peo- s,
lie in refusing to pass law for Of
lie taxing of incomes above a stated D,
mount; for refusing to pass law h,
# the taxing of the output of mines, cl
I'D especially coal mines; for refus-
g to pass law regulating railroad sc
ties, and properly defining the dut- 70
s of the other railroad corporations he
their employees and to the people. eli
We congratulate the progressive at
embers of the legislature and those
no honestly co-operated with them, In
ION their efforts to secure the pass. 10
e of the above named measures. W.
We condemn the course Of the reac- WI
,naries of the senate Of this state in
pelling member from that body, =" pe
10 had been duly elected end as to y. '.
lose right to the office no evidence :. ~
Is offered against him.. ~
We stand for and favor revision of ~.
g election laws of this state which l.,
II tend to insure more honest elec- Do
ms; and we are also in favor of co,
cret and simplified ballot. '
The constitution of this state was tio
actically unamendable before the he1
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