The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-20
Rough Outline of the Var
ious Planks Are Read by
Committee and They Will
Be Indorsed.
MODERN IDEAS ARE
IN THE STRUCTURE
Include Initiative Referend-
um and Recall, Utilities
Commission and Work
mems Compensation.
BY r. G. LEEDS.

At the meeting of the subcommittee
of the provisional state central COM
mittee at Indianapolis, Friday. reports
of district organizers were read that
showed the organization of the Pro-
gressiye party TO be well advanced In
Indiana. One district reported as hav-
ing every county organized and in the
other twelve districts only an average
of two or three counties remained TO
complete their organizations. Full de-
tails of the progress secured so far
will probably be made public the first
of the week.
The committee also informally dis
cussed the great political. economic
and moral issues that the Progressive
party will present TO the people of In
diana for their consideration during
the coming campaign. Wise laws al
ready adopted in other states of the
Union. that have not been cursed re-
Gently with corrupt and nullifying par
ty organizations, were believed to
point the way to what the people OF
Indiana, who are of the same blood
and have the same problems and ideals
as their brother citizens of Oregon.
Washington and California, want for
their own state.
A rough draft of planks that In all
probability will be suggested to the
resolutions committee at the Progras-
sive party state convention and the
adoption of which will be strongly urg-
ed, Is as follows:
Initiative, referendum and recall for
all state and county Officials as well
as an amendment to the present cities
and towns act providing for the ex-
tension of these principles to that in
! strument.
The reform of judicial procedure.
A measure making IL optional with
the citizens of any city, town or Will
1 age whether they adopt the Commits
sion form of government with the ini-
tiative. referendum and recall for their
municipal government
A public utilities commission hay-
ing control over the capitalization and
rates of public service corporations.
| Equal suffrage.
A minimum wage law for all women
| workers.
Further legislation for workmen's
compensation.
Strengthening the child labor laws.
Direct primaries for organization
and nominations of all political parties.
Direct election of United States SEN
ators by the Oregon pIan-pledging
candidates on the legislative ticket to
vote for the man the .people have
chosen at the primaries-until the fed
eral constitution is amended to pro-
vide for this reform desired by the
people.
/ law to abolish discriminatory
prices as they affect Indiana. by
means of which trusts operating
over the entire nation will destroy a
small competitor by temporarily 10
ducing prices in one district-state-
and leave il In supreme control with
its power to charge enormous prices.
/ The temperance question will be
settled by the people. who, under the
/ initiative and referendum. will have
the power to vote as they feel as citi-
zens and not as members OF any party
n IcflsAOh Nuc Tax laws VI sup
the present unjust discrimination that
exists between various forms of pro-
perty at the expense of those least
able to bear the burden.
The income tax.
corrupt practices act covering all
primaries and elections.
A simple and effective as well as
economical registration Law.
The further stopping of railroad re-
bates by regulating the so-called in
dustrial railroads of great manufacture
ing concerns and others
The regulation by the state of all
stock selling propositions in order TO
prevent further Fleeing of the people
by promoters of fraudulent stock Is
sues. and the issuing of -watered"
stock.
A revision of weights and measures
legislation in order to eliminate ways
recently brought to the attention OF
the public, especially in the larger
cities. of means of defrauding the peo-
pie.
A law to promote the efficient and
economical betterment of the roads