Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-25
ROOsEvELTLEAGUE
ADOPTS PLATFORM
COIonel's Followers in This
State Give Reasons for
Preference.
DEMAND SQUARE DEAL FOR
CONSUMER UNDER TARIFF
Condemn Roller" Meth
DDS of President Taft's
Representatives.

Exercising utmost SatISractlon with
It's declarations, and after careful con-
sideration and numerous conferences
he Roosevelt League adopted a pat
form at a recent meeting n unahl-
mously agreed upon it in It's present
form The platform was adopted at a
meeting attended by former Governor
FRANKLIN Fort, former State senator
Everett Colby, Borden D. Whltlns'
William A. Lord n others. IL is as
follows:
We, the Republicans of New Jersey,
who favor the nomination OF Ineooore
Roosevelt. are in absolute accord with
Abraham Lincoln when he saio;
This country, with, its institutlons' Pc
longs TO the people who inhabit II.
why should there not be a patient con-
idenoe in the ultimate Justice Oh In9
people? Is there n better or equal
u We are also In accord with the declara-
ton Of a great American lurlst Wneh ne
said: 1.-THE greatest knowledge we naNs
in this world is the common kno"ieose VI
the common people" -s
prevail. first, in party, rule. ana seeona,
ministration of the National Goyernment;
for in the end the people VIII demand
the control and direction or Iner T,, WI sf
whatever cost.
Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
Therefore we declare ourselves In
favor of the initiative and referendum
In Important matters of legislation and
the recall in executive positions within
the respective states. but all 50 sur
rounded with such qua as VIII
insure deliberate action. The people
can then use these remedies whenever
necessary in order to put into opera
ton and enforce their VIII.
The s~ocaIIed ~"ai1ies- at the national
convention in 1905 typihed. represented
md Ied<by Joseph q. Cannon and Nell
son w. Aldrich. then opposed the nom
~ination of william III. Taft. because
they then believed that he stood for
the policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
Today the same men and the same In
terests are demanding the nomin
ton of William II. Taft. ecaus they
are still opposed 10 the politics OF
Theodore Roosevelt.
The question now before the Republican
marty is a very simple. plain and direct
one. Shall our party now become what 1t
was under the leadership Of Abraham
Lincoln. the genuine party OF the people,
the party that stands for real, popular
rule. indeed, truly for a government of
the people. a government guaranteeing
equal opportunities to every citizen ana
granting special privileges to none? Is
the Republican party to become truly the
party "of the highest ideals OF social ana
Industrial justice?'
we declare that we arc in perfect ac-
cord with Theodore Roosevelt. when he
says: THAT human rights are prior
and superior TO and more sacred than
property rights
We declare hat the Republican
party should he n progressive party
and not n stand pat, reactiOnary party,
and, therefore, we are In favor OF
Theodore Roosevelt.
"Steam Roller" Used.
The representatives of President
Taft are using machine methods of the
EXTREMIST kind in all parts of the
United states and doing everything in
their power to prevent the passage of
laws or the adoption of party rules for
the purpose of permitting party voters
to express their choice for the party
Presidential candidate. His
the Hon. William b. Mckinley, has re-
fused to acquiesce In any popular cleo
lions except so far as they have been
provided for already by the laws of
certain States.
In the light of these facts. we sub
nit thai If President Taft's accredited
representatives refuse to trust the peo-
pie to select delegates, to nominate a
candidate at the national convention.
he cannot blame the people for refusS
ing to trust him to execute their will
Ms President.
We declare, therefore, that both as a
matter of patriotic duty and party prin-
eiples, as well as a matter of party policy
and the highest political wisdom, we
should support Theodore Roosevelt as our
candidate for the Presidency.
We are in favor as a matter of duty
and of national interest of the conserva-
ton of our greatest asset and chief re-
source, the American citizen. We protest
against child labor and the excessive toll
of women IN industries. We demand the
rigid enforcement of the pure food law,
that the health Of all of the people may be
protected. We demand just and human