The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-31

rights OF the nation in order TO o.
struct justice. We on the contrary,
insist that all guarantees OF liberty
and Of property in state or nation are
TO be construed alons the lines OF hui
man welfare. The nation and tho
states are TO act effectively for the
popular interest III their several
played OF against the other TO para
lyze the benefcent activities OF both.
our constitution is bill OF rights and
We Will not permit the reactionaries
OF politics and business to invert its
meaning, TO wrench ii from its true
purpose and 10 turn II into a bulwarh
or vested wrongs. Its whole purpose
- TO keep men free from oppression.
strument which inhibits the people
from preventing oppression.
Inc great modern corporation law :
yers. backed by certain type or
Judge, have done everything possible
10 transform this great DILL OF human
rights into barrier against the over
throw OF human wrongs, These law =
yers insist as they recently did in ore
son, that state law compelling a de =
partment store to provide seats for Its
women clerks is violation OF these
womens sacred right 10 contract TO
stand on their feet IL hours day IL
they want TO. they insist, as they
did in the New York bakeshop case,
that law TO limit the hours Of bak-
ers in unhealthy bakeshops is uncon-
stitutional because IL violates the sac
red right OF the bakers TO work "a
hours day amid unhealthy surround
ings, IL they wish TO. our constitu-
ton is most noble document IL was
made by finite men who could not
ioresee the changes in political ana
Industrial life. They knew about OPP
preston by kings and alien law Civ
ers. They did not know about oppres-
sion by kings OF finance. by coal bar
I'M tri al f.ri
through the courts have made them
selves lawgivers more alien 10 our
people than any other lawgivers could
possibly be. But though they did not
know about SUCH oppression. they
constructed an instrument which, II
properly construed is and will remain
our most precious civic heritage as
protection for the weak ana a lmfta-
stand by the humble citizen. the house
hold and the home ii is for human
welfare; Ii is designed 10 protect hu-
man rights and not 10 guarantee hu-
man wrongs. This Interpretation OF
the constitution is what the Progress
sive party stands for in the name OF
Justice; and now the supreme court
OF the nation declares that this inter-
probation Is not only justice but also
law.
We wish to see dividends go up. but
whenever dividends go up We wish to
see wages go up also. We have no
man at the top. We wish him well:
but We wish also 10 make things bet
ter for the man half way down and
for the man at the bottom. In state
and nation alike We hold that the
people themselves must control their
own government and control IL really,
not merely nominally. When this con-
troll Is accomplished We intend 10 see
that IL is used to shape our industrial
conditions Alright, and to make this
great nation little better place in
which the average man and average
woman may live decent, self-respect-
ing lives and bring up their children
n to be the citizens the masters OF
this republic In the next generation.
Supports Woman Suffrage.
You may note that couple men
and women together The Progressive
party believes In both duties and
rights. We believe In equality OF right
without regard to whether there Is
identity OF function. We believe that
the American woman IL as At TO vote
az the American man. We are by no
means sure that the people OF Michf-
gan did not really vote In favor OF
giving her the suffrage last fall. We
are confident that they Will so vote
this spring. The worst interests In
the community are banded together
against giving women the right TO
vote because they realize that II she