El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-25
'ARRAIGNS OLD
PARTYLEADER5
Roosevelt Appeals to Men Of
Both Parties to Join PRO
gressive" Movement.

Springfield. Ill. Sept 25.-Republican
leaders were arraigned for their OH
cial acts and the purposes OF the TO-
l-ressfve" party were outlined by Col
Theodore Roosevelt IN a speech qe7
livered here last night In part Col
s.TTbose responsilyle Republican lead
ers Of the present cay have placed the
Republican party, so tar as conGel rs ~
official actions for the last Ae" SSdl >
in the sharpest antagonism TO the Sreal
nrfucfDles for which Abraham Lincoln
and the Republicans Of his day STOOD
We of the Progressive party make our
appeal not only to all 'ProgresslNes-
mi to ali the honest rank and file Of
both the old Republican ana the olu
Democratic parties, for we alone IN
very truth represent their interests IN
the public life Of the nation
I'VE believe in favOrinE' big business
no less than small business so long as
big business and small business conduct
themselves with a proper sense OF oD4l-
cation to the public, to their compsu-
tors and 70 their wage workers But
we propose to do away with all unIalr
practices by big business and niue
business alike
Democratic Policies Useless.
We hold that the policies chan1l'-
toned by the Democratic organization
Will do no permanent good whatever
Take concretely the case OF the New
York. New Haven and Hartford railway
good will come from the suit Instituted
by the government to dissolve the New
Haven corporation We believe on the
contrary that immense good would have
come had our program been in exis-
tence so that a strong commission act
ing promptly through direct admins
Iraulve process, could have supervised
at the time. and where necessary
vetoed the actions Of the New Haven
corporation which have proved so mis-
chievous in their outcome.
The contrast between The Demo-
cratic, the Wall street and the Progress
utTe' views of proper governmental ac-
ton can be clearly tested by our sew
eral attitudes as regards the Standard
Oh corporation and the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railway. Ours is
the only rational position The posi-
ton Of Wall street and Of the Bourbon
reactiOnaries in business and of the
political reactiOnaries who during the
last six years have controlled the Re
publican party, is that there should be
no policing Of these industries, no ef-
fort TO make them behave properly to
the public. The Democratic position
is that in the futile endeavor to restore
the economic conditions Of the days be-
fore steam and electricity. the big in
dustries that do wrong shall be at
tackled Intellectually at the same time
that honest business is harassed with
more effectiveness
Business Men Merely Americans.
What our people need TO recognize is
that business men, like farmers, like
professional men. like wagewOrkers,
are just plain American citizens They
are not only like US, but they are US.
We here IN our own persons, or our
brothers or our sons are business men.
or professional men. o. wageworkers.
or farmers and are striving all of US
such as he best can TO earn our Hveli-
hood and act justly and fairly by our
fellow citizens, both men and women.
sProEressive- Purposes.
NO amount OF governmental activity
viii In any way atone for lack Of in
dividual efficiency and initiative in pri-
vate life. But governmental activity
is often necessary in order to give
free play TO individual efficiency at the
same time that wrongdoing is checked.
In our national Progressive platform
we summarized as follows what we
hope to accomplish for labor. We
pledged ourselves to work increasingly
in state and nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention OF Industrial accidents. oc-
cupational diseases. overwOrk. involun-
rary unemployment and other injurious
effects incident to modern industry.
The fixing OF minimum safety and
health standards for the various occu-
pations. and the exercise Of the public
authority Of state and nation, including
the federal control over interstate COM
merce and the taxing power, TO main
tain such standards
THE prohibition Of child labor.
Minimum wage standards for work
ing women, 10 provide a living scale in
al industrial occupations
The prohibition Of night work for
women and the establishment Of an
eight hour day for women and young
zone days rest in seven for all wage
workers
The eight hour day IL continuous
p hour industries
Abolish Convict Labor system.
a The abolition Of the convict con-
tract labor system; substituting a sys-
TEN Of prison production for govern
mental consumption only; and the ap-
plicatiOn Of prisoners earnings to the
support of their dependent families.
Publicity as TO wages. hours and
conditions OF labor: full reports upon !
industrial accidents and diseases and
the opening to public inspection Of all
TALES. weights. measures and check
systems on labor products.
Standards Of compensation for death
by industrial accident and injury and
trade disease which will transfer the
burden Of lost earnings from the fami-
lies Of working people to the industry,
and thus to the community.
The protection Of home life against
the hazards Of sickness. irregular en-
ployment and old age through the
adoption Of system Of social insur-
ance adapted to American use.
The development Of the creative
labor power Of America by lifting the
last load Of iIiteracy from American
youth and establishing continuation
schools Tor industrial education under
public control and encouraging aEri-
cultural education and demonstration
in rural schools
The establishment OF Industrial re-
search laboratories to put the methods
and discoveries Of science at the ser
vice Of American producers
The organization of the workers,
men and women as means Of protect
ing their interests and Of promoting
their progress
Bit by bit We are battering the
various measures TO achieve these ends
through hostile legislatures. In the
end We shall accomplish all we have
thus outlined, and then we shall 20 on
and accomplish much more along the
same general lines"
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