Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-10-30
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ed as contracts with the pcople" III,
party pledged itself TO certain dcfinit,
reforms, he Pennsylvania Progress
SNe Legislative progrAsu is one OIL
which any civilized nation on eartl
might we'll he proud. The Progress
siVeS IN Congress, ana IN the STAT,
Legislative bodies have used eyer,
possible means to flu ..ill al, pledges n
respect to both national and State ,ep.
islation. And it is u party broad AND
.lDcral, when the interests of the pco.
PIE are involved. I'm each and every
instance, III both the national lcris,a
tive lody 1T Washington, and i'm cy.
cry State where the party has had
representation, those Representatives
nave voted. worked for and used THEN
every cndeavor to secure honest leyis.
iation, IN the interests of the people
regardless of whether or not the leg
lsiation was introduced by Demo
rat, Republican, or what not. Both
Old parties have heretofore been So
everlastingly prejudiced and iealols
.oward each other, that as party
policy and party practice, they would
oppose legislation introduced by the
opposite party, whether it be in the
interest of the people, or not. Pro.
grcssives are not that narrow.
The Tariff.
Inc Progressive party favors pro
lection rs regards the business of this
country, whether 1t be in tha ln,cres,
OF the business men, farmer. manu-.
iacturer, or wage worker. 1t proposes
equal and Just laws for ali. We dc
not favor legislation for specia! inter
ests. We believe that the tariff is n
business matter, not of politics. but
OF sound public policy, and that il
should be handled in II business way
The schedule. and all propositions re.
iating to the tariff. should be dctcrm-
med by knowledge of facts, and not
by trading votes. Ii should be the
result of deliberate and careful study
ny trained men, chosen for the pur-
pose, but not for their political he.
Iieis, but for their expert knowledge
OF business conditions.
hold in my hand one of the great
est, purcst and best political docu-
ments, ever framed in the English
language, and this document is tho
platform of the Progressive party,
adopted Mt its first national convcn
ton, ut Chicago, on August 7. 1912
And we'll mny this little pamphlet be
designated: "a contract with the
people" In the limited time that
have, cannot go over and read to
you, or recite to you upon this occa-
sion, all the declarations contained in
TINS platform. shall briefly refer
to some of them. In all my expert
enccs, and Cf all the uttcranccs |
have ever heard, and all the state
ments, promises, and assertions that |
nave ever seen in print, or read, or
announced by political speaker, or n
private individual, i'll matters political.
nave never seen, read, or heard of
any more wholesome statement than
That made by Hon. Theodore Roosc-
Velt, IN his acceptance of the nominu-
ton OF the Progressive party in 1912.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
with all my heart and soul with
every particle of high purpose that is
IN me, pledge you my word to do
everything ! can, to put every particle
OF courage, of common sense and of
strength that have ut your disposal.
and to endeavor so far as strength is
given me to live up To the oblign-
tons you have put upon me and t.
endcavor to carry out in the interests
of our people the policies to which
you have today solcmnly dedicated
yourselves to the millions of men and
Women for whom you speak"
And following the statement of MIR.
Roosevelt, | cannot refrain from also
reading to you the statement of that
noble and high minded American, Sc
lected as the running mate of Mr..
Roosevelt, the Hon. Hiram w. johnson
then governor of the State of Cali
fornia. Upon the occasion of his nc.
ceptance of the nomination for the
high office of Vice President of the
United States of America, the great
est and most enlightened nation un-
der the sun today, Mr.. Johnson said:
1t is with the utmost solemnity,
the deepest obligation that come TO
tell you that ! have enlisted for the
war. | enlisted long ago, and en-
listed in that fight that is your fight
now, the fight of all the nation, thank
God, at last, humanity's fight polite
ally all over the land.
Ihere is new era, new fight,
a new struggle that is abroad now.
There is n new political creed, the
great creed of equal opportunity, of
fair deal for all human kind, of Civ
''b W S'SiJ III Iuc TuCt Oh llIe
an equal start; it is creed, in the
last analysis, of humanity that is now
the creed of one of the great national
parties in the United States of Amer
ica."
The deliberate betrayal of its trust
by the Republican party, and the ia
tai incapacity of the Democratic party
to deal with the business of this great
country, forced and compel the Amer
lean people to the formation of a new
party, and new instrument of gov
eminent, through which will be Civ
en- to every citiven an equal oppor-
tunity to enjoy the great blessings
with which we are favored by the
great God Of this universe"
l say to you my countrymen, that
the conditions, surrounding the citi.
zens of any country on earth, are not
what they should be, when an honest
man, in fairly good health, cannot by
ms own earnings support himself and
family, clothe and educate his chill
dren, and enjoy some of the luxuries