The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-01

no purpose. and the proc
Asa IiVI /of the business man has been
sss p|ked exactly as the prosperity OF
M 81 farmer and the wage worker has
seen checked Tariff reduction as
put into practice by the present ad-
4 tntnistra.ion has chiefly benefited
foreign rivals and competitors
lit is OF course essential to rehuke
& those leaders who by their action
helped to pu, the present sdminis'ra-
& ticn In power. and. moreover. II is Of
vital consequences 10 the future well
being Of our people 10 drive from,
public life all men whose political
activities in State and nation alike
have been such as those of Senator
penrosr
This is rot only political but a
moral isSue / mention the name of
SENATOR Penrose merely hecsuse he
typtfies a class Mr.. PcnroSe stands
In Pennsylvania as Mr.. Burns stands
IN New York and Mr. l,orimer in
Illinois. when We fight these mon
and their activities we are fighting
the battle Of ali decent men and in
particular We are flEMinE the battle
Of ths hosest Republican rank and
file. whom these men have misrepre-
scented and betrayed,
Attacks senator Pcnrosc
1T - wei, 70 keep in mind that we
now have Mr.. wilson's administration,
that we now suffer from q wretched
foreign policy and from home policies
In national affairs which have seri-
cusiv lmpa tired the well being If oHr
people primarily because Of the
action NJ Senator renrose In sssocia-
ton with men 81 the same type Ike
Mr. Barnes
Messrs penroSe. Barnes and their
associates a Chicago taking advantage
nf the fact that national nominating
conventions are not protected by law,
followed IL course of conduct morally
every whti as bad as that which at
elections result ina wrong doors of
humh rank being put in stripes
They stole from the rank and file Of
The Republican party the right tn
govern themselves; to nominate their
own candidates and promulgate their
own platform.
They tcok this action with the
deliberate purpose OF electng a Dem
ocratIc president becausa they ln-
fniteiy preferred the triumph Of their
nominal party fees TO seeing the con-
troll OF their own organization wrested
from Their hands by The rank and file
tf their avn parts. sl4fst as Wa be-
steve in cooperation among the farm
srs and the business men SO We be-
. iieve in cooperation among the wage
workers. IN order that they may bet
ter their conditions of living and
have q larger share in the prosperity
81 industry, And we further believe
that the wage workers and the bnsi
ness faeI cooperate together and
work closer together for their mutual
advantage
at has been the cutthroat com
petition of the past~--the competition
that Mr.. Wilson is determined to pre-
eerve by law~-which has not only
hurt business and prevented the bust
hess man from working most eff
feativeiy for the common good. but
which has forced the working man
to work for ruinously small wages.
We propose 10 substitute the era OF
cooperation for the era .of competi-
ton among the business men and
farmers ara wage workers, and as
necessary c1rollsry we believe that tho
government must In thoroushgoing
fashion supervise and regulate this
movement toward cooperation.
THE Progressive party stands for
protection as regards business man.
farmer and wage worker alike. Ii s
against ali favor4tism To speciabsinte
eetA Wa progressives advocate the
immediate creation Of a nonpartisan
commission with power toa propose re-
vision OF the tariff rates, schedule by
schedule, treating each cae on an in
tsiflgentt consideration Of its merits,
diE0rcedffrom "a fayortism and the fos-
tcring Of special interests. Our pro-
posed method would never SGisorEanize
b1EsneAs by a complete change IN all
rtfsischeduiasat onesslme.
Anti TRUSTS Program.
Iaet~uss turn nowsto the Progressive
au33~t191stsproRraxn. We believesin Co
pnannffpue Afno ng business men,. among
! aexUpSv and among wage workers
Npr Programs Is based on sthe 1unda.
nnc1 proposition that the State
VtQpuA4 regard private monopolistic
hs6 1Intift should never attack
d31cularA usipesa~organizatlon mere
IL p1oause OF 3ta size.
I'm ypary3l !pes<pt industry the unit
ofeSucial and economic efficiency in
our tirle@4s a large unit, What we
want Isl asbusiness machinery strong
and efficient enough to do our business
work, 10 supply well and. cheaply. the
daily AneedSso e0.oe0,o00 people. We
want that manhinery' run honestly.
fa4riyi and without monopoly. In
short. 1--WE want bushes spower ample
TO seTveslls, and 1--WE do not want that
power abused.
I'VE want the control of CORPORA
tions to be exercised effectively and
promptly 81 AS In get results We
should end once and for all the at
tempt 10 regulate business by series
OF law suits. We wish To put a stop
To the marrying and persecution OF
honest business men who do right
The prosressives therefore advo-
cate the creation of Il strong inter-
ttase trade commission ana would
give guch commission, primarily, three
powers
'First-The power OF investigation,
The commission should be able to as
certain on complaint or on its own
motion whether a monopoly in fact
exists, and II 1t does exist, the basis
OF It's monopilistic power.
"Second-The power directly rs
prohibit all unfair trade practices
within its jurisdiction This power
would enable the commission to stop
all monopllies based nunfair and
oppressive trade practices. Whenever
monopoly is based on such practices
VIVA, is needed Is not the right 10 rec
ommend that suits be brought by the
attorney general or by anyone else.
What rs needed is the direct power in