The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-27
Organized Progressive ,ta Isl Party.

After the aprolnulSatton OIL Tue
Huntington platform, large NUM-
ber of our fellow citizens who had
thtfetofore been members of ihes R e7}
publican party, owing to the unfor-
'tbnate and regrettable occurrences
at the Chicago convention Of June
19l2, withdrew and organized the
Progressive party. In state conyen-'
lion at Charleston on July 80, 1912,
they adopted a platform: The Pro-
gressiyc party state committee, in
the campaign Of that year, printed
and circulated a phamplet contain
ing both the Huntington and the
Charleston platform, under the head
ings: SIS
":rhe Platforms Of the Progress
sises of West Virginia. Note:-The
Progrcsstves Of West Virginia. in
1912. adopted two platforms, one by
the Republican state convention. May
16, aud the other by tile Progressive
party state mass convention a.
Charleston; July. 80! The Progress
sives organized and dominated the
Huntington convention; the support
ers Of Roosevelt ohtnumbered the
supporters Of Taft about three 10
one.', s,
The two plat forms are markedly
alike. SO osfars as respects state mat
ters the Charleston piatform,tlike the
Huntington document, favors a Pub
lie Service Commission; Blue Sly"
law to regulate the issuing orisalc of
stocks andHbonds; the encourage
ment of agriculture, and aiIperma-
nent plan@of good roads making;
the publication ofecampaigni .contfi'
buttons and expenditures: declares
against the convict labor contract
system; favors working conyicts on
public roads; the simplification OF
court procedure: the enactment Of Il
principal code, and comprehensive
primary election law. 1t adds para
graphs favoring larger activity by
the government as regards pure food,
and tho public health; the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people, and in favor OF
woman suffrage. 1t denounces the
sguard system now in vogue in sew
eral of5thc industrial seetionsrofsthe
state,.g.s 1t sieclares in favor of laws
prohibiting the cornering of food
products:iand declares "in favor Of
the Initiative. referendum andRirc'
CALI
We are sure that the Republican
voters OF. the state still stand heartily
by every declaration Of the Hunting:
ton platform.
Fulfilled Promises:
Tho Legislature o1 1918 fulfilled
in whole or In part several of the
promises or declarations Of the tvs
platforms. namely:
The creation of the Public setvics
/, commtssicn; the "Bluc Sky" law: q
new, and improved law coacerninH
road making, and providins for til.
working Of sconvicts from the reni.
tentiafy and the prisoners in the
4 county jails and in the prisons oi
municipal corporations, on the public
i reads and streets; the Workman.
i Compensation Law; the. law concern,
ing hydrn.e .elertric and other wate,
power companies whereby they irari
. placed under the supervision Of thi
\ Public Service Commission: and a
\ resnects mine guards, the law pro
hibiting deputy sheriffs and depntie,
Of other county officers from act
ing Us guards for corporations; etc
Il In addition to these enactments ma,
bctmentioned. as laws Of interest ant
4 benctlt to the people the act prohib
lifting rebating! and discrimination Ii
insurance. Safeguarding reserves
and provision for supervision Of rate
tmaking by state insurance commits
sioner; and the amendments to th,
banking laws, designed for the pro
I. lection OF ,depositors and the publi
4 generally. 4
Considering that the Republicai
\ party did not have a majority In stti
4 state senate; and tiiata spirited an,
distraeting contest over the election
cf United States senator (whicI
happily cannot happen again) laste
ldurlng the entire session. We tliini