The Bull Moose (Oklahoma City, Okla.), No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 22, 1913 Page: 4 of 4
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Progrezsive Eat lam
AILWTED IN THE 6REATESl NATP)NAL (1)NVENTIoN EVER HELD
IN THE uNITED sTATES AT Ci1l(m4) At7GI74T 5-1
Dee iteration et Principles
'The conscience of the people In a
thne of grave national hroblems has
called into being a new party born of
the Nation's toxitkened sense of jus-
tice We of the Progressive party here
dodieate ourselvit4 tO the falfilliticlit of
the duty laid upon us by our fathers
to maintain that government Of the
pettple by the people and for the peo-
ple whese foundations they laid
We hold wtth Thomas Jefferson and
Abraham lantatin that the people are
the masters of their constitution to
fulfill it$ purposes and to safeguard it
front these who hy perversion of Its
intent witeld convert it into an in-
strument ef injestiee in accordance
with the deeds of eaelt generation the
people must use their sovereign powers
to eslailish nod owhil 'tenor-
tnnity and indastrial justice to seeere
widen this government was founded
ana without whh it no republic C it Ail-
dare Conniry holten:s to the poor
who inhabll it its restillrceS ItS
Its institutions and its lies
shoold mainiaintal et al-
tered in winitever Manner tVill
litOitaitc it interest It is
time to set the piddle welfare in the
first place
The Old Parties
tAlst to Seelire re-
Pilototildt government and to exeetite
the WHI or the peeple From I he4e
great tasks both of the eld parties
have turned aside Instead of list n' monis ia promote the general welfare
thee have beettme the tools of corrupt
Interests which Ilse theal Impartially
to servo their Sf Irish purptiSeS :BO-
HM' the ostensible government Nita -
thrnd en invisible government ow-
ing no Tina 114101W leolg In Lr
no respettsLitility to the peopie To de-
stroy this invisible alliance betivecn
corrupt business and vorrtipt polities
is tin' first task of the statesmanship
of lite day
The deliberate betrayal of its trust
by the Republicon party the fatal in-
capacity of the I temocratic party to
deal with the new issees of the new
time have eompelled the peeple to
forge a new instrument of government
threugh whieh tO ive rftt tti their
will in laws anti thstitellens
l'nhampered liy tradition tomtit-
minted lie power nittlismayed by lite
magnittele of the last the new party
offers itself as the instritment of the
peeple to SWeip away tild abuses to
1111111 II new and nobler (minim-inwealth
This deelaration IS tifl t entiCtlillit with
the people and we hereby bind the
party and its candidates in state and
nation to the pledges made herein
The It of the People
The national Progressive party men-
milted to the principle of government
itV a if eentrolled deinucraey express-
ing its Will through reeresentatives of
the het 1I10 pletiges I I SO t $eenre such
niteration In the funtiameithil law of
the several states anti Of the Pnited
States (IS Shall Insure lite representa-
tive diameter of the goverrment
In particular the party declares for
direet primaries for the nontination of
Ptah' end national oftivers for nation-
11114 Preferential primaries for eandi-
dates for the presidenev for the di-
reet election of United States senators
by the people: null we urge on the
stetes the pollee Of the short ballot
with responsibility securing equal Slit-
lenge to men end women alike to the
people secnred by the initiative refer-
endum rind reran
The 'Progressive party believieg that
fro pepple should have the power
from time to time to amend their fun-
damental laws so as le adapt it Pro-
gressively to the changlir needs ef the
people Wedges itself to provide H more
P:ISV Met tilld of
:Intending the federal censtitetion
VP to the limit of tint etinstitittion
and later by amendinent of the ctiesti-
Olden if fonmi necessary we advocate
bringing tinder effective national piris-
ditelon ilium problems witiell have x-
panded lieyottil the relit h o the indi-
vidual states
It Is ss grotesqee as it is Intolerable
that the several states shonlii by Un-
equal IIWS Iii matter of common con-
cern beeotne com pet I n g comMtireint
agenciesii barter the lives of their chil-
dren thebenith of their women and the
Kirov pnt being of their vvorkini
people'fiti- the profit of their financial
intereets
The 'extreme Insistenee on states
rightsilw the Denmeralle party in the
lialtimore nialferm demonstrates allow
Its Inability to derstand the world
Into which It h una4 survivod or to ad
ministerthe affairs of a nnion of states
wilitt have in nil essential respeets be
come eine people
TheProgressive party believing that
no people flan justly claim to be a true
dentocraey''whieh denies politiest rights
on neveunthof sex pledges Itself to the
task of seeering equal suffrage to men
nett weeien alike -1
We Osage teir perry to legislation
that will compel strict limitation Of ell
campaien 'ilitrihinti!is ani exittooll-
MO detailed pubileity of both be-
fore as well al after primarieS' and
ele-tions
We rdedire our party to legklation
cempelling the t lstration of lobby-
ists: tinblicitv of committee hearings
exeent on foreign affairs anti reeerding
of all votes in commitees anti forbid-
ding federal appointees from holding
office in stale or national politleal or-
ganixatiens or taking part as officers
or tleitorttes in pont teal conventions for
the nominatlen tif elective state or na-
tietell Officials
'rite Progressive party dema MIS such
restrietion of the power of the courts
as shall leave to the permits the OW-
tilt n111'81101'01 Of serial welfare anti pub-
lie milky
To secure this end it pledges Itself to
provide:
'en'se when an act paeseil under
the police power of the state Is held
tunainstitetional tinder the state con-
stitetion bv the enurts the people after
an amide interval for deliberation shall
have an onportnnit v to vote on the
questioe whether thev desire the net
to lateome law notwithstanding sueh
deeision
2 Th-t every decision of the Mei-
est appellate contt ef a state declaring
an net nit the legislature nnetinstitu-
fiesta! en the ground of its violation of
the feedral constitutien shall be sub-
ject to the sante review by the supreme
court of the Enited States as is now
net-tinted to decisions sestaining suell
Administration of Justice
The Progressive party in order to se-
mitre to the people a better administra-
tion of insEce and by that means to
bring about a more general respect for
the law anti the courts pletlates itself
to work unceasingly for the reform of
legal prneedure anti judicial methods
Ve believe that the issuance of in-
jenetioes in eases arising out of labor
dismites should be prohibited when
"(Hell Inhilnettons could not apply when
no labor disputes existed
We else believe that persons eited for
centempt in labor disputes exeept when
such contempt was committed in the
nettle' presenee of the court or so near
there as to interfere with the proper
administration of justice should have a
right to trial by jury
Social and Industrial Justice
The supreme duty of the Nation is
the conservation of heinan resourees
through an enlarged measure of social
Heti industrial justice We pledge our-
selves to work unceasingly In State and
Nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention of industrial neettlents oc-
ennational diseases overwork involun-
tary employment and other Injurious
effects ineldent to modern Industry
The fixing of minimum safety anti
besith standards for the various oemt-
ratiens and the exercise of the public
1 -
1111hiPrity 011 S14t0 and Nation itieltpling
the federal control over interstate
41010 and the taxing imwer to Matti
tont Stich Stand:trait
'rho 1)rohibttt11 or ehila 11)0r
minimum tvat standards for vork-
lug women to provide a -hying IrA4ei
in
It ocetipatintiS
'he prohibition of tliglit
work for mn and the est ildislittletit
"I s-hour dliy for V" !nen
wing persons
tine 'My's rest in seven for all vvig
workers
The xhour day in lontinuotis 21-
Moir industries
The aliolteiti of the convict eonraet
Sobstilotitoz A system of prison pro-
duction for go‘ernitietitAl consumption
only 1101 the application loisoiwrs
h tto support of t1oir de-
pendent fonities
oblicitv as to Itw117 toil
1141iti3O1 t lit1)1 fiI repoits Opal!
aII d And
!he opetinti iopetion or all
tiIIh v IV!11! tii0 r 0111 1k
4111i4 toll I products
-:tatol rid ot 11Sil 101 for deith
b irettlCriii :Ito iIiiIr y
!rtott ill tratetcr the
hoiden or aritigs from
okin t2 o to 11 ot
t1114 t ho
broeetioti if Moto aeainst!
Yoe hazaid
fiht 1114i t 110
H"ptiO1 system of social in:ur-
it1 inert1
1' the creative li
hoe power Atticria
1st iood or Miter iiv
owl :Hitt 1 1“11 '
cmiols for industrial idipation tinder
cuittrol and ethaotratting agri- I
chitural diication and b
in rural sehools
Th' st:ibli-110t or indistriol
sitrch hiteirolories to it lb tilethodS
anti discoveries or s111
of Ainerlean producer
'e loViir the iitaioniztion th
yorkers ITult affil ‘‘1iiiett a a Moans
protting their interests and of
promoting their progress
Department of limbor
N'e pledge our party to establish a
department a labor with a scat in the
caldnet and lvith 'wide jurisdiction
over ma tiers a f reeling I he condi' ions
of taloa and living
Costinry Life
The develohniviit and prosperit of
country life are in-1 itilpotaallt to the
heopie who live in the cities Its they
:114 to the AvoitT4 increase Of the
prosper t v lUt I hp farm ‘Vill favorably
affect the eiist or lIvint arid promote
the int rests of all who dwell in the
eiiiintry and all vho 414141'4(i upon its
products for clothing shelter and food
ye pledge ilir party to foster the
elefinerit or agricultural credit and
eo-operotion the teachers of ag-
riculture in scll ools agricultural
college txtenion the Ilse of 1110011ln -
tv:11 farttl anti tO re-
establisit the einititry life commission
thus directly promoting- the wellare or
tbe farmers and bringing' the benefits
or better farming better business and
better living- within their reach
nigh f'ont of 11‘Ing
The hhrti eimt rf living 14 illip partly
to Ivorld-whie and partly to local
PartIV to natural and partly to
cituses The tneasures pro-
posed itt t his plat form on various sub-
jells such us the tariff the trusts and
conservat ion will of themselves re-
move the artificial causes There will
retnitin other elements stich us the ten-
dettey to leave the country for the city
waste extrivagani 0 bad system of
taxatiOn poor methods of raising erops
aril bad business methods in market-
ing crons
To remedy these conditions requires
the follest informatMn and based tm
this information effective governumnt
supervision and oontrol to remove all
the artifleal causes NVe Pledixe our-
selves to still till and immediate In-
quiry anti to immediate action io deal
cretT need such tlicloseA
‘Ve fAvof the onion of nit t'XiSting
Ogalieles or the fteral !rovernment
dealing' 'with the public lionitit into a
single national health service with-
out discrimination against or for any
one set of theraeptin methods school
or medieltice or school of healing with
ioieh additional movers as may be
necessary to enahle it to perform ef-
lielentlY such duties in the protection
oI' tile !while front preventable dis-
eases its may be properly undertaken
he federal authorities: it10111111t10'" the
execution or exis!ing Liws rouarditig
vitro food quarantine anti eognate
the promotion of appropriate ac-
tion for the improvement of vital sta-
tistics and the extension of the regis-
tration arca of such strut kties rind co-
operation With the health activities of
II' various stnitu and cities Of the
Nat ion
Itominenn
We believe that true popular govern-
ment Just jet' 11 lid prospertly g) hand
in hand and so believing it is our
purpose to seetire that laree measure of
eeneral prorporitv which is the fruit
of legitimate and honest business
fostered by equal justice and by seind
progressive laws
We demand that the test of true
Prosperity shall be the benefits eor-
ferred thereto- on all citizens not eon-
fined to individuals (it- eiasseq and that
the test of corporate efticioney shall he
the ability better to serve the public
that those Nv ho profit by the control of
the business af:airs shall justifY that
'won't and that control by sharing xvith
Ito' publie the fruits thereof
We therefore 110M:110 a Rtri111:: na-
rOkOl1atio11 of interstate (01101'1
ions hfs 01111)111 ion is an essential
part of modern business 'rho 01otr-
iOn of modern business in somo
doge( e is both inevitable and unneces-
sary for mit tomi I anti intermit p oa I
business effivieney lint the exist ine con-
eentration of Vast n'ealth tinder cor-
porate system enguarded and uneon-
trolled by the Nation has placed in
the bands (If a row mon ohorman so
eret irrespensibte power (Ivor the
life of the citizen -a power unsntfer-
ble itt L free govtrntucut nffil certain of
11111SO
Thh4 imwor has hooh ahsused I a 11111-
itololy of national resourees in stook
watering I ii Unfair vompoion and in
unfair privileges and finativ in sinis-
t influences on the Imbue inffluemes
of state and Nation We do not fear
oinmerieal power hut we insist that it
shall be exeretsed openly tinder pub-
licity supervision and regulation of
the most efficleet sort which win
preserve its good while eradicating
ttot preventing its PVIIS
To that end we urge the establish-
ment (it a strong federal administra-
tive vommission of Iitti Stant111114-
shall maintain permanent ae-
tive istiperyisioe over 'industrial cor-
porations engaged in interstate corn-
meree or such of them ng are of pub-
lie importattee doing for them what
the government now does for the ra-
tional banks and what is now done for
the railroads by Ow interstate eom-
meree eommission
Snell ft commission must enforce the
elmtplete publieity of those corporotive
transaetions whieh are of publie inter-
est: must attack unftir eompetitom
false canitalization and speeial privi-
lege and by continnons trained watch-
fulness guard and keep open ennally
to all the highways of American cont-
meree Thus the business man will have
oertaiti knoWledge of the law and
will be able to conduct his business
isasilv in conformity therewitn the
investor will find seeuritv for his cap-
ital: inVIIIVIld Will be rendered more
certain and the sayings of the people
will be drawn natitrally and stfely
into tthe eiVintiolti a trine
('toter such systems of eonstruetive
legislation legitimate business freed
from confusion uncertainty nnd fruit-
less litigation will deyelon normally in
response to the energy and enterprfse
of the Ameriean blisiness man
rateubs
‘Ve pledge ourselves to the enact-
ment ill it patent law which will make
It impossible for patents to 1)0 sub-
pressed or used against tne public wel
fare in the interests of injurious MO-
1144p4olles loierminte Commerce ( subdues
I we pledge our party to secure to) the
Interstate Commerce Cominisisom the
power to value the physieal prouertv
tWder that the power
ui the commission to proteet the peo-
ple may not be impaired or de-
stroyed we ilemand the abolition of
the ummtieniii court
(torresie)
We believe there exit :4 imperative
need for ProltiPt legislation for the im-
prvnnt of our national elirrenvY SYS-
:14'1W We h4144Vt' the present method of
is41444144 t thr44414411 agkiloieS
tioseientifie This issue
currensey is Itioihineurtily t gov-
ernment hineloin met tie system
l'atenta I 1Jansionit Canal
Ve Pledge ourselves to the enact- The Panama canal built and paid for
ment 111 a patent law Which Will make by the American people most be used
It impossible for patents to be sub- primarly for their benefit N'ie demand
pressed or used against tne public wei- that the canal shall he so operated as
tare in the interests of injurious nios to break the transportation monopoly
II 4IIe now held and inistised by the trans-
eontinental railroads by maintaining
Interminile ('Ilottotteree (' solsion
sea competition Ivith them that ships
we i)Iedge our party to secure tit the didrctly or indirectly covned or con-
Interstate t'orninerce Conintisison the trolled by American railroad corpora-
power to value the physical prouertv tions shall not be permitted to use the
rattritods In order timt the power canal and that American ships en-
id the efonolhitsion to protect tile gaged U astise tradys shall pay no
ple twiy not be impaired or 11"-
stroyed v ihmand tio abolition of 'rip progt essive party shall favor leg-
the eimmierce court ishition having for its aim the develop-
(torreney rnyitt frienshi) and commerce be-
the I idled States and Latin-
Vt believe there exists imperative -
I eed for PriutiPt legislation fnl lie fin- Ainurkin nations
prvcinent of "or national cittrencY sYs- 'Fhe Tariff
how ‘le believe the present method h of Nv I htaletive tariff
10i trouh g private agneies sh q cum
r vide!) all eualize conditions of -
hanitail T e
hii issue hetween the United States and
currenscv is fundamentally a goy-iil'-i untries both for the farmer
eminent tun-t ion and the sYsiem and the inanufactiirer and Nvlitch shall
shoul j:Iv tIMi PrImildes s""ii- maintain for labor ii adequate stan-
hcss and islicity The iaintrol shoot' dat1 ot living
1 tolw1 ill the government and Primarily the benefit of any tariff
iiI I protected front In1111!ii!nli sIn111 l diselosed in the pay etivel-
or manipulation by Vali street or any 1 hi ll ‘ve delart that
special interests
no industry deserves irotection which
oppos 4 to th 111 MO' is ithlair I bor or which is operating
" relic till hemilisa its pro-viti f tkral law ‘Vt ht
On!' 1 nI ill'“11111i(M is iiitwys in fa-
credit system in private hand not soli- (1Inting
ieiI to effective public eontriih Vi demand tariff revision because
i p sent tariff njust to the Imo-
( 'Herein' I)elellioirtent
ut the Initeil States Pair dealing
The time has come a n the fol- aril the people reitoires an infino
ri roltient ltmiiT at ili Ii iii lvitwrt reision of those sched-
mlicif 111 lwri'in 4111ic! Sho‘vii to lm
iiiir foreign commerce To this r
xv httitiit ailequalc
oiirselVel to the establish-
! cow- -ss aitt the appointment 4f 1-prttsttt
0-ityt rtt sobly 1-110114 t t Ii preshii nt
Aitit a view to the stir-i I
toil in elinh1r p11 first to the costs of pro
iial expendiency &lel ton itithoitriii ion :mil
lit flit ‘velftrt y iil !Ito' '2Chkt II Vtripet it Ivo
our Peon! tick WI' titlt i '1'11 posiicii in tiis country
icna fear forci2n eiontimrcc Vil are sIl pratection from eon-
fittial ti ito this be- j to ire revenue pro-
iiI "' l"'"1"I' &wing power of tho tariff :mil its rola-
-kill in the art if Ittitttrtttitsintt '011 of government'
our iron iire stonQ: rxeelt- as to the effect of middle-
iyes trone organizeri In every vav I 11111hing inv?r of
possible ion' feder11 P"‘"'""l'Itt ''11"'Ild th ciiiStini-r
c"-"InI'1 I ill this iI1httitaitt matter lo hi ve that this coulniission
I in the art of manufacturing t 1 th t$00rots of government:
our business Men strottlt tAttell-:flj to the t'f foot of middle-
t ives !trialg organizers In every way teen t the purchasing powT of
tssible our federal goVentillettt
(perate in this important matter We lolieve that this eoulnlission
AllY°”" ‘vil" iris had 111""Ilinitv imve plenary powers to elicit
sandy and observe first hand tIer- 'information and for this purpose to pre-
nrinvs course in this respect most reit- indforrn system of accounting
lize that their poliey t c-operation be- ft the gtit mtoteled industries The
tween goNerninent and business has in work of the commission should not pre-
comparatively few years made them a the adptirt f acts re
leading 0011111door for thp oifintn01" t hi' 4Ito411i DCg-
tt fit world oet-d is exoesive
it should bo remembered that they wo condemn the 1'aytwmdrp11
are doing this on a TM s0:00 0 ow tith
utlils"f !Ii" 1Atiizfti-01 is in the itindS Of those
Ittnitocnit WOOlit have us believe tnat wit tflivo took-ti ml elilittot f1:4Oin be
we should do it with small units
isted to keep the promise of neeeft-
IMSilieSt4 Willett WOtild ettntrilled not ivnvard vision
tot' the notional government toit 1N" lieniocratie party is committed to
f' i u
"'tv-n "Ilfili'ct !ing s"vcreign: the destruction of the protective system
tes Set! I mul is utterly out to through twin for revenue tmly----a
keeping with the progress of the times pI v11111 01111 11V I tthly prOd Ilet)
Fla our great commercial rivals wipspread industrial and ontmeremt
in Europe -hungry for international disaster we ilemaiol the ttnineditite re-
et:Irkett -gltlattO OPttertUltil S "r WIlkql peal Of the Canadian reelprocItY act
they are rapidly taking advantage
Inheritnnee and line Tits
(lnissertation
We believe in a graduate
The natural resources of the Nation liamt tax as a national means Of
!moist 10 Pr"mnliv d"vololled and tx110r- eqmilizing tile odiligation of holders of
oiisl' lised to suPitiv the PettPle's floods property to government anti we hereby
toll we cannot safely them to he mu prty met sm! fed
wasted (xploited monopolized or eral law as will tax large inheritances
trolled against the general good We returning- to the ttittteS an equitable
heartily favor the policy or corpora- ereentage of all amounts collected
non and we pledge Our party to pro- 'we favor the raification of the pond-
beet the national forests lis0 for th” ing antentiment to the constitution giv-
benefit of :t11 the Peolde Absriellittlral ing the government power to levy an
lands in the national forests are and hnie tax
should remain open to the genuine set-
t Conservation Will not 1'eta"t1 Penee nnd Notional Defense
legit invite development 'rho honest
The progressive party deplores the
setter must receive his patent promptly
survivai in our civilization of the bar-
without drollint-0 rules or ilelav
barn system pr N‘:trfore among na-
‘k 0 believe that the remaining for-
ests coal and oil land water pnwers tiims with its enormous waste of re-
sources even in 111005 Of peace and the
a nd other nat ural reso u rce s in
consequent impoverishment of the life
stato or national control (except agri-
cultural lands) aro more likel y to he pt thp tuiting m:tps We pledge the
In or
wisely conserved and utilized for th party tit use its hest enedavors to sub-
stitute ju a
dicial nd other peaceful
ha
general welfardee r if that held Nmin thm e rs i
poldie
Cof settling internatiomil differ-
nds stie ant
rotloceri managers and ‘vorktnen
We favor an Internation Ig
al reement
now tritt hereafter d no
eeafte neet PaY toll r
tor the limitation of naval forces
I o Private mnoP
oollos ttowe tm l
r
material We demand that such re rending smelt an agreement (Intl OS the
IteSt Of pre se rving' pwice
lt We
Soree S he Sh011 be itettlined Irtt t Stitte
0111SelVet tit maintain for the
oI Nation aunt opened to Immedhite itSe
tintlet Will enetittritt'e ito- PrtiloY a building two bat-
volopment and illtike to the people Hcsribs a Year
moderate return for benefits conferred Teenily Bights
In nartiettlar we pledge toll' MirlY to We our party to proteet the
reouire reasetriblo comPellsalbm to the Ainprip111 :ft hum
toblip for water Dower rights here:liter and abroad No treat should receive
to the !whip -we pledge togas- Of on)
lation to lease the public grazing lands diseriminates between kmerlean eiti-
tinder enoitable provisions now Pending' zens Iteonnstt of birthplace race or re-1101I
will increase the Producti"ll o in-ion or that does not recognize the
food for the no 11t and thormighl- sto- absolute right of expatriation
gierd the right of the actual home-
The Immigrant
II)aker
Nation:II resources whose conversa- Through the establishment of !mins-
non Is necessary for the natiOnel N1- StandardS We propose to secure
shoold be (melted or controlled by to the able bodied immigrant and to
I he Na I ion his native fellow xvtrkers a larger
slrire of American opportunity
Good
We denounce tIt I itil policy of in-
We recognize the ‘ital Import:111o of difference anti neglect which has left
good roads and we pledge our party to oir enormous hnmigration po
foster the extension ill even proper to become the prey of chance and co-
way anti vt-s favor the early construe- We favor governmental action
tion of nittiewil itighWarS W' also fa- to eneourage the distrilmtion of im-
vor the extension of the rural free de- Oti2rants away from the congested
livery service cities to rightly supervise all private
Alamkn gencles ilea ling w it h them anti to
nromote their assimilation edoration
Tile coal and other natural resources Ind advancement
If Alaska should ho opened to doyelon- Pentbons
mew at once hev are owned by the We pletPre ourselves to a vise anti
people of tho United States and are
safe from monopoly waste or destroy- JItst PolleY of Pe n
nsioning sol-
mers ond sailors ad their widows and
I only whilo ownod
children hy the federal government
we demand that thev shop neither
rid we approve the policy of the
he sold nor given away except tinder -
the ilowestead Law lett while held '-'1outhern Stales Ltr1101112' nenStong
government ownership strill :t the "x-t'"'fcdcr"1"
to use :tint their wiMWS :UM cnii-
terms requiring immediate develop-
Pareell Posi
'vent
rhils the benefit of cheap fuel will -We rlettfe our party to the ittin'te-
ateree to the government of the Inited diate o-esti ion of a iireeist pcoit with
Siltog atill to the recode of Alasi t-111 rate proportionate to tlistan and
the Pacific Coast: the settlement of ex- I erviee
Alamkn
Tto 0001 and other natural resources
of Alaska should he opened to iloyelon-
mew at once hev are owned hv the
people of the United States and are
safe from monopoly waste or destruc-
tion only whilo owno1
dolnand that theV neither
lie still nor given away except tinder
the I 111S10:1(1 I w but Whi10 hid
111 government ownership shall he
to use promptly upon
terms reloiring immediate develop-
'vont 'rhos the benefit Of (illeap 1'111 will
aeerne to th e inVer111114'1111 tlf the IniToli
:ni 1w the people Or A11
iho Pacific colst: the settlinient of ex-
tensie agrieultoal 1111t1S AVM 1 11
11101: the extermination of the sal-
man t11 10 1reVellted :11111 11St
wi!-te 410V011)1-11011t or Alivin
roos will toke the piaci' of private
extortion or monopoly we detmno
!hat extortion or monopoly in trans
Part itlim shall he prevented hy
nromtit neimisition construction or im-
iroiaitnent hi- the governMiql ikr sneh
roilroails harbor and other f-Oalith-s for
i11111Irtliioll IS the welfare of the
peoule may demand
We Promise the people of the trri
tory of Alas'ka the :same measure of
meI l sett government that vas given
ta other American territories
that federal u iii ppoinie1 there
sitil lie qualified ity Previous Mma fide
residenee in the territory
Vitterways
The rivers of the United Stat ilre
tiiiintial arteries of this otet:t
1matia that th0V Shall
Cartle a4 I1111 111 dile parts of Lireat
nation-wide sstem of transmit- ition
hieh the ilariAnia canal will I the
central line thus enabling ili whole
inierior if tio vnitod St:110S 11
With 110 Aftintio and !Mollie seaboirds
in the lienefift derived from the eanals
It is a national obligation to ilevi lop
our rivers anil esneeially the Mssis-
siptil and its tributaries without delay
tinder it eompreliensiye general plan
eoverini' each river svstem from P:q
souree to its month designed to seenre
its highest usefulness for navigation
irrigation domestic snpply rind the pre-
vention of floods
We pledge our party to the Immedi-
ate preparation of such n plirm which
shiothi be made ttnil earned out In PICISe
flietI11V eo-operation between the
Nation the states and the eitiest at-
tooted Under such a plan the dii—
stritetive floods of the mississtppl rind
other streams which represent a groat
'mil needless losa to the Nation would
eiintrolled by forest eonservation and
'rater storage nt the head watora and
bv levees below land Sufficient to sun-
Pot militons of people would be re-
elalmed from the deserta and the
swamT151 and Water power enough to
trinsform the Industrial standings of
whole states would he developed
Adennitte water terminals wonlil
nrovided transPorntion by river wonld
revive end the railroads would be coin-
net led to co-operate na freely with the
boat lines na with eneh other
The equipment orgnnization and ex-
perience nequired In constemiting the
P1119n1r1 eallal soon tiil he available for
the Ipiketit to the Gulf deep waterway
and other portions of this great work
and should be ntililed nv he Nation
m-cmeration with the varions states at
the lowest net cost to the poeple
CI II eri lee
V4 4-11101)111 I -fol it is or
11111 tho hrosnt
rt ihhhithz I 000nlon
111 assssinent of t 711-
1iivvees :1111 lilt ?101ilotirs l'111 to
plinish such violotion ft0r a finding'
sf L:nip-A by ilk 4111 his
kl istriht or 11 t rn:1 ce montr slCh
Svint oonous!orom whilo vill told-
ire it from those who rofumo support
of administration measures: him with-
lrtwal nomilvit !MP frtml t Son
tO Until pont lOal SOOOrri fOr himself
wam
$ ocured ziml his opon limo of the
offieos to roward thoso vh Otliti for
1TA riiiontinnt ion
To ioolieato those ablisos wo do -
111111E1 not Old Y to forltirlit of the
'ivfl itorV A-t in lottor rind solrit
hut i or Vtlddi Will brin
under 'rho ontIPI'l It IVO SVStOtil post tn s-
tet' volt ot marshals and all other
non-Politio11 officers ns woll
omotrnont of an couitahle rotiroldont
law wo also insimt upon continu-
dqtitiv Eroml behavior und
efficiency
Gusernment flumnesx Oruoulzution
NVo Phuhre our party to readiaist-
moot of the businoss methods of the
notional zoverntront (Ind a prope'r co -
I 1011 of the fedoral bureaus
which 1111 inoroaso tho economy nnil
efritont-v of t govern t service
prevent 41lfl1 t Ofl 1 ii1 ocuro hottor
resultq to the taxpayers for evory
oxponded
Supers lotion Os er Ins estmen'
Pooplo of tho l'ritod States nro
sitollod out of many millions of dol-
lars every year thremixii worthless in-
vestments The plain poople the
Wattti earnor and tho Illtin and women
voth small savintta have no way of
winir the morit Of concerns send-
inx nut hb2rillv colored prospectuses of-
fering stock for sale prospeotums that
ito biz rot urns soem certain 'and
fortunes easily within Tr 14L
NrIA bold it to bp the duty of the
trovo rnmont t protem Its noonlo from
flog kind of piracy We therefore do-
mm1 wise careful flume:lit out lokris-
lation that will Rive 115 Sinsh govern-
ftutorvision over this mItter
furnish to the eop1O of the
I-nited States this much needed pro-
tection and we pledge ourselves thereto
Conclusion
theso nrinelnlos an(' n ths cee-
oanizeil desirlhility of onitinC tho pro-
nressivo forces of tho nation Into nn
erganisnnon which nnoonlynenlly
represent tho progressive snait rind
'eller we npneril for tho sontlort
American citizens velihnot rogard to
”revIons pnhItcil nffIllatIons
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