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fundamental questions of social wel
fare and public policy. To secure
this end, It pledges Itself to provide:
1 That when an act passed under
the pollco power of the state Is hold
unconstitutional under the state con
stitution by the courts, the people,
after an ample interval for delibera
tion, shall havo an opportunity to
vote on the question whether they
desire the act to become law, not
withstanding such decision.
2 That every decision of the
highest appellate court of the state
declaring an act of the legislature
unconstitutional on tho ground of
its violation of tho federal constitu
tion shall bo subject to the same re
view by tho supreme court of the
United States as now accorded to de
cisions sustaining such legislation.
Administration of Justice
Tho progressive party, in order to
secure to tho people a better admin
istration of justice and by that means
to bring about a more general re
spect for tho law and tho courts,
pledges Itself to work unceasingly
for tho reform of local nroceduro
and judicial methods.
Wo boliovo that the issuance of in
junctions in cases arising out of la
bor disputes should be prohibited
when such injunctions would not ap
ply when no labor disputes existed.
Wo also believe that a person cited
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Don't Wear
A Truss
After Thirty Ycnrs Experience. I Ilnve
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City State.
for contempt in labor disputes, ex
cept when such contempt was com
mitted in tho actual presence of the
court or so near there as to inter
fere with the proper administration
of justice, should havo a right to
trial by jury.
Social and Industrial Justice
Tho supremo duty of the nation is
tho conservation of human resources
through an enlarged measure of so
cial and industrial justice. We
pledge ourselves to work unceasing
ly in state and nation for:
Effective legislation looking to the
prevention of Industrial accidents,
occupational disease, overwork, In
voluntary employment and other in
jurious effects incident to modern industry.
The fixing of minimum Bafety and
health standards for the various oc
cupations and the exercise of the
public authority on state and nation,
including the federal control of in
terstate commerce and tho taxing
power to maintain such standards.
Tho prohibition of child labor.
Minimum wage standards for
working women, to provide a "liv
ing wago" in all industrial occupa
tions. The general prohibition of night
work for women and the establish
ment of an eight hour day for wo
men and young persons.
One day's rest in seven for all
wage-workers.
The eight hour day in continuous
twenty-four hour industries.
The abolition of tho convict con
tract labor system, substituting a
system of prison production for gov
ernmental consumption only and the
application of prisoners' earnings to
the support of their dependent fami
lies. Publicity as to wages, hours and
conditions of labor; full reports upon
Industrial accidents and diseases
and the opening of public inspection
of all tallies, wnlbfn mnoc, .?
check systems on labor products.
Department of Labor
We nlfidlTA nnr rnrfir . Mnt.t.iit.
a department of labor with a seat in
tho cabinet and with wide jurisdic
tion uvur mauers anecting tho con
ditions of labor and living
Country Life
The development and prosperity of
country life are as important to the
people who live in the cities as they
are to the farmers. Inorease of the
prosperity on tho farm will favorably
affect the cost of living and promote
tho Interests of all who dwell in the
WU"M uuu " wno aepend upon its
products for clothing, shelter and
food.
We pledge our party to foster the
development of agricultural credit
and co-operation, tho teaching of
agriculture in schools, agricultural
college extension, the uso of me
chanical power on the farm and to
re-establish th nonntrv itfa ,i-
sion, thus directly promoting tho
welfare of tho farmers and bringing
the benefits of bettor farming, bet
ter business and better living within
their roach.
High Cost of Living
The high cost of living is due
partly to the world-wide and partly
to local causes; partly to national
and partly to artificial causes The
measures proposed in this platform
on various subjects such as tho tariff
the trusts and conservation will of
themselves, removo the artificial
causes. There will remain other ele
ments, such as, the tendency to leave
tho country for tho city, .waste, ex
travagance, bad system of taxation
poor methods of raising crops; and
bad business methods in marketing
crops. To remedy these conditions
requires tho fullest information, arid
based on this information, effective
government supervision and control
to removo all tho artificial causes.
Wo pledge ourselves to such full and
immediate inquiry and to immediate
action to deal with every need In
quiry discloses.
Health
Wo favor the union of all the exist
ing agencies of the federal govern
ment dealing with the public health
into a single national health ser
vice, without discrimination against
or for any one set of therapeutic
methods, school of medicine or
school of healing, with such addi
tional powers as may be necessary
to enable it to perform efficiently
such duties in the protection of the
public from preventable diseases as
may be properly undertaken by the
federal authorities, including the exe
cuting of existing laws regarding
pure food, quarantine and hygienic
subjects; the promotion of appro
priate action for the improvement of
vital statistics and the extension of
the registration of such statistics
and co-operation with the tiealth
activities of the various states and
cities of the nation.
Control of tho Trusts
We believe that true popular gov
ernment, justice and prosperity go
hand in hand, and so believing, it is
our purpose to secure that large
measure of general prosperity which
is the fruit of legitimate and honest
business, fostered by equal justice
and by sound progressive laws.
We demand that the test of true
prosperity shall be tho benefit con
centrated thereby on all citizens, not
confined to individuals or class, and
that the test of corporate efficiency
shall bo the ability better to serve
tho public, and that those who profit
by the control of business affairs
shall justify that profit and that
control by sharing with the public
the fruits thereof.
Wo therefore demand a strong
national regulation of interstate cor
porations. The, corporation is an
essential part of modern business.
Tho concentration of modern busi
ness in some degree is both inevit
able and necessary for national and
international business efficiency. But
the existing concentration of vast
wealth under a corporate system, un
guarded and uncontrolled by the na
tion, has placed In the hands of a
few men enormous, irresponsible
power over the daily life of the citi
zen a power insufferable in a free
government and certain of abuse.
This power has been abused in
monopoly of national resources, in
stock watering, in unfair competi
tion and unfair privileges, and finally
in sinister influences on the public
agencies oi state and nation. We
do not fear commercial power, but
wo Insist that it shall be exercised
openly, under publicity, supervision
and regulation of tho most efficient
sort, which will preserve its good
while eradicating and preventing its
evils.
To that end we urge the establish
ment of a strong federal administra
tive commission of high standing,
Which shall maintain permanent ac
tive supervision over industrial cor
porations engaged in interstate com
merce, or such of them as are of pub
lic importance, doing for them what
the government now does for the na
tional banks, and what is now done
for the railroads by the interstate
commerce commission.
Such a commission must enforce
the complete publicity of, those cor
porative transactions which are of
public interest; must attack unfair
competition, false capitalization and
special privilege and by continuous
trained watchfulness, guard ' and
keep open equally to all, tho high
ways of American commerce. Thus
tho business man will, have certain
knowledge of the law, and will be
able to conduct his business easily in
conformity therewith; the Investor
Will find security for his capital
dividends will be rendered more cer
tain and the savings will be drawn
naturally and safely into tho chan
nels of trade.
Under such a system of construc
tive regulation, legitimate business,
freed from confusion, uncertainty
and fruitless litigation, will develop
normally in response to the energy
and enterprise of the American busi
ness man.
Patents
We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment of a patent law which will
make it impossible for patents to be
suppressed or used against the pub
lic welfare in the interests of in
jurious monopolies.
Interstate Commerce Commission
We pledge our party to secure to
the interstate commerce commission
the power to value the physical
property of railroads. In order that
the power of the commission to pro
tect the people may not be impaired
or destroyed we demand the aboli
tion of the commerce court.
Currency
We believe there exists impera
tive need of prompt legislation for
the improvement of our national cur
rency system. We believe tho
present method of issuing notes
through private agencies is harmful
and unscientific. The iBsue of cur
rency is fundamentally a government
function, and the system should havo
as basic principles soundness and
elasticity. The control should be
lodged with the government and
should be protected from domina
tion or 'manipulation by Wall street
or any other special interests.
Wo are opposed to the so-called
Aldrich currency bill because its
provisions would place our currency
and credit system in private hands,
not subject to effective public con
trol. Commercial Development
The time has come when the fed
eral government should co-operate
with manufacturers and producers' in
extending our foreign commerce. To
this end we demand adequate appro
priations by congress,' and, the ap
pointment of diplomatic and consu
lar officers solely with a view to their
special fitness and worth,, and not in
consideration of political expedi
ency. It is imperative to the welfare of
our people that we enlarge and ex
tend our foreign commerce. We are
pre-emiently fitted to do this be
cause as a people we have developed
high skill in the art of manufactur-
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