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Show The Progressive Platform ' We, the representatives of the Progressive party of Utah in conven-1 conven-1 tion assembled, congratulate all be- ! lievers in Progressive principles that ! In this, the second, year of our party's existence we are able to report a great and salutary growth throughout S the nation. Beginning with that new, but now historic, declaration of Independence adopted at Chicago in 1912, our pro- posals for the betterment of indus-S indus-S trial, business and political condi- tions in the United States, commend- ing themselves to the attention of publicists and legislators, have peril per-il meated the structure of new legisla-! legisla-! tion and all political platforms. We further congratulate the Pro- '! gressive party and the nation that our incomparable leader, Theodore ! Roosevelt he who has so wonderfully ( inspired the great progressive move- ment has safely returned from the dangers of South American explora- ', tions and is now prepared zealously to enter the coming campaign, and r to bring: thereto those qualities of j brilliant statesmanship that have 1 1 made him the most eminent Ameri- 1 can citizen in the eyes of the world. 1 Under these felicitous circurn- : stances, and about to enter upon a notable contest. in this state, we. liere- ! by adopt the following declaration of principles: ; National Platform. i We indorse and renew our al- I leclance to our national party plat- 1 form adopted at Chicago, and we par- l tfeulariy emphasize the necessity for s the initiative, referendum and recall, ami the direct primary in all elec-1 elec-1 tions. S Social and Industrial Justice. "We heartily approve all those pro-i pro-i posals of our party that aim to con- serve human life and energy and tend ? to promote the more equitable dis-i dis-i tributlon of the rewards of Industry y and enterprise. i Independent Party Organization. It Is our unqualified purpose to maintain our party organization and ? our Individual political identity in both state and counties. The Supreme Issue. ? We declare that the installation of an honest, efficient and economical government for tiie state of Utah Is ( the question of supreme importance i to our people- ? We charge that platform promises, pledging measures of relief and re- form, have been ignored and vio-f vio-f lated; that our legislatures have been subject to corrupt inlluencen; that 5 puhlic institutions and Internal im- provements have suffered from rnis-i rnis-i management; that public funds have been misused; that our state land re- sources have been squandered, and S that the chief executive office of the I state has been flagrantly used to fur-S fur-S ther the selfish interests of favored ? individuals and corporations. Employment of Labor. We recommend the establishment of a national employment bureau, designed de-signed to meet the growing problem of the unemployed in the United States; we approve of such a labor commission or board of arbitration in Utah aa shall have power- to adjust labor troubles and to protect the workingman against unjust conditions condi-tions of service; we indorse the principle prin-ciple of minimum wage stand aids for working women ; we u"ge the enactment enact-ment of a state compensation law, providing standards of comrensation for death by industrial accident and injury and for trade diseases; and we emphasize the need of a state employment agency to facilitate the Interests of both employers and employees, em-ployees, and to protect the latter against . extortion by private agencies Liquor Question. We believe that the liquor question should be referred to the people, whose expressed voice shall be recognized rec-ognized as supreme on this, as on all other questions of public policy; and to tliis end we pledge our party to submit the question of state-wide prohibition to the vote of the people by a referendum. Taxation. Among other evils to be abolished, we specially protest against the unjust un-just and unequal taxation heretofore hereto-fore prevailing throughout the state of Utah; and we denounce those pub-lice pub-lice officials responsible for laxity and partiality in executing the taxation laws. We demand that the system of taxation itself be revised, and t h:it all discrimination and favoritism in levying and collecting taxes shall cease. 'Die present situation in Utah, therefore, demands that all her citizens citi-zens should lav aside ordinary partisan parti-san considerations and Join In a united effort to restore to the people their own government, and to destroy those "invisible" powers that have usurped Its functions. Conduct of Campaigns. The practice of waging campaigns ( by means of large contributions from self-serving individuals and corporations corpora-tions has become demoralizing and dangerous to our public instlutions. We believe that all parties should be supported by their membership a t Targe, h nd that their finances should be handled in an open, trusinesslike manner. Also we favor legislation making it a misdemeanor to haul to the polls any voters except those incapable in-capable of walking. Economic Development. We pledge ourselves to a programme pro-gramme of economic development for XT tab, particularly by the encouragement encourage-ment of immigration, by the building build-ing of substantially constructed roads, and by tiie development of our Irrigation resources; and we urge that ' the credit of the state be used for the construction of irrigation works, such state expenditures to be re- r turned to the state treasury, and the programme of such development to ', be along the lines adopted bv the United States reclamation service. We believe our state legislature should memorialize the United States congress to establish and maintain ! good roads over all government reser- vatiuns in Utah. ; Education. ; We look unon our educational svs- ! tern with sentiments of reverence and . pride, and we recognize in it the ! strength and power 01 Government and promise of tills republic. We J pledge ourselves to entourage and ',' m.r.old the hands of nil those who. '! by patriotic and unselilsh devotion 5 are striving for the most apnvuved and advanced educational principles a no methods in our schools, and we ' denounce as reactionary and intoler- able any political domination over our educational Institutions. We re- gard it as of commanding importance J th:;t the educational system of this state shall he no' bnlv nonseetarlan but nonpartisan as well. 5 Woman Suffrage. t !; We strongly favor the adoption of '' an amendment to the constitution of ' the United States which shall confer ' upon women the right of franchise. Judicial Selections. ;: Candidates for judicial positions in this state should be selected solely for their qualifications of' lenrriing high moral standing and courage. ' Public Utilities Commission. ; We pledge ourselves to the estab- ! lishment of a state public utilities commission, which shall have power '! to regulate the conditions of service and the charges therefor hy all pub- lie utility corporations, and to supervise super-vise and control their issue of stocks bonds or other forms of indebted"-ness. indebted"-ness. Municipal Ownership. ': Municipalities should be empowered empow-ered by our organic law to decide ' for themselves the policy of municipal munici-pal ownership of public utilities, and !' be given the right to acquire, construct, con-struct, own and operate the same. ; Maximum Ratos. !;; We demand that the next Icisla- ' ture shall obey the plain mandate of 5 our state constitution to pass a law establishing maximum rates for the S transportation of passengers and I1 freight by our common curriers . We favor pensioning needy widows 5 aged or crippled persons, anil are !' opposed to the present poorhouse '' system. Prohibition of Passes. : The issuance of interstate passes '! hy railways lias been forbidden by national law. and we maintain that the issuance of Intra-state passes should be abolished bv state law |