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Show uu i Progressives of Michigan Michi-gan Strike From the Shoulder Jack6on, Mich., July 0. A full ticket tic-ket embracing presidential electors and state, congressional and legislative legisla-tive candidates will be put In the field by the first state Progressive convention here today. This plan was decided on after Senator Joseph M. Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's campaign manager, had arrived and consulted with progressive progres-sive leaders, "Nothing but a full new ticket will suit Colonel Roosevelt," Roose-velt," said Senator Dixon. He 'wants to make the whole fight in Michigan or none. People throughout the, country are demanding a new party and they shall have it." ,. . - "Fj &y Jackson, Mich , July 20 The first state convention of the National Progressive Pro-gressive party, hero assembled, puts forth the following declarations. " We denounce In unequivocal terras the crime against popular government perpetrated at Chicago in the national na-tional Republican convention We repudiate re-pudiate the action of that committee, made up in part of fraudulently seat-( seat-( cd delegates and declare that the fraud there perpetrated strikes a blow at the very foundations of the republic which can only survive through free and untrammcled popular government. We declare the action thus consummated consum-mated cannot be and is not binding upon any citizen. "The situation thus produced makes It Imperative that proper stops be taken to give to the people the opportunity oppor-tunity to express tholr will In tho selection se-lection of a president, out of which they were cheated by the successful fraud practiced by a repudiated national na-tional committee at Chicago at the behest of the special interests. "Tho constant effort of crooked business, In unholy alliance with crooked bosses, to usurp the powers of government through control of party machinery, constitutes the greatest menace to real popular rule. Therefore, this body of Independent citizens here and now dedicate their efforts to the maintenance and perpetuation per-petuation of those principles of social and industrial Justice and equality of opportunity upon which tho republic was founded and which must endure and be transmitted Into a rule of political po-litical conduct If the nation is to survive. "We are especially concerned In the election of a progressive delegation to the sonatc and house of representatives representa-tives and we repudiate as unworthy of I the confidence of the people of the ! state of Michigan any candidates now holding office who do not favor the progressive moasures advocated by Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Progres-sive Republicans In congress and who do not make open and bpeclflc declaration dec-laration of their fidelity thereto. "We pledge the delegates to the national na-tional convention of the party for Theodore Roosevolt for president of the United States, and instruct them to present to the national convention a full discussion and clear declaration of progressive principles to be em, bodied in the national platform, and , among others the folUlng: "The initiative referendum and recall re-call nnJ- direct nominations and elections, elec-tions, not only as applied to states, but also In tho extension of these principles to the nation as a whole. "Equalization of the burdens of taxation, tax-ation, upon a property basis. "Universal parcels post. "The extension of tho postal savings sav-ings bank system. "Government operation and own ership of express and telegraph service. serv-ice. "The reasonable valuation of the physical property of railroads and making such value the base line al determining reasonable rates and a fair return on the actual Investment. "Tho extension of the powers and the administrative control of the interstate in-terstate commerce commission. "Prohibition of the creation of more artificial stock and bond values. "Tho extension of the civil service law to the consnular service of the United States "Severance of tho diplomatic service serv-ice from such financial interests as ar seeking to exploit defenseless nations. na-tions. "Opposition to the Aldrich currency scheme in the Interests of competition In banking and insurance. "The maintenance of a protective tariff for the benefit of the Industries and the laboring men of the United States, except where competition in trade has been destroyed by monopoly and the tariff is used to exact an un-juEt un-juEt rate from the people and unjustly Increase the cost of living." |