Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-08-11
Will Be Progressive.

20 uot pretend TO be able to look
far through the msts and uncertainties
OF the future and mark with precision the
path in which the party will walk. but
remembering that it came into existence
as Il protest against the inactton Of the
wings and the medinval tendenS.ss of the
democrats and remembering, too that for
more than Il half century it has been the
progressive party OF the union, | cannot
Lincoln, of Grant, of Blaine, of Garfield,
OF Mckinley, and OF Roosevelt will rise
triumphantly above the clouds of its civil
war and be in the future as ii has heen
IN the past, the best hope of mankind. the
progressive party, not only of the nation
but of the world.
l understand perfectly that there are
some shoft. visloned men amongst us who
Will continue either to bewal or deuounce
individual independence, and who will de-
plore free criticism of party leaders and
party acts, believing that to lie independent
OF an assumed leadership and to give ey-
preston TO honest censure of a party
measure is to destroy party unity and 10
invite democratic victory Such men dis
parage both the intelligence and the pa
triotism of the people. The voters Of the
country know that there is infinitely more
hope of making the republican party cf,
fectually progressive than there is Of ef-
ficient and comprehensive legislation from
the democrats.
There are many democrats who are dis
tingushed for their wise and broad views
upon public affairs, but the large major
ity OF the leaders Of the democratic u;.rty
are incapable of making or administering
laws for country like ours for they in,
variably find in the constitution an in
superabie obstacle in the way of doing
the things which are imperatively de.
manded, and which, if done at ali. must
be done by the general government.
| have been accused oftentimes by some
of my blind and passionate opponents of
having democratic leanings, and | have
many warm personal friends in that or
ganiZation, but there never was time in
my whole life when would have been
try to the democratic party, and there
is less reason now for doing so than ever
before.
SO long as l look upon the constitution
as Il command to look after the welfare
of the people, rather than Il mere iniunc-
tion against invading the rights of the
states there will be an impossible gulf
between the democratic party and myself,
The character of the problems which
now hold the first place in the American
mind makes the republican view of the
constitution vital to the common good l
admit that the differences between repub.
leans are many and that they are mnor-
tant: but any republican who. by reason
of these differences, votes for demo.
cratic candidate will find that he has
jumped from the frying pan into the fire.
Vote for Party Candidates.
l reiterate what | have always said
IN every campaign during the stormy de-
cade In which | have been in public of.
flee. We will fight with all the strength
that is in us before the nominations ars
made, but when they are made in the
appointed way we will stand shoulder to
IN this spirit ] appeal to every republican
In the state to give his voice and hia vote