The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-07-12
JAMES r. GARFIELD ADDRESSES
CLEVELAND pRocREssivgs
ON SITUATION.
PLATFORM IS SET FORTH
Former Secretary Of interior Recon-
vnends Battle Under Republican
Standard as insurgents" Are Strong
Factor in Party and Democrats too
Weak-Aceepts ArpelIation.

Cleveland. July I1.--Clic@ed 10y an
audience Of progressive republicans as
the peoples candidate for governor
Of Ohio" James Il. Garfield tonight
opened the fight to place Onto In the
'insurgcnt' column. IN two-hour
speech, In which he avowed himself
an 'insurgent." tile former secretary
Of the interior set forth the platform
upon which the progressive republic
ans of this state will enter the fall
campaign The meeting was avowedly
the christening Of the newly organ
ized Progressive Republican, move
ment IN Ohio. and It's slogan, as an
nounced by Mr.. Garfield. is Manhood
ffrst and property second"
james ". Garfield. former sec
retary of the interior. In speech
here tonight before the newly
formed progressive republican organ
ization Of Cleveland. set forth the plat
form upon which the insurgents" en-
ter the. fall campaign In this state.
Mr.. Garfield announced his accent
Mr.. Garfield declared that the ma
lion stood today In critical situa-
tion; that confronting the country was
the problem whether the fight of the
progressives was to be carried to a
successful issue or whether they were
To surrender and admit government
Tor and by the people was failure
eCsaId In part:
Tire Speech.
Like the prodigai youth, We. Ms q
nation, have wasted our resources.
sold our inheritance. acquired evil
habits. bit fortunately we have real
lied the need OF radical changes In
time to save ourselves.
AT the coming election we are to
choose between two great national
parties. The democratic party, while
declaring against special interests has.
when In power. allied itself with such
special interests. Many of It's leaders
have been and are the recognized rep
rcsentatives Of special interests. In
our own state the democratic govern
ar failed to be on the peoples side In
the fight for public utilities bin and
the democratic senator's defeated tho
measure. In the recent democratic
convention the progressive democrats
were ignored. can see no hope for
better things from democracy as now
controlled
The Republican Party.
How IL II with the republican par
ty? II likewise has among It's lead
ers some who are allied with, or rep
resent special interests. hut on the
other hand. II has progressive. aggres-
sivc leaders who are the peoples rep
rcsentativeS The country owes debt
of gratitude To tho insurgents In con-
grcss who made the ''Sht against the
domination of special interests and
who placed the common good high
above party regularity
"rhe real friends of conservation re-
lied upon insurgents rnd their pro-
grcsslve allies for the protection Of
the public domain against the assault
of special interests. fnsurgcnt sena-
tors prevented the passage of the
Alaska bill. which. In Its original
FORM might have turned over the un-
told wealth OF Alaska to favored
few.
The real danger to the republican
party" he said. comes from the re-
dictionary who IL controlled by special
interests and from the standpattcr
who. because 1t ls the easiest way. Is
willing to return to the wAak policy of
laisscz fairc. TO follow such leaders