Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-11
new POLITICAL
ORGANIZATION
PROGRESSIVE LEADERS ORGANIZE
fOK CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Democrats and Progress.
i've Republicans form all Alliance
Against the Domination of Special
Privileged Int. sis, Under Slogan
OF equal OppOrtunity."

That the struggle of the Progress
ives at Washington is 10 be backed
by the people is shown by the enthu-
siasm with which the members of
all the parties are rallying to the
new brand of Equal Opportunity
which has for its leaders La Toilette
and Cummins in the United States
senate and Norris and Lenrott and
PoindeXter in the house
Under the comprehensive term,
THE Progressive Alliance" all or
ganization is being formed whose
principles are tersely stated as fol-
lows:
The Alliance has been formed for
the following purposes:
First To secure the nomination
and election OF senators and repres-
entatives for congress who are in
sympathy with the Progressives.
Second. To secure the nominal
ton and election of senator's and rep
resentatives for the state Legislature
who are in favor of, and who will
do all within their power to secure
the submission and adoption of
amendments to the state constitu-
ton, providing for direct legislation
by the initiative and referendum,
and for the recall.
Third. To secure the nomination
and election of honest and capable
county officials.
BY the term Progressive is
meant those who in a general way ac-
cept the political principles of such
men az Robert M. LaFollette. This
does not make a distinction alone IN
the Republican party. The Alliance
recognizes that there are Democrats
and Democrats. There are Bourbon
Democrats and Progressive Demo-
Gratis. Aldrich would never be able
to keep his hold on the Senate were
it not for the help Of the Bourbon
Democrats And SO the meaning of
the term alliance" 1t is an alli-
ance of the Progressives of both par
ties.
There was. at first, a general de-
sire to include in the platform of the
Alliance demand for the restOr
ing of the nomination of supreme
court judges to nOn-partisan direct
primary, for an income tax plank,
and for several other such measures;
but after due consideration, it was
decided that those favoring direct
legislation in the state and the policy
of the Progressives in national affairs
could be depended upon to support
all these measures. The term PRO
gressive' covered it all pretty well,
and on all public questions thsre is
clearly defined alignment of the
sheep and goats. Thus it is not hard
to determine why the influence of the
brewers and distillers throughout the
nation is solidly in favor of the re-
dictionaries. The word reform" in
any connection, does not sound good
to them.
The control of the campaign in
the state is in charge of a state ex-
ecutive committee. two of whom rep
resent the Republican element, one
the Democrats, one the organized
farmers and one organized labor. The
work in each precinct and in each
country is in charge of county and
precinct executive committee of the
same composition as the state execu-
tive committee.
This is but part of nation
wide movement. Five other states
have already organized along 1.-The
same lines.
The Progressive Alliance in this
state has been met by an outburst of
enthusiasm. Public sentiment is al
ready overwhelmingly in favor of
social and economic reform, and it
only needs good organization
through which to work.-Bremerton
American.