The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-27
.PO|NDEXTER ON PRINCIPLES
OF PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS

down of that which progressive re-
publicanism has built. No Legitimate
property rights have been injured.
but on the contrary, honest business
has enjoyed greater prosperity than
ever before.
Solidarity of the Nation.
The regular republicans in con-
gress, as distinguished from his
brother progressive, is one who is a
party man before he is citizen, one
who believes in party rule of the ma
ton as the primary idea. The pro-
gressive, on the contrary, believes in
the solidarity of the nation as the pri-
mary idea, and considers his party
as an instrument in the hands of the
people, designed in its integrity to
concentrate their energies in the. pro-
motion Of political policies calculated
to aid and benefit their common well
fare; he believes in the integrity of
representative government and is a
consistent opponent of machine rule.
Congress is National Body.
HE believes that members have no
right to deprive their constituencies
of their representation in the house
or senate by merging into smaller
bodies, political or otherwise. He be-
lieves that such surrender is tanta-
mount to a violation of the spirit of
the constitution and often subjects
the nation to minority domination
No political party, as such, has au-
thority to make itself the master of
ic,
and not a political body No party
has the right to form combinations
for the purpose of opposing the will
of u majority of those who were elect
ed to represent their respective dis
tricts and the nation.
The regular republican may be as
| sincere in his general we'll wishes, but
| is satisfied to take the word of the
| bosses for what is best and make no
| further inquiry, and the bosses use
this advantage for building up a per-
sonal machine, supported principally
! by favors of personal nature. These.
however, are kept from the knowl-
edge of the public as far as possible
for the public pays the cost, and the
majority Of republicans would not per-
| init this if they were aware of it.
I Bosses Deceive Public
1T must be remembered that these
bosses are not the republican party
| but merely the persons who have beer
| cunning enough to deceive the public
into believing they are. The progress
sivc republican is not satisfied till he
has made thorough study into So
10 -,
| learned the peoples common needs
That information he seeks from the
people; in fact, he IS one of them
and then he undertakes to adjust
these needs.
For instance. considering the tar.
if problem, which is but one of man,
problems, the progressives have Ions
| demanded tariff commission witt
| directions to take evidence on tn,
dlfference in the cost of production il
our own and competing countries
and from time to time report. so that
the president and congress may be in
formed. that action may be taken n,
nearly as possible to meet the necessi
ties as they arise.
Regulars are DilatOry.
me regular republicans, on tn,
other hand, waited till there was ar
overwhelming sentiment for a revis
ion of the tariff on a commercial bo.
sis, ana then found the evidence lack
ing ON which to make a prone,
ChduG" within reasonable time. and
therefore, had 50 much on hand all a
one" lhat ii was impossible to effec
tn" change without causing som,
general public disturbance and {
great amount Of dissatisfaction.
has always been 50 with the profes
Sl"nal politician when in power |
has made no difference to what par
tN II" has belonged he has not sough
/ progress; his aim has been power.
Words of the President
'Fhc progressive movement has al
ways favored such revision of tn,
tariff as would make the rates in tn,
several schedules approXimateh
measure tn" difference of cost in pro-
durtlnn at home and abroad, to tn,
end that no item or schedule of tn,
bill should become a shelter for mo
nopoly. That this policy of protec
tion may be most perfectly followc,
hereafter, the progressives are in alb
S"lut" favor of the formation of tn,
expert tariff commission. and wer,
responsible for its establishment a
the late congress.
/ 'Within this definition the presi
dent is progressive republican, for il
his message. speaking of the uses of
tariff commission he says:
~ believe that the work of thi.