Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-03
THE REGISTER.LEADER
TALKS TO REPUBLICANS
Urging Them To Get Together At
The Polls And Present A Solid
Front Against The Democrats.

We commend the following editorial
from the Register * Leader to all Re.
publicans, Uncle Harvey has struck
the keynote of the present situation.
The Register and Leader cannot make
it too clear to its progressive republican
readers that defeat of any candidate ON
the republican ticket win be laid at
their door, and that because they have
insisted on innovations in party policy
the blame will be made to stick.
II is of little difference TO which fac.
ton the candidate belongs. il disaster
overtakes him it will be either because
the progressiyes did not vote for him,
or because his own progressiveness in
vited the trouble. That is the way of
politics, and it must be recognized.
Here in Iowa, supposing Judge Smith
or Judge Towner, or Mr.. Kennedy Is
defeated. II will be charged directly
TO the treachery of the progressives On
the other hand supposing MIR. erik, or
Mr., Good, or Mr.. Haugen, or Judge
AbhpgN vi Niis Ntiliiil IL AltltuttuI
will be said TO be the natural conse-
quence of getting out of line with the
party, and following off after strange
gods, just reward for such foolishness
Governor Carroll's defeat, If il were
accomplished, would be used To club the
whole progressive movement. The hue
and cry would go up that the progress
ives never were more than half baked
democrats, that progressive leadership
is always towards the ditch, that there
is only one safe party course and that
back to the'open road of old time repub-
licanism. IL would make no difference
IL half the votes Mr.. Porter realized on
were cast by the men who voted for
him four years ago, the effect of defeat
would be to condemn the men who have
assumed the responsibility of leader
ship. ..
The greatest misfortune that can be-
fall at this time is discrediting the pro-
gressive republican movement. There
is nothing TO hope from the democrats
as nc present organized There was not
an inspiring note i'm Mr.. Bryan, even.
The democrats are hopelessly tied to
states rights and strict construction,
even the progressive. democrats and
along that road there is nothing what
ever worth while. 1t il satire on the
whole progressive movement that O
scholarly man like Woodrow Wilson
should be talking 10 corporation ridden
New Jersey M though the ark of the
covenant would he thrown down il 1t
were not left to the states TO take care
of corporation abuses.
A democratic victory means nothing
but marking time until the republican
party can pull itself together again. And
in the pulling together that part of the
republican party that has most of i'm
SEPARATION for the future win be heavily
handicapped. The burden of democrat
ic victory will by the remorseless logic
Of politics be put on its shoulders.
No progressive republican can find
any excuse whatever for taking out
some little spite against the candidates
on his own ticket III he has the larger
view of what he is trying TO accomplish.
For while he may have q brief half hour
of petty satisfaction at the time, he will
find that In that half hour his own arms
were tied against the future.
On the other hand, what can the reg
ulars, as they prefer TO be designated,
or the stalwarts, hope to gain out of
democratic victory Even ii they should
succeed in embarrassing some of the
progressive leaders, would the game be
worth the candle? Is it not much better
worth their while TO take their chances
with the progressives in the party coun-
ellis than to throw away the party or
ganization overboard2
The logic Of the situation is to get to-
gether at the polls as republicans.