Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-27
PR0GRESS|VES
ARE CHANGERS
Senator LaFolette Iptimates
That Populists Gave Birth
To Them
HAVEN'T SOLVED EVERYTHING
Modest Admission of the Presi.
Dental Candidate of the
Radicals.

>By Special Leased Wire 10 New Mexican
Youngstown, Ohio. Dec. 27.-The
Progressive movement and what it
has done in Wisconsin was discussed
by Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette to-
day before the businessmen of this
steel iron community.
He declared the Progressive mo
vement is peoples movement in
the peoples cause and that it took
root in the Granger movement of the
Northwest, asserting that today the
justice, the wisdom, the economic
scundness of every Wisconsin law to
which the Progressive movement
gave being, has conquered opposition,
and compelled the approval of every
American community.
Nation Profits by Wisconsin's Ex-
amples.
"The nation has profited by Wiscon-
sins civic e7o.ution,' Mr.. LaFollette
declared, aad continued: '1t is not
claimed fer the progressive view in
Wisconsin that 1t has attained its
final destiny, that it has settled all
of the questions that vex and trouble
thoughtful people everywhere and
and cause unrest even among the
poor and rich, but we do know that
we have achieved certain things.
1--WE know that government has
been made representative-tru re-
preventative.
Dire Prediction Prove False.
1--WE do know that the dire and aw.
full predictions which alarmed honest
men in Wisconsin have proven false:
that capital has not fled from the
state but is more secure than else
where; that the state banks, subject
to state regulation, are safe Snd fall
ure is unknown; that the street car,
the interurban, the gas, electric light
and water rates are undergoing re-
gulation and reduction and yet, be-
cause we have stability, the bonds Of
all our public utilities are selling
higher in the markets than those of
other states; that railroad rates have
been reduced; the service regulated,
the complaints Of shippers adjusted,
and yet the railroads of Wisconsin are
more prosperous than in other states
because a sense of security prevails
nvnn and YNrndryanr
every manufacturer knows that his
competitors within the scope OF state
regulation enjoy no secret favor or
advantage.
Glass Antagonism Passes.
"The old feeling of class antagonism
and distrust is fast giving place to
peace, confidence and prosperity. 1t
was clearly understood at the outset
that we were entering on a new era.
That the wonderful industrial develop.
ment of the country had o1tgrown
our statutes and constitution; that
the problems were complex and intri.
cate in high degree, and they re.
quired profound study and research
ard the application of the best ex.
pert knowledge available.
Whatever success We have attain
ed in Wisconsin, through the enact
ment of wise, constructive statutes
has been the result of a clear and de
finite comprehension of the import
ance Of the work as affecting not only
the material interests Of the state, bu,
the sociological welfare of the people
in the broadcast application of thai
term.
THE conditions which prevailed ii
government and business in Wiscon
sin fifteen years ago are those which
the people in most states and il th*
nation are facing today"