Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-01-20


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PROG ressiye iepubll can NEE ting sent
Che following letter. hich was read
before theScons e1tiOns::
ssS ut o be of the mos practi cal value /
in promoting good q ernment. the
Progressive Republ leans should co
operates with Prog essives in other
parties, and also seek to convert reac-
rlonaries 70 the prog ressiv IS cause.
take It that the Prog easivcs are not
Jealous IF each other. and that they
nave noticed that the reactiOnari es, in
order to succeed, do not contine them
selves to action but Join their forces
with reactionarles in other parties as
they did in the adoption Of the Cannon,
rules for the government OF the house
in March, 1909. gs 4 81
/ suppose all Progressives have OBJ
served that government by party IL not
as rule governments for the people.
" 1t 10 one OF the failings for which
people have paid dearly, to nave been 30:
partisan il name instead Of IN prln-z
c1ple. .ss@ 7, MI.
When Lincoln was at the head Of the
Republican party, the people rallied
to the principles which Lincoln SO
nObly and ably champiOned. Lintcoln
became the central figure In advocating
true principles to govern this great
nation. Those principles will carry
his name through all the centuries to
come. Lincoln the man and Lincoln
the president were true representatives
of principle that are fundamental.
They were the principles adopted by,
and that made. the Republican party q
power, and If the party had continued
to follow the principles that guided
Lincoln and made MIN Republican,
and had adjusted to new necessities
arising from time to- time, the, party
would still be national in it's char
acter, and the application OF principles
would have given it greater and
the party, like that OF all other parties
when continued in control for a long
time, gradually become Individual, less
and less national. 49,. : ~ .
Guided as parties have been in the
past any new party formed, or old one
reformed, would as soon as its first
great purpose became settled become
Individual and practical in its ADMIN
istration. There is logical reason for
that which is easily traced IN the ad-
mlnistration OF parties. The reason
should be observed by Progressives
with view to obvlate; for if it Is
not observed the work of the Progress
sives in re. establishing progress in the
party will be temporary. .~
The leading causes of failure of :
party long in power to strengthen its
work, are due to the caucus and the
convention system. These divide the
people in their efforts, and scatter
their work OF reform and progress.
They create opportunities and motives
tor personal control in favor of special
interests. The remedy IS to substitute
tor the caucus and the convention the
primary and the referendum and re-
call. 4..
Now that the legislature IS in ses-
sion there Will be an opportunity for
Progresslves to confer with members
of that body regarding the immediate
enactment of a primary law for the
selection of all state officers, as we'll
as u. 8. Senators. Every year 1t is
poisoned will be dearly paid for in a
loss to the people. r. s...
Get the foundation right by keeping
control in the people and all the other
reforms that the people generally
want, will come natural and easy.
Respectfully, ,
&. A. Lindbergh.