The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-11
BULL MOOSE WILL
MAKE NO TRUCE
WITH c. 0. P.
New Progressive Party Is Per-
manent, Says the Colonel
DENOUNCES CHICAGO THEFT
Advises All Good People to Support
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ments.

ments.
Chicago, Dec 11.-Roosevelt made
it plain that the program OF the
progressive party does not contem-
plate making terms with the repub-
lican party as a party. He said in
effect that the new party had come
to stay, and expected eventually TO
attract to its banner the progress
sives" who still gave allegiance to
the republican and democratic or
CARNATIONS. AS to leadership, Col.
Roosevelt said the events of the next
year or two could be trusted to de-
velop the best men, who must be
chosen without reference to their
own desires, but solely with regard
to the needs of the people. Progress
sives in Congress and in the state
Legislatures were urged to get to-
gether and push progressive legisla-
ton, but they were also counseled to
support legislation that would carry
out the principles of the new party
regardless of what party might intro
duce il.
Addressing the progressive nation
al committee and other leaders, Mr.,
Roosevelt congratulated them on
what had been accomplished in the
short time since the party was or
ganized and gave hope for the future.
He did not refer to the outcome of
the campaign, but dwelt briefly on
the action of the Chicago convention
He said in part
"In this brief campaign we have
overthrow the powerful and cor
rupt machine that betrayed and
strangled the republican party
Some day the honest men and wo-
men who make up the rank and file
of the republican party will realize
the full iniquity of which the men
we're guilty who is the republican
convention of June last by deliberate
political theft wrenched the control
of the party from the people, made 1t
the patry of reaction, and gave 1t in
to the absolute control of the bosses.
The men who took part in, profited
by or condoned and Endorsed the
theft of the Chicago convention
should never again be trusted by
men who believe in honesty.
I'VE stand for every principle set
forth in our platform. We stand for
the purging of the roll of American
public life by driving out of politics
the big bosses who thwart the popu-
lar will. who rely on corruption as a
political instrument, and who serve
the cause of privilege. But the func-
ton of the new party is not limited
to securing the enactment OF the
measures advocated in the new
party's platform and the retirement
of few bosses. Our purpose is to
keep up a continuous campaign for
social and industrial justice and for
genuine government by the people
and for the people. Such cam
paign cannot be expected from any
party which is partly reactionary,
and at their best both of the old
parties are partly, and they are I'M
usually dominantly. reactionary.
Our function is to bring about the
needed realignment of political par
ties along national and rational
lines. Substantially the old parties
are but wings of the same party of
reaction and privilege. There is now
no natural definite difference b.
tween them. Ultimately all the pro-
gressives who still cling to the two
old parties will have to come with us
in order to effect the needed improve
ments is political conditions, In the
efficiency of government and in fin
ancial and Industrial standard"
Mr.. Roosevelt renewed his propos-
al to create a commission lige the in
terstate commerce commission to
supervise the big industrial concerns
doing interstate business. He con
tinued: 81 trust that the progress
sive senators and congressman at
Washington will get together and
push this and all other proposals of
the progressive party. | hope, more
over that each group of progressive
members-elect of the Legislatures of
the several states will meet and plan
united action upon the organization of
their respective assemblies. upon the
candidates for the United States
Senate and upon proposed legislation
The direct primary plan should be
universally applied. We should sup
port legislation that will carry out
our principles regardless of what
party may introduce it in the several
states.
"Our people, and especially our
progressive members, must ever
keep I'm mind that the progressive
party is by its platform committed
to the doctrine that these measures
we advocate are to become part OF
the law of the land, provided We can
get the people to stand for them. IL
Legislature, executive, or court
stands in the way, then in lawful and
orderly fashion and along the lines
laid down in the national progress
sive platform. we intend to see that
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