The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-02

- Pfohiebhlfe policies
and also large membership of each
party which believes In conservative
or reactionary policies. Yot reaet,on.
ary Democrats and progressive Demo.
Gratis are asked by Democratic poll.
ticians to vote the Democratic ticka,
Notwithstanding the utter antagonism
OF their views; and likewise, reaction.
ary aud progressive Republicans are
asked by Republican politicians 10
vote the Republican ticket notwith.
standing the utter antagonism OF their
vlows.
Apparent In Congress.
This illogical condition In seem ev.,
In Congress. Democratic and Repub.
lican senators who think alike on great
national pollcloe that affect the vhol.
nation hnd II difIlcult to vote alike boz
Cause OF tho differences of their noy.
inal party mem bership. This prsvsnts
the peoples representatives who ba.
'ievo In tho same policies from work.
ing those policies out into iosioai. com
preheneivo laws. permits such special
interests "a wish TO pront at the ex.
psnse OF the public welfare 10 get what
thoy want more easily: fosters IN.
party boss system through which these
interests work-a system unknown and
Impossible under any other free gov.
ernmsnt In tho world.
This boss system Ia now fastened
on both old parties. Notorious bosses
arc In tho saddle In both Democratic
and Republican parties In various i'm.
portant states. Indeed, this Black
Horse cavalry IN the most effeotive
arm OF the Republican and Democratic
FORCES In the practical work OF tho
present campaign. OF course such
men do not work for the peoples wei.
iare' They do not work even for the
welfare OF their respective parties.
ihey work only for the nonpublic DOW. ,
ers behind them. The boss system is
bipartisan and. In Its very nature. hos. I
Tile to the people.
Requires United Action.
rhe present crisis. then, requires
hat all progressives of all parties shall
ACT together through an organization Il
'i their own. with plainly stated pro- e
'ressive program and at open war with e
ne evil partistn boss system. Ulti- q
hateiy. and soon. this will force all re. y
lctionarles 10 act In the same way
nrough separate organization OF :,
neir own, with a plainly stated reac- -
ionary program. Thus. all of us who. 4.
8 matter Of conviction, believe in b
progressive principles can act togeth. II
II; all OF us who, as matter of con. La
lceon. believe In reaccionary princi. sc
les can act together; and the boss A.
ystem will be unnecessary to either. ,,
another reason is even more =,
'eishty. The nation is divided polit.
;aiiy into two geographical sections. -
his 10 wrong, illogical and dangerous. "
ct. SO long as the two old parties re-
iaih as they are now, this sectional sa
VISION Will continue. The real prob.
Ills "hlch the American people face
re natlonal and economic They con- :.
'Th the living OF the people and U
ore Just distribution Of our common
'osperity. They have to do with the
ore direct control OF the peoples GOV.
'nmsot by the people themselves.
no 80 these problems appeal TO men ~
Ia women OF all sections In the same
ny. Yet political esctionalism pre. IN
'nts them from voting az they think OF
these national questions. be
Serious Problem In South. II
The South has as earnest Progress. th,
res and as determined rec ctionaries ~,
any other section ef the country t;r
~ for wellknown reasons. practio. Al,
y all Of them feel that they ,nust A
te. not for the Democratic party bur III
ainst the RepuhI,car - E ou' sh,
dy knows that this serious condition II
not be changed by the two old DO,
rites. Thus. not only is our nation CRY
Graphically divided BY this hurtful vb
rtisan condition, but the nation does W,
getDtn It's fullness and freedom :,
best thought Of the brilliant and toe
lstructive minds OF the South in VIZ
wing our national problems.
Only truly national. nonssctional
rty, which will permit Americans of
sections who believe in the same
ngs TO act and vote together. will
solve this wicked and dangerous
tionalism, and thus unite the ma.
In very truth. This great end Is
ne worth the utmost effort of every
rlotic man and woman in the whole
ublic
So far as Indiana Is concerned. II
plain that our state should DESTROY a.
two party machines which rule ~
old parties. II the Progressive =
sement In Indiana does no more
n end this evil condition in our
g II will have proved the greatest
'sing TO our commonwealth within -
eneration. If in addition. we Pro
ssiyes In Indiana shall aid the ma.
al Progressive movement 10 de- =
y sestionalism and make a frankly =
raj or Progressive party and
ky conservative or reactionarv
", We shall have helped do a great.
thing for the republic than has
done since Lincoln's time
Points TO Precedents.
n doing this. We shall be acting
le same spirit that inspired Jeffer.