East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-12

luxury and easy If he chose to follow
it, Rudolph Spreckles has made for
himself high place in the movement
for good government in this country.
A man of superior education and gift
ed as an organizer of great business
enterprises, he began very early to
take an active interest in public af-
fairs.
Discussing the Wilson National Pro-
gressive republican league, Mr..
Spreckles has given out the following
statement:
81 am an admirer and believer in
Woodrow Wilson; and will give him
what aid and support l am capable
of bringing in the coming presidential
campaign. But as a sincere progress
sive republican, | am also determined
in doing everything within my power
to preserve the party of Lincoln, by
organizing all true progressive repub-
Leans into an effective working force
with which to continue the fight for
progressive principles within our par
ty now and after the coming cleo
ton.
"The fact that the progressive re-
publican voters of the nation were
able to elect almost enough dele
vention to control the nomination, is
sufficient proof that the rank and file
of our party is progressive and leaves
no honorable justification for Roose-
velt's disloyalty to the party in lead
ing in bolt that only resulted in
dividing the progressive republican
ranks If it had not been for Bryan
and Wilson defeating the reactionaries
at Baltimore, many millions of pro-
gressives would have been in dis
organized state that would surely have
advantaged only the special privilege
interests and placed the old political
bosses again in complete control Of
both the democratic and republican
parties.
Roosevelt secured the support of
many progressive republican leaders
who were over-anxious for mere vic
tory and who accepted the leadership
of Roosevelt because he has the art
of advertising and stirring up public
interest. by making a great noise in
his very theatrical manner of con-
ducting a political campaign, all of
which is calculated TO mislead vast
number OF people for the moment.
Besides he has demonstrated his abil-
ity to secure campaign funds, far be-
yond anything a real progressive
could hope to collect. The progress
sive cause was lost sight of by many
recognized leaders in their great de-
sire for possible political victory, that
would satisfy personal ambitions re-
gardless of it's ultimate effect upon
the fight for principles
Fortunately, all progressive repub'
licans are not self-seeking and ever
now the rank and file of progressive
voters will have come to understand
clearly that success for the establish
ment of truly representative govern
ment will not come through following
| these men who seek first to serve
! their own personal ambitions before
| considering the interests of the whole
| people.
"I shall remain at Chicago for sew
! eral days to meet progressive repuD
/ lican citizens who wish to continue a!
republicans to fight for progressive
principles within our party, and whC
at the coming election will help elec
the progressive democratic candidate
Woodrow Wilson and rebuke both th'
reactionary interests that nominated
President Taft, and also Colone
Roosevelt for his part in dividing oul
progressive republican ranks