The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-05
bEVER|DCE
PROCRESs|VES'
KEY NOTER"
INDIANA SENATOR'S SPEECH TO.
DAY. AS CHAIRMAN OF BULL
MOOSE CONVENTION.

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Q! the constitution are We are the
people. and they declare that the
constitutions purpose is to form a
perfect union and to promote the
general welfare To do Just what
. is the very heart OF the Progressive
cause, declared Albert J. Bcycridgc,
temporary chairman of the Progress
sivc national convention, in calling
that body to order today.
Mr. lcyrridgc told in detail the
purpose and program OF the Progress
s!vc party. Abuse" he said, "will
thly strengthen it; ridiculc only
hasten its growth; ialschood only
speed its victory.
Knowing the price we must pay
the sacrifices We must make. the bur
dtns we must carry, the assaults ".
laust endure knowing full well the
cost yet we enlist and we enlist for
the war. For we know the Justice of
eur cause, and We know, too, it's GER
tain triumph"
Mr.. l'cveridge spoke in part as fol-
lows:
I'VE stand for Il noblcr Amcric,
We stand for an undi, idcd nation.
We stand for broader liberty, full
Ter justice We stand for social
brotherhood as against savage indi
vidualism. We stand for an intcll
gent corporation instead of rcck-
less competition. We stand for mu-
tual hclpfulncss instead of mutual
hatred. We stand for equal rights AS
a fact of life instead of catch word of
politics
1--WE stand for the rule of the pco-
pie as practical truth instead of a
meaningless pretcnse. We stand for
\ representative government that
represents the people.
1--WE mean TO make laws tit condi-
tiOns as they are and meet the needs
Of the people who are on earth to-
day. That We may do this we found
a party through which all who be-
|ievc with us can work with us, o.
rather, We declare our allegiance to
he party which the people them
selves founded.
For this party has grown from
lie soil of the peoples hard necessi-
lies. IL has the vitality of tho peO-
D!e's strong convictions. The people
nave work to be done and our party
S here to do that work"
Mr.. Bcveridgc said that notorious
losses are In the saddle of both old
PARTIES. and that under this boss syS.
m. no matter which party wins, the
,coplc seldom win, but the bosses
llmost always win.
The south has men and women a;
genuinely progressive and others as
,ennincly reactionary as those in
'th"r parts of the country Yet, for
yell known reasons. these SINCERE
hd honest southern progrcssiycs and
dictionaries vote together in a sim
,le party. which is neither progres-
a. fyfaa
lead tradition aud Il local fear, not
living conviction and national
aith- They vote not for the Demo
ratc party. but against Tho Repub-
ican party They want to be- free
rom this condition; they can BE- free
rom il through the National Pro
'ressiyc party"
Mr.. Bevcridgc said American bust
less is uncertain and unsteady COM
JARED with the business of other ma
ions. What. then, he asked.
must We do 10 make American bust
'ess better2 We must do what poor
r nations have done Ne must end
De abuses of business by striking
own those abuses instead of striking
own business itself We must try
% make little busines big, and all
business honest instead of striving
o make big business little and We,
citing il remain dishonest As the
sherman law now stands. no two
'usiness men can arrange their mu-
ial affairs and be sure that they are
lot law breakers This is the main
indrance to the immediate and per-