The Detroit times., 1912-06-25
~ rs A SURE CASE OF TOO MANY
SKIN-DEEP PPROGRESSIVES


Many month. ago. perhpsa couple years read seemingly
Magazine which the progressive writer
opd Big had picked Taft for the
Republican and Harmon for the Democratic nomination
1912
In other words Big Business had against the people
other words again Big Business had decided to play oOth ends
against the middle" with the the middle
proposition according Success anter and aarmer and
dangerous dsurber and fanatic he might be characterized o the
puoa pOise for Big business to cnch the situation In OOn
great political parties and then enjoy of sumber
that the deyed Success Oecaer OF pohtl
cal a particularly bad gueser.
reasonable conclude that Big Business did long time
pernciOus kind of cited and also
uncture though Business might get with It,
Big controlled the Republican national committee dominated
the Republican machine the convention states and the
Republican convention
Big Business controls the Democratic has dom
mated the Democratic machine politicians tagged safe and
it for the temporary chairmanship at Baltimore and
schemng pull the wires has laid and nominate either Harmon an
other candidate equally sane
course Bryan proclaimed that the Democratic convention
would overwhelmingly but don't be too anxious TO specu
late that the Great Commoner has accurately estimated
that Clark has 400 Progressive delegates and
Wilson Progressive delegates and Marshall has 80 Progress
delegates 10 Progressive delegates and and then
by doing simple problem addition total the overwhelming
progressiveness that many have been banking
This plausible enough but convinced that op
st Mr. Bryan realizes this time that he doesn't want to be hand
capped gloves he the Baltimore for
of the real fights of his life
dates necessarily progressive.
Ever stop think about thatf
the other day by progressive Demo
prominent Democrat of the onspicu
Michigan delegate the national convention
Wilson choice and for Harmon a second choice
Consistency thou jewel"
We told of other Michigan delegates who for Wilson and
Itil could be cataloged IS Progressives
The considerable degree
the black stigma
Of the Hearst support.
US" that would scratch the skin of all Of the
delegates you majority reactionary blood
you the progeve the Bryan
against at Baltimore this week9
formidable candidate who called Progress
sive without the Of interrogation point
And all of the Wilson delegates progresives.
nominated looks though he cannot
easy skin-deep Progressive followers
Harmon Underwood
While Clark labeled genuine Progressive his record
the he has keeping this campaign have placed him
the category suspicious characters from political standpoint
We don't believe Clark be nominated and don't believe
him if he cal be.
nominated going become Of the
than 400 eactonary and Hearstmade delegaes
Will they all 60 to little ID" democratic cauddatel
Not
So dear unsophcated don't plan going sleep
til after the Democratic convention and be awakened by
the delightful that Wilson has been named
lead the Jefeonan hosts victory and Of greater equity
american government
The his fellow progressives
fight hard and hoer hard and demonstrate hard that
the would be aconay will be writing
enoughy platform and the
progressive candidate.
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