The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
COLONEL STRIKES
AT OLD P AR TIES


sives stand against both. We propose
to drive them both from power for all
time and TO substitute for their power
the real and genuine rule of the peo-
pie.
There Is peculiar need OF leader
snip for this fight in New England. 1t
has been u matter of concern to me
to sec so many of those here in New
England who should be leaders in the
new movement turn cold heartedly
from 1t. 1 believe that half of tho
opposition to our course in New Eng
land is due TO sheer, plain ignorance.
huff OF the remainder to hard -shelled
prejudice. and the other half of the
remainder to craven fear Of what is
new.
"one OF our great troubles hero in
New England. as elsewhere, Is that
the representatives of privilege in
finance and politics control most of the
newspapers. so that tho ordinary man
finds the channels OF information
chokcd. ! do not so much mind the
editorial columns being closed against
US. but 1t It's matter for real regret
that the news columns arc closed TO u.s.
There is good reason why many
men should bitterly oppose the Pro-
gressive party. Every political JOB
Der, every crooked business man. every
beneficiary OF privilege und every paid
cmploye OF such beneflclary-all these
are naturally against us. But | hold
that every self-respecting. ordinary cit
izen should be for us. Tine men who
are not politicians and are not men OF
great wealth. They are busily aged
in their daily toll. they do not appear
as speakers at public meetings. they
do not take prominent parts in politi-
cal canvasses, and they cannot contrib
ute large sums OF money for the fui
thorance OF the campaign on their be-
half But ] believe that their feel
ings are all the more Intense and their
/ sympathy tho more keen just because
of the fact that hitherto they have
never been stirred as now they are
stirred
hitherto. as stand -patter. a reac-
tonary Congressman from Kansas
with Involuntary truthfulness put It,
these plain people have been regarded
/ BY politicians as only entitled TO pay
/ the price OF admission and sit on tho
| bleachers and watch the politicians
I play the game FOR their own benefit.
/ Under this Congressman's views. the
plain people have nothing to do except
] 10 pay the expense of tho contest which
tho rulers WACO for their own benefit.
I The Progressive doctrine, on the con
/ trary. is that the plain people of Amer
I 4ca are not after this to sit on the
| olcachcrs and look on ut the poli,i-
( clans play the game. that tho plain
( people are TO be their own masters and
masters OF an their public servants.
stnnd for TnriN for People.
We stand for protective tariff, but
/ We wish to see the benefits OF the pro-
tcctive tariff got into the pay envelope
{ of the wage WORKER Instead OF de-
rreasing. VIC wish to increase the
/ amount OF the prize money that :
I rightfully duo those who work hal 4
! in industry. but we stand for more
/ equitable division or the prizo money.
! Moreover, Our movement IS not only
/ Tor economic but for ethical better,nent
we DO not accept tho view that greed
and selAshnoss arc tho only factors 10
| oe considered In government We in
, siSt t1at IN mans nature there is some
/ thing noble something lofty. to which
/ u is possible to appeal and we make
our appeal therefore not only 10 hts
| eelf-intcrcst, but also 10 what 10 hlRh-
est and best in him.
1t Is not right that no should neg
lect his sclf-intcrest No man can
90 TINS duty by tho state MS "a whole
unless no pulls his own weight. he
! must take care Of his wife. his child
rem and himself before he can holm
mis- fellow citizens liz doing oniciontly
tAv common work for tho common
good We intend 10 work for the
economic hetterment or the average
citizen We intend to insist upon tho
averaging man having greater share
than now Of the good things which
by his labor arc produced. But we In