Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-08-02
The Progressive Party.

The progressive party, to use the
name they have selected, met in coun-
ty convention at Silver City Thurs
day Of last week, to select five del
egates to the state convention which
was held in Albuquerque on Monday
OF this week. The convention was
held IN the room back Of the city
hall, which Is not an extensive apart
ment, and so the convention could
not have been large in numbers.
Judging by the personnele. OF the del
egates elected to go to Albuquerque
LordsbuTg must have furnished the
bulk Of the convention, three del
egates being elected from Lordsbure
and two from Silver City, the del
egates being J. A Leahy, w. H. Kin
non and A. W. Mornlngstar from
LordsburR, and Judge Afford w.
Cooley and Charles G. Given,of Silver
City. AS this is the week for Judge
Cooley's hemmorhage he could not at
tend the convention, and John G..
Goetz was selected as his alternate.
The convention adopted an address
to the citizens Of Grant county, which
depicts in eloquent phrases the utter
wickedness Of all other parties, and
the superlative virtues Of the progress
slves. The following are some sam.
Piles gathered from the address:
THE constant effort OF crooked
business, in unholy alliance with
crooked bosses, to usurp the power Of
government, through the control OF
party machinery, constitutes the
greatest menace to real popular rule"
Both ends r played against the
middle"
1.-THE greatest issue of the coming
campaign, the one which overshad-
W all others, is the issue between
privilege and justice, between the
rights OF the many and the special
interests Of the few"
CAN citizens who are in sympathy
with this movement to redeem the
peoples government from the hands
of vested privilege and predatory
wealth, are cordially invited to enlist
under the banner Of the progressive
party"
The average citizen after reading
the noble sentiments here expressed
would naturally imagine they we're
enunciated by a-body Of men all Of
whom could always be trusted to
hight for the interests of the people,
and against crooked bosses; that they
would not attempt to control the re-
suit through party machinery; that
each and every one Of them could be
trusted under any and all circums-
tances. But is it SOP The LIBERAL
is glad to know that among the men,
bers Of the progressive party, many
of whom 1t counts as personal friends,
there. are many who are human. This
was discovered when it read the list
Of delegates and their instructions.
In New Mexico 1t has been the GUS
tom, in both the republican and the
democratic party to send as delegates
conventions men who are voters in
New Mexico, and while the influence
Of men who are not voters, and their
aid, was gladly welcomed, yet they
were not selected as members Of the
party councils.
This custom was not followed by
the progressives. They selected as
one of their delegates a man, a good
man and a wise one, who will not be
a voter at the coming election, al
though the LIBERAL hopes he will be
US, and be a voter at the next
election, and then they gave an exhi-
bition of the to be deplored lin others)
action Of controlling party machinery,
by adopting the following resolutions:
1.-THE delegates are INSTRUCTED
vote for only such delegates to
Chicago as are pledged to vote for
Roosevelt for the nomin-
alton for the presidency"
Consistency is a virtue" but all
virtuous men are not consistent.