The Greeley tribune., 1912-07-25

gether for . loag period Of time.
Also, abstract principles alone cam
not long be made . rallyinG point
for radicals-nevee have and mover
will he. There has 70 be . man and
= name to rally around. Tho magic
word Of "RoOsevelt" camo along It
Just tn critical tinao and with this
name and this man all these rest
less facNiOns were united.
Later On the magic nAme failed
il Was NO longer available. The ab.
stract principles Wero still there but
the coheeence givea BY the name
was goae. The political philosophers
and dFeameFs-the yOaAS fellows
ius& oaG a schooa-eacouFaOsd aAd
1nstigaeea By The Agents ard bell.
Wethefs Of the sGAnd patteFs, ruah-
I'd 06 In the direceaoa Of . new third
party; tho older aAd HoEe expesi-
eaced beads desired to stay with
their own political party: s.otasee
part decided to vote the desnoCTatic
ticket. With repablicaa unity eoae
and their forces from natioa to
co~nty split beyond rciemptioa.
the mon who were in the progressive
nnOyement for O6bcc feared there
Weee no offices to be delivered By
tho republicans this fall, 20 tisey
quickly host their working eathas-
lASm for progressive principles. The
local f0rces Of republiCaA progres.
siveism which had Woa sach . sur.
Psising victory wi1ea combined, now
foand themselves scattered and Dis
organised. Mea who realized that
0aly with comp1ete unity Of purpose
and action could anything be ef-
fected soaght In vain to unite them.
IL could not be done.
Now right II this point IL where
tho unthAkinS conservative rePub-
liCaa In apt to como to an altOgctlbeG
mistaken conclusion. The ignorant
ard dehaAed boss Of . stamp No al
know tOyfully declares that the pro
gressive movement and their work
In Weld county II dead, that the
h4ht h over. that the people viii
soon fall back into their old state
Of indi6erence and that tho b0ea
amd Graftnr will again flourish. Here
h where he and his ilk arc badly
mistaken. THE WORK DONE BY
THE PROGRESSIVE REPUBLI.
CANS IN WELD COUNTY Is A
PART OF THE GREAT MARCH OF
EVENTS IN THESE UNITED
STATES THAT WILL NEVER BE
UNlONE NOR FORGOTTEN.
The poor little platform drawn
by the obscure dreAmers Of Weld
county has been adopted in many
other communities; 1t was adopted
by the state progressive convention
presided over by Lindsey and Costi.
gan in Denver, 1t has been copaed
In = hundred communities; the
democrats made use Of It. And
then. wonders Of wonders, IL was
most significantly used by the Weld
County Republican club, \ devoted
little hand led by present and pros.
Ttcfive OlYicehOltlers. No one thinks
that TIE men in the Weld Count,
Republican club responsible for such
adoption had any deep.seated fond.
ness for the principles for which
they declared. for they have not
ON the contrary they dislike thess
principles and regard them ~ tl,<
leading source Of their troubles
Their adoption from the prOgressiys
platform WAS significant because /,
shows that these stand patters IL
onico and wanting to get Office n
this county believe that = majorit,
Of the people Of Weld county wan,
tl,ese things and therefore the,
adopted them.
Il fs very safe to nay that pett,
little tlpries who love to bask In tn,
reflected glory Of the opinions o
great interests and special privilee,
will not again face tho people o.
Weld county ~ did DeIplpus Carmen
ter two years ago and xlightingl,
condemn . great progressive n,ee.
ure with which we sock to rexair
our usurped rights.