The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-01-04

Declaration OF Principles Adepiea
and Permanent, Organization Formed
Columbus, o. Jan, The pro-
gressiye Republicans Of Ohio met
here. formed permanent orgahiEa
ton and adopted 4 declaration Of pro.
gressive principles. but voted by ~
10 80 not to indorse Senator la Iui'
lette as a candidate for the prcsiden-
TAI nomination
The delegates voted by 81 10 H.,
however, for q resolution expressing
their personal View that La Toilette
Is the living embodiment u the
principles Of the progressive move
tnent and the logical candidate to
carry them 10 a successful fruition
The vote followed a three hour de-
bate ON the floor Of the convention
and was on the adoption Of an amend.
ment 10 the report by the resolutions
committee, which had been unani-
mously In favor Of not naming can
didate.
Clifford pinehot, who said that he
spoke only for himself and in no way
for Mr.. Roosevelt. and former Sec
rotary of tls Interior Garfield, were
the leaders in the debate against in
dorsing any candidate.
Senator Works OF California and
Senator Clapp of Minnesota were
equally vigorous in urging that the
ohio proeressives concentrate their
efforts on the election OF La Toilette
Nearly every delegate expressed him.
self repeatedly during the debate,
The resolution which finally was
adopted read
we are opposed TO the renomina-
ton Of President Taft. We hereby
declare 1t 10 be the determined pur-
pose OF the Ohio Progressive Repnbli-
can league TO work In harmony and
unison to nominate progressive Re-
publican for president, recognizing as
fellow progessives all who hold the
principles for which We stand, wheth
er they be for the presidential nomi-
nation of Robert NJ La Toilette or
Theodore Roosevelt or any other pro-
gressiye Republican.
we assert the essential unity OF
the progressive movement throughout
the entire state and nation.
I'VE favor the election of delegates
who will favor the nomination Of
candidate who will fully represent the
progressive principles.
l.. D. Brandels OF Boston declared
the present progressive fight "a bat
tie for business freedom, lie de-
scribed the conditions In the steel In
dustry revealed by recent Industrial
census, showing, he said, that a con-
siderable percentage Of the 30 600 en-
ployes of one concern worked habtu-
ally twelve hours day.
Aside from the question of human
ity, asked Brandeis, how can these
men form proper conception OF
American citizenship; how can they
live up TO the high ideals set as a |
standard OF citizenship?
The effort Of progressive congress-
men TO lessen the power and wealth OF |
the concerns responsible for these la
Dor conditions was defeated last year !
by the veto of the bin reducing the
tariff on wool and steel,
From my study of Robert M. La
Toilette | believe that no man In pub
lie lie stands more for what is needed
10 bring humanity into our industrial
world more than he. "
Mr.. Fackler, who presided at the
AS temporary chairman.
was elected president Of the porma-
nent organization C. e. Brotherton
Of Ashtabula was elected vice presi-
dent and r. II. Brown of Columbia,
secretary.
A declaration OF principles unani-
adopted was substantially the
one prepared by committee appoint
cd at meeting of progTessiyes In the
western reserve. On the question OF
national policies, II follows the lines
II the platform adopted by the pro-
sressiye conference in Chicago.