Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-05
Bosses n SADDLE
N Old PARTIES
1ENAToR DEvERlDoE MAKES
KEYNOTE ADDRESS At RoosE.
WILT PARTY CONVENTION.
OUTLINES AIMS OF NEW
PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION

says People Have Been Deprived Of
Posssr sf Rule by Political Bosses
and Finaneisrs-Tariff Revision BY
Commission in Interests Of Business
One sf Aims.
Chicago. Aug. 5.-Senator Albert j.
Beyeridge. of Indiana, was in the lime
light today ct the convention OF the
new national progressive party. Az
temporary chairman Of the convention
which met at noon he sounded the Key
note OF the Roosevelt campaign. Ais
ADDRESS was enthusiastically rece1seo'
especially that portion In whlcn he
scored the old political bosses and de-
ciared that the candidates OF the re-
publicans and democrats botn were uh-
DER obligations to them.
THE first words of the constitution
are we are the people and they oe-
clare that the constitutions purpose 10
TO form q perfect union and to pro-
mote the general welfare. TO do Just
that II the very heart of the progress
siye cause" declared Senator Beve-
ridge in calling the convention to order'
Mr.. Beveridge told in detail the pur-
nose and program Of the progressive
party. Abuse" said he, will only
strengthen 1t. ridicule only hasten its
growth. falsehood only speed its VIC
tory.
"Knowing the price we must pay, the
sacrcfice we must make. the burdens
We must carry, the assaults we must
endure-knowing full well the cost
yet we enlist, and we enlist for the
var. For we know the justice OF our
cause. and we know. too. its certain
Triumph"
atand for oeeiaI Brothsrhoed.
Mr. Beyeridge spoke in part ~ foi-
lows: ~ nv.
1--WE stand for nobler America. We
stand for an undivided nation. We
stand for Il broader liberty. fuller
i,,atfce. we stand for social brother
1no0d - ngaihst savage indiyidualism.
We stand Tor an intelligent co-oper-
alton instead of reckless competttaon.
we stand for mutual helpfulness tn-
stead OF mutual hatred. we stand Tor
equal rights as fact Of life instead
of q catch word Of politics. We stand
for the rule Of the people as practi-
cal truth instead of meaningless pre-
tense. We stand for a representative
government that represents the people.
We battle for the actual rights of man.
Program Of Reform.
"To carry out our principles we have
plain program of conservative re-
form. we mean to tear down only
that which is wrong and out OF date;
and where we tear down we mean to
build what Is right and fitted to the
times. We harken to the call Of the
present. We mean to make laws fit
conditions as they are and meet the
needs of the people who are on earth
today. That we may do this we found
a party thru which all who believe
with us can work with US; or, rather.
we declare our allegiance to the party
which the people themselves have
founded.
t'For this party comes from the grass
roots. It has grown from the soil OF
the peoples hard necessities. It has
the vitality, Of the peoples strong con-
victions. The people have work to be
done and our party is here to do that
work"
The Boss System.
The speaker discussed the republi-
can and democratic parties, "the boss
system and special interests" saying
among other things:
sAt the present moment notorious
bosses are in the saddle of both old
parties In various states which must
be carried to elect president. Neither
., the old parties nominees for presi-
dent can escape obligation to these
-oid-party bosses nor shake their prac-
tical hold on many and powerful men,
hers OF the national legislature.
.Under this boss system, no matter
which party wins, the people seldom
win: but the bosses almost always
WIN Ss
Continuing his discussion Of parties
Mr.. Bevertdge said: >.
"The South has men and women rs
genuinely progressive and others as
genuinely reactionary as those in other
parts Of the country. Yet, for we'll
known reasons. these sincere and hon
est southefn progressives and reaction
aries vote together In a single party,
which 10 neither progressive nor re-
dictionary. They vote a dead tradition
and a local fear, not a living convic-
ton ana = national faith. They vote
not for the democratic party, but
against the republican party. They
want to ~ free from this condition;
they can He free from 1t through the
national progressive party"
People Deprived Of Rule.
'.The root Of the wrongs which hurt
the people Is the fact that the peoples
government has been taken away from
them. Their government must be
given baak to the people. And so the
flrst purpose of the progressive party
% 10 make sure Of the rule Of the peo-
pie. The rule Of the people means
that theSpeople themselves shall NOM
mate. aS we'll as elect, all candidates
for Office, including senator's. and
preSidents of the United States"
~ Mako Dusinsss Stable.
~ Mr.. Hlver1dge said American busi-
ness d nnceTtain and unsteady COM
pared Nllth the business Of other ma
stions. 4 4 ~ x X; 4 ~ + ~
..what. then 2 he asked. .must we do
to make sAmeEican business better? We
must d. what poorer nations have
done. W. muqt sSnd the abuses Of basf.
- ~ trtkin6 eown those abuses in-
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