Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-24
PROCRESSIVES
NOT TORETURN
VIII Becoms Mora Active
Than Ever in Future.
DITOR EVENING NEWS:

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
If h article in Fridays NEWS on
the Republican situation in this city
were to be taken as a criterion, it
would have people believe that the
end of the Progressive party were
soon to come, particularly when such
men as Mayor Ferd Garretson, Re-
corder Harold E. Pickersgill and AL
derman Hilker are quoted as saying
that most of the former Republicans
who now are in the Progressive party
would soon get back to the old
party" etc.
Going back nothingi No n knows
better the strength of the Progress
sives than do the above named gen.
tlemen. Both the mayor and re-
corder admit their powerful existence
and that, without the 900 Progress
sive votes cast in their favor, they
would not have had the ghost of q
show on election day. 1t proves the
tremendous work and value of an or
g%anization started only a few months
ago, and the campaign Of education
and publicity as continued by them
will be severely felt by those SO
anxious to belittle and suppress them.
The Progressives will not their
labors until they have accomplished
the task set before them-to give the
people a clean government composed
of the right kind of men. They pro-
pose to do this with the help of not
only former Republicans alone (as
the stand-patters would have you be-
Level, but men OF Democratic faith,
or of any other as we'll, are welcome
to enter the Progressive ranks SO
long as they are clean me and have
no strings tied to them.
When one considers the fact that
the Progressive vote exceeded that OF
Taft by about a million, which is un-
doubtedly conclusive evidence OF q
lively party and which also proves
c~onclusively that the people were
ready for a new party, a sane man
cannot entertain the idea that this
good work would be wasted by re-
turning to the stand-patter fo'd
against whose principles they fought
so valiantly. No! The Progressives
do not think OF returning, Their aim
is to proceed with their onward
march. and as the months roll along
they will prove to the people that
their ideas OF clean government in
city, county, state and nation will
sweep the entire country.
And to further prove that the Pro-
gressives are very active, | would
say that they are busily engaged
even at this early date in perfecting
the details of work mapped out for
the coming year. They intend to
continue this campaign OF education
by watching the proceedings of the
various municipal boards or this city
and to keep tab on all the doings OF
the several members thereof, wheth-
err in committee or out Of 1t. They
Intend to prevent any possible ques-
tionable transactions as relates to
granting Of franchises or other spec
ial privileges as well as the giving
out OF bids to irresponsible parties
by shedding on them the powerful
limelight of publicity and by contin'
.ued activity in this respect compel
at least a fair sense OF duty on the
part of those elected or apn~-re
! places Of responsibility. The Pro-
gressives will help educate the mass
|. es to such an extent that any one Of
the political parties will be compelled
Ito produce the very best men as theil
standard bearers. Does this looh
like gonig back to the fold which they
) left for good reason?
No, my friends, the P~rogressives
are not afflicted with either apathy
t or lethargy; on the contrary, they
are the liveliest bunch that evel
: struck q city the size of Perth Ambo,
and when next election comes
around, will hand you a ticket yot
= will be proud to elect, and on prin'
= ciples that will stand the test Of time
December 81, 1912.
I And the hest of it, they intend to "ge
it alone" but ego back'-never.
Yours truly,
FRANK r. NEWMAN.