Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-23
1t has been suggested we should have

1t has been suggested W. should have
compromised at Chicago. Compromise
what2 Is 1t not perfectly apparent to
every intelligent person that the two
wings of the Republican party do not
think allke7 Let us give the reaction
aries credit for being as honest In their
opinions as we are. What results?
We favor and they oppose the election
of United States senators by the peo-
pie. We favor and they oppose the
physical valuation of railway property
by a commission to secure thereby a
basis for fixing rates. We favor and
they oppose the taking over of all ex-
press matter and delivering 1t by the
government us a part Of It's parcels
post system. We favor and they op-
pose the direct primary for the selec-
tion of all nominees for public Office.
We favor and they oppose economic
legislation looking to the regulation OF
the hours of labor and the issuance of
the inJunctlve process of the courts in
all labor controversies. We favor and
they oppose restrictive constitutional
provisions on the power Of the appel
late courts to declare acts of the legis
lature unconstitutional. We favor and
they oppose under reasonable constitu-
tional provisions the initiative of legis-
lation and a popular referendum.
What Progressives Demand.
We favor a s~tricter control of the
banking business Of the country and
a definite defining by statute Of what
interstate business may or may not
do to prevent further controversy over
Its legality. We favor a more speedy
%nccounta bility of the judiciary to the
popular Will and a trial by jury in pro-
ceedings for contempt not committed
In the presence Of the court If de-
manded by the accused. Wefavor the
compulsory arbitration Of all disputes
between employer and employee arts
Ing out Of any matter involving any
business which affects commodities
entering into common use and neces-
sary to the domestic or individual life
OF all the people. We favor stringent
pure food laws ind health ard sani-
tary legislation for the inspection and
regulation Of all factories, mines or
dwellings where men and women
work or live. We favor the largest
participation Of the people in public
affairs and the elimination Of all boss
control and corrupt influences In poll
tics. They do not favor any of these
things. No n who sat in the owen
ton at Chicago last month failed to
see how clearly the line ran between
the two factions, and 1t was and still
Is absolutely irreconcilable. They can
not be reconclled. We cannot live to-
gether; II or the other must prevail.
The existing party must become all
one thing or gil the other, or a new
party must come where members all
think alike. All thinking men see that
the present leadership of the Repub-
llcan party does not represent the
rank and file of that party. Either it
must go or we must.
There is but one of three courses
open to a Republican in the present
state Of political affairs: First, CON
! tinue in the party and support Mr..
Taft, the nominee of the fraudulent
convention held at Chicago in June
last; second, leave the party and sup
port Governor Wilson, the Democratic
nominee at Baltimore, or, third, go
into the progressive movement which
must ultimately lead to a third party
or the publication of the present Re-
publican party by the elimination OF
the boss element now dominating it.
A new party is not made In a day. 1t
is a growth. Fremont and Dayton did
not succeed in 1868, but they laid the
foundation for success In 1860. Old
political methods and ideals do not ap-
peal to the voter today. The moral or
ethical side of public life has a greater
hold on the people than the partisan
system or methods.
Tho Parting Of The Ways.
No mar Is bound to recognize the ac-
ton Of the convention held at Chicago
as legally or morally binding. 1t was
dominated from its beginning by the
clearest purpose on the part Of the ma
tionaI committee to control q majority
by fraud. In making up the tempo
rary roll that committee simply seated
enough delegates with those elected
from non-Republican states to make a
majority. The larceny was not hidden
nor attempted to be hidden. 1t was
done openly. They declared their pur-
pose to do it, and they did it. If an
election board in Newark, Jersey City
or Atlantic City make a false return
we indict and convict them, but nc
election or canvassing board ever per
petrated clearer fraudulent returns
than this committee did in putting on
the temporary roll certain delegates
| not elected. And that was called q
Republican c~onyentionl Every sure
Republican state In that convention
was against Mr.. Taft. They made no
, defense of the theft on the floor of
the convention because they could not.
| They cut off all debate by motions to
| lay on the table, which their chairman,
If there was not a roll call, always de-
clared carried; If there was a roll call
they carried the motion by the votes OF
their fraudulently seated delegates.
The platform adopted by the V
tion Ia without the least hope Of any