The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-12-06
DESIRES
TO KNOW
Leslie Combs Sends Out
Letter to Progressives
Election Discredited the Republi-
can Party, But It Is Under
Same Influence.

In order 10 le1rm NOW uln Pn0kfeSs
sive party stands in Kenaucky, Nj.
Leslie Combs msunber of the RrpRF,s,-
has just sent letter to all phs Pro-
gresstve county a'iafrmen in the etaee.
Mr.. Combs will make a report for Ken
lucky at te meeting of the National
Progressive COMMITTEES in Chicago De-
cember Ii. The letter, which is sent out.
reads:
Lexington. Ky. Dnr Sir: In ssne Of
the fact that the Progressive party hal
such limited facilities for informing
and arpusing the people, ami tflak the
press of tine country was SO largely
against 1t. and for tie most part mis-
representing and distributing it's pnr-
poses and platform, we were able IN
30 days after the establishment Of our
party 10 cast a vote of more than A,00O,-
900 to defeat the Republican parity by
a plurality of million, and TO Reruie
ten times as large Ntote in tfie eiec-
torial college as that party obtainai-
The Republican party, Disrupted 'y
the result cited above and still moro
hopelessly disoredited by tine rilnHpcfer
of its Leaders, is doomed, and the Pro-
gressive party. representing the besse
Of it's old ideals. becomes the hope
of the people and the dnead of the craol<
both in politics and business.
The recent Democratic victory was
not a landslide. GOV. wilson's woe
was only about the same as THAT cast
for Mr.. Bryan in 1900 and 1903. in the
nation at large, and In Kentucky, u
was many thousand votes less than
were cast for the Democratlc tacket
In 1903.
Already Mr.. Taft proposing conssr-
ences with the more respsrtabie an't
better CONCEALED agents Of c:poked
business, together with the trtmr1ers
and the ambitious to reoaganize the
party, which the notorious
crooks hide In tile background uutr
the time to use them Influences may
construct win not fool the people.
The Progressive pprty has no our
pose in common with these men ana
will make no oompromlse or aMiance
with them.
THE Progressive party has 1efinxe
platform, which lis it's program. am
will welcome to its ranks all who
agree with Its principles. but its pur-
poses are above patronage. and 1t Will
face defeat with undaninshed en-
thusiasm until the invisible governspe
until the invisible gowaF'n-
ment is driven from power. until ri-
man Interests are valued as highly AZ
material interests and the broad vista
of nobhsr American is realdzsd.
The National Progressive cammdttse
meets In Chicago ON Dacember IA to
plan for the future, and that I may
De able to give an accurate nepprt AZ
10 the situation In Kentucky, l WRITE
TO ask you to let me know at once HOY
our yoters stand In YOUR county Wheth-
sr they are ready to go on with the
fight and such other information ~
you may think Lmpprtant. Please he
,areful TO make your IMPORT nepreSaf
The sentiment that actually exists in
FOUR community. as well as your per-
,onal views.
Party allegiance and the memory Of
,thsr days induced many to vote tT
Mr.. Taft. who are wtthont sympathy
With the influences which contrOaiei
lis administration and n,aninataon. Ttl.sse
We must try to win, as well ~ the
)emocrpts who are sure to hscpdne dis
atisflsd. II our view Is correct. with
he administration of the governmsat
Turing the next four years. Yours sLl-
erely. LESLIE COMBS,
Member of the Progressive National
Committees.