The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-21
4 Progressive President

Indications are THAT t1be enCffe
country feels much the same ~ the
voters OF Weld county regarding the
sort Of man who Is wanted In the
white house. The spirit Of progress
siveness has spread gradually in the
ranks Of both democrats and rei1ub-
liCans until now 1t Is overwhelming.
There il one inevitable conclusion
that the old stand pat republican
y,artythat has lteld sway for so many
years has Outlived its function and
soon will be relegated to the scrap
heap. Its course laas been run and
death from scnility is coming.
The concern Of the people now Is
with the progressive alone. The
democrats, being the original pro-
pressies. have brought the larger
wing Of the republican party TO the
adoption OF the principles advocated
by the democrats years ago. And
now within the democratic ranks
the progressive spirit Is carrying the
people on to better things for the
nation.
The man who is content to do as
his father did IL In tho small minOr.
ity. He Is in the class with ttHe
HaaA who farals - his father did
and wkO opposed the Introduction
Of the telegraph, the telephone. the
making inventions that have been
material in making the nation
great. The man who does not pro
gress retrOgrades.
Hence TIE real iaSues that will
face the people In national Affairs
are whether t!.is country shall break
- H. ~ ~ hov hnlI6 ffo
In subju9atiOn for years. or shall
perpetuate conditions that have be-
come intolerable. The old republi-
can party has fostered ''big busi-
ness" 80 persistently and conSistent-
ly that they have drawn taut the
line between the masses and classes.
Through favorable trust legislation
the republican party has placed
nearly every necessity Of life in the
hands Of . favored few. who have
used the monopoly to exact tribute
from the common people. The peO-
ple have protested, 1t Is true. but
not vigorously enough. They have
revOfted with sOnse SUCCESS in re-
cent years, and this year will have
another chance to decide II they
will longer be dominated and ble<i
by r0bber trusts that for years have
been sapping the life blood from
the masses.
And tie usual sop will he hand
ed out to the voters this fall about
proteCtiOn and high wages, but the
government statistics on wages and
the cost Of living will not l,e quoted.
because they show that food pro-
ducts have elm bed sky high while
wages are about where trey were
when the glitterin& promises were
first made.
The protection and high wage
orators will not tell you how Pier
Iont MOrgan's firm made S1O.OOO,.
900 by organizing the steel trust.
They will not tell you about the
strike at Lawrence. Mass. where
the average wage of the ..ead Of q
family can not possibly buy food
and fuel. They will not tell you
that the wife Of the stand pat re.
publican president wept when she
heard Of the conditions as told Il
the congressional investigating
committee. They will tell you tlla
the full dinner pail Is the slogan o.
the G. o. p, hut they will not tel
you how you can keep 1t filled wllil,
you are paying tribute to tariff AM
trust instituted for the benefit o
the few.
Pro9ressiveS are for the rule o
the people by the people. The!
want . voice in the government
They are tired Of being ruled by
machine a. relentless as Empero
Nero ever dared to be with his RO
MAN subjects. And it is but littl,
wonder that the democratic CAM
welcomes the insur9ent republican
who have the temesity TO revOl
openly and strike their cOlOrs. 1t 4
. step In the right direction. 1
means that the spirit Of progress 1
abrOad in both parties and IL mean
that the end Is near for the regim
that has prostituted itself for greed