The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
AUTHENTICATE
 MAKES REPLY OPPOSES M'LEAN'S PROPf[ FOR UNION OF REPUBLICANS AND PROGRESSTvEs OF
 STATE.
LATTER MUST FIGHT IDEA
Those Who Back Plan Unable, Says He, To Appreciate Progressive
 Spirit.

1 Former Senator Frank s. Butter worth, of, New Haven. who was the Progressive candidate for lieutenant governor at the recent State election has issued statement in regard to the proposal of Senator Mclean for the union of the PrOgreSSiVes and Re publfcans again His statement in full follows: Senator Mclean has brains and his cieverness to the dominating in fluences in the old Republican ma chine in making a half earnest. partly humorous appeal in which, despite his best intentions. he could not avoid showing the contempt which he, in conjunction with other men in the Re publican organization, feel toward the spirit Of the ProgresSi< es.
 ''McLean's appeal, which is part of @ widespread scheme to obtain control over the Progressive party. can only be taken seriously by the latter to the extent of preventing it's comp1lsh- ment Those who are behind the Re publican party have led it from one false position to another, and finally to >disaster. They have either acqui- eseeds in or have been 8 party to boss. machine and corrupt rule, ana to the process which has made the Repup- lican organization 8 tool Of corrupt interests, and not an instr uInent or popular or progressive rule; and this is particularly true in Connecticut
 ssThe hopeless thing about these in
 dividuafs is that they have been ana the fact that the Progressives have taken their stand because of principle;
 that most of them have taken It only after having made a. long and futile fight for their principles inside the Republican party. and that they now
 stand and will continue ,,as,, 10 san1' the+ ,eF makes one proud to be associated "ltn them.
 .sPrincipIes and beliefs in the eyes of Republican politicians are things to smile about and treat half hunnorous- " and hslf conternptuously. and here, ! in is the great reason wny eners coeao Rna publican organization and the Fro greseive party"
 Don't you think. Senator: t, sute 1 are some good points in Senator Mo Leans taIk;2
 he was sure that Senator McLean Hartford Courant reporter hunted nlm i'm
 odilige1ltly @ ls ino'1@.s m rently ttlv took some time to find him and if he had succeeded completely in dodging the; reporter he would have sno'n greater discretion .n my opin1oI. If a United. States Senator snoVs no gree ter grasp of the underlylng der 1tI.ls motive of the s,oGO.000 voters in this cslI.1frv and B. oo0 in his own State, not to speak of many more who were. much appealed ytc by the Progresslve ns r4y buJ couldn't quite bring them selves to sever old relations and oreak 9 with old friends. he suggests that ne n1avsi3e a failure in the duties or h1s office the machine members of the Repupl1- can uarty to be their spokesman 10 begufIe people, he will not increase tfe already s3nawnat limited conIl- den.,e that exists in him today on the l part of the people of this state. | .sxy hen he talks of 'vituperat1on-# ana sreyenge' and family feucs and S!urs he Onward, Christian Soldier spirit, he is talking in way that may ples,se bI,t fa~ others will admire his words: Yo,1 can easily realize that If one o1 the brightest inte1lects ,aff1ilated Wltn tho Republican organization shoWs so little com prehensiol of the controlil4g a1ay,7er7ffs of the Progressive party, how ,1nirlviting would be union with tne lesser but dominating intellects Of the
 Republican orga anization; a;.,
 .~The ProgreESives welcome all cId- zeoe Republicans or Democrats, ex-
 ceDtiue the bosses and the profess9onal nolitf.lans and their tools These iat- ter individuals. we dc not want 70 enter either our front or back doors.
 There is a lot Of w9rx oe. 10 pc ooTS o,asi do 1t. we, will help them If they dou,t do 1t we expect they Will pc put out of office and the FrogressiSe par .srhe Republican organisation will mi arure except as the continued friend9 of corrupt influences in this etafe- ever presenting all kinds of ob- etacIes to clean government, popuiaf rule and progressive poiicie~.
 Reporter-T suppose your success has been achieved only after hard struggle?
 Acfor-Yes: there was a time when nv name appeared oftener on board biiJ than on a biIlboard-Judge.