Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-05
OUT WITH THE BOSS
CRY OF THIRD PARTY
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the sacrifice we must make. the bur
dens we must carry, the assaults we
must endure-knowing full well the
cost-yet We enlist, and We enlist for
the war. For we know the Justice of
cur cause, and we know, too, its GER
tain triumph"
Mr. Beverage spoke in part as fol-
lows:
I'VE stand for nobler America. We
stand for an undivided nation. We
stand for broader liberty, a fuller
justice We stand for social brother
hood as against savage individualism.
We stand for an intelligent coopera-
ton instead of a reckless competition.
We stand for mutual helpfulness in
stead oI mutual hatred. We stand
for equal rights as a fact of life in
stead of a catch-word of politics. We
stand for the rule of the people as
practical truth instead of a meaning
less pretense. We stand for a repre-
sentative government that represents
the people. We battle for the actual
rights of man.
CONSERVATIVE REFORM
ITO carry out our principles we
have a plain program of conserva-
tive reform. We mean to tear down
only that which is wrong and out of
date; and where we tear down we
mean to build what is right and fitted
to the times. We harken to the call
of the present. We mean to make
laws fit conditions as they are and
meet the needs of the people who are
on earth today. That we may 90 this
We found a party through which all
who believe with US can work with
US; or, rather, we declare our allie
/ glance to the party which the people
themselves have founded.
| For this party comes from the
grass roots. 1t has grown from the
soil of the peoples hard necessities.
1t has the vitality of the peoples
strong convictions. The people have
work to be done and our party is here
to do that work.
The speaker discussed the republi-
can and democratic parties, the boss
system" and special interests" say
/ ing among other things:
"At the present moment notorious
bosses are in the saddle of both old
parties in various important states
which must be carried to elect a presi-
dent. Neither of the old parties nom
inees for president can escape obliga-
ton to these old-party bosses nor
shake their practical hold on many
and powerful members of the national
legislature"
PEOPLE SELDOM WIN.
Under this boss system, no matter
which party wins, the people seldom
win; but the bosses almost always
win" Continuing his discussion OF
parties, Mr.. Beveridge said:
THE south has men and women as
genuinely progressive and others as
genuinely reactiOnary as those in
other parts of our country. Yet, fol
well-knOwn reasons, these sincere and
honest southern prOgressives and re
dictionaries vote ogether in a single
party, which is neither progressive
nor reactiOnary They vote a dead
tradition and a local fear, not a liv
ing conviction and a national faith
They vote not for the democratic
party, but against the republic party
They want to be free from this condi
ton; they can be free from it through
the national progressive party"
The root of the wrongs which hur
the people is the fact that the people;
government has been taken ava!
from them. Their government mus
be given back to the people. And 81
the first purpose of the progressive
party is to make sure the rule of tn
people The rule of the people mean
that the people themselves shall nom
, mate, as well as elect all candidate
J for Office, including senators and pres
: idents of the United States"
. BUSINESS UNCERTAIN.
Mr.. Beveridge said American bus
ness is uncertain and unsteady com
pared with the business of other ma
tions.
What, then" he asked. must W
: do to make American business better
f We must do what poorer nations hav
/, done We must end the abuses of bus
ness by striking down those abuse
instead of striking down business il
: self We must try TO make little bus
ness big and all business honest il
= stead of striving to make big bushes
= little and yet letting it remain dishoI
o est. AS the Sherman law now stands nj
? two business men can arrange thei
mutual affairs and be sure that the
are not law-breakers. This is the mai
hindrance to the immediate and pc,
9 manent revival of American business
Under the DEGREES OF the courts tn
oil and tobacco trusts still can rails
prices unjustly and already have don
, so. Such business chaos and lega
i paradoxes as American business su
i fers from can be found nowhere els
in the world The speaker declare
: the progressive party will accomplis
reforms vital to American business.
I'VE mean to put new business law
on our statute books which will te
American business men what the
can do and what they cannot DO. Tn
next great business reform we mu.
have to steadily increase America
prosperity is to change the method {
building our tariffs. The tariff mus
be taken out of politics and treated a