Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-18
PREJUDICES VS..
PRINCIPLES
Seattle Progressive Republi-
can Reviews the Political
Situation
OPPOSES THIRD PARTY
Niil Discard Prejudices and
Vote for Progression
Where He Finds 1t
OPPOSES THIRD PARTY

J. F. Cronin, Seattle progressive
republican VINO was a delegate to the
.,oosevelt state convention, express
ed very clearly the views OF tnou-
.ands OF progressive republicans in
ne STATE ot ash.ngtOn, in an inter-
t.eW III the Seattle ePost-lnteilig gencer
as. Monday. Nj. Ntonin said:
- was az the conference OF pro
4ressive republicans today, but did
not take any part in the deliberations.
iOr TIE reason that did not cOnsiedr
a Ii conference Of the real progress
slves Progressveism to me means
primarily a subordination of party pre-
j"diCes TO progressive principles. But
hOt single man present by either
"Ord or action gave expression to
1nlS fundamental. If any one present
other tnan myself entertained this
idea, it is apparent that he, like my
self felt thai it would be waste OF
words to call the attention OF such a
partisan gathering to it, In short,
the gathering gave many indica-
tions OF being dominated by men
whose eyes were turned toward the
fodder rack. There We're some third
party enthusiasts like our old friend
Warhorse' Bill White and eXMayor
Byron Phelps, who believe that a
third party is necessary to real poll
tical progress, but these were in the
minority by about forty to one
The Chicago Convention
'LaFollette says, and ! am salts
fed it is true. that had Col Roose-
velt taken the same position at Chi
3ago tAat Col. Bryan did at Baltimore,
lie might nave secured even better
.csUlts. If RCCseyeit might have saw
ed the day in Cne way, La Toilette lost
t in another But between them, in
jneir selfish blundering, the conven-
ION nominated d candidate ana adopt
d 4 platform that do not in any de-
2lee meet the demands of the pro
re ssives
ON tie ether hand, the democrats.
through the instruuentailty of Col.
jrtaE. secured from q convention
Ven more conservative man for man,
nan We're ne d Gcle3ates IN the re-
,G1iican convention. a candidate and
,!dti0rn Ihat meet "l.. the hearty ap-
,rCyal OF tne progressive democrats.
nd that can De opposed by progrts s.
i.Ne repu3li ans On but one of tWo
rotnGs parliSansnip for the fodder
ack or a misdrected zeal for tiilrG
party movement.
suppose tne results at Chicago and
Baltimore had been reverSed-tnat
Roosevelt had secured the nomination
cf La Toilette Or Brlstow or Ci2pp OF
any one Of the recognized progress
sives and that Bryan mad been made
victim of the steam roller at Balti-
more, as the opening of the conven-
ton indicated he would be-in that
event how those fodder rack progress
sives would now be shouting their
lungs to pieces calling to Col. Bryan
and the progressive democrats to
join them in the work of redemption
through the instrumentalty of a re
juvenated G. o. P.
did ever political situation sc
we'll develop to expose the shallow
ness not to say hypocrisy, of d lot
of pretended political reformers? Fol-
my own part. declare openly and
above board that | intend to vote fol-
Woodrow Wilson, and | do not con
template surrendering my rights in
the republican party by doing so.
simply expect to sacrifice my chance
of running for office on the republ
IAN ticket, but this is of no value, as
/ never contemplate using 1t and coulo
lot sell it, And predict that the fod
Ter rack progressives will be surpris
I'd the day after election TO learn the
number of progressive republicans il
this state who will do the same.