Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-14

Senator John D. Works of California,
a progressive republican. has come out
openly for Woodrow Wilson, and advises
all progressives to vote for the demo-
cratic candidate for President
He bitterly condemns the progressive
party of California, and affirms that the
third term party obtained possession of
that state through fraud and deception.
In announcing his intention to vote for
Gov. Wilson, Senator Works SAYS that
in effect, he throws all personal ambition
to the winds: that the progressives OF
California, his former friends, have al
ready denounced him as /. traitor and
are urging him to resign his seat in the
Senate.
Nothing Of benefit to progressive prin-
ciples or honest politics can be gained
by voting for either Taft or Roosevelt
asserts the senator. THE best serv-
ice progressive republicans can give their
party and country under the unfortunate
conditions Is to vote for Wilson. 1t will
help to teach dishonest manipulators OF
Iol.tics a wholesome lesson
Charges. Fraudulent Methods.
Senator Works urges regular republic
cans to follow the same course, declaring
that the President cannot carry Cali
fornia, and that a vote cast for him is
worse than thrown away. The senat tor
adds that no kind of evasion can conceal
the fact that the methods by which the
progressives obtained control of Cali
fornia were fraudulent. ],
1t is pity, says he, that Il great
movement for reform in politics in Cali
fornia that has achieved so much should
have been brought to this sorry pass"
The governor daC1ar
would have been justified in calling
special session OF the legislature to amend
the laws so that every voter could have
the right to vote for the candidate Of his
choice. This was not done, he says;
therefore, Roosevelt and his supporting
candidates for legislative Offices had no
legal right to places. on the ballot, except
by petition.
fairly and boldly as progressiyes." he
continues. The whole thing has been a
contemptible deception and fraud. Much
OF it has been series OF crimes.
No Power to Prevent Usurpation.
1.-The enormity Of these crimes against
franchise are made more apparent by the
ruling Of the supreme courtrof the state
that it has no power. to prevent this
usurpation by the progressives of the
rights and powers of the republican
party
Attacking the contention. of candidates
that they are progressive in national poll
tics and republican in state matters. Sen
ator Works says:
1.-The progressiyes, who are CRYING.
Thou shalt not steal.' have. by a sys
tematic course of fraud, CORRUPTION and
perjury stolen the right to republican
place on the ballot. and deprived thou
sands Of voters of the right to vote for
the candidate of their choice"
The senator charges that President TIA e.
was not fairly nominated; that he does
not represent progressive principles. and
that, though his intentions are good. he
has been i'll advised.
Probation for Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, he contends. is too new a
convert to progressive principles to trust
with the leadership of new party. He
recommends a. few years of probation.
HE has never until now stood openly
for progressive principles he asser,s.
HE is all things to all men to get votes.
He has suddenly become an advocate. Of
woman suffrage because so many of them
are now voters, and have become SO with
out his help.
IF he had been nominated by tho 70.
publican convention the republican narty
would have been good enough for him
and he would have accepted and vel
coined the support Of the men in the
patty that heinow' denounces so bitterly
mo man or woman who believes in.
honest politics can support Candidate
who obtains his nomination by the means
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