The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-10-04

WHO ARE THE REAL PRoeREssIVEs?
 indiscriminate of the wovd progressive in political affairs, by the candidates of all political parties the wholesale appropriation of the word ny presidential candidates in this campa1sn com Lels citizen and ponder the meaning the word in it's application present day po's-its
 The word came into general during the consider ation of bill when certain republicans broke away Republican party and voted with the Democrats against the enactment of this tarH law The Republicans styled those who deserted me party on this insurgents but they preferred the ap pelation of progressives and were so called progress sye republicans" question they were pro-
 ressive to adopting the Democratic con tenon regarding this national issue In Kansas and oregon Republican party set up new organzaton incorporating certain called popular ideas of changes government styled themselves p-o gressives."
 Woodrow Wilson, candidate for President on the Democratic ticket is styled progressive and has the indorsement of w. J. Bryan On the other hand Theo- dore Roosevelt his platform containing many blanks taken bodily from Socialist party claims to be the only pure progressive the country and Wm H. Taft not to forward with the claim that ms policies are the true of real pro eress in governmental affairs. It will be seen that the word progressive already been used to cover null titude of sins
 aThe Progressive defined" included in ad- dress made by Rome G. Brown to the Minnesota State Bar his remarks par ticularly appropriate this time. MT Brown said;
 progressves" and there are 'progressives" Some we'll aW and in of political economy advocates for the 9s the statute law even of the Economic ~ and industrial life He begs for consideration his proposition both from the viewpoint of it's expedie proper three departments of our Govern ernment spirit terms of our fundamental law His cause stands for progress @ @ Tn ne @ ru % aar of the word progressive There come to his support consideration of the merits of his proposition and wno larger extent seeking change the sole that of attack existing systems and in propor posed change immediately his standard all reasonng clamorers for disturbance who a eae ossona agitators and radicals disurers rather than from rush n out of place ane tend to shine through it's reflected light They label progressve complacenty claim for which they or the most @ extreme ana r1olent sve matter that they put forth clamor for con unequal taxation; no matter that it the d % o ne op ay if for which is revoutionary that tends inevitably to republican form of government or to any government and may mean socialism or anarchy; case the title progressive Though they themselves hold their hands against the integrity and stability Of our worship of the tyrannies whether it it be of the pc or ments despoiaton nations they assume under the segyen title of to hurl t the an their subversive or who even
 We welcome and have respect those reformers, there of them whose advocacy is m merits demerits who conscentousy and con sideraely and laws in order conditions and whose measures or nave pretense constructive in their character the proprety of the title progress siye." They the ones to whom the title De. general rule, the socalled progressive heart and in effect, reactonary posing selapproprated title of progressive All sucn and they the larger part of the so-caed pro placing themselves before the public un der false label. They ought be prosecuted under law against misbranding
 quite apparent that the time has already come when insist calling themselves progres- begin line adjectves and adverbs their real meaning. There is danger of bear movement of the progressives The market is already loaded
 principles Democratic enunciaed by Je emphasized Jackson will hold the old Demo critic ship straight in the wind. They believe 1n of the peopleby the people and people, under constitutional im ta.ions; honest independent judiciary; furnish the of the government efficient administration of public affairs monopoly of all kinds in favor of equal property, and last and forever "equa rights ALL special privilege to NONE. This plain declaration of Democratic pr1ne ples in by the democrats Vhey the same principles the democratic party together for fifty years which being recognized as principles administration of the af of old but always