The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-24
PERMANENT


There have been so many fleeting political ancies in
recent years that strange that there should have
been some question: at the outset OF the permanecy Of the
progressive party In some quarters that doubt exists even
yet and being ostered to the fullest possible by
and the interests whose selfish ends will be defeated
by the Of the principles Of the progressive
men But is this very opposition which nsures that the
against it that gives force and strength to the party The
people have awakened to realization of the necessity
which exists for adequate to combat the forces
of organized greed and souess graft In the progressive
party and its declaration of principles the people find
the agency which they have sought and long greed
and graft exist so long will this party endure wage the
battle in behalf OF the peoples rights
In the east in the central states the pemanency Of this
movement already recognized The progressive party
accepted as one of the leading factors in the political life
OF the nation BY most observers Of political conditions
will this year contest with the democrats for the presidency
Only day two ago. quoted Harpers Weekly as say
ing that William H. Taft is not the whom Woodrow
Wilson has to beat This is received as settled fact in the
eastthat the race for the White House is between Wilson
and Roosevelt To this extent the permanency Of the party
lis established and recognized.
In the remote sections Of the country where the
effect OF the national convention not promptly felt the
certainty OF the permanency OF the party is generally
accepted This is natural enough but the impression will
come and when comes it will abide As the people study
of the men and women who its leaders, they will under
stand that the principles of the party the principles of
human justice and that based upon these principles the
party must endure.
The current number of Golfers contains story of the
progressive national convention from the pen of Richard
Harding Davis The story classic. As literary pro-
ducton is mastery piece Of descriptive work. 1t
an important contribution to the literature Of the present
campaign But it is the conclusions which the writer
reaches which give this story its great weight These
illusions those OF trained observer Of and events
has described coronatons and battles receptions and
funerals ubiees and journeys but he gives his per-
sona opinion that he witnessed as impressive
as that which he behed in the Coliseum in Chicago when
Roosevelt came to his friends
Mr. Davis tells OF correspondent for reaconary news
paper, whose editor wired him to "guy" the convention
The correspondent wired back that he couldn't do it-here
is nothing to guy That the experience of hundreds
OF newspaper who to Chicago to- snee and who
remained to praise They impressed by the sincerity
of the delegates and by the belief that the movement will
endure.
In country state and countyn city, village and hamlet
wherever there voters there coming the realization
that the progressive something different that
not effervescen and transory that represents sub
sanal and enduring principle and that has come to stay
The sooner the friends of progressvesm waken to the
tact that the progressive party affords them the opportunity
to unite tor the advancement Of their cause the the
progressive party will attain the position which newt
able destiny And this will soon. Already the foes
OF the principles of progress realizing that the party
an effective, fighting force against them. Let all the
friends OF the movement unite firmly against this
Opposition