Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-01
PARTY POISONED
BY PRIVILEGE
Review Of Chicago Conven-
ton by Independent
Republican Paper
Party Born in Glory Fifty-Six
Years Ago---Died From
Poison Is Virdict

A few days before the Baltimore
convention the Cleveland (OhioD
Press printed the following editorial.
The republican party, born in glory
tifty-siX years ago, died from poison
administered by privilege at Chicago
last week The nomination of Taft
and Sherman and the adoption of a
reactionary platform written by the
crooked and constituencies bosses is
hitting climax TO the latter day rec
ord of pertidy and dishonor CT this
once great political organization.
Now that the smoke of battle
which somewhat obscured the vision
during the wild days of the conven-
ton has cleared away, this tremend-
Gus naked fact stands out in bold re-
lief:
That in absolute and utter defiance
OF the efforts of those men in the
party who would have saved it from
itself by making it respond in at
least some measure to the progress
sive spirit of the times, privilege as
represented by the currupt bosses
showed that its grip on the part!
vitals is not to be loosened
Root, currupt businesses ablest
and craftiest tool, Barnes of New
York. Penrose of Pennsylvania, Crane
OF Massachusetts, Guggenheim OF
Colorado, Bradley of kentucky-these
men and others of like type have put
privileges stamp OF approval OH Taft,
and presented him to the country as
the republican candidate on plat
form more reactionary than any par
ty has had the temerity to be spon-
sor for since Bryan viLaiZed the pro-
gressive movement nearly Il score of
years ago
1T seems inconceivable that any
of these men can not see that il is
impossible for even sucn WOnderlul
political organization to survive after
this dose OF poison
The Overwhelming defeat Of Taft
pnd the permanent elimination from
lu. lie HE Of the whole foul brood
ti.at poisoned their party III order to
force his nomination is as certain az
thai the election will occur next
November.
The mask has at last been torn
away. revealing to the gaze of every
man who will see. the hideous fea-
lures tnat have so long been hidden.
The republican party has finally been
forced to declare itself as between
progre IS and reaction, as between
men and dollars, and in favor OF re-
action and dollars, that IS the end OF
tie republican party.
For the mass Of the people of this
country are no longer the slaves to
party names and emblems that they
once were. They have at last seen
and erasped the great truth that po-
litical parties are merely means to
an end. that end being social and
economic Justice.
"Whether the immediate future
hope of the nation lies in the demo
cratic party, which faces its crisis
at Baltimore this week, or in the new
national progressive party. Whicn was
born at Orchestra hall, Chicago, sat
urday night. remains to be seen. Ger
tain il is that the same evil influences
which did the republican party death
at Chicago last week will attempt tn"
same thing with democratic party a.
Baltimore this week.
IF they succeed in spite OF the
heroic efforts to save it which are
being made by William j. Bryan and
Woodrow Wilson, nothing short of a
cataclysm can prevent tAI"l party
made up of the prosressives OF the
two old parties. from sweeping the
country.
But the machine did not rule at
Baltimore. that is not after the flrst
round or two. The democratic party
under Governor Wilson is to be clear
lv progressive although democrats
understand that eternal vigilance Is
the price of liberty