The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-04
G. 0. P. THE TRUE
PROGRESSWES
Republican Party, Since Birth,
Has Been For the People.
A Nrl.sLAVERY THE FIRST ACT
Followed by Protection, Anti-Trus.
Law, Rural Delivery, Postal Savings
Parcels Post, as Progressive Meas.
ures - Progressive Legislation In
Michigan.

One must smile at this talk of a
progressive party" a "getting-close-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES policy" To
hear all this progressive" talk ex-
pounded one would almost be led 70
believe that a certain clique of men
had monopoly on all the progress
and advancement of the age. Are
these claims and pretentions going to
make any impression on the loyal and
thoughtful republican Of Michigan?
We doubt it most strongly.
In the first place, it is a matter of
common knowledge that there is no
party, no nation, no society, no or
ganization of men that Is not "pro-
gressive." Everybody is progressive.
We all are affected by an ever ad.
vancing civilization. We are influ-
enced by our surroundings. We ad-
vance as the world in which we dwell
advances. Nobody has a monopoly
on progress" This is as true of the
individual as it is OF collection of
individuals, societies. organizations
and political parties.
The Republican party, ever since its
birth, has been essentially a party OF
and for the people. Around its ban
ner have gathered the farmer, the
laboring man, the clerk, the merchant
the toiler and the professional man.
Its principles, as laid down in the
platforms every four years, have been
the crystalization of the wishes and
needs of all the people. Read these
platform declarations and see how
steadily the Republican party has
progressed, how sensitive the Repub
lican party has been to the wishes OF
the people. That party has not only
met the demands of the nation, but
invariably anticipated them. 1t has
been the true Progressive party oil
the nation. Il
Wasn't the Republican party pro.
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Wasn't the Republican party pro.
gressive when it adopted the principle |
of protective tariff for the benefit |
Of our national industries?
Wasn't the Republican party pro- |
gressive when 1t passed the Sherman |
antitrust law and thereby forged |
the weapons to punish illegal combi-
nations and grabbing trusts?
Wasn't the Republican party pro
gressive when it established the eight
hour laws?
Are not the creation of the postal
savings department, the Inauguration
Of the rural free delivery system, the
of the parcels post acts
Of real progress?
Let us scrutinize the course Of the
party in Michigan.
The people asked for q primary
law. The Republican party passed
such law.
The people clamored for an equit.
able system Of taxation. The Repub-
ican party passed such laws to that
effect.
The laboring man pleaded for pro.
lection. The Republican party came
10 his aid.
The workingmens compensation act
was passed. Labor in all it's phases
has been the subject Of legislation by
he Republican party. The child re.
reived protection, the woman In shop
store and factory was considered in
new laws by the Republican party.
The miner, the railroad men, the iron
worker, the street car employee, each
Of them now is the happier, thanks to
,enefcent legislation adopted in his
behalf by the Republican party in the
legislature of Michigan.
The Republican party not progress
i've?
Who can review the magnificent
work of that grand old party and
leny its right to the title? The other
elbow may talk progressive" but
he Republican party can point to its