Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-01

| the same, winning when the candidates
were thus presented. He showed that
the reactionaries had their opportunity
to place Taft electors on the ballot by
| petition, just as the Progressives did,
and that they failed to do so, because
they had already made up their minds
! II try to throw the state to the Demo
! Gratis, just as thew had tried two years
/ before to throw il to Bell, the Demo
| cratic car didate for governor. He de-
nounced as an unholy alliance the
| league which exists between the man
agers Of the Democratic party and the
discredited eX-bosses of the Republi-
can party, and urged the Democrats to
| join with the progressive Republicans
| to repudiate this alliance.
He pointed TO the fact that at the
national Republican convention the
proper in law, that there is no such
legal entity as national Republican
party but the same Taft forces in this
state have set up the claim that there
theft because the state Republican
forces have urified their party, driven
harmony with the progressive forces
operating in other states of the nation.
He made particularly clear the fact
that in this state the Republicans have
toned in law that the party in each
state is an independent entity, bound
bv no law and no tradition to work in
harmony with other organizations in
other states.
\ Taking up the national Democratic
platform, the speaker quoted from
Woodrow Wilson that the platform is
not program, stating that this had
Deen the case with the old Republican
party and with the Democratic party
but showing that Roosevelt has de-
clared that he has entered into COW
enant with the American people, and
with him the platform is program.
He pointed to social conditions in the
south, paying tribute to the high
character of the people of the south,
but showing that they have great
local problem on which they have cen
tered their thought to the neglect of
big national issues, the control of the
inferior race being in the sight of the
south the great issue.
Finally he Soke of the human side
of the Progressive platform, especially
those planks devised for the protection
against child labor and womans labor.
He said that the Democratic party had
not dared to touch this issue, for il.
three or four southern states child la
the Democratic party should seek to
protect those children the great cor
uoraticns which profit by the labor OF
the children would turn against tho
party and break the solid south.
But it is a part of the covenant OF
the Progressive party with the Amert-
can people that a national law shall be
enacted that will put an end to child
labor and which will make it Illegal to
pay women wages which almost com
pels the women to resort to other
means LOT SellluS HlOHtE
Other Speakers
j. Stanley Brown presided over the
meeting and introduced the speaker,
the first of whom was II. w. Moore
house, candidate for the assembly. He
made a brief but able address, assert
ing that il is time for the agricultural
interests to have greater representa-
tion in the Legislature, and particularly
urging the necessity for legislation
that will protect the interests of the
farmers.
C l. Brown spoke from the stand
uoint of one who had gone with the
silver Republicans into the Democratic
party and who has now become tired
Of tlat party and returns TO a party
which represents the progressive ideals
Of the nation.
He especially criticised the Demo
cratic policy iii obStructing the building
Of a navy TO maintain the power OF
this country. He declared this nation
will soon be fifth in power, taking
rank after Japan. and such policy
in the light OF the disturbed condition
of world politics. he declared 10 be
distinct menace.
He said the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties have each done some
good. but each has failed to keep its
pledges to the people, and he is look
ing to Il party which he believes Will
DO what il promises to do.
He paid high tribute to Roosevelt
alike for the administrations of the
past and his attainment of world
recognition, and declared that the eX-
president would take his place in his
tory along with Washington and Lin
cDin