The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-12-10
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY.


the South American junglcs. after Wis
iting the centers OF population and
thought CT that wonderfully develop
ing continent TO instruct its people in
the doctrines OF social justice for
which he is SO famous in precept,
things are happening to his Progress
blye party at home. In New York one
OF the few of the Colonei's lieutenants
who has succeeded in maintaining his
equilibrium in Office, Comptroller
Prendergrast of the great city, has for
rnally renounced his allegiance to the
Progressive party. lie remains a pro
gressiye, but he withdraws from the
party which he helped organize, whose
candidate was named upon his speech
on his own seiection-and In whose
councils he has been an important and
influential figure. Mr.. Prendergast de-
clares that he has for some time been
persuaded of the futility and ineptness
Ct the third party organization
though 1t cannot be for such very
long time, either, as the party has
been in existence only about fifteen
months-and he therefore sewers his
connection with 1t. Though he does not
so declare In terms, this means that
Mr.. Prendergast returns to the bosom
Of the Republican organization, width
err SO many others OF the ColonePs
nominal following have gone before
and toward which such a close observ-
or of political drifts as the New York
World predicts that the Colonel him
se.f is surely moving In anticipation
of the national campaign of 1916.
At the same time Hiram Johnson of
California, in much the same spirit,
perhaps that the Romans showed
when beset at one gate by an enemy,
they sent from another legions of con
quer distant provinces, has given for
mai status to the Progressive party of
his state by voluntarily reaouncinS
the control he and his associates held
ct the Republican organization in Cal
norma and bringing the Progressive
party into legal being.
Col Roosevelt will DO along directly
and give opportunity If not occasion
Tor public welcome home from his
latest travels by his devoted and hope
fui followers. and we may look for Il
general review and estimate by him
CT the political events that have oc-
son administration. Some things viii
be reasonably ripe for discussion then
in the view of their ultimate effects
and If they are not the Colonel can be
counted to put them in the political
forcing beds. The Republicans are
considering SELF reformation and they
may get around to the point at which
they will concur with the path of the
Colonel. If so, and they show uisposi
ton 10 have him travel their way--al
ways little In the advance of course
and with the promise If not the pledge
Of leadership, the grand march toward
recovery of all that was lost by reac-
ton and sehism will begin. But it is
not 10 be such an easy road as might
be hoped for by those who have been
displaced. Mr.. Wilson knows some
thing OF the game, also, and Is playing
Il with consummate skill The Progress
sive party has some one sounding pro
fsssions, but the Democrats, under
MIR. Wilson, have some perform nee
to show, while Mr.. Wilson Is reaching
out ambitiously and with admirable
assurance toward appropriation Of
very useful Progressive principles as
for instance, the presidential primary
All in all the coming year, in which
We shall have general election for
congress and preliminary trial for
the great sweepstakes CT 1916, should
witness some very pretty political try
IN.