Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-10
subject, Mr.. Straus says:

as there Progressives who are known or hav'
heretofore been known as Republicans. l
: the Democratic party under the Leadership
of Mr.. Wilson proves to be, as is not unlikely
: a progressive party-and of course to do 81
it will have to free itself from boss control
= then Democracy would be another name fol
e Progressivism and the reactionaries woulo
leave the party and join the reactionaries OF
other parties and the Progressives would nat
urally drift into the liberated Democratic
party.
Speaking for myself, we are not contend
ing for names, but for principles, and for
that reason the future Progressive party must
unite all progressive forces, just as the re
dictionaries OF. conservatives will unite all re-
dictionary and conservative forces.
"Whether this natural division will result
in designating the new party the Democratic,
the Progressive or the Liberal party is en-
tirely immaterial. That is a matter purely
of name and not of substance, looking at the
development from a logical and historical
point of view"
The reference to Governor Wilson and the
Democratic party is timely. The EVENING
NEWS pointed out at the beginning of the
campaign last fall, after the Progressives in
the Democratic ranks had gained control Of
that party at the Baltimore convention and
nominated Woodrow Wilson as it's candidate
for President, that the logical thing for those
who believed in progressive legislation to do
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help elect Wilson. The Progressive Repub-
licans have always claimed that there is little
difference between the Progressive element in
the two old parties; all that was necessary,
they argued, was for them to get together.
Naturally, these Republicans expected to gain
control of their own party and then invite all
the Progressives within the Democratic party
to unite with them, leaving the reactionary
Republicans to go over with the conservative
Democrats, thereby making a realignment of
the two political parties, with the Republi-
cans as progressives and the Democrats as
the conservatives.
It seems, however, that under the mastery
leadership of Woodrow Wilson, the Demo-
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Of their party, but the Republican progress
siyes, instead of doing what they had expect
ed of their Democratic colleagues, refused to
join the Democratic ranks, but instead, Or
ganized a third party, using as an excuse for
not going with the Democrats that the old
bosses were still active in the ranks of the
Democracy.
But, as a matter Of fact, the old bosses
were active in the Progressive ranks as much
as they were in any of the other parties.
''Tim' Woodruff was a leading Progressive
in New York, ''Bill" Flynn was the Progress
svie leader at Pennsylvania, and so it was in
many sections. The important point was that
these bosses were not in control, just as the
bosses are not in control Of the Democratic
party today. We nave every confidence in
Woodrow Wilson to advance progressive
principles and, judging from the records of
the men now being summoned to Trenton, we
believe the new administration is to be a
progressive one from top to bottom.
1t is evident, as Mr.. Munsey declares, that
only two parties can ever hope to count for
anything in this country. Therefore every
man who believes in progressive principles
should, as pointed out by Oscar Straus, ignore
party name and join forces where progressive
principles are being carried out. This, we
believe, is to be accomplished under the lead
ership of Woodrow Wilson. The Progress
sives of all shades can do no better than fall
in behind the Democratic banner. This would
leave the Republican party to the conserva-
tives and reactionaries, if they still desire to
continue under that party name.
Rnalinnmnnt of both old parties Wnnld Thus