The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-09
CANNOT
ENDOsE MUNSEY
Gifford's Brother Amos, Has Ideas Of
His Own az to Who shal, Come
Into His New
Party.
WELCOMES DEMOCRATS
Says That RanbooxIIns Has Reached
High State Of Perfection Un-
der tho Republican
Party.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Jan. s.Amos Pin
chot, brother OF Gifford Pinchot, and
himself one OF the active leaders or
the progressive party's cause in this
state. today issued the following
statement in opposition to the plan
suggested by Frank A. Munsey for
amalgamating the progressive inter
ests on both the republican and pro-
gressive parties:
Il have read with considerable in
terest Frank Munsey's prospectus OF
a quick and sure way to beat the
democrats. feel that his proposal
shows thorough-g going misconcep-
ton OF what our party stands for.
when little while ago some Of
rs cast off our old political moorings
in order to form new party, we saw
more in the progressive party than
a mere opportunity to strive for sue
cess against the democrats-for Of
flee, position or power under a less
hopeless leadership and flag than
those Of the g. o. P. We believed and
believe that the new party has defi-
mite, real, and necessary piece Of work
Ito do.
"This task is more economic than
political It is to destroy economic
| special privilege. Special privilege is
a hac1neyed term. but everybody
| knows that II means special opportun-
fly for few financially and political
| II powerful people to enrich them
selves at the expense OF the rest Of
! the country.
Whether this is done by cornering
/ cotton or credit, by tariff graft or in
surance graft; by the trusts grinding
down men. women and children; by
/ grea. corporations combining to con-
troll the privilege of necessaries OF
life; by stock watering or by bad
laws or unjust taxes. we know that
it is done and we know that our party
was founded In order that it might
help the people of America to break
4 this time-worn, experience damned
I, system OF injustice and oppression. If
the progressive party does not stand
4 for this, it has no right to go on In
any form.
4 Under the republican party the ex-
/ ploitation hamboozling and degrade
q tion of the average man, both finan-
(, cially and politically, has reached a
/. high state of perfection. Today, more
than ever in It's history. the republi-
1 can party is dominated by the serv-
ants Of we'll organized. diversified
system OF legalized pillage.
I ''If, after the first defeat which
was to be expected by new party
the progressives should throw down
their principles and go into vote
: hunting combine with the discrediteo
G.. O. p, owned and operated as II
is by corporations attorneys and ma
: epoliticians, we would certainly
deserve what would be coming to us
Much as esteem Mr.. Munsey per
J sonally, believe that his proposal, II
{ followed, would prove not at all "a
quick. sure way OF overcoming demo
J cratic supremacy but a quick, sure
4 way of jumping off a precipice, as
sisted by quick, sure and well de
i served impetus from the boot toe o.
6 the American public.
AS far as am concerned, shouic
welcome union with the real pro
j gressives of the democraticc party
and ] sincerely hope this ultimatel,
Will happen"