The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-09
The Progressive Party.

To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL. The
future of the Progressive Party" is the title
of an article in the saturday Evening Post for
December 28th Being from the pen of Hon.
Albert j. Bev, ridge, and occupying the prem
Ter position in that issue OF the weekly OF
the amazing circulation. it instantly COM
mands the attention desired by author and
editor. Since have received the authorlta-
tive assurance of its Dominating Character
that the Progressive Party is empnatically not
a One-Man Party, then it is eminently fitting
that all good citizens manifest an interest
in the expressed views of all pr minent ex-
ponents of THE Cause" Distinguished
among these leaders is the Honorable Albert
J. Thousands of voters, though far removed
from his immediate bailiwick, have felt an
admiration for his high intelligence and force
full personality, and deep regret that the
proverbial ingratitude Ct Republics extin-
guished- porarily, perhaps-this senatorial
illumnant of admirable brilliancy. But in the
article above referred to the reader whit
open mind very shortly falls upon this ptra-
graph.
The vote for Mr.. Wilson was made up of
first those who voted the Democratic ticket
as habit a matter of party regularity;
second, those who wanted above all things to
strike a blow at the Republican party. and
who felt that the best way to do it was to vote
the Democratic ticket; third. those who said
to themselves, 1--WE will give the Democratic
party one chance fourth, those who
determined reactionarles, and who nave
we'll grounded hopes that the Democratic
party will become the conservative party of
America in opposition to the Progressive
party, which already is the liberal party in
America"
Now it is absolutely inconceivable that
man of Mr.. Beveridlres mental equipment
should not have known, what every man of
average intelligence in the United States
knows; namely, that an ircalcuable number of
good Republicans cast their ballots for Mr.
Wilson because they wanted above all things
to strike blow at the aspirations of the re-
doubtable Colonel-they wanted to insure the
decisive defeat of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Believing this, the reader with the-op
mind Immediately asks, ''why this sophistical
evasion of defnte element?"-and at once he
loses interest and refuses to take the article
seriously
Compared with the older nations of Europe,
the United States seems to have progressed
fairly well, considering the limitations set by
human nature and memorable physical ma
terial conditions-and this under Republican
rule, aided by a vigorous, and occasionally
successful, Opposition With the exception o
the question of limiting and restricting the
promiscuous sale of fire arms, the Progressive
party appears to have granted recognition as
crying evil to every manner and form of
perplexing social, economic, moral, public
private, and human problem incident to
mundane existence and highly complex
civilization, implying promise that the same
and several 81 all be speedily corrected once
the aforesaid P. P arrives in power.
Given that sought-for complete control of
affairs, it is to be seriously doubted if the
Progressive Party could deliver the goods
Conditions far from ideal, and will be i'm
proved in precisely the same way that all
Improvement has taken place in this old
world, but it is al Improvement that is surely
subject TO limitations imposed by natural law
and human nature
A careful. candid, dispasslonate survey of
the Progressive ovt MT ut as relating to its
leaders is almost sure to arouse in the mind of
any but blgot the susl icion that there is in
this affair more Of politics and pique than of
altru ism. S.
Generally debihtated for years. Had sick
headache, lacked ambition, was worn out and
well woman. Mrs. Chas Freitoy, Moosup,