The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-09
The WAY FOR PROGRESSIVE VOTERS
TO GET PROGRESS IN ACTION.

The members of the Progressive party war
progress. great majority of the members Of tn
Republican party want progress. Not progress as
dream, not progress as promise but progress i
the realizaion-progress in action. Progress doin
things for the people of the United States
Mr.. Munsey mas set forth the way in which tn
progressive voters of the United States can max
sure that tine progressive advance shall be resumed
1t is for the divided elements of progressivsm t
unite. Ii is for the forces that are now driving il
opposite directions to drive in the same direction
1t is for reason to bring harmony of purpose and
unity of action by voters of the Republican party
by voters of the Progressive party.
Not all of them. This would be impossible. Oh
and water will not mix mere any more easily thar
elsewhere. The uncompromising reactionary in thu
Republican party will never join any party or an,
movement in spirit of unselfsh public service. AND
perhaps not any extremist Not the man whose eye:
are fixed on name to the exclusion of all that the
name means. Not the man who holds party above
principle Not the man who can never see the leas
good in any other side than his own. Not the man
who would rather be wrong and unsuccessful in his
own way than right and successful in the way OF
elements can be fused.
But the great mass of the Republican voters are
that ind he IF fhe prnU
voters are not that kind They are earnest but not
fanatic. They are enthusiastic but not visionary.
They want to do Something: They want to get some
where. And reasonable and honorable things they
will accept in order to do what they want done and to
get where they want to be.
With the progressive voter in the Republican
party and the progressive voter in the Bull Moose
party at each others troats whichever comes off the
victor in this duel neither of them is likely for
long time to come to do what he wishes do and to
get where he wishes to be.
1t was because those forces were divided that
the Democrats won overwhelming victory in the
recent election If those forces remain divided it
is not unlikely that the Democratic party can win
another victory in 1916. Not because the Demo-
cratic party is strong, but because the progressive
voters, divided into two opposite camps each warning
against the other, make two parties each in itself
weak.
Mr. Munsey asks if it is not possible for the pro-
~
Progressive party to reach some understanding by
which they can act together for the resumption of
nuance of progress to meet the needs of the people
of the United States Mr.. Munsey does not speak as
Progressive seeking or willing to 60 back to the
Republican party The millions of voters in the
Progressive party would not be willing to 60 back to
the Republican party.
But Mr.. Munsey does not ask that Republican
voters come into the Bull Moose party He asks that
all progressive voters whether they in the Pro-
gressive party or the Republican party come into
some general movement form some common party,
whereby they can act together a winning force
for the principles against which minority of the
voters of the United States prevailed last November
and are very likely to prevail again if the other
majority of the electorate Of the coun-
try and majority that is progressive as well-split
their ranks to be beaten each as part, when as
whole they could be invincible
HANDS OFF!