The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
NO COMPROMISE
FOR PROGRESS|VES
Moore Says Party Will Not Act
Alone and Will Not Coalesce
With Republicans.

No spirit OF compromise with tho
Republicans of Virginia exists in tho
breast OF Thomas Lee Moore. state
chairman of the Progressive party. lie
knows OF no basis for the published
report that the partics might get to-
Kcther on State politics and nominate
Il ticket.
In n letter TO Il friend, Chairman
Moore insists that the proHressives
represent all that was good in the
Republican party. Tic has not for
gotten the events OF last year. and is
as indignant as ever over the treat
Inent given Mr. Roosevelt by the old
guard. No good in his opinion. will
result from coalition which would
mean tho return to mower Of mon who
helped encompass the result of tho
Chicago convention.
According to Mr.. Moore, the Pro
grcssivca Will hold conference in
Richmond within a few weeks 10 de-
termino upon the course to be pursued
In this years state ciections-whcthe r
or not a candidate for Governor should
he nominated By that party
Wants Flesh Pots.
Tho letter of MIR. Moore. referred to
above, lis ar follows:
Mr. Percy s. Stephenson.
Norfolk. Virginia:
My Dear Slr.--I havc SOUR comInu-
nicntion relating TO story going the
effect that MIR. a. H. Martin and Con
rrcssman Slenip have approached me
with the idea OF putting a state ticket
in the field composed OF Progressives
and Republicans and that ] am favor
a bis to such a plan.
ON the subject thereof, ] beg to Say
there has not been any coinmunica-
tiun whatever. direct or indirect, be-
tween them and myself. and 20 far as
know and believe there Will not be.
Thc ProGrcsHives stand for all the
good that Is left in the Republican
party and for many other righteous
principles thai the Republicans, led by
IisTncs. Fcnrosc and others. would not
.spouse. ] cannot conceive that men
who arc progressive, ana believe in
government By the people. viii return
10 tho unsuccessful leadership OF men
whose principal virtue in the past has
been their untirine zeal in spreading
Tho belief that they were the custodians
OF tho i'esh pots of Egypt
| would also be opposed TO their
leadership because of their willing and
active participation In the defeat Of
tho will OF the people i'm the last ma
tional election. Roosevelt former
Republican President, the greatest
since the Civil War. representing tho
ltbc-nl and progressive thought Of the
nation. standing for necessary reforms
ana EoVernIncnt BY the people as
tEainst government by the corrupt i'm
,er'sts. with a great majority Of the
Republican voters OF the country sup
porting him. was ruthiessly Disregard =
oi. wronGed and huuilated in so far
81 they and men like them could ac-
complish such q design. Tho plain man
Of the rank and tlc received no con
Eidcration at their hands, his appeals
for simple Justice fen upon deaf ears.
srd when occasion required. he was
bodily elected from their councils
Any coalition, the object Of which IS
L. return 10 the leadership OF such
mon. does not appeal Ia nc. no good
VIII result from ii.
~ see the situation. the thing for
ItogrcsHivcs to do ia TO pursue the
course mapped on, ri the first national
Progressive convention. and now adVo-
cated by Colonel Roosevelt. aud our
aders which is. stand by our or
paniaation. and invite and welcome the
support of all honest ana sincere men
who arc willing to labor with us for
tl.e common good. but studiousiy avoid
adopting as our leaders those WHO have
hccr ovcrtakcn in their own foli;' ANA
wrongs. and who now seek TO use us
for their own selfish purposes.
With kind regards. beg 10 remain,
Very sincerely yours
THOMAS l. MOORE.