Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
How Munseys Party get Together" Movement Is Working

this his efforts have been in the direction of empha
sizing points held by the two minority parties in
in smoothing differences and in other ways preparing for
the joint action of those who believe in the cardinal republican
policy of protection of American industries and American la
In Vermont and elsewhere those republican papers that put
the of the party and the Of the
ton above individual interests have sought to supplement the
good undertaken by Mr. Mnsey by trying prepare the
for Joint action of the two wings of the Republican party
gratifying note that the attaining wide
and comprehensive proportions.
It will be recalled that Dan Hanna of the repub-
who joined with other prominent members of the party
Ohio in rejecting Mr. Taft and in supporting Mr. Roosevelt on
Independent ticket and his newspapers including the Ceve
land Leader contributed materially disruption of the
publican forces in the Buckeye State.
Mr.. Hanna has announced his mature conviction
that the republicans and progressive together
deed Mr. Hanna step farther and says that the progress
sves will return to the Republican party, but repub
will be ready put another way indicate by
that it the Progressive Republican party.
The Baltimore Sun shows that the aragamaon movemen.
making marked progress in Maryland and indicates that
publican leaders in that State not inclined hagg
nessena according to this authority number of the
leaders of the pogreves either opoken advocating
fetun to the republican, fold indicating they no
other available.
Among the leaders named representing this movement
the Bull Moose Congressman Charles Schm who
10 working openly IN western Maryland for reunion Of repub
csns and prOgresves State Chairman Edv Carrington
Jr, and Col. Joseph R Baldwin
In vong the political sentiments numerous coleagues
Chairman Darlington said you there drift back
the republicans from the Bull Moose party that to be
true although it does that going back
en- masse But the drift of sufficient proportions prove that
those who announced themselves for malgamaon with the
country and there bound to be but party fight the
democrats
II have always believed in the fundamental principles Of
the Republican party believe protective tariff; in the
regulation Of big business in strong care moth
ing for party label in the historic PRINCIPLES
of the Republican party under any name As to the repub
cans refusing to give their for the purposes
amagamaon have no official information 70 that effect
Another noted progressive who is return of
repubcansm is Dr. Simon Nelson Patn professor political
economy PENNSYLVANIA University Dr. patton tboronehl,
believes the tariff will the undoing of the Democratic narv
which has before it two alternatives small in the
articles deemed accessories in the American standard Of
q SaShin the Hond
M consequent stoppage of many American industries the
other.
DR. that whichever horn of the dilemma the
democrats grasp President Wilson his party
appoint large body Of people Professor Patten holds that
there must be inevitable readusmen of by
certain manufacturers 1.-The day has by when five dol
lars week is the base for the working woman he says
returning to Dr. Patten declares Republican
party must come as party pledged to definite reforms and
parry whose energy will be devoted to keeping its pledges Of
these promises the most important will be reimbursement
If benefits that the workers shall receive
renewed prosperity He continues
The Republican party does deserve unless
cures living wage for workers AS matters stand the
higmnded honest manufacturer who gives his workers the
greatest of tariff benefits the and
ing environment will be the who will be hit the hardest and
fined heaviest by sweeping reduction in tariff duties He will
be forced to reduce and the competition of his less
scrupuos rivals by economics in shop comforts The
facurer who suffs into his pocket the share of
protection benefits the who can best afford to meet the
changes proposed in the tariff laws
The republicans have been striving for establishing
permanent tariff board knowing that economic conditions
constantly changing but the democrats have rowned upon the
project Dr. Pan goes step further and makes this excel
'FThe by granting protection certain indus
acquires right supervise the operation of these in
dustries The protective tariff of the future WILL believe
be based form of governmental provision which will
assure to the public honestly and wmade goods and to the
workers fair division Of tariff benefits The Republican party
of the future will make this proposed law and will abide by
There radical difference between the Republican and Pro
gressive parties Both upon the protective tariff theory
Progressive ideas will become of the republican platform
Of the future ard progressive leaders will fight shoulder
der with republicans who opposing
the progressive ides class myself progressive but
10 republic anisn IS inevitable"
Everybody who attended the republican national
Chicago realized the truth Of Dr. Pntten
radical difference between republicans and progress
Mr. Roosevelt stood ready to the nomination of
the Republican party for the presidency and many of the repub
delegates would have supported him if he had been
ddate for second instead of third
sion
The differences of the campaign of 1912 largely
sona With Taft and Roosevelt both aside the
paign it will be difficult for
Taft and Roosevelt to get together platform de-
arng for protection for the regulation of big business
promote genuine competition for the beterment of
Dor conditions and for constantly increasing participation
the people in their government.
With candidate who represents the forward
America and with platform embodyng what President