The citizen., 1913-09-05
A PROGRESSIVE PARTY, OR A
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ONE =
OR THE OTHER.

OR THE OTHER.
1t /, now a question 10 ha decided by
the voters, who have been classeI as
Democrats of this State in particular.
and generally of every State in the
nation, as to whether it shall be a Dem
ocratic party in the future, or a Pro
gres>ive party. One or the other it
must be, for one or the other must be
predominant, and the other the incident.
They can not both be predominant.
All know what the Democratic party
stands for and represents. No intelH-
, gent man living can tell what progress
iveism stands for or represents, unless it
is Theodore Roosevelt, who formulated
/, a distinct Progressive platform and it
|, was published to the world. But the
Progressive Democrats have never form
ulated their platform, and SO far as is
known their principles and policies are in
the air. All that the people know and
all that they say, is that they are pro-
gressive This may mean much, or
little, or nothing but a word to conjure
with in order to enable few so called
Democrats, who have not received the
preferment that they desired, or thought
!. that they ought to have had in the
Democratic party, to secure control or
the leadership. This is strictly true
Of the State Of Maryland, and we think
that it is probably true of every State in
the nation. This proeressiveism had lis
origin in the Republican party. 1t be.
gan when number Of Republican Sen
ators broke away from their party dur
ing the administration of Mr.. Taft when
certain Republicans refused to vote for
the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill, and
finally when Mr.. Roosevelt failed to Sc
cure the nomination at Chicago in 1912.
the Progressive party was organized.
Does any intelligent man think for one
moment, that, if Theodore Roosevelt had
been nominated by The Republicans
at Chicago, there would have been any
Progressive party? II originated with
the ''outs in order to get in.
Is this the inspiration. the fad. or the .
vision Of the so-callej Progressive Dem
ocrats? What have the greater part of
5he leadiug Progressive Democrats been
in the past? They were the Gold Dem
ocrats, they were the Independent Dem
ocrats They are the Democrats who
have been for years helping the Repub-
Jeans to defeat the Democratic party in
his State. They defeated the Suffrage
Amendment for fear that this State
might become one-prty State, 50 they
said, but it was in fact only to defeat
he Democratic perty BY doing this
hey fastened negro suffrage upon the
State.
In the main, they voted three times
against Mr.. Bryan, aud now these same
o called Democrats are falling over
themselves to do Mr. Bryan reverence.
$ it that they expect to get in through
|lr. Bryan?
What is to be the result of this out
urst Of Democratic progressiveism? Are
be tried and true Democrats to be rele- ,
ated to the rear and only the Progress
We Democrats to be rewarded and APP {
Aauded? |
Is the old Democratic party to be
Bnored, condemned and relegated to the !
ink shop, and its principles and its +
asst tabooed for this recent and new dis i
pvery in politics?
Look for moment at the political n
Pnditions in the State of Maryland. ,
he Democratic party is predominant in t
be State and has been for years and has 9