Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-25
PUBLIC OPINION
Editor EVENING NEWS:

Editor EVENING NEWS:
There Is much being said of late
about getting together, compromise
and love feasts for the Republican
and Progressfves. The most of this
talk is emanating from the Repub-
hcans and not the Progressives, this
| sort OF talk is being INDUCED in not
| only In different parts OF the country
| but right here in our own city. II
Is intended to create a belief that we
| Progressives are TO reunite with
them, no doubt with a view to check
| any members OF their own party who
might have a tendency to ONE owe
to the Progressives.
A more idea could not
exist we have not such intentions
| whatever.
To go back into the Republican
party would be like taking a step
backward in civilization. Rather
than that I would council going to
the Democratic party as they are far
more progressive today than the Re-
publieans.
But we are going to do neither
one of these things. We are going
TO stay right where we are a party
organization of our own independent
of all other parties. We have laid
our corner stone and inside 1t placed
our platform. On that corner stone
we take our stand to work out the
principles and reforms as set forth in
that platform.
The leaders of that remnant Of a
party now on the bargain counter.
ask US to come back. What have
they to offer us? Nothing only the
one cry that by getting together we
| a keep the Democrats out of office
and then the bosses can once more
feed at the public crib. How they
love Us now.
Only q few short months ago they
kicked the peoples delegates out OF
the convention with impunity. They
stood upon the convention platform
aud jeered at the millions Of voters
and they told us It was not what we
wanted but what we would get when
| they had finished. They have finish
! ed and they are finished.
Root imagined himself a n~apolean.
Barnes thought himself q ceasar, and
all the rest OF the piratical crew on-
| sidered themselves Of the house Of
Caesar. Where are those giants of
fraud and corruption today? They
are clinging to the d~fsmanteled and
battered hulk of a nce glorious ship.
now floating out upon the dark and
murky waters OF an everlasting night
They are flying the TACK flag Of des-
pair, and as we stand upon the sun
kissed shores of a brighter future we
hear their agonized appeals for help
as they stretch out their arms TO us
and with tears in their eyes beg us
to come back. They are like a nest
of snakes singing n another and
were We to go to their assistance
'twere only to be stung again.
We have placed our heel on the
heads of those vipers. We have
turned our faces toward the rising
sun and behold a new light spread
ing over the land a new hope in
which the dreams of millions may
be realized. A liberty such as our
fore fathers gave us and which they
intended US to preserve.
We are not thirsting for office to
the extent that we would barter our
principles.
And its with pity We look upon
those poor s~pineless beings who have
not the courage of their convictions
and who still remain behind In the
darkness of q Don to be forgotten
past.
Over one hundred and thirty years
ago a little band OF patriots. ragged
and ba~re-footed. marched over the
frozen roads OF Jersey leaving a trial
OF blood behind. they were fighting
for liberty and human rights.
Did those old heroes talk OF com
promise? Of going back to the coDdi-
lions which had driven them from
their firesides? No there was never
a thought Of compromise. but bleed
ing. sick and starving they fought on
to the goal of victory and established
a freedom such as the world had
never known. They were Progress
sives.
And so It Is with the Progressives
Of today we must fight on with never
a thought of compromise until the
principles Of our platform are re-
allied. To falter In the great work
which We have undertaken would re-
emit in a calamity to the country.
When the time come there will be
Progressive candidates for each and
every office men whom every voter OF
this city con vote for and know his
ballot Ia being cast for an honest
man. There will be no excuse for
those desiring rood government in
not voting the Progressive ticket.
We want no COMPROMISE, no trades
no deals. and its of no use to kill the
fatted calf for the prod1gal will not
not return.
F. w. PUGSLEY.