The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-18
BULL MOOSERS
TO BE FACTOR
IN NEXT RACE
Party Leaders Say They viii No
Longer Depend on ''UnSrsan-
lied Enthusiasm"
REALIZE THAT THEY
MUST CHANGE TACTICS
Facing New Issues as Democrat.
ic, Not Republican. Party Is
On Trial

LANSING, Mich, Oct. 17-N0w that
state house politicians have begun TO
turn their attention toward next years
campaign. and sundry booms and near
bo0ms begin to assume more or less
tangible form. there seems TO be one
thought that permeates the minds Of
Of the prophets and dopesters: What
about the Bull Moosers?"
While protesting with outward con-
viction that the T. n. party IL q van.
ishtng shadow that need not be con-
stdered In the future. the fact remains
that most Of those whose political
future II linked with the success Of
the @. o. p. are spending more time
dguring ON the likely strength Of the
Progressives In the coming conflict
than would seem to be warranted were
they absolutely sure that the Moosers
had returned TO their former allegi.
: ance.
A. Tar % the Progressives them
selves are concerned. they seem to
have adopted an Il should worry"
slogan. Their position was outlined
today In an interview given out by
w. 8. Kellogg. Of Lansing. Progres-
S&ve candidate for congress last fall,
who has been prominent In all the
portyS activities.
Plan Better Organization
TIES. We are going 20 be in the
hight next year." declared Kellogg.
And not only that. we are going to
DO factor in the fight that will cause
our opponents more worry than they
are having at present. am not claim.
ing Z victory At this stage Of the
game: I merely assert that there will
bs . complete ticket In the field In
the state and In every county, and
: the ticket will be composed OF mon
who are going into the night to win.
Il will Do backed by an organization
- complete a. It 10 possible to make
It. The last campaign taught us many
lessons. the principal ones being .
revelation Of our own weakness, and
the hopelessness Of going into a cam
paien with nothing but unorganixed
enthusiasm 90 an asset.
Z 8 Since the close Of the last cam.
patGn. We have been working to per.
tect our organization. No one real
ixeo batter than we that In the next
light We will be minus the two fac
!. tors that gave rs our big vote last
year, namely. enthusiasm for Roose-
velt - q presidential candidate and
dissstisfaction over the nat failure OF
the TAFT administration. We appre.
cate the tact that there will be IN
sot1rely new Get Of issues presented
IN the next campaign, and the entire
battle front II likely 70 be changed
By Z single act Of congress.
Democratic Party on Trial.
4 year ago the Republican party
was on trial: now It 10 the Democratic
party that must make good. The peo-
pie themselves are showing . disposi.
ton to give the Wilson administration
IN opportunity to prove the merit Of
it, program. and the future Of all poll
deal parties depends upon the re.
suits that win follow the new tarin
and currency laws. II the country
should prosper under new conditions.
and II there should be . noticeable
reduction In the cost of living. It IL
not unreasonable TO expect that the
Democratic party will hold q stronger
plnOe IN the minds Of the people 90
. whole than Il has heretofore.
"On the other hand. II the Democra.
tic policy proves . failure-and per.
socially, ! believe It will-then what
win b the result? Will the voters
discard Il as they did the Republican
partyy That also seems likely. But
who win be the benefactor? Here
10 where the Progressive party hopes
70 enter the arena az q factor. We
believe the whole system OF revising