Arizona republican., 1913-10-19
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A Message From Murdock

 recently sent the Kansas Progressves, the following message, which well illustrates what previously sad-that the Progressive party is not only form organized political philosophy but strictly fighting force
 ITO hesitate or temporize retreat advance" is it's keynote. The able editor from idea of returning to the Republican party because wine reform cannot be put into the old party bottles" and the people ing the
 Speaking a Progressive. I say with all the emphasis of which I am capable, that we temporize and advance To hesitate is to retreat writes the Kansas Progressive T am going back into the congressional campaign in West Virginia thought and inspiration.
 George A Laughlin, the Progressive candidate congress there, could have been the republican candidate had he so elected. But be the Progressive candidate. Why? he knew he could not temporize and advance. He is right You cannot put O reform. for which the country crying, into the old bottles of party politics The Penroses the Roots and Cranes and Shoots Lodges. still in control of the Repubh- party bring remedy to situation when in their hearts they deny disease exists.
 The Democratic leaders, lost in a of tra- ditional party tenets cannot bring national lems, solutions cramped and confined within the limits of the doctrine of states rights.
 "There relief in the old parties. There is relief in the party, if the new party will do thinS-hang to it's principles.
 For if the Progressive party has reason for it's existence, is Il it founded in principle It can win only if principle wins. It win if it sacrifices jot little of those principles. compromises it's ideals, if it trims straddes. the Progressive party will lose and ought
 way then the Progressives knocked down. let them rise again again until all in their hearts These men are not pretenders performance above place; the public veal above private profit They business
 There advanced step taken in the development of human freedom but that some where sometime, has paid the price The Progressives willing make this fight They have principles. the principles will win And the Progressives will vii they remain to principles
 Tt is up the of this faith to cut loose from cheap compromises for places from convenient arrangements for personal advancement. There is in this struggle than the job for some individ- uaL There child factory workers asking for justice, underpad and overwOrhed fac tory crying for relief, armies of worthy workingmen who are demanding, not charity but a just proportion of the wealth they help to create There are legions O youth that the door of equal opportunity is being shut in their faces, whose cause this Their battle with special privilege. is criminal to fight their fight with blank cartridges the Democratic and Republican leaders fighting it.
 met old friend today and he said that he admired the Progressives' courage but doubt e judgment And yet he wished the Pro- gressives success. So do
 And there is one way for Progressive sue cess is through Progressive loyalty to principle. And there is and only one way of Progressive loyalty principle and that is by organizing Progressives"