Evening journal., 1914-07-07
RooseVeIrs Scafhing Aragnmenf of President Wilson'S
Policies and Warfare on American Business


same type. like Mr. Barnes. Messrs.
Penrose, Barnes. and their associates
al Chicago. taking advantage of the
fact that national nominating con-
ventions are not protected by law,
followed a course Of conduct morally
every whit as bad as that which at
elections results in wrongdoers Of the
humber rank being put in stripes
They stole from the rank and file
of the Republican party the right TO
govern themselves; to nominate their
own candidates and promulgate their
own platform They took this acrion
with the deliberate purpose of elect
ing a Democratic President, because
they infinitely preferred the triumph
OF their nominal party foes to seeing
the control of their own organization
wrested from their hands by the rank
and file of their own party. They
are foes Of decent citizenship. Their
political lives depend upon their
leeping politics in such condition
that decent men cannot succeed them,
and that the ordinary citizens cannot
get control of their own government.
"Of course. our contest must al
ways primarily be one Tor principles.
Il must always be a contest to enact
irtO law and reduce 10 the domain
of executive action these principles.
But it, is impossible to do this effcc-
lively until we drive from political
leadership the boss whose very eXis-
tcncc in politics is the nogation Of
those principles. There is no use in
cndeavoring TO put into effect our
platform for social and industrial
/ justice if the legislative and eXecu-
] tive officers of government are mere
suboiiicers of boss, whether this
boss be Mr.. Penrose Mr. Barnes. or
Mr. Murphy
Seek to Aid Workers.
Much of our effort is to help men
/ and women workers. Just as we be-
/ lieve i'm cooperation among the farm
/ ers and business men, so we believe
/ in cooperation among tho wage
! workers, in order that they may bet
! ter their conditions of living and have
a larger share in the prosperity OF
Industry. And we further believe
that the wage-workers and the busi-
/ Less men must cooperate together
! and work closer together for their
mutual advantage IL mas been the
J AhcA A1hilNAiAiOM vi lNt Dd0l--
! the competition that Mr. Wilson is
| determined TO preserve by law, which
! has not only hurt business and pre-
vented the business men from work
ing most effectively for the common
/ good, but which has forced the work
ingman TO work for ruinously small
/ wages. We propose to substitute the
I era Of cooperation for the era of
competition among the business men
and farmers and wage earners, and
as necessary cOrollary we believe
/ that the government must i'm thor
/ oaghly going fashion, supervise and
regulate this movement toward CO.
! operation.
Would Invite Worst Disaster.
But this effort will come TO naught
il honest business men support sinis-
ter politicians whose interested en-
deavor is chiefly to help the crooked
| business men whose success is
achieved by swindling his fellows. In
their resentment OF the national adj
lninistration, because of its part in
bringing them to sore need. many
business men and worlIlngmen and
formers threaten to vote even foi
such politicians as Mr.. Pcnrose, in
the hope of securing relief Thos,
who do will invite a worse disaster
than that from which they suffer j
was the politicians like TT. Penros,
who are responsible for the cXistenc,
OF the present national administra
ton. TO put them in power woulC
merely insure i'm a short time another
violent swing of the pendulum
against them. and a continuation o
government by cunvulsion, of
governmental see-saw between tw,
sets Of policies. both inimical TO th'
general welfare, and two sets o
politicians, neither of them respon
I sive to the public need
THE Progressive party is part.
Of performance. Two wears ago il
: cur national and State platforms
which we designated contracts will
the people, we pledged ourselves {,
certain definite reforms. Even be
fore the presidential campaign O
1912 was over in this and othe
States our committees were at worl
preparing bills to carry out th
, pledges of our State platforms. Il
this respect you in Pennsylvania
} were leaders. You controlled tn
I
1912. After drawing the first Pro
gressive State platform the conven
tiOn took the then unprecedented ste
OF appointing committee, known a
it's executive and legislative commit
! tee. to prepare bills TO carry out II
: platform pledges This committe
presented TO your legislature of 1871
a number of measures, all of whic
) passed your House Of Representa-
tivos
s "The Progressives have also take
5 every possible step TO fulfll th
, pledges made i'm respect TO nationa
- legislation IN their first national Pro
gressive platform.
Progressive Tariii Policy.
p "Thc Progressive party stands 70
Z protection as regards business mar
b farmer. and wage-wOrkor alike
: is against all favOritism TO specia
= interests 1t believes that the tari
] d. a matter, not of politics, but q
] sound public policy, and that IL shoul
b be handled i'm a business way. Tn
e schedules should be determined by
/, knowledge OF facts. not by tradin
< votes and log rolling. u should b
] the result of the careful dclibera
ton of a body of trained men, chose
e rot for their political beliefs, but lo
J their expert knowledge Of busines
- conditions.
S "We Progressives advocate the in
e mediate creation of a nonpartisa
q commission. with power TO propos
/ revision Of the tariff rates, schedul
s by schedule. treating each case O
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