The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-20
pr0gressives in Convention at "a
dianapolis Sure Bull Moosers
Have Show.
SAYS ROOSEVELT WILL
MARCH IN VAN AND WIN
Beveridge Nominated for United
States Senator and Fill
State Ticket.

| ProeressiyeS OF Indiana, in conven
ton here Saturday nominated Hon
Albert J. Reveridge for United
| States Senator, and a full stat
til et with the exception of gov:r
nor AMI liGut.-governor. adopted
platform and listened to a number
| Of H)eechs which urged that tbs
party remain intact and predictin-
ultimate victory
Roosevelt was urged for president
in 1916 by several speakers.
Senator Miles Poindexter, ot
Washington. launched boom fol
the nomination Of Theodore Roose-
welt as the presidential candidate Of
the Progressive party in 1916.
The senator, after an elaborate
discussion and attack upon The
Democratic and Republican parties
declared the Progressive's presiden-
tial nominee would have the support
of the great mass of the people. The
Democratic administration, he said,
had not dealt effectually with Cur.
rent national or international ques-
tons because ii was bound by IAN
unfortunate sectional issue" iic
denounced particularly President
Wilson's stand for repeal of the
tolls exemption clause of the PAN
ANA canal act.
THE Progressive party is fortu-
nate in having in its ranks and al
its principal leader Theodore Roosa-
Welt" said the senator Gle has
the prestige of his record in the
presidency. Should he be nominated
by the Progressives-as he probably
will be--for the presidency, he will
hayo the support of the great mass
of the members of the Republican
party, because they are progressive,
Attacks the Parties.
"Th2 policy Of the Republican o.
gan cation is Illustrated by the dec
larati2n cf Senator Lodge in the
senate 4 few days ago that his poll
tics stopped at the waters edge !;
when he urged that roroign and in
ternational questions should be set
tied upon their merits, implying
that in domestic matters. however
vital their concern might be to the
prosperity and even to the lives Of
our citizens, he would play politics
and decide them upon basis Of
party eXpedency aud advantage
rather t&an upon the basis of tho
public welfare.
The Democratic party, like the
Republican party contains great
numbers Of Progrcssiyes, still, IL
ncpnd hand and foot by an unfoc-
tunat, sectional issue which iIlpedp3
and cripples it as 4 governing pow
er from dealing effectively with cur
rent LatiOnal and international
questions The racial question sits
like an incubus upon its political
activities. With complete control
of the government it perpetuatei
the caucus system; denied the ap-
peals If women, and fastened, like
a disorderly rOut, back to the spoiIs
of patronage and 1e h pots of pc.
litical success.
Tho Progressive party does not
believe in distortng tho language Of
a treaty and deprive the people Of
the benefit of the Panama canal. 1t
remains for the Democratic party,
having voted for the tolls excmp-
tion, approved it in their national
platform and on the stump, to now
propose to surrender the sovcreignty
Of this most costly Of all the Ameri-
can possessions to the whims, ca
price aud sordiI interests of foreign
countries and domestic railroad
lines,