Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-24
Our States Foxy Standpatters.

The Washington Progressives will
have no opportunity to reject with
scorn an invitation to amalga-
mate with the old guard Republicans
because the Republicans will not
extend the invitation. This was de-
cided by the Republican state com
mittee at its meeting at the Tacoma
hotel on Saturday. when two reso-
lutions designed to pave the way for
an amalgamation of the two parties
were voted down with enthusiasm
and with the frank avowal that the
Old Guard would not admit any
thing" that looked like an admission
OF the party's wrong-doing at Aber-
deem and Chicago. So the prospects
of amalgamation or any steps lead
ing to that end have gone glimmer-
ing.
The Ritzville Journal Times, in dis
GUESSING the prospects OF a union OF
the Republicans and Progressives,
stated that case clearly and correct
ly. The Jou-nal-Times said:
What Progressive is there in the
state who would consider for one
minute the invitation. were it offered
him. to return to the fold" unless he
| could be assured. aye, guaranteed.
! that the bunch of socalled stand
patters who stole the organization of
, the last state convention in order to
thwart the will of the great majority
OF the party membership and select
only those who were known to be
administration supporters: men who
were foolish enoguh to believe they
were bigger than their party and
| more essential to success than politi-
cal honesty and party principle: men
who were so thoroughly stepped in
seltishness as TO be blind to the gath
ering storm of public disapproval and
party humiliation; and even after it
had struck and wrecked the party
The party that had done so much for
the country in years agone-they are
not now willing to step aside for the
sake of even party principle, and
permit, without protest, reorgan-
cation of the party thus bringing
together the two contending factions
"a reunion. as it were. SO long as
the old leaders-men who are direct
ly responsible for the defeat of 1912
force themselves upon the rank
and file as leaders. just so long will
the progressive wing refuse to con-
slider all overtures toward reconcilia-
ton and union. 1t is therefore to be
hoped that sufficient amount Of
common sense and party loyalty re-
mains in them to move them in what
is nothing more nor less than their
plain duty to man and to party. and
step aside for better and more salts
factory leaders. Upon this depends
the future of the Republican party in
not only the state OF Washington
but the nation as we'll"
iHo iNVpupiiSou Stdlt COIlIulttee
has not only refused to make any
overtures to the Progressives but has
served notice, through Thomas p
Fiske. who was chairman at Aber.
deem OF the convention which COM
pleted the disruption of the Republi
can party in the state of Washington
that two principles of the Progressive
party must be eliminated before there
can be any union of that party with
the Republicans OF this state. Listen
10 Mr.. Fiske's ultimatum:
The principles to be eliminated are:
The Progressive declaration in favor
of the recall of judicial decisions:
and the third party's attempt to make
this a government OF the majority.
rather than constitutional govern
ment."
In other words Mr. Fiske and his
associates on the committee are still
opposed TO majority rule. just as they
were at Aberdeen and Chicago. II
the Progressives of the state OF Wash
ington needed any further incentive
to maintain their organization and
continue their fight, it has been fur
nished by the Washington Republi.
can state ommittee.-Tacoma Tri-
hune