The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-26
Murdoch Would Not Anal
gamated Under Any
Circumstances
PARTY PRINCIPLES
ARE TO SACRED
Others Think If Roosevelt Can Get
Republican Nomination He Should
Lead Both Parties to
Victory
nv C. r.. STEWART

BY c. f.. STEWART
washington, June -(Special.)-The
Progressive party in Congress-all 10 of 1t
there are 15-count ennis divided, badly
split, in fact, over whether or not 1t will
do TO let the colonel accept the repub-
lican nomination in 1916.
This difference of opinion has developed
rapidly since the progressive party has
undergone an examination from Lon
don specialist, who is alleged to have dis
covered tonsolitis or laryngitis or some
thing equally as disastrous to the greatest
asset of said progressive party, that which
is mostly used in bawling out other parties
Its voice This split threatens to dis
rupt the hosts of Armageddon; it is really
serious.
The secret must be told, and it is fact
that the faithful few, or at least ma
jority of them, who follow the standard
of the colonel in the House of Repre-
sentatives, are inclined to view with alarm
rather than to point with pride at the al
Fiction which has befallen their chief.
They also suspect that the colonel Is
casting envious and longing eyes on that
republican nomination.
The question which agitates them, ana
agitates them sorely, is not so much as
to what will become of the colonel, and
consequently the progressive party IN
such event. but the burning question up
permost in the minds of each, is what Is
to become of them? They would like to be
told, and have it duly pointed out to them
Just where they will get off, or on, as the
case may be. If the colonel finds a solt
spot to land, they, would likewise want
the same kind of spot upon which they
can quietly and unobtrusively rest. As the
matter now stands they don't see 1t. VIC
Murdoch has been most unsparng In lam
basting the republicans. He has biting
and sarcastic tongue, and being for years
a republican, Vic knows where to hit them
and he does so-with much expression.
Consequently, Vic Is by no means popular
with Representative Mann and other re-
publican leaders. In fact, he is just
about as popular as Tom Heflin would be
in a suffragette convention. So Vic is
completely discouraged over the report
that the colonel is looking with favor upon
the suggestion that the republicans nomi-
nate him, which means, as Vic sees 1t,
disintegration of the progressive party
Lets Out Loud Wall
Therefore Vic is letting out very loud
wall and is frantically calling the atten-
ton of everybody concerned to the ''un.
dying principals of the progressive
party These principals" according to
Vic. must not be surrendered. They are
firm and fixed and must be adhered to.
Vic will insist upon that.
Vic and those who follow him are con-
WINGED that the differences between the
republican party and the progressive
party are fundamental. They cannot be
overcome. In case the republicans accept
progressive party principles far enough to
nominate the colonel. Vic Is convinced
that they do So because "the devil is sick
and not from any convictions or change of
heart He is 'agn EN-"
Representative Hinebaugh, chairman OF
the progressive party's national congress
soral committee, however does not agree
with Mr. Murdoch. He feels that if the
rer ,,tlican party Is willing to accept the
colonel. sore throat and all, that they
must likewise accept what the colone
stands for, and that ought to settle it. Mr.
IIinebaugh believes in getting votes frs
and look after the principals" next
What's a few ''principuls' between
Ir1enuS, any way 81 lOlS DIS NOltS are
stake?
Amalgamation Talk Is Rot
Please let me say that amalgamatioi
talk is all rot" said Mr. Murdoch. 'Mer
do rot sacrifice their principles unless
)they compromise their principles for sci
fish ambitions, such as the acquisition
of a political office. The voters of thi.
country are subjected to much cheap pea.
nut politics.. But as rule the voters
vote their personal ambitions" Having
given expression to this blast and further
indicating his rndying and unaltcrabe OPP
position to any amalgamation. Mr.. Muir
dock promptly turned his attention to his
regular occupation of thinking up harsh
things to say about Representative Mann
and the PARTY that individual is supposed
to lead In the House.
Mr.. Einebaugh, however, squirting one
eve at the ceiling and locking there fol
.nsriidtion, delivered himself as follows:
= IF Colonel Roosevelt lives" he says
che will be the progressive nominee ir
1916. Also II the progressive element OF
the republican party gains control, ano
] believe and hone that 1t WILL he viii
be likewise TIE nominee of that party. Ii
which case. further said MIR. Hinebaugh
1.-THE colonel viii be triumphantly elect
cd" From which it is to be inferred that
Mr. Hinebaugh has kidded himself into
this belief and frankly admits that the
main thing is the triumphant election
aforesaid.
But Vie is not without his follower.
among the progressives in the House. Thi.
Is what constitutes the split So as
matter Of fact the great split in the dem
ocritic party seen by the republican news
papers is merely the split in the progress
sfve ranks. Just mistake in the party