Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-06-04
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER
 JOINS PROGRESS|VES
(Bv GEO. B. WILCOX

weel Republican newspaper in New
 York is the New York Tribune.
 This paper has stood by the Re
 publican party through thick and thin; i;
 it has up to this time championed
 the RepuDlcan leaders in all their acts; but now, since the renomination of Penrose by the Republicans of the state of Pennsylvania, even this cham
 pion has stalled on the continuous diet of over-ripe eggs.
 In an editorial on May 21st it says
 in part: 'Mr. Penrose should be
 beaten It will be bad thing for
 public life in America if the forces which he represents triumph in the Pennsylvania senatorship contest. It
 will be a ruinous thing for the Republi- can party if MT. Penrose and his kind
 come to the front in it once more. The selfish interests may profit by Penrose's success, but it wi
 be costly victory for the Republican pdlI WulCu UIluSO n1lll lOl W dl OO an embodiment of it's aims and an in- dex of it's character.* All citi- zens, irrespective of party affiliations should unite in support of Pinchot" ,"
 We welcome the Tribune to the ranks of Progressivism. It is a pow erful organ for good or for evil. We are pleased to learn that it now elects to use it's influence for the right.
 Again let us quote Ridpath: Fond and childish credulity to suppose that the thing to be reformed could mend itself, that the abusers would abolish the abuse! History of the world has not yet presented the example of an organzation, grown sleek and fat all conscienceless by the destruction oi human freedom and the spoilation ot mankind, that has had the virtue and honesty to make restitution, and re turn to an exemplory life; nor wi ever such a phenomenon ever be seen under the sun, whether the organiza- ton be religious, political or social that law is equally irrevocable, by which Ephriam is joined to his idols. He and they are bound by an indisso- luble tie and will perish together"
 How trite and true is the above quo tationl
 Nf r1xy01a ais1 supported Penrose in their primaries, for the reason that he had the party machine and the big interests behind him, and for that reason, had better chance to win than his opponent who was an independent Republican-in other words, a man who was clean and independent of the machine and big interests. A few more such nomina tions as that of Penrose and the Pro- gressives will have very smooth sail ing in the future, as we shall have not only the support of all honest Republicans but the great newspapers as we'll My Republican friends your organization is doomed;- it is controlled by men who are perfectly satisfied with themselves and their machine. Their professions of reform are insincere, and an attempt to re- form them or the organization through them, will be valuable time and eff fort, thrown away.
 We Progressives, who are American first and party men second; represent ing two-thirds of the membership of the old Republican party and one-sixth 1 of the old Democ,atic party, cordially invite all voters in Arizona who be- ieve in their fellowman, who believe that honesty in public office is as es- sential to the welfare of its citizens, IS honesty in business of private nature, to come with us now; not next l month or next year, after you are sure we can win something; but now, when tt cannot be said of you thhat you waited, not because you were doubtful of our honesty of purpose, bue because you were doubtful of our ability to win the offices. We are either right or wrong in our principles.
 If we are right, your party is wrong as we are as far apart as the poles; if your leadership is proper and your principles are right, who these many promises of reform?
 We know, as individuals you would not stand for crooked business deal we know that as politicians you have stood and still seem to stand for tho crooked political deals. Don't stand 'or it any longer; it is unpopular, and eads to oblivion.