The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-12
Don't Be In a Hurry!

The Washington Progressive,
published at Seattle points out a
real difficulty that is confronting
the Progressive party in the Sc
lection of candidates to fill re-
sponsible offices. In the case OF
stand pat office holders, the same
complication does not exist 1or
the reason that his work is largely
done for him, or his method OF
procedure is so clearly outlined ior
him as to require no particular mi
tiatiye ability. But the true FRO
gressive is refOrmer Uuless ms
course of action in office is difter-
ent from and an Improvement up
on that of the old time politiciah
there is no excuse for his being Ill
office at all.
The Progressive says:
But when the task OF REFORM
ing the abuses of fifty years 10
approached we have decidedly dill
ferent condition presented. me
cohorts of greed. fortified peh,'o
fortresses of money and with .he
hest talent in the land-talent that
has become socially traitorous ana
rightfully belongs to the people, III
ever present obstacle of attempted
legislative constitutions; courts
with their faces set looking -pack
ward rather than forward; the az.
solute inability of man to 1orecas.
the course of humna evnets. rehuer
the task of the reformer most VII
ficult. puo
"Without fit candidates Fro
gressiye declarations of prlhclpi
become mere mouthings and 1aise
pretenses. Men discOuntenanced III
the older parties flock to the new
Progressive party, seeking TO per
petrate their fraud, before being as
covered Progressives should pe
chary of making promises OF sup
port before primary or eiecti"h u"s
as Tie cas-. may tie " ~ DC III 4"
hurry. You are not going to lose
your vote. You have higher u"'y
TO perform than You may think you
owe to any personality.
It was only to be expected that
the new Progressive marty wound
seem an inviting refuge Tor men
discountenanced in the older par
ties and for that reason the FRO,
gressives warning is timely ano
we'll taken DO not be TOO reauy
to conclude that the man VINO caiiS
himself Progressive IS therelo'e
really imbued with true Progress
i've principles. The smOoth-tOngued
office-seeking patriot may nave
rallied to the Progressive standard
solely because he could not &C
complish his selfish ends in the
older organizations. Be on your
guard for him.
The Tribune is Progressive
newspaper. Its owner was one Oh
the first men in the state to rally
to the support of the insurgeht
movement. and in both OF Senator
Poindexter's campaigns was men,
Der of the executive committee OF
that fearless fighter for the peo-
pies rights. 1t is going TO sup
port every HONEST, SINCERE
and CAPABLE PROGRESSIVE VINO
aspires to serve the people on me
county or legislative ticket TINS
fall But under no consideration VIII
it support q man unless satisfied
that he possesses those quall1lca-
tions. If the Progressive party OF
this state and county will not pre-
sent men of worth and ability, SIN
cere and capable, for the various
offices to be filled. then this news
paper will be one Progressive pun
LEGATION to which they need not
look for support. Let the office seek
the man. Political acrobats and
office seeking politicians do not
belong in the new party's ranks and
the less encouragement they re-
ceive the better for both them and
the party. The people must rule
and the politicians, whatever party
label they bear, must take back
seats.