The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-16
DEMOCRACY IS
BOOZE-LED AND
BOSS-RIDDLN
CHASE ., OSBORN
Hope For Progressiveism lies
With Republican Party's 4
lightened Young Men
BRYAN PRAISED FOR
STAND AGAINST LIQUOR
Decommercialization of Rum
Greatest Work Demanded
By the Country Today
CHASE =, OSBORN,


coming "Dooze-led am uoss-rldden' a
that the hope vi ProgTessivelsm Ii
with those young meG who Will ali
themselves Independently and cot
ageously" with the Republican bod
and work Tor that par,ys regenel
ton, Is the assertion OF former &c
Chase 5. Osborn, IN an editorial,
the current issue OF the Progressi
Herald. OF this city.
Mr.. Osborn praised Secretary
State Bryan for the latters Ann A
Dor declaration against the rum ira
'fic, and said that In his opinion q
greatest work demanded ia the cou
try today Is the decommercializati
OF liquor.
Mr.. Osborn's editorial, in full, Il
lows:
have been in the hunting
woods and have just returned and
have your note Nov. 10 asking me
TO write something for the rro-
gressive Herald about my opinion
as TO the best course for men OF
progressive thought and ideas TO
pursue.
In order to arrive at a destina-
ton, II Is necessary to take the
+. right road and the proper train.
In order to achieve anything one
must have a vehicle. Men of pro
gressive ideas In government
must select the party that offers
them the most consideration and
the greatest likelihood OF adopt
Ing their ideas. and that at the
I. same ime~poSsesses the fewest
objections in other ways.
In my opinion. the Democratic
party is quickly becoming booze
led and boss.ridden. Those who
have personal axes to grind, legit-
innate or illegitimate, always flock
To the organization In power.
They are always o. portunists.
Throughout all the ages men of
real progressive thought and ac-
ton must have been content TO
teach and bide their time. There
are those who SOW in the morn
ing and expect TO reap in the
evening. One Cannot set out
Baldwin apple tree one year and
gather the fruit the next.
To lead and teach and preach
for Improvement involves patience
that becomes tedious /, to the
undisciplined mind and the in
tense temperament often becomes
tnsistent.
When Col. Roosevelt left the
Republican party. II was on the
verge OF becoming progressive in
the fullest political meaning OF
the term. | still hold the opinion
that the organization of the Pro
gressiye party was great mis-
take but not an intentional one.
Those who brought IL forth hon
estly and earnestly thought they
were doing the country an admin
istrdtiye service. IL now trans
pires that the fight must be near
ly all gone over again The Re
publican party is today more
progressive than the Democratic
party and is more sane in its pro-
gressivism. The entire tendency
OF the times Is progressive. Con-
sequently II young men of pro
gressive thought will align them
selves independently ana courage
ously with the Republican. party,
they can in due season make that
party as progressive as II should
be. Just at the moment the pen
dulum swings the other way.
There has been too much political
agitation, and the country as
patient has been kept on the oper-
ating table too continuously. Re-
forms can never be. successfully
brought about without giving
time for conditions to adjust
themselves to them. They are
just as much q matter of growth
as morals and intellectual devel-
opment and anything else that re-
quires time for fruition.
= was splendidly pleased with
Secretary Bryan's speech at Ann
Arbor. In my opinion the great
est work demanded in the country
today is the decommercializing OF
liquor. Probably next to that In
benefit would be the regulation
OF the profit OF corporations. In
these two causations reside the
greatest cost OF living and the
most misery. II only half the
money expended for alcohol were
saved. and avaracious men were
not permitted to take more toll
than reasonable business REQUIRES,
down would go the cost of living
amazingly, and there would be a
striking betterment I'm living con-
ditions that make for improve
ment in hygienic, physical and
economical life.
II Is not necessary for men OF
progressive thought at once to
have power or place They are
the political scouts of all epochs:
and after scouting they TO
make their reports In teaching
form TO the people.
AS for myself, shall continue
to be q Republican until the Re
publican party is either dead or
absolutely impossible. II is far
from being either now.
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