The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-01

With the democratic administration making good under the able and fear less direction of President Wilson. and with what was the greatest cause for alarm in the cabinet circle apparently cftectually muZzled. for the time being h' least, il would seem that it would h" much wiser for the leaders eff the republican and progressive parties tn get together on some common ground than to keep up their very interesting inter-party war. The republicans and lht progressives are one party and down in their hearts they all believe in the same things. The progressive party was. as matter of fact. startcd ts a sorehead party and it accom- rlished it's purpose when it caused tie defeat of the republicans There was hover anything to the progressive idea except desire to beat the mon who had put one over' on Mir T. Roose- Welt and his adherants They sue c"eded in their endeavor and they kept the republican party, and principally MI. Taft, from remaining in power T he purpose was accomplished and While it turned the government of the nation over to the democrats it didn't hurt the nation or the democrats and the only ones who really suffered in the end were the gentlemen who wor,. IlN ing dog in the manager
 Now the republican party is flat tened out Mir Taft is az dead as a presidential possibility as if he had never been heard of. The object of the progressives has been accomplished
 Hence it would seem that there was not much reason for continuance of the party. It was started as a per sonal party and used for personal ends. The ends were accomplished so why not now let the party die and in some measure attempt to repair the domage done to the republicans for the sake of personal spite.
 Not very many people know much about the progressive and not many people care anything about it. It it were not for the name of Roosevelt which is to politics what T.. T. Barnum was to the circuis posters, the pro Gressive party would scarcely be heard of. It is even now dying q natural and very quiet death and even the last futl kicks are feeble and unhceded
 Nobody cares what the progressivcs dU or think or say and it wnuld he far better for Mir. Cummings and Mir Roosevelt to give up stirring the mess that they have made and let their fol- lowers quietly sink back into the re- publican ranks.
 If Mir. Wilson continues through the four years of his term as he has begun It will be a mighty hard task for any crats are wise enough to place his name at the head of their ticket again. It Is presumed that this Is what the democrats will do. for with power they may learn wisdom and not attempt to shift from the winning horse to one who has already lost many times but is still devoutly anxious to enter the race.
 Mr. Wilson was elected. not so much because of the power of the democra- tic party or on account of anything tfat he had personally accomplished as on account of the split between the republicans and the progressives. But next time when Mir. Wilson comes before the people he will come with his record behind him and with deeds accomplished and it will be Wilson. as well as democracy. who will bid foi the peoples favor.
 It Is possible that should the pro- gressive party and the' republican party be able to adjust their differ ol' time fellowship that, united. they could again beat the democrats. but it Is highly improbable that these two parties. united or separately. or in any other way. can beat Mir. Wilson if he ! continues to be the sort of president | of the United States that he has started out to be-