The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

our one uppermoet tnouBnI
should be your thought. And praise
cod that We have in the White House
tonight q man OF sanity. q man or
reason, a man Of peace in our presi-
dent, woodrow Wilson.
Praise for Wilson.
The mention Of Wilson brought
loud applause. Not only did MUIR
dock make repeated mention OF tho
Wilson policies, but the praise OF
Wilson as q progressive leader was
taken up by Allen. 1t was urged by
Allen, however. that Wilson was ou.
one man within the party ana could
do little without the aid Of his party
leaders.
Wilson is a big, brave. fearless
president" said Murdoch. but before
he can get through congress a presl-
Dental preference law. there VIII De
a fight to the like Of which the Cannon
fight was not a patching.
Murdoch declared the nation was
for prohibition and referred to the re-
cent vote in Virginia Then the auburn
haired Kansan paid his respects to the
Democratic congress for lodging the
issue and refusing to bring the reeoiu-
ton for national prohibition to q vote.
While he was on the congressional
subject, Murdoch paid his respects to
the Equatorial courtesy" idea as fol-
lowed out in the upper house In
Washington. Next he turned his at
tention to George A. Medley. Demo-
cratic senatorial nominee.
"When the committee was working
out on the money investigation. Neeley
and the members made some valuable
suggestions. But when those sugges-
tons came back. they were CAREFUL cut
out" said Murdoch. Il thought they
were good suggestions. So when the
report came up for passage, moved
their incorporation. What did they do1
Why those Democrats followed the
leader-Neeley and all of them-and
voted against the amendments
Aliens Wit and Sarcasm.
Henry ]. Allen. Progressive guberna-
torial nominee, was given the reception
of the evening when he entered the
hall. Another demonstration followed
his introduction His Commute speech
was filled with Allen wit and sarcasm
and he concluded with a plea for the
Progressives to stand firm. that If they
believed they were right in the fight OF
1912, they are right in the fight this
fall.
when Arthur Capper went back to
the Republican party he declared the
party was 80 per cent progressive" said
Allen. Just why he was willing to
take this 10 per cent discount. I don't
know, unless it was the price he was
willing to pay to get back to the fell
lows who organized the Hodges Re-
publican clubs two years ago. But II
the Republican party is really 80 per
cent progressive, how does 1t happen
that eight congressional districts nomi-
mated standpat candidates for congress ?
How does it happen the party nomi-
mated Curtis over Bristow?"
Bull Moose 'SDynam1te."
your ninety per cent Progressive Re
you ninety per cent progressive Re-
publican party in Illinois. He says the
Progressive party Is dynamite and In
jures the ends Of government
Then Allen told a characteristic story
to illustrate his point that the party
could not be both conservative and pro-
gressive.
"Once went 200 miles to see a two
headed animal" said Allen. when I
got there. 1 found the animal was dead.
simp, it can't live with two heads. %
Parties live or die as their leaders
stand for the things the people need or
turn their back to their wants. You
knew what was meant SIX years ago
when they referred to Joe Brtstow as
a Progressive Republican and Chester
I. Long as a standpatter. You know
what is meant this year when they re-
fer to Charles Curtis as q standpatter
and Victor Murdoch as a Progressive.
IF We were right two years ago when
four million men walked out OF the
Chicago convention, we are right now.
If we were right a year ago last De-
cember when Mr.. Capper and sat
side by side and cheered a mes
sage from Bristow that said go on,
go on,'-if we were right then. we are
right now. Go wherever you may, you
will find the issues just the same. We
can't turn back. We are standing and
fighting for something more than the
old rag tag issues. 1 feel sorry for the
man who comes before a people and
says that the one thing most needed Is
high protective tariff against the
manufacturing industries in Europe.
The Progressives have something more
than that in their program"