Arizona republican., 1914-09-18
Partisan Bonds Broken

The greatest trouble" the Prescott Journal Miner, speaking of democratic dissatisfaction with the state administration. "is that the democrat scarcely ever votes for the in preference his own party The Journal-M has not observed the signs of the times. There was time when the "yellow-dog' democrat and the yellow dog" re- publican existed in large numbers But the animal though yet extinct, rapidly becoming so Or rather the hyracotherum that little rabbit-sized animal of the tertiary period developed into the noble horse the "yelow-dog voters have been developing into good citizens support the can ddates of the party to which they belong only when it is to the advantage of the community that they should do so,Members of all parties, is coming be recognized equally interested in the wei fare of the community, the town the county, the state
 The country has witnessed great disturbance of party lines within the years In the southern states, there has been but one party since the civil war, that party's solidity been preserved but there it is threatening to break up Of the northern states, the last years, there is hardly one that could be said to be safely republican safely democratic. The voters have generally not had much choice between the parties. When they have changed the politics a has commonly meant that they dissatisfied with party without endorsing the other. Be fore that when voters displeased with their party candidates they usually manifested their dis pleasure by remaining away from the polls. Now they have become logical and for the opposing candidates.
 The progressive party offers voters a choice in which they only voice their disapproval of the candidates and principles of the party which they had belonged but can vote for principles and whom all good citizens may endorse, knowing that they not been foisted upon them by party bosses hidden interests.
 That Arizona has been strongly democratic in the past is not strange. In old days yellow dog politics it happened that following and west lines of travel, more democrats than repub- Hcans settled in the territories of the southwest just republicans settled in the northwestern territories. Later when the lines of travel became criss-crossed and republicans emigrated to Arizona, the parties became more nearly equal. But the territorial form of government involving the appointment of federal officials divided within the territory party in national control into factions. Arizona was, therefore. always democratic, while had republican administrations but during the President Cleveland it republican.
 At the first state election, the republican party divided certain principles which have since become part of the progressive platform The reactionary element in control. though not in a majority, opposed those principles majority of democratic party favored them. The democratic party, therefore, attracted large element of the republicans to it's support and had the sympathy of a large number who unwillingly supported their candidates and principles.
 Now the democratic party finds itself divided, the principles which it was united three years ago, but policies of the administration which a majority, at least large element of the party, does not approve. We have no doubt that it's disapproval will be expressed, not through the republican party, whose leaders reactionary as they three years ago. but through the progress sive party. And expect that many unwilling re- publican voters of three years ago will also find freedom in the progressive party this year.
 The day of the yellow dog voter is past The man boasts that he always d straight ticket is the infrequent exception He is regarded as lacking in either good citizenship or good sense
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