Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-29
HOW AMALGAMATION WORKS.

All the talk about amalgamation of the two opposing
political forces known Republicans and Progressivesl
has from those who profess to hold Progressive views
but wish to be called Republicans and of has come
from those who hold Republican views who matter OF
course, wish to be known simply as Republicans.
Those holding Progressive ideas, who more at
tached to the Republican party than they their
Progressive principles succeeded in getting control of the
Republican party in Wisconsin and nominated candidates
in sympathy with their views In other Words they
red their ideas of malgamaton which to take
the party away from those who hold views both in
accord with the partys principles and with the party
as it now stands.
What has been the resut7
1t has been just what any would expect to be,
unless he should have the idea that those holding both
Republican policies and the Republican name, dis
tngushed from those holding Progressive policies but
clngng to the Republican name have neither principle
nor honor Those who cling Republican principles
those principles really are have seeded from those hold
ing Progressive principles but who have stolen the Re
publican and they have just held convention, no
mated candidates in harmony with the principles they adj
and have enuncated those principles They
have nominated Levi H. Bancroft for United States
tor and Emanuel L. Philip for governor and have fol
lowed these nominations with full state ticket and
setting forth to teach the political principles that they
advocate which, OF course include opposition to the pend
ing constitutional amendments providing for the intia
tive the referendum and the recall an attitude so dis
tncty Republican that it's advocates entitled to po
htica party in which to advocate them
This is of moment outside the state of Wisconsin
merely showing the futity of the ANAL gamaton plea
those holding Progressive pOltca Ideas who wish
GUST from possession Of the Republican party those who
in accord with Republican political ideas. Why at
tempt to steal away from the Republicans their party
to fost Progressive doctrines? Have not Re-
pubcans much right to their party have those
who longer advocate Republican policies but who adj
vocate instead Progressive policies at least who say
they advocate Progressive policies?
Suppose these self proclaimed reformers should
coed in committing such theft that of party
from those who by right of regularity entitled to it,
why should they that there could be- would be-
any more amalgamation accomplished than will result
from all who advocate Progressive policies uniting under
the Progressive name? Why should they that
those who advocate Republican policies would sanction
the misuse of that to designate Progressive policies
any than those who wish to style themselves Pro-
gressve advocates would consent to the Republican
being used to designate Republican policies?
These Republicans loudly protested two years
ago against the of the Republican to shield and
protect Progressive policies and Progressive candidates.
and must admit that believed that for time
least, they had right their side But wherein was
Hiram johnson less justified in the of the Republican
party advance his candidacy for vice president
the United States advocate of Progressive prnc
PIES than McGovern of Wisconsin, for instance is ust
fed in the of the Republican to advance his
didacy for governor for United States SENATOR
advocate of Progressive principles? Or Cummins, in
Iowa, to use the Republican to advance his pro-
claimed Progressive tenets?
Republicans, advocating and firmly holding to Repub-
can policies and principles in control of the Repub
can name it is just unfair and just wrong to
try to take that away from them and for
for johnson to do that thing in California for