Arizona republican., 1914-09-29
A Non partisan Party


 paign in which three parties have come before the people of them appealing only to party loyalty believing that the supposed predominance of the party will insure victory another with equal frenzy appealing to present and former members of the party on other ground than that they are were members of that party, we believe that the remarks of Hon. George w. Norris, United States senator from Nebraska, on the subject a non- partisan party, are pertinent Last December Mr. Norris delivered an address before the national con- ference on popular government at Washington, D. C.
 The Popular Government League, said MT. Nor rs, was protest against parsanship and the evils that follow in it's wake and which foreseen by Washington in his farewell message when he said Let me now warn you against the spirit of party generally" Though it exists in different shapes in all governments said Washington, lin those of the popular form it is it's greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy
 MT. Norris laid down the proposition that when party spirit induces a man to support meas ures and vote for men contrary his conscientious convictions of what is right is exceeding the limits of its usefulness and is retardng the progress of righteousness and humanity. We think that no one will question the soundness of that proposition which is axiom rather than proposition.
 And that is just what party spirit induces here
 
 than formerly, for there has been growth of in- telgence and independence which promises free dom from party bonds.
 After a recitation of the evils engendered by the party system, Mr. Norris sad
 The country needs a non partisan party that shall advocate freedom of thought; freedom of tion, both in the citizen and in the public official public sentiment that shall demand of every citi- zen and of every official service country rather shall ther than condemn any citizen who shall his ticket, and public official who shall oppose party whenever in his heart he believes such action best for good government and the advance ment of humanity and civilization.
 I am aware that this sentiment will be regarded party treason by political bosses party lead CTS, and even honest patriotic citizens who have long lived in party and followed faithfully and without thinking the party banner will look with disfavor upon much that have said, but am firm in the conviction that the man who thinks and the who is moved In his thought only in a desire for the betterment and the advancement of the peo pie generally must ultimately and inevitably reach the conclusion that in the highest type of govern ment, in the ultimate happiness of all the people. such sentiments as I have expressed must and will eventually prevail
 If those who believe otherwise are right-f to scratch ticket bolt party is party treason, if to criticize party policy refuse to follow the commands of party leader is party crime, if it is the duty of every member of a party to always his ticket straight if to criticize party policy refuse to follow party leader is unpatrotic- then official ballot should not contain the of any candidate. It would only be necessary to print the party
 The progressive party is a partisan party in that it has brought together and who have foresworn allegiance to both the old par tes in that it's principles are such that they may be embraced and supported by any voter without violation of his conscience; in that it proposes the upbulding of the county. the state and the nation It offers nothing to the individual individual groups, but to the whole people, It's success would not be the of the progressive party alone. but the of the rank and file of all parties
 It's candidates invariably and women who have enlisted for warfare, not for the grati- fication of personal political ambition but a warfare against abuses, extravaganza and miscon- duct in office It is party only in the that it is organization for nothing be accom- pished without organization But it is not a secret organization of groups in the dark but the ganization of the people in the