Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-03
PRoeREssIVE aLEADERsHIP'

Pooling the other fellow for purpose may result in temporary but foolng oneself is little short of mad ness Loss bound to result it is that the Progress syes of Arizona are marking down large figures loss resulting from their Bold raid for votes under of their endorsement of the proposed dry amendment It is a par with their adoption of just enough socalisuc creed to lure wavering Socialists into the Bull Moose ranks The Progressives of Arizona apparently are no prone than their brethren other states to seek support from whatever quarter it be obtaned to employ methods which have proven prolific in de. yeiopng ballot brawn Their recently adopted platform winds up with flourish thus:
 "The Progressive party s,ands firmly the complete rule people vigorous opposition to the party boss system"
 We take Che word of Progressive leaders of Tucson for the that there some bossnC cone at the state party councils just concluded Phoenix It the bown-nthe-bottle takeitorleave-t steamroller style of bossing, too. In the paror language of Bull Moossm. they prefer to cali "bosssm" and that is just what it is.
 The blight would be worse because of its presence Progressyism than in other parties it not for the of protestations of immunity. These protestatons have deceived except the Progress ives themselves, but that many of them have fooled themseves-a there's the rub There a note of pathos in the aments of several prominent Tucson Progressves who basked belief that their nedg ling party indeed so politically pure unassaiaby holy that boss would show his bristing front in the conferences of the party. Listen William Wat son. Progressive candidate for county treasurer.
 .I do not think that the state organization should have taken any action matter present time The foundation principle the Progressive party is the right of the people to rule The prohibition question has been put up quarely to the people fau and not think that right that any attempt should made to influence decision the voters by any political party
 Note the tone of lament in the observation of S. C.. McWade who resigned the Bull Moose nomination for corporation commissioner
 "l wish to thank my friends very much for their kind help in my campaign but view of unfair treatment that Pima county delegation received the meeting of the party council have decided to resign"
 Mr. Watson and MrWade knew they had been steam rolled and resented They know when the rule against voting proxies was enforced rssultua Maricopa coun ty's ten ballots being cast solidy for the dry" plank out total of thirteen votes that the bosses were put ting on the screws They knew that the action the state party council in boldly forcing party pronounce ment on what is supposed be a nonpolitical matter and one to decided by hs private conscience was act of dictatorship.
 The Phoenix council pu5 the Progressive party in Arizona on record bene amenable boss rule just other parties as being no less ready than other pare to resort to political ezpedients action endors ing the "dry" amendment will sanctiy the Progress two party in the minds of Arizona prohibuonsts. The purpose of tho bosses too hng yelled they wan the votes.