The Delta independent., 1914-05-29
eorah Sees Republican Success.

Detroit, Mich, May 2S.-A glowing
picture of the future of the Republican
party reunited with the Progressive
element which left it in 1912 was paint
ed here today by Senator William e.
Borah of Idaho, speaking at state
wide conference" of Republicans.
The Republican party" said the
senator, sis coming back into power
The proof of it is on every hand. The
trend is unmistaking. said a year
ago that the amalgamation which
would take place would be an amalga.
maton of the voters, not the assumed
leaders said, furthermore that that
was the only amalgamation that was
worth while. The men who voted the
third party ticket to the number of
100000, for reasons entirely satisfac-
tory to them can neither be questioned
as to their integrity of purpose or
their patriotism. But that was
protest and not a manifestation OF Pur-
pose to permanently leave the party
is now established by facts and figures
which cannot be doubted
Now in view of this pronounce
and unmistakable purpose of those
who voted the third party ticket 10
ally themselves with the Republican
party. in view of the determination to
support its principles and its policies.
what is the task before us? II is un-
nj ipn q h1,- m 10
to the tremendous problems which
now concern us. 1t is to build up in
this country, out of the traditions, the
achievements and prestige OF the past.
ent. and the hopes and aspirations of
the future, an organization efficient,
militant and progressive-wort OF
its old days and equal to the obliga-
our duty, in other words. in unmis-
taxable terms. to make II clear that
the Republican party is TO be as ii was
in its best days, a thoroughly progress
sive party. We ought not TO assume
for a moment or concede for a NOM
ent, that because the party bids fair
TO go back into pawer there is going
to be any compromise with the forces
which brought it near its ruin. There
is in this country a powerful influence
for the bad in politics and It will take
possession OF any party in the world, u
1t can. which is enjoying power This
kind of an influapca docs mn, fiyh. -
party in the open. II holds itself in
readiness to direct the course of any
party which happens to be In power
With such influences there can be no
compromise II we are to have a party
which Is going to meet and solve the
great problems which a new Industrial
life and new social condition have
imposed upon us.
NO man living in this splendid age,
amid these exhilarating environments.
can afford to permit the corroding per-
son Of pessimism to enter his soul.
But on the other hand. the course of
our age is that cold. cruel. selfish, con-
servatism. which. living in its ease
and comfort, enjoying wealth and all
it brings, refuses to see or sympathize
with the conditions Of those. who in
the midst of world OF plenty. are bor-
dering on the line of hunger and mis-.
cry, who refuse to see the new con.
ditions Of the new problems which
must be met and dealt with in the
same spirit and with the same courage
and progressiveness that our fathers
met the problems OF their age The
great and almost superhuman task, my
friends, is not the gathering OF wealth,
but its fair and equitable distribution.
What we want in this country is o
party which will do the simple but pro-
found things which Lincoln did. that
is, gather up the common patriotism.
the common honesty. the common
courage and the common righteous
ness of the common people OF this
country. and organize It into militant.
progressive. disciplined force for legal
and social Justice. and do It all under
the constitution and laws Of this bless.
ed old republic"