The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05


The splendid dinner was not alone
a magnificent social and intellectual
success-it came as another elo-
quent, effective answer to it's politi-
cal opponents who are seeking to
create the impression everywhere
that "the movement is dying out"
Once again it was demonstrated by
intense interest and spontaneous en-
thusiasm that Progressives still feel
the deep consciousness of the hui
manitarian mission of the new
party, coupled with an abiding faith
in its ultimate national victory and
the realization of it's mission to the
country.
Nearly 1000 men and women-a
marked contrast to the simultaneous
dinner Of the New York Republican
club at the Waldorf, where women
were barred-gathered at O'Clock
in the palatiaI grand ball room of
the AstOr Hotel, and after a sump-
tuous menu (minus liquor of any
sOrt) had been served, listened to
four splendid addresses centering
about the theme of "The New
Nationalism" for which the Progress
sive party stands subject in
deed for the anniversary of him who
struggled and died to preserve the
threatened integrity of the nation. e.
Once again was strongly empha-
cized during the evening the pre-
dominant mission of the Progressive
party, namely, the adjustment of
sectionalism in the United States.
One of the speakers was the Hon.
John NJ. Parker Of New Orleans,
once national committeeman of the
Democratic party, but now occupy
ing the same position in the Progress
sive party. Mr.. Parker is an ack-
nowledged leader of Southern senti-
ment, and listening to his eloquent,
pathetic picture Of the South as it
struggled for years against the
thralldOm of Republican bossism
succeeding the terrible reign of car
pet-baggers; compelled by abhor-
rent conditions to align themselves
as Democrats, but now at last lifting
their hopeful eyes to political indie
pendence through the birth of the
non-sectional Progressive party
hearing all this, one was again re-
minded Of the fact that the South
is the great hope of the new party
Mr.. Parker declared that he would
bear back to the Progressives of the
South a heart-stirring message of
the sympathy and good will shown
him upon his occasion.
George w. Perkins, who, despite
the detractions of enemies and the
miscOnstruction of his motives, has
untiringly given his splendid execu-
tive ability to the management of
Progressive party affairs, discussed
National Action and Industrial
Growth. Every business man of
the United States ought to read and
ponder this splendid address. Mr.
Perkins clearly pointed out the flu
tile attitude Of the Democratic ad-
ministration, which in spite of it's
adoption of the Progressive party
idea of an industrial commission to
regulate corporations-an idea
which was not included in the Demo-
cratic platform at all-is simply
moving to increase the complexity of
the situation legally, while not a dol
lar is being spent to discover where
in the trusts as a logical develop
ment of an age Of perfected inter-
communication may be made to real
1y serve the country and promote it's
honest industrial development. The
comparison of conditions in this
country and in Germany, where the
people are not bowling against the
trusts, but are making them servants
of the State, was most illuminating
one, and incidentally Mr.. Perkins
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