Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-24
MOOSE To STICK
SAYS BEVERIDGE
Progressives Urged to Stand
Firm for Their Party in
Speech at Galesburg.

Gslesburg. Ill, July 24.-After hav-
ing Iambasted standpat republicans re-
peatedly during his three days Illinois
campaign tour Albert ]. Beveridge de-
hvered a few stinging blows last night
in the direction OF self-styIed progress
sive republicans.
NO compromise with the republi-
cans" was the keynote of Mr.. Bever
idge's final speech of his tour in the
Galesburg public square.
The address was especially signifi-
cant because of the fact that an effort
is being made to swing progressives
into line for Senator Charles F. Hur-
turgh of Galesburg, who is running for
congress in the Fifteenth district as a
progressive republican.
THE stand-pat republican has a bet
ter claim to our respect and under
standing than the progressive republi-
cam" said Mr.. Beveridge. ''for he is
open and above board. But the pro-
gressive republican is political
scrambled egg Nobody can under
stand what he believes or what he
will do
Mr. Beveridge directed a broadside
1T Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, can
didate for denomination on the repub-
Iican ticket, in speeches at Clinton and
Bloomington earlier in the day - --
IF 1 lived in this state / wouldn't
vote for a man whose only claim for
fame is kind of likeness to Lincoln"
said Mr.. Beveridge at Clinton. "Sena-
60 Char, Fo Ir,r1
can find on any question, a man who
tries to carry water on both shoulders.
Have you heard of him leading any
fight in the senate? He IS the best
tight rope walker ever saw
q would vote for the honor of Illi-
nois and the glory of the senate by
casting my vote for RAYMOND Robins.
the progressive candidate, for United
States senator, who represents the no
blest ideals of the American peo-
pie"
Mr.. Beveridge declared that to re-
turn to the republican party would
be a backward step.
ITO the cry Come back, we believe
the same things that you believe we
answer, If you do be-
lieve what we believe, then come for
ward and join US" said Mr.. Bever-
idge For our watchword is For
ward not backward.
Now that the progressive party is
formed and fighting for all the other
things which We vainly tried to make
the republican party stand for, the
term progressive republican has no
meaning at all, or else a very ignoble
meaning.
Observation and experience teach
us that, now a progressive party ex-
lists, a progressive republican is man
who is not progressive nor republican
enough to be a republican, but who is
just progressive republican enough to
carry water on both shoulders in or
der TO earn an Office.
But suppose for the sake OF the
argument that these men do believe
the same things that we progressives
believe and we were to go back to
them instead of their coming forward
TO us as they ought to do IL they are
honest, still there would be no har-
monious republican party, for the
would be in II also and
they are a very large and important
element
THE republican party cannot break
I'D the solid south. Fifty years OF trial
proves this. The whole world knows
that the southern people are forced
to vote either the republican or DEM
ocratic ticket
The destruction OF sectionalism.
the making of the American people
once again. is the destiny freighted
mission which Providence brought the
party into being TO per-
form. We are doing that work now
and we ask every patriot to join US"