Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-02
WHAT PROTECTIoNIsTs MUST DO TO SAVE THEIR CAUSE.

improbable that Mother Democracy
persuaded to the slipper vigorously and effectively Some
of these boys being subjected old of alleged
punishment in school by being made to sit with the girls
but instead of regarding this experience penalty of
gressvenes they rather to enjoy it, though the
older boys with conceaed inclined to shout om
boy" to the girls and 'sssy-boy" to the fellows.
Meanwhile these two of school boys who former
y played politics together spending much Of their
time in making faces at each other putting bent pins and
acks the benches of the other sde playing and
laying to the other fellow and occasionally sprnkng
enne the stove to make their neghbors cough
This whole question whether republicans and progress
sves shall ultimately together hinges entirely the
point of view and do not hesitate to predict that force
of circumstances will eventually force both republicans and
progressives to face this consideration squarely.
If the prevailing of fundamental political principles like
the protective tariff the development Of Americas natural
for Americans especially aborers the upbuidng
of merchant marine for the United States the promotion
of genuine civil service important than party
prowess then those who believe in America for Americans
and not for all the of the world will be forced act to-
gether if they would see these principles prevail.
IT, the other hand it is important to form pOt-
lca parties and to seek artificial issues by of which the
Republican and Progressive parties be kept distinct and
separate and constantly dvergng than to protection
for the benefit of American labor and industry and agriculture
prevail then things will happen either there will be three
principal political parties in the United States or'here will
be recastng of present parties with two great general po
tcal divisions result representing the reactonary
forces and the other the radical and progressive clements
At the present time the reactonay wing of the Repub
appears determined
of protection and other fundamental principles have
summarized to powerful Influences preferng protection of
the interests to the successful protection of American labor
and industry They bitter against the progressives
that they would rather control the republican organization
and down to defeat than make concessions to the
gresve wing and achieve victory the party pledged
to markets well nteroceanic waterways to
ducer and every country in preference to our own.
Some of the progressives the other hand acting
though it would be greater glory to start pot
cal party than to win victory for Amercansm They
bitter their part the most reactonay repub
theirs Indeed each of these two wings would
pareny prefer continued democratic domination to the ele
walton of the other to the control of either State or federal
government.
In this crisis the Democratic party stands ready to
profit whichever way the republican and progressive cats
Jump Their leaders realize that the continued split Of the
republicans and progressves their continuance
in power IT, the other hand, the reaconary element
rules the Republican party host of voters who high
protection and abhor domination by the interests will be
driven into the democratic ranks Either republican alter
native will initiate in the direction of paramount democ
racy and renewal of the youth of that ancient party
In this respect the situation is not wholly unlike that
which obtained in 1924 connection with the election of
John Quincy Adams the presidency of the United States
The old line of political cleavage between the feerats and
the republicans antifederass disappearing There
longer fear Of the dangers of either monarchy dig
archy But during the administration of the second Adams
there marked reaction from arsOcratc tendencies
which found champion well hero in Andrew Jackson
and there emerged the Democratic party which to
tnue powerful force in American politics despite It's tenn
poray split the prolonged struggle involving the WHIP
ing out of American slavery
There many independent voters in the
United States at the present time Voters individually
thinking for themselves before They have
all political parties prosttued to the purposes of personal
ambition and corporate greed and political corruption
peatedy that party organizations have lost their hold upon
the honest rank and file.
We these influences working right here in Vermont.
Party leaders nonpussed hardly knowing which way to
They realize that the swapping of the party whip
of yore would simply and antagonize the voters They
know that the rank and file would take extreme delight in
smashing ate that of the congressional deega-
ton was smashed when Vermont turned in night from
Speaker Thomas B. Reed the New England candidate to
William Mckinley and set the pace which to land still
another of Ohio in the White House.
Vermont of the two States which remained loyal
the republican standard in 1912 help win for
the New Repubcanism both and in 1916; it can
make the Republican party stand for all that is reactonary
in American politics. and thus perpetuate both democratic
the progressive organization 1t pretty
other and present indications that the
rank and file favor the former course despite reaconay