Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-10-29

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old parties have been in absolute
control of our government for
nearly 90 years, and we could
have had equal suffrage. prohi-
bition and every other measure
for the betterment of mankind
enacted into laws that are advo-
Gated by the Progressives if
those old parties had spent their
time and the peoples money in
legislating for the masses in
stead of legislating for party
measures and special privileges,
which have continued to make
the rich richer and the poor poorer
Then why should people vote
for either old party when their
past records prove that you only
vote for empty promises?
The Progressive party is entitl-
ed to the womah vote from the
fact that it is the only party
that ever placed an equal suffrage
plank in its national platform
the first platform they ever
adopted. And why? Because
they absolutely believe in woman
suffrage. The old parties are
advocating this and many other
Progressive measures only since
the Progressive party came into
existence, and why? Simply to
catch votes, while the Progress
sives advocate them because they
believe in every one of them.
When a Progressive like Vic
tor Murdoch, candidate for
United States Senator, who is
going to be elected, makes a
speech he turns his face to the
future and talks of the conditions
confronting us that we have to
grapple with; of things hap.
pening in our present lives; of
the real living issues we have to
deal with each day.
When a Republican like some
of the opposing candidates makes
a speech they turn their backs to
the future; their faces to the
past; wrap themselves in the
grand old flag; sob; flaunt the
bloody shirt; and talk of the ex-
tension of slavery, the redemp-
ton from destruction of the ma
ton by the Republican party; Of
their help to the old soldiers; OF
protection; states rights; the re-
sumption of specie payment; the
gold standard, and perhaps few
mord dead issues if their crowd
is patient to remain.
Now, which kind of man had
you rather have represent you in
the senate? Why, there is but
one answer for all real live people
to make.
We believe at least IS per cent
of the rank and file of each of
the old parties are honest and
Progressively inclined, and in
absolute favor and sympathy
with every single Progressive
measure, yet they want to remain
loyal to and perpetuate the old
party name.
Friends, why not vote as you
think and believe, and quit vot-
ing for party names?
The Progressive party is not
formed on dead issues and past
traditions; not founded on dead
mems names. 1t is founded on
living issues and principles of
humanity. We have no Mason
and Dixon dividing line. We
know no north, no south, no east,
no west. We are a united party,
striving throughout the entire
nation for the betterment OF man
kind, and we earnestly appeal to
every honest American citizen,
regardless of all past party af-
filliations, to join US and help
make this a better nation, a bet
ter government, a better and
more prosperous people, with
more and happier homes.
We were raised in the north, a
Republican, taught to vote agains
Democrats as a duty, but from
this time on we are a Progress
sive, and Victor Murdoch and
Henry Allen, we are with you,
and will follow you and such
men as you, to the end of time,
and we live in Cherokee county.