Gilpin observer., 1914-07-02
NO AMALGAMAT|ON
SAY PROGREss|VEs

Fellow Progressives Of ,Gilpin county:
At the meeting Of the State Pro-
gressive party in Denver, last Thurs
day, it was agreed that there should
be no fusion on state, county or mu-
nicipal tickets with any party. AS
the Progressive party stands for prin-
ciple and not for offices, this course
was adopted. About this time a GER
tain man and four or five satellites,
who had been masquerading as Pro-
gressives. tried to break up our or
ganization and carry our people over
to the remnant of the Republican
party, but were beaten in their high
handed measure, SO they have gone
back to the flesh pots alone, which
fulfills the scripture, as enunciated
in I'd Peter, I'd chapter and 22d verse
which says: But 1t has happened
unto them according to the true prov
erb, the dog is turned to his own
vomit again; and the SOW that was
washed, to her wallowing in the
mire."
Within few weeks we will have
meeting and place a full county
ticket in the field. There Is in sight
and has been offered a goodly lot of
timber to fill all the offices. AS a
lifelong Republican, up to within a
few years ago. will say that the Pro-
gress;ves have in state and county a
good show to elect their ticket We
start out with a clean record, no old
election sores to heal, no past prom
ises like the old parties that were
never intended to be fulfilled.
There is a certain vicious element
in the Republican party that is try
ing to pull down the present admin
stration by talking hard times, and
is striving to cause a disastrous panic.
IT seems that this gang of free-boot-
ers would rather have a panic and
cause millions of laborers to be out
OF work, to hear the hungry cry of
the widow and orphan, than see pros
perity under the present Democratic
administration. This shows the
amount of patriotism left in that van
ishing party.
The Progressive party is National
party; 1t is not sectional, like the
Democratic and Republican parties.
AS an example. last Friday in New
Orleans, twenty-eight members of one
party came over to the Progressive
party in a body. Two former presi-
Dental electors. twenty-one members
of the legislature and five of the
state central committee composed the
crowd. They marched up the street
TO our headquarters with their band
playing alternately" The Star Spangl-
ed Banner" and Dixie" In the north
ern states is witnessed daily slump
from the Republican ranks to our
party. We Progressives of the north
extend a hearty welcome to our
brothers of like faith from the land
where the orange blossoms grow. We
desire a united country, that can't
be, with the Republicans of the north
and the Democrats of the south, ar
rayed against one another.
We expect the Progressive party
to be as strong south of the Mason
and Dixon line as in the northern
states.
The Progressive party has in II
over two million Independent and ex-
Democratic voters, so 1t is nonsense
to talk OF amalgamating with the
present remnant of the once flourish
ing G. o. p, which has by its high
handed measures in recent years,
caused II to become a stencil in the
nostrils Of millions of our people.
the recert vote bearing 1t out. VIII
son, 6,293,433; Roosevelt, 4,119.574;
and Taft, 3.4S4.974, or a combined
vote against the Republicans of 10.-
413O07. Has the Republican party
grown better within the last two
years? Certainly not. then why should
we Progressives. who cast a larger
vote than they, "go back? .
The Progressive party abhors and
detests a certain element in the
north that for personal gain is al
ways trying to stir UP sectional hat
red by waving the bloody shirt. AS
long as that ensanguined garment
is brought forth. just so often will
We be reminded that to free 1000, 900
negroes 1t took nearly 100000 of our
men fighting four years to overpow-
er 1000 900 confederates. we were al
so left as a legacy. debt OF four
billion dollars. The darky was freed
all right, but the Republican party
trucking for years to overpowering
trusts. has semi-enslaved over eighty