Barton County democrat., 1914-01-09

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ned for the coming campaign. Stubs,
Sartin, Allen, Brady and others of the
true Progressive type sent telephone
messages and all declared for war.
Our lines are sohd,' declared
White, after the conference, "and
We are going to fight. The Pro
gressives viii give Murdock their uni.
ed support. l think Henry ]. Alien
will be our candidate for governor
and we will neither seek nor offer
a compromise
Following are the formal announce
ments issued by Bristow and Murdock
as to their candidates.:
The Bristow Announcement.
81 believe that the rank and file Of
the Republican party is thoroughly
progressive. / am convinced also
that a large majority of this rank and
file want to work out progressive re-
forms that are demanded through
their old party affiliation rather than
through a new party. / therefore feel
1t my duty to continue to work with
them in the future as / have in the
past. If We all work together We will
succeed. If we divide we invite fail
ure.
The defeat of 1912 was a crush
ing rebuke to the party leadership but
not a desertion by the rank and file
from the party itself. The whole body
of the party is becoming progressive.
Conservative old New York has NOV
ed up and is standing today where
Kansas stood five years ago. The
action of the national committee in
changing the basis Of representation
and revising the rules Of the organi-
zation Of the convention gives full op
portunity for such reforms.
History demostrates that three
strong political parties are not practi-
cable in American politics. This coun.
try in the future, as In the past, will
be governed through one Of two
great political parties. l believe that
the Fundamental principles of the Re.
publican party are sound and that the
party has failed only when its lead'
ership has been untrue to those prin
ciples. Amy political organization Is
likely to suffer from such exper
iences.'
Murdoek's Declaration.
Il have today announced my candi
dacy for the Progressive nomination
in Kansas for the United States sen
ate. have a deep conviction that the
step offers opportunity for service II
the battle between the old reaction
ary parties and the new party, Pro
gressive in name and in fact.
81 have taken this step as a pleas
ant duty. For the old parties are de
pending for victory upon the outwOrI
partisan habit of thought among tht
people, which will fail them.
THE Progressive party, on the 9th
er hand, has determined to put prin
ciple above place seeking, public vel
fare above party gain, patriotic ser
vice above cheap party loyalty. The
new party is clean, strong, eager to
attain results. It has no alliance and
no dickers with special privilege and
no fear Of it.
Kansas helped start the new move.
meut; the people here are for it. We
propose to have a straight out Pro
gressive ticket in the state. We sur
render gladly the trimmers and strad-
dlens and job grabbers to the two old
parties. They would hamper US in our
fight and embarrass US in our vic
tory, for We propose not only to com
mand success, but to deserve 1t.
I've have set out not only to win
victory, but to survive 1t.
81 go into the fight in the state with
enthusiasm. Topeka State Journal.