Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-08

industry and depreciated the earning power of capital. The second cause is the harassing of business through pro- posed legislation affecting the corpor- ate interests engaged in interstate com merce; and the third, the War in Eu- rope. We were told that the business interests of the country have nothing to, fear, and that it is intended that they shall hereafter be blessed by a "constitution of peace.' This sounded so alloring when it was first announc- ed that even the skeptics concluded it must be something sweet to the palate, only to learn within a few days that the constitution of peace consisted of five measures of legislation, so revolu- tiOnary in their content that their pro- genitors were forced to abandon them in their original form, and their publi cation has led to as general a denunci- ation from all quarters of the country as was ever visited on any prospective mess is depressed, that unemployment is broadcast and that capital is per- turbed as it has rarely been before
 Signs of Reunited Republieanism.
 In the latter part of his speech, Comptroller PrendergFast, who was formerly a progressive devoted him. helf to arguing CfaaL IL was now the duty of the progressiyes to reunite with the republican party.
 The evidences of the elections Of 1913 and those that have taken place since January first of this year are pregnant with the assurances of re- united republicanism, he stated.
 The record of the republican party the last twelve years is an impress siye statement of it's contributions, in a national sense, to the interests of so- cial justice. Which of my progress sive friends will say that this record interests of social justice can be pro- noted by them with more effective ness through the republican party be- cause of it's greater strength, than in the hope of a new party some day reaching that position of power which would enable it to effectuate it's pol icies in administration?
 Desertina the Progressive Leaders.
 From the time the polls closed on the presidential election of 1912. the most interesting and important polit- ical question before the American peo- pie has been the coalescing, or the republican and progressive forces. The first important suggestion upon that question came from prominent pro- gresSive (Mr. Frank A. Munsey), who appreciating as all of us must have done. that a divided opposltlon meant permanent democratic victory, sought by his counsels to bring together the divergent elements. This same effort has been suggested and encouraged in many ways, but as an example of pp- litical phenomena, the most interesting unfolding of the case thus far has been that, although the leaders are loath to enter into any coalition, and many of them have been extremely hostile in their criticisms of the prop osition. the process of amalgamatfon has been quietly and steadily going Ga T,Nlr, kaf JAn6 6nr-c~ and in spite of their views.
 ,sI 1t seems sto me that this develop ment proves that amaIgamation will be brought about by the act of the individual, exercising as he does his right and intention to act for himself; leaders who take a, feactionary atti- tude upon the question of a united opposition to the democratic party will very soon realize that they represent no one but themselves and are leading only themselves.
 I call attention to these facts, he said in conclusion, in order that their significance may be thoroughly under stood, and also for the purpose of making plain to those who have hon. ored the progressive party with their allegiance that their duty at this time consists in making their political use- fulness a matter of material moment, rather than bestowing their strength in directions that promise absolutely nothing of political success. but, on the other hand, can have. no other eff : feet than to give the democracy, with which they have no sympathy, long CT and stronger hold upon the na- tional and state governments.
 The one way to rid ourselves of the