Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-07-10
NUMBER 2s
PROGRESS|VES
SpURN REPUBLICANS

tee of the Progressive party was in
Winnemucca yesterday afternoon.
He was here on mining business
but also took the opportunity to
meet the loral Progressive leaders
and talk over the political situation
with them.
Mr.. Lind is prominent attorney
and mining man of Goldfeid,
where he has been located ever
since the camps discovery, almost
eleven years ago.
He is an uncompromising Pro-
Rressive and has been prominently
mentioned as the party's candidate
for United States Senator at the
coming election.
T Nevada Progressives will
hold meeting in Reno next Sun
day July 5th. at which some action
will probably be taken t1wsrd the
placing of complete State ticket
in the field. The party's attitude
in the matter of an alliance with
the Republicans in the coming
campaign is very plainly and point
edly set forth in recent circular
sent by the State chairman to all
Progressives in Nevada, from which
the following quotations are made:
That you may know the attitude
of the Progressives who gathered
at Reno on March 31st, 1914, re-
garding entangling alliances, pro-
posed at frequent intervals by mem.
bers of the Republican party, en-
close you herewith copy of the re-
solution adopte1 by those who were
present at that time.
During many months past numer.
Gus standpat and self-seeking Re.
publican politicians, in and out If
office, as individuals and not as an
organized body. have made innum-
cradle overtnres to many members
Of the Progressive party for an
alliance, 'arnalgamation,' 'consoli.
da;ion. or 'get-together that
would help the suppiicaat to re-
trieve lost prestige and on to q safe
and respectable footing Into posi-
tion and lucrative Office. In no in
stance have they, with good grace
asked concessions, nor have they
offered anything to the Progress
sives in return for the proposes
surrender of the latter's principle
and self-respect. to the party and
its members whom they have at all
times maligned and have at all
times slurred and libeled through
puerille, biased and boss owned
Republican newspapers. In answer
to their bnyish pleas we adopted
the resolution above referred to.
Not only does this resolution ex-
press the sentiment of all true Ne.
vada Prugrcssives, but also the
sentiment of Hll true Progressives
throughout the nation.
"Our flipant adversarles see no.
thing beyond control Of corrupt and
outworn political machines, office,
power and graft-the perpetuation,
uf nefarious system that will en-
able these political leechcs to alb
sorb, entire, the peoples remaining
vitality. The Progressive party
and its true members, on the other
hand, stand pledged to and have at
heart, not their own aggrandize-
ment and political perfcrment, but
the nplift and betterment of the
moral and financial condition of
the great mass of oppressed Ameri-
can citizens and the inauguration
Of an era in which every man, W.
man and child residing in our
midst, regardless of creed or class
may, without supplicating the
privileged and tyrannicnl few, at.
tain sphere Of greater oppor-
tunity and may thereby be per-
mitted to enjoy the resulting fruits
of untrammeled effort.
For the respective Offices, State
and national, To be filed at the
next November election, the Pro.
grcssive party and its leader invite
and will tolerate and support only
men of the highest moral char
acter, business ability and intcg-
rity: men, withni, free from the
taint of past and present political
tricker". men who are Progressive
because of the high principles in.
volved and whose loyalty to our
party is undoubted. p Humboldt
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