Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-20
The POLITICAL
POT BOILING
Is Summed Up by the Nat
ional Monthly. Militant
Democracy will Win
ELECTIONS OF YEAR 1914
Plans To Unite Republicans
And Progressives Appear
To be Hopeless

Early as it is in the year. the for
ward look to the Congressional elec
ttons Of 1914, has already had the
eject of causing a general survey
Of the political situation. with refer
ence to the events Of next fall. The
signs of the times typify the spirit
Of vigor and cohesion which animates
the Democratic party, and empha
stze the duty of watchfulness and
preparation no less necessary in
epochs Of Democratic success as now
than in the long struggle which led
Up to the triumphs of the past three
years. and the era of achievements OF
the Wilson administration today.
The prevalent study of political
conditions has brought about renew
Cd examination of the chasm in the
Republican party, severance which
had it's beginnings in the revolt OF
the more progressive Republican ele.
naents, represented by men like Beve
ridge and La Follette-a revolt which
found expression in the period of in
surgency, and reached a elimination
In the open break at Chicago, and
the formation of the Progressives as
= seperate party, under the leader.
ship Of Roosevelt.
Since the Presidential campaign OF
1872, a vast amount of discussion has
Keen devoted to the question whether
the abyss between the Progressives
and the old-line Republicans could
ever be bridged. Many months have
eune by since Frank A. Munsey made
HIS suggestions for plan of Progress
sive and Republican amalgamation-
proposals to which Col Roosevelt
made known his opposition at the
time, and which, while they attract
cd much attention, did not bear fruit
In definite results.
To all appearance the time has
now come when an answer as posi-.
tive as any assertion relating to the
future can be, may be given to the
0ft-reiterated query whether. in the
Congressional campaign of the pre-
sent year, and the still greater cam
paign which looms in the distance
in 1916, the Democracy must face a
united or divided foe. And it may
be declared with confidence that the
vista contains no prospect of union
Of the separated wings, OF what was
formerly the Republican party
Sweep the horizon broadly as one
will, where does any such prospect
exist?
Recently, committee meetings and
conferences of the Progressives have
been held in large number Of states
In New York. the State committee Of
tho Progressives decided to put q
full ticket of their party in the fielo
next fall. Only a few days before
the Maine Progressives came to a
similar conclusion, accentuating theiI
determination by refusing to confer
with the Republicans for fusion pur
poses. Analogous action has beer
taken in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Iowa, Louisiana and other States
Coming from parties to individuals
and citing former Senator Beveridge
NJ a typical example. it is we'll knowr
that Beveridge has from the star
proclaimed his unalterable antagon
ism to any union with the Republi
cans. Only lately. anticipating thu
return of Col. Roosevelt to this coun
try it has been stated that Roosevelt
will not speak in behalf Of any Con
gressional candidates who are joint
Iy nominated on Republican and Pro
Eressive tickets in Pennsylvania, bu
will confine his support to those wh'
have Progressive nominations, ex
clusively.
Thus the Democracy derive
strength, not only from its harmon
its inherent solidarity as master
the situation-but from the fact tina
it's adversaries are divided and hav
NO prospect other than that OF cor
tinuing divided, while at the sam
time the Democracy fulfills all tn
functions, and meets all the need
of progressiveness. The old line RI
publican party represents reaction
and the field which the Progressiv
party processes to occupy. is occ'
pied in every essential of genuin
progressiveness, by the Democracy
On the face Of the facts, thi
creates an impregnable Democrat
position for the Congressional can
paign Of 1914. and the Presidenti'
campaign Of 1916. But though tn
r~-.>.,, L. SukrounhoN In q Nn1it