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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
Old Factions Will Not SWal-
low the New One, but Will
Themselves Decay, Pro-
claims the Former Con-
gressman-Young Party the
Hope Of Democracy

form. II was from the Progressive platform.
What has become Of the Presidential primary
bill? 1t is sleeping the sleep Of death in the
pigeonhoe of Democratic committee in
Congress. Take again the idea of some easier
method of changing the Constitution to meet
the needs q he hour. There are Republicans
who favor this idea and there are Democrats
who like it, but the Republican and Demo
cratic leadership are fat-footedly opposed 10
any such proposition and it will be blocked
back as long as either the one or the other
group is in power. Here and there Progress
i've proposals of a state nature are adopted in
part by the legislatures. But the great ma
tonal reforms find the doors at Washington
closed and locked and double-locked against
them. The cid parties hold the gales there
and they will not surrender without fight and
that fight must be from without; it cannot &c
made effectualy from within.
THE NEW A MENACE TO THE OLD.
That this is true is shown nowhere as clearly
as in the mutual opposition to the Progressives
by the leaders of both the old parties. We are
cordially condemned by both. However much
the uniformed partisan Of the old parties may
predict our dissolution, the leaders realize the
vitality within us and understand how great
menace we are to the old order.
What the leaders do not understand, appar-
emily. is that the dissolution OF the old parties
is working relentlessly night and day within
them. They have put their main reliance upon
a national partisan habit of mind. Time,
change, custom, culture, education, enlighten-
ment are eating away the foundations beneath
the habit. 1t totters uncertainty in normal con-
ditions. A single violent shock sends it tum-
bling, as the Republican structure tumbled in
1912. They are busy building again, brick by
brick, but the bricks are without straw. The
Republican argument is a single one-the
necessity of licking the Democrats. A blow-up
among the Democrats and that argument van
ishes on the instant
There are signs OF deep fundamental
changes in political thinking all about.
Party ties are weakening. Old issues are dead.
New ones are clamoring for solution. They
will not find solution at the hands OF leaders
who are playing politics a game. They will
find it through who bring to the altar of
liberty a full measure of service, the determine
ton to put privilege out of this government, to
establish prosperity and to pass it around, to
divorce corrupt politics and corrupt business
and DO away with both, and to destroy the bar
rier of bossism which stands between the peo-
pie and their government. This is the proc
amation Of the Progressive platform OF 1912;
it is the spirit of our movement, and we 60
into the battle of 1916 to fight il out upon this
line, loyal to the thought that this democracy
was given us to perfect, firm in the faith that
nations strength must be made sure from
dangers without and sure from menace within.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
NDIA THE CORNERSTONE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

steeped in ignorance and barbarism, and that
it reached an eminence which has not yet been
surpassed. Hegastheyes, who was the creek
Ambassador at the court OF the illustrious
Indian Emperor Claudia Gupta in the third
century before Christ, found that the people
were pious. truthful, contented and thriving.
and that the relation between King and sub
iect was that of father and son.
The excellence of the Sanscrit language and
literature is matter OF common knowledge
and one has only to refer to the Vedas, the
great epics and to various works on logic, the
ology and philosophy. Sanscrit literature IS
also rich in drama and poetry, while its gram
mar is one of the most scientific in the world,
study of which in Europe led to the founda-
ton of comparative philology. As the in
ventors Of the numerical figures, which were
introduced into Europe by the Arabs and by
which the whole world reckons, and Of the
decimal system based on these hgures, the
Hindus became the greatest calculators OF an
tiquity just as the Greeks were the greatest
geometricians From the very earliest times
the Hindu sages have concentrated their
trained minds to the consideration and sou-
ton of the inner problems Of life and to the
incubation of high sense Of duty performed
without desire for reward.
Out Of the four great world religions India
has given 10 the world two-Hinduism and
Buddhism She has been the birthplace OF
many religious preachers and reformers who
have left their mark for all time. In the writ
ings and teachings Of the Rishis OF India may
be found some palliative for the feverish pur-
suit OF the pleasures OF the flesh and some rem
edy for the unres, and discomfort which threat
en- 10 break western society TO pieces
The people of India undoubtedly have fallen
from their high estate. but even in their pres
ent condition they are not to be clsssed with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17

the white subjects of the crown do not yet
seem to care for it, although they are quite
willing that the people of India should be ruled
by an Empress. Is II then a case OF what IS
sauce for the goose Is not sauce for the gander'
But the fact remains that without India there
is no Emperor, and that India is the tounda-
ton. the corner stone and the main pillar upon
which the British Empire rests.
There is no question that in the long run
population is an important, powerful ana SUI
pendous factor in the affairs OF the world and
without India the British Empire would IN that
respect. indeed, be in an unfavorable position
as compared with every other great state IN
the world. In the millions of 1ndia-loyal,
contented and duly traned-there will be
found an almost limitless reserve OF men upon
whom to draw for the needs OF the empire
What Indian soldiers can do has been amply
shown in the present war. They are taking an
honorable share in the struggle on French and
Belgian SOIL and in Gallipol, as well as prae-
tically taking the burden OF fight in other the
aires of the war. such as the Persian Cult,
Mesoptoamia Egypt and East Africa.
The people in England think great deal
and not unnaturally of the self-governing COL
onies. The coonsts are vigorous. pushful, full
of the enthusiasm Of youth. and above all they
are in the main OF the same blood and faith as
the people of the mother country. The great
races of India also can claim kinshp although
aremote one, as they. too, come from the great
Aryan stock from which have sprung the most
powerful and the most eminent branches OF
human kind.
There is tendency, especially IN seh-goV-
erning colonies, to cast all Indians IN the same
fold with the savage races. forgetting that
Indian civilization goes back to time when
Greece was scarcely known and Rome was not
born. and when the nations Of Europe were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
"In the Hour Of Trial the Empire Has
Found Its Soul"--The Only Indian Mem
Der Of Parliament Calls the Union
Reality Stronger than Family Ties.
Shackles Of SelGshness,
Stronger than Death Ttself

On the other hand, the substantial benefits
that have accrued to India from the British
connection are incalculable. The history OF
that connection is indeed romance.
Till the close OF the fifteenth century Europe
had little direct intercourse with India, though
from earliest times considerable trade in
rich Indian fabrics and precious stones had
been carried on overland and reports OF Ind
ian wealth had long powerfully attracted the
imagination OF the nations OF the west IL
was in quest OF a direct route TO India that
Columbus discovered America. and the archi-
pelago where he first landed is still called the
West Indies.
Vasco da Cana, the Portuguese navigator,
also on the same GRAND bent proceeded in
southerly direction, doubled the Cape OF Good
Hope and arrived in Calicut, on the Malabar
coast, in 1893 after protracted voyage OF
nearly eleven months. The trade route 20
India which was till then chiefly overland.
was through Venice and Alexandria and nc
discovery OF the direct passage TO linda by
led to the decline OF those two important
distributing centres OF Eastern merchandise
The earliest English attempts TO reach India
were made by the Northwest Passage and led
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
Rv Victor Murdoch

,,r p,ooress;ye party will 60 into the
campaign OF 1916 and to win Back OF
=, belief of the Progressives in the
.,cv e their party is fine faith in the
:, democracy. The foundations OF
49,, 49,, Monarchy are laid centuries deep. The
0.s.,;ons OF the modern democracy run back
r.,Ie over a hundred years. The top
' ,r,.rstructure OF monarchy is feeble and
..,s. enough. but it is finished. The super
..',,u,. Of democracy is ponderous. but as yet
.t,--,.d We are still 10 shape it. Every
-, consciously or unconsciously, is an
...,i,.,, on the Job, with plan in his hand,
..;s in our blood TO know that we were
=, :, n. task not merely Of maintaining lib
NV bu, Of perfecting it.
D.RrIsAN HABIT OF MIND HARDENED
Following the Civil War, the Democrats ana
v.,ubIicsns entered upon long, bitter strug-
:. aver the passions and problems OF the war
rbch necessarily divided the two parties by a
,,,.onal line. This, in turn, resulted IN ma
s,,,l mental development which is at once
,utous and deplorable. This development was
>, almost universal partisan habit OF mind.
AN was a Republican because his traditions
N, rim in the party. A man was Democrat
,,,us. his father was a Democrat. man
-,b, have an individual view upon given
rSlic question. but under the practice OF tradi-
mi, craftsmanship that individual view must
,-,a subordinate 10 party view. Whatever
|, thought had little TO do with directing his
,,ton. His party's position, not his own.
;s,.rnined his vote. The intellectual level OF
,o6dcsl thought. as this partisan habit OF
sOugh, hardened. dropped pretty far. Great
attitudes Of men surrendered convictions, in
rrol. or in part in order 10 maintain party dis
,,En. And the men who play politics as
an, prohted by the condition. On which
.gs sid. Of the fence working politician hap
| -.n.d 10 be born his chief business was to
.sin,sn party tradition. This he did by the
IS. Of Two simple devioes-hrst, by enforcing
'nons all political workers an affirmative 10y
dry to their party, and, second, by nurturing
zaong his assistants negative state OF mind
70 he other party. For many years Republi-
,rs did not attend Democratic meetings and
l;. versa This rather rudmentary but inter
stns arrangement for the control Of society
vas helped nightly by keeping alive the geo
graphical division between the North and the
South. And for time each American looked
'pon his fellow American across the line not
'aly political opponent, but as sort Of
alien The arrangement was artificial and alb
'ornal It began to break up at the grass
oou In local elections Men had been elected
mysan as Mayors because Of their views on
tie aha, and because. In official place, they
''uld help the organization Of their party. But
ndependsns movements. citizens leagues, sp-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
It's Platform Will Remain the
Most Important Political
11tteranCe Since the Civil
War. Will Destroy BOSsism
and Produce Reforms,
proDhesies Victor MurdOck

pcared and offered candidates for Mayor whose
tariff convictions were not in the equation. can
didates who promised TO attend to the business
OF local government and to let party organiza-
ton alone. This was the beginning of the end
OF party discipline. If man could be elected
Mayor. regardless Of his politics, why not
County Clerk; and if that, why not Governor?
1t was the thurnb-hole in the dixie and the
waters came rushing through. 1t is not in the
nature of things to close the breach. 1t could
have been done ten years after the Civil War.
1t cannot be done fifty years after
A NEW PARTY is BORN.
All this leaven working obscurely but surely
in the communities throughout the United
States prepared the way for the birth OF new
party. For while dsintegration showing
at the grass-roots partisan control at the top
remained serene. The boss system was su
preme. All that Elihu Root impeached the
other day was bald, bare, ugly fact. And out Of
it grew the alliance OF corrupt business and
corrupt politics. and this alliance involved, at
times, scandalous collision between opposing
bosses
The boss believed In the efficacy Of party dis
cipline. AS the instrument Of the system, the
National Republican Committee in 1912 in Chi
oago wantonly OVERRIDE public opinion, and In
the revolt which followed the niquty Of the
system was suddenly and spectacularly drama
tized. The new party came into the world
without organization. The other parties had
committees and committeeman in the nation
and state. in county and township. The new
party had a national committee, public opin-
ion suffering from deep affront, and as its
leader world-hgure in the full-armored cham
pion Of civic righteousness and red-blooded
democracy-Roosevelt. Under his banner there
gathered from the four corners of the political
realm four million voters-men who had
broken away from partisan habit Of mind, who
were thinking on their own hook, and, what
was of prime importance, acting on their own
thoughts. These men were political thinkers.
They read their platform. 1t was and it re-
mains the most important political utterance
since the Civil War. 1t moved away from the
passions of that period and up to the problems
Of this generation. 1t cut out sectional appeal,
eliminated traditional argument. 1t sounded
the high note OF social and industrial justice
and drew big broad, black lines between
economic right and economic wrong. 1t fred a
nation. The Northern states as result went
partsanly to pieces The Southern states held
intact and for the Democratic party. This was
a normal development. and not discourag-
ing TO those who had joined the new party
with the sole idea that the nation needed il.
The Republican party had been the first to
break. 1t was natural that disorder should
come first In the North. But the Progressives
fought their campaign and are fighting 1t yet
in the belief that the Democratic party must
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
Educated India Has Proved How Ungener-
Gus Were Accusations Of Disloyalty-
She Has Cemented Her Consolida-
ton with the Empire with the
Blood Of British Brothers,
Says Krishna Gupta

empire and about one-hfth OF the whole human
race.
With the exception of China, India OF all
countries has the largest number OF inhabitants
in the world Without India the population OF
the British Empire would be reduced to one
hundred and twenty millions.
1t is quite the usual thing to apply the term
empire 10 the British dominions as whole,
and since the outbreak OF the present war we
hear on all sides such expressions as the en-
pire's needs" 'the empires call. empires re-
Spouse" and imperial unity"
But it is a curious psychological problem
that the people of the United Kingdom fight
shy of the term Emperor, the sovereign OF this
great realm being styled the King OF the
United Kingdom and of the Overseas Domin-
ions. and Emperor only Of India. The people
of England, although not Directing to the use
of the word empire, have always demurred to
the head of the state being called Emperor.
The crown of England definitely and for the
first time assumed the imperial title when, IN
1877. Lord Beaconshed induced Parliament to
sanction. and Queen Victoria 10 accept the
title of Empress OF India, and the fact was duly
unclaimed before the princes and people OF
India a, a great durbsr held at Delhi Tor the
purpose.
The title is thus nearly forty years old, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17

suffer the same disruption which overlook the
Republican party. And the troubles for the
Democratic organizations in the South have
set in-obscure, possibly, as yet, but sparks ev-
erywhere glowing in patriotic finder that will
fame high enough in the fulness OF time. For
the men of the South are of the same fibre and
bone and sinew the men OF the North, sub
ject to the same emotions, equally jealous OF
the right to independent thought. The Demo
cratic leaders find Louisiana, Georgia. Tennes-
see, North Carolina every year little more
difficult. little more dangerous. History
moves from dramatic moment TO dramatic mo-
ment and breach in the Democratic South
would be followed by deuge. To this day
the Progressive party looks forward with hope
and confidence. For we believe that the hour
Is here when the people North and South who
think alike should act together. We are going
into these states to win. We are now making
a fight in Kentucky, and next spring, in April,
we shall have Progressive campaign in prog
ress in Louisiana which will awaken the whole
nation.
WHY HAVE THE PROGRESSIVES NOT
WON SINCE 1912?
Now there are many men who ask: II the
Progressive party has these prospects, why
hasn't it won since 1912? The answer is not
difficult The campaign OF 1912 was national;
its appeal was national the candidate Of the
Progressive party, Mr. Roosevelt, personihed
the issue, limned, emphasized it. The cam
paigns since 1912 have been by-elections, with
out the influence of his candidacy. The party
is new; its organization just beginning; its fol-
lowing an independent one, not given to quick
rallying at bugle calls sounded out OF purely
party necessity But we have been organizing
state by state. Everywhere we have commit
tees of men who believe in the nations need
of the new party, who believe in the per-
manency of the party and who are the yeast
which will lcaven the whole. If we could have
had in January 1912, the organization we have
to-day the Progressives would have won in
November of that year. Organization is not
built in day.
OLD PARTIES WILL NOT ABSORB THE
There are some who contend that the Pro-
gressive party will pass because the two old
parties will adopt its ideas and thus render the
third party unnecessary and supertluous. That
is political argument only, not substantated by
a survey Of the facts. The Progressive party
is for national Presidential primary, for in
stance. Is the Republican party? No. Is the
Democratic party? No. Some Republicans
favor the idea and some Democrats. 1t will be
remembered that President Wilson began his
first regular message to Congress by straight
out advocacy of national Presidential primary.
The idea was not from the Democratic plat
form. 1t was not from the Republican plat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17

"The Progressive party H go into the campaign of 1916 and
to WTn"
"party ties are eakenng old issues dead NeW ones
are camong for solution They WH not find at the hanaS
of leaders rho are playing politics game
"The party had national committee, puohc OPINION
SUFFERING from deep afront and its leader world figure
"To the Democratic disruption the Progressive party looks tor
uard with hope and confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17

Sv Krssno Gtpto's article, ,oritten er-
s"irsly for The Tribune, is significant TO
S.9and and Indio-and 70 the t0orld, in
1"'A'a''y-tn its portrayal Of the actual
'a'' 81 mind Of his co,ntrymen NTH re-
'''S 70 England. II is noteworthy at
1's Sher the air for a year has been filled
.'A togle and untracedble rtmors Of up
''''fe' and rebellions IN that subject conn
u Sr Krishnq is the only Indian
~''osr Of Parliament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-17
oy Sir Krishna Gupta, M. p.

NE British Empire is the largest aggre-
| Cation Of lands and peoples scknowl-
49,, eogng common sovereign that the
=. n&s ever known. In extent it is nearly
ca "nes as large as. with a population ex-
~. Tour and half times that OF, the
'sl'sd States.
b.. component parts of this great empire
,.,. " 'ne United Kingdom, the heart and
sb. " the empire; (2) the self-governing
L,,I canada. Australia, New Zealand,
t,,, nfiea, etc; 90 the crown colonies
"a. nongkong. etc, and (4) the great de-
' l's Of India.
u,,.. nearly two million square miles IN
o., !, snc roughly one-seventh OF the total
Ia. la. NE empire. The population Of India is
y aIdrsd and fifteen millions, or over II
-" o. the entire population Of the whole
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-18
POLITICIANS HERE
ABOVE SUSPICION
REV. DR. MACIAACHLAN GIVES
LOCAL PUBLIC MEN SPLENDID
SEND Off.

In speaking to his conservation In
favor of the establishment OF a
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court In Richmond. Rev. DR. II. y. c.
Maclachlan. of Street Christian
Church, took occasion last night to
compliment Richmond on Its high
class OF local politicians and states
men.
The occasion was sermon on
Politics and Civic Patriotism" with
Proverbs 2s:is as the text The topic
seemed apropos Of the pending cond,-
ton of public affairs
While he recognised in his remarks
that The two words ''poiitics'' and
'9statesmanship" should be looked
upon as synonomous, he also realized
that 50 far az the word politics" il
concerned. many people felt that there
were sinister associations connected
with II. which had injured the good
old word to . large extent in some
places.
Politics" said DIR. Maclach,an, els
me science of government and a
politician. therefore, ought to be ono
who knows better than tho average
man how to govern we'll. Thare ought
to be no distinction between he two
words--s:atesman and politician. The
politician. and the great politician
should be 4 good statesman.
Let me say, with all tho earnest
ness of which am capable. whatever
we may do with our other officers and
a appointments. let us keep our conrls
end above all our chtidren's courts.
above suspicion. ! am not speaking
here OF the city of Richmond. whose
officials on the whole are far above
the average, l think both in honesty
and capacity.
There is now before City Council
an ordina nee for The establishment OF
a Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court in this city The welfare organ
izations OF the. city are a unit for the
esta bl!shment of this court. and II
you want to render a real service to
the children and the homes OF Rich
mond. there Is no better way ts,an
by writing a letter to the Counciimen
and Aldermen OF your" ward, and
others who may have influence, urg-
ing them to vote for the ordinance,
and to appoint as the Judge OF the
new court the man best fitted for the
place apart from all personal pledges
or political utilization whatsoever"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-18
SOUTHSIDE
HUST|NGSS COURT
C0NVENES TODAY

Judge Ernest II. Wells will this
morning convene The January term. of
Hastings Court. Part IL. The grand
jury will also meet To cons der sew
eral cases.
hearing which will excite consid
cradle interest TINS term viii be the
one OF the Donald -Huss Liquor Com
pany charged with selling intoxiCants
TO minors. "A date for the hearing
Will be set to-day.
The eases of Robert Bailey, a negro,
charged with sebreaking; John
Baker. negro, charged With felon-
fously ASA ulttng ono Sue Baker with
clothes prop: James stephens. col
ored. charged with burglary; VIII
liam Parker aud Charles Jones.
negroes. charged with highway
robbery. and solomon Elsner, charged
with felony, VIII he investigated by
the grand jury