Arizona republican., 1915-08-11
TO OLD LINES
 BUT TEMPORARY
Meanwhile the PrOgressivos Adopt Waiting Attitude Secs Countrywide Con- fidence in President Viii son in Grave Situation.

eWhatever the future of the party organization, progressive principles are sure,' declared George w. Cole n an. acting noAv. of Boston anu one of the leaders of the progressive party in Massachusetts yesterday. This apparent Hooking back to the old republican standards is only temporary, mere eddy The re publicans cannot turn the clock back"
 MT. Coleman, who is president ot the common council of Boston, ana publicity director Of the w. II. NC Elwain company arrived yesterday morning at nine o'clock, and an hour and a half later left for Florence with Governor Hunt, whose guest he is for two days.
 The principles the progressiVes have been fighting for are more alive today than ever" said MT. Coleman. ..ZVbile from the standpoint of or ganization the outlook is rather du- hious. there will certainly be no abandonment of progressive princi- ples. In Massachusetts where there has apparently been a strong reac- tionarv movement, the two candl-
  for governor have failed to arouse any enthusiasm whatever, and the progressives will have a full ticket in the field This action was de- termined on largely by the rank and file of the party, in spite of the feel ing of the leaders that the pro eressives should do nothing this year.
 the situation is about the same as it is in Mas sachusetts. We are waiting to see whether the republicans have learned their lesson. If they adopt progress i've principles, if they should re- cognize progressives in making up the ticket, I believe the progressives would return to that party. But they can never return as long as the republican party is governed by the old roactionary standards, there can be no room for progressives in the republican party without progressive ] principles"
 MT. Coleman was one of those who advised against the progressives placing a separate ticket ta the field in Massachusetts. He believed 1t would have been better to unite all the non-republican and non-demo- ] cratic elements. and to concentrate on one man, the nominee of the pro hibition party, and he refused to ac- cept the nomination for governor. Charles Sumner Bird. who has been the guiding spirit of the party iii Massachusetts also believed it best to adopt waiting attitude and see what the republican party would do. He refused to take an active part in the campaign this year or to enter the republican primaries with pro- pressfve backing. But the rank and file of the party, MT. Coleman stated. decided to put ticket in the field, although with the certain ty of defeat They had no intention of abandoning their principles.
 Confidence in the President
 Discussing the European and MeM- can situations. MT. Coleman said that the sentiment in Massachusetts was that of implicit belief in President Wilson. "The situation is not cleal to us.'f he said, I've don't quite un- derstand what he is driving at but we have confidence in his ability and we are willing to wait and seC the outcome Our whole nationa attitude is something entirely new I believe we are watching the form alton Of a new policy, a new way O going at things. There IS the ol' way of settling things by fighting and when I think of the Lusitania ! when I read about conditions il
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