South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-27
OHIO c. D. P. BARS
REAL BULL MOOSE
James R. Garfield Declares
Genuine Progressive Cannot
Return to Old Party.
BY Gnsnn Gardner.

MENTOR, o., July 27.-'The re-
publicans IN Ohio have made it i'm
possible for the progressives 20 come
back"
James r. Garfield so concluded a
long and careful review OF the polit-
teal situation in Ohio.
And the same appears 10 be
true as 20 the presidency" he added.
The so-caIied national leaders Of the
republican party-the men who took
the nomination for Taft ar Chicago
four years agO-are evidently deter
mined % follow a political course as
unenlightened as the one they chose
on that occasion. They are still blind
" reactionary. They are planning the
nomination OF candidates whom no
progressive could by any means sup
port-men like Root, Weeks or our
Mr.. Burton Of Ohio and they are plan
ming platforms which are as reaction
airy as their candidates.
Il am therefore hoping and expect
ing 10 see the nomination By the pro-
gressives Of some good strong man for
governor here IN Ohio and Of man
like Roosevelt or Gov. Johnson of Cal
ifornia for president.
No Support for old Guard.
cit is futile 20 talk Of going back
20 a party whose governing spirits are
william Barnes Of New York. Boies
Penrose Of Pennsylvania and Win
throp Murray Crane of Massachusetts.
These men are without even sugges-
lions OF progressive leanings and there
is not even a hint of the possibility
that the old guard might be willing 20
compromise on some candidate less
reactiOnary than those named 1t
would seem that the four million votes
cast IN the last presidential election
by the progressive party has made no
impression on the republican man
ayers. The same protest against re-
action made in that election viii have
TO be repeated"
The progressive party Is this state
is completely organized and / find that
the opinion expressed by Garfield is
held generally by the party's leaders.
In spite Of the fact that prOgressives
cast only seven per cent OF the vote
last November it Is believed that the
party holds the balance of power be-
tween the republicans and democrats
and in ca 80 Of bad candidates on both
the republican and democratic tick
cts. might easily win against both
Willis l. Disappointment.
Regular republiCanism in Ohio has
lost in popularity since the election
OF former Congressman Willis as gov
ornOr Willis has proven a sad dis
appointment His name. il will be
vorite son" candidate for the prosi-
dency. He has done what the liquor
interests wanted done. namely, by de
centralzing saloon control he has
made possible the return Of local Op-
tion and a wide open policy. He has
ravaged the public service to get jobs
for deserving republicans; ne has
played in with a reactionary legisla-
ture and done all in his power To null
lify the good laws passed by previous
administrations.
And he has not ushered in the era
Of prosperity he promised on every
street corner during his campaign
1t is no wonder the prOgressives
can't see their way 90 fall into line
with a republican show like that.
Burton, meanwhile is enjoying a
lovely prospect as presidential candi-
date. Doc" Herrick has been laugh
ed out Of the race and the republican
standpats agreed 90 stand pat behind
Burton and his ia votes for the AL
drich tariff bill. Word comes from
New York that Burton is looked with
favor by Winthrop Crane. William
Barnes, Ct al, and case the great
Drained" Root lis pronounced too old
or is, for any other reason discarded.
Burton is favOrite for second choice.
In a presidential race between
Woodrow Wilson. Theodore f Burton
and Hiram Johnson, who would win