The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
MOOSE LEADER WILL
AID PRES. WILSON
Acting Chairman Hale Says Re-
pubIicans Arc Reactlonary

lowing statement:
1.-The need for a Progressive
party is as great now as it was
four years ago. Its possibilities
are even greater.
''If some of our leaders had
dot been more eager lin their
enthusiasm against President
Wilson than in their enthusiasm
for Progressive principles the
party would have been preserved
in its e2tiety.
"Those leaders of the Pro-
gressve party who do not see
red when the presidents name
is mentioned realize fully that
the Progressive party of the past
four years has suffered fr'ghtfui
injuy at the hands of it's own
leaders but they believe that il
can render service in this comiH-
campaign by putting up Progress
sive electors in few critical
states. and that it can be made
the nucleus of broader and
more democratic Progress
party in the future. For this
reason they are willing to fight.
MAKE UP OWN MINDS
''Ir the meantime, Progressive
except i'm the few states where
Progressive electors are put in
the fieldpmust vote for the cam
didate Of another party in the
coming campaign. Progressive
are going to make up their own
minds in this matter. They arc
not going to be delivered by any
leader Or group of leaders to any
presidential candidate. They are
going to resent any attempt to
make such delivery. especially by
methods that violate one of the
fundamental principles of The
Progressive party and the right
to the rank and file Of the party
and not a group of leaders to
nominate the party candidates.
'Persona,ly. | shall! support
the Progressive electors i'm these
few states in which they will b.
placed upon the ballot. Else
where | shall do all thai can ~
help re-elect President Wilson.
STATES REASONS
My reasons for doing 50 arc
twofold He has actually put in
to effect more progressive Iegisla
ton than any other president we
have everhad. need only cite
the federal income tax, tho new
currency law: parcel post; direct
election Of United States sena-
tors. the rural credit act and the
federal employment bureau.
His persistent advocacy of tn"
national child labor law shows
that he is as eager as ever to
continu" this. l"gis! !ativ" record.
He has shown great sympathy fo.'
the whole prngrc. sive movement
and he has shown an ability 10
secure co-op"ration of his party
i'm putting his progressive ideas
into actual legislation.
Mr.. Hughes: on the other
hand does not impress one as ba
ing in real sympathy With tn"
underlying economic Ideals of
the Progressive party. His
speeches sound like ordinary Re-
publican stump speeches, patting
the laborer on their back with
vague phrases and congratulate
ing the employers for their Wei
fare work. He is honest but
ProGressivism means more than
that.
"REPUsLIcANs REAcTloNARY"
"Moreover. Mr.. Hughes has the
Republican party to deal with-a
party exactly as reactionary as it
was in 1912. He needs the sup
port of George w. Perkins: his
speeches reflect his need. There
fore. | see no hope whatever oil
securing any real progressive leg
isiation under the leadership ofl
Mr.. Hughes and the Republican
party.
Gas between President Wilson
and a man Of Col. Rooseve!t's un-
ique experience and unrivalad
skill in international affairs. I
advocated Coi.Roosevelt's election
unhesitatingly. But Mr.. Hughes
is Col Roosevelt neither in en-
perience nor in temperament. He
would enter upon one Of the most
difficult international situations
we have ever faced as an absolut-
ely raw recruit, an untried man.
UNFAMILIAR WITH PROBLEMS
His unfamiiarity with the
problems with which he will he
faced is shown conclusively by
vague manner in which he deals
with these problems in his speech
es. The speeches are filled with
denunciations but contain no
word Of constructive statesman
ship in r,agard to our foreign pol
icy. Mr. Hughes is vague on
these questions. not Only be-
cause he docs not know what h"
would have done or what he woulf
now do. but also hcrauS" in order |
to have any chance at all Of win
ming in his campaign he has got !
to have support of such extremes