The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-13
Matthew Hale, Jared BY
Pinchot-RObin
SCHEME. COMPROMISE
Willing TO Cooperate in Every
Way With the Liberal EIe.
ment OF Either Party.
PRESIDENT WILSON INDORSED

Washington, Dec. S.--A call for a
conference of those Progressives
who are not in sympathy with for
mer leaders of the party lin asking
the Republican Old Guard to give
us places on the Republican Execu-
tive Committee" was issued here to-
night by Matthew Hale, of Massa-
chusetts, as acting chairman of the
Progressive National Committee.
The step follows the overtures made
by Raymond Robins, Clifford Pin
chot and others at a meeting in Chi
cago this week for voice in the
management of Republican party
affairs.
The Progressive Organization
Committee and members of the old
Progressive National Committee who
have been cooperating with this
committee are asked to meet in New
York December - to arrange plans
for the conference which is to ba
held in St. Louis durin5 til" winter.
In his call Mr.. Hale says that the
liberals of the nation must organ
i2e regardless of their past part al
fliations and regardless OF their
choice for President this fall" and
that it is to form a nucleus for such
a new and broader liberal organiza-
ton that the st. Louis conference is
called.
Principles Above Party.
I'VE Progressives have always
been more interested in the success
of the principles for which we are
fighting than in the existence of our
party as a separate entity" says the
call. I'VE have always been ready
to support either of the old parties
when either of them commits itself
definitely and irrevocably to a really
liberal program. Until then, how
ever. we are not Democrats; We are
not Republicans; We are Progress
sives.
Many of us thought that Prcsi-
dent Wilson hll gone far toward
committing the Democratic party
nationally to such q liberal pro-
gram. therefore W. voted for him.
We felt that the Republican party
was committed 10 a policy Of reac-
ton and Jhat the Republican can.
didato was committed 10 policy Of
evasion. Therefore we refused -
follow those of our former heads
who attemptol 20 persuade us shat
the Republican party had become
progressive merely because = t.w Of
these former Progressive lcadorF
had been given prominent but pow
erless positions on n Republican
Campaign Committee For the same
reason We now refuse to Join these
Progressive Eepublicans in askinr
the Republican Ola Guard to give
us places on Republican Executive
Committee as proof of the Iiberal!-
cation of the Republican party.
Stand Against Old Guard.
1--WE are unwilling to compromise
with the Old Guard of either party.
We are willing to cooperate in ev-
cry way with the liberal element of
either party. We stand ready to help
President Wilson at all times and in
all ways in his fight to liberalize the
Democratic party and We stand
ready to help Hiram Johnson, Of
California, at all times and in all
ways in his fight to liberalize the
Republican party.
Sooner or later, the liberal ele-
ments OF all parties and of all see
tions, North and South, East and
West, will unite to form a really CO.
herent and really national liberal
party-perhaps under one of the old
party standards, perhaps under 4
new standard-and will complete
the work begun so splendidly b.
Woodrow Wilson and Hiram John
son. We Progressivos must be ree-
dy to devote our lives to this work
We must see clearly that success
cannot come through compromise or
through barter, but that success can
come through unfaltering loyalty tn
Progressive principles. and through
undaunted courage in fighting those
who oppose these principles"