South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-30
Head of Moose
Ticket Urges All
to Support Wilson
John M Parker Heads List of
Eminent ProgreSSiveS VOiC-
ing This Appeal.

] NEW YORK, oct. 29.-Endorsing
the record of achievement" Of the
/ democratic administration and re-
pudiating the republican party, so
obviously liable TO disintegration,
so reactionary in its deeper pur-
pose, a group Of the most promin-
ent progressives of the country have
issued an appeal to all Progressive s
to help along the cause of good
government by voting for the re-
election Of Pres't Wilson.
The signers of this appeal are
/ John NJ. Parker of Louisiana, vice
presidential candidate on the pro-
gressive ticket; cambridge Colby,
| the New York lawyer who twice
nominated Theodore Roosevelt for
the presidency at the progressive
national conventions; the Rev.
Percy Stickney Grant. rector of the
| Episcopal church of the Ascension
in New York City; Matthew Hale
/ Progressive Chairman of Massa-
chusetts; Amos P. Pinchot, public
| list and social worker and brother of
| Clifford Pinchot; the Rev. Washing
/ ton GLADDEN. Of Ohio, famous min
lister and author; ole Hanson, who
/ twice missed election as United
/ States senator from Washington
state by only a small margin; Fran
els ]. Heney, noted for his prOsecu-
ton of the graft cases in San Fran
| cisco: ]. A. II. Hopkins. Progress
sive Chairman of New Jersey; Judge
| Ben b. Lindsey of Colorado; Wal
ter Lippman. editor OF the New Re
| public. New York; Judge Albert d.
Nortoni Of St. Louis, who recently
resigned from the bench 10 work for
the reelection of Pres't Wilson;
Walter T. Weyl, one of the editors
Of the New Republic; L. Roy Sla-
ter. Progressive leader of Washing
| ton; l. II. Treischmann, a leading
Connecticut progressive; Henry NJ.
Wallace. a Michigan progressive
leader, and Prof. Charles Zeublin.
long a member Of the faculty Of the
University Of Chicago.
Here is The Appeal
Their appeal 10 progressives
follows:
The purpose of prOgressiv-
ism is 70 translate the old long
ing for social justice into a
practical program. The pro-
gressive party of 1912 filled
that purpose. The progressive
spirit is not dead, and this year.
as always it must choose the
most effective instrument avail
able.
Though some progressive
leaders have Joined the repub-
lican party, we fail to see in
the platform OF that party. or
in the men who control the
organization, OF in the utter
ances of Mr.. Hughes, any in
dication whatever that progress
sive principles have accom-
panied the leaders. The re-
publican party today consists
of irreconciliable factions.
without common conviction
and without leadership. II Is
a party so motley in the make
up. so obviously liable TO dis
integration. so reactionary in
its purposes, that in these
years Of crisis and anxiety il
cannot be trusted with the gov
eminent Of the nation.
The democratic party is for
the present united. experienced
in action and controlled on the
main issues by progressively
minded men. II has a record
Of achievement and. though
we are far from agresing with
all that has been done. we be-
ieve that the party has proved
its good faith. its progressive
purpose and its practical abil-
ity. II is entitled 20 the votes
OF those in 1912 followed prin-
ciples rather than personali-
ties"