South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-28
Former Leader In
Moose Party To
Vote for Wilson


offices IN the Woolworth building.
New York. who became a progress
sive at the birth Of that party. has
written a letter TO Pres't Wilson
assuring the president Of his inten-
ton to labor unqualifiedly and un-
compromisingly for your re-elec-
ton.
Mr. Wintner was nominee on the
progressive ticket for justice OF the
supreme court Of New York state
at the 1912 election. He participat-
ed actively in the national progress
sive convention at Chicago in June
last
THE statements exploited TO the
republican press. OF individuals up
10 now high in progressive leader
ship. that they have enrolled under
the Hughes banner" said Mr.. Whit
ner in his letter 10 the president.
are the statements for the most
part of the very men who from the
first furthered or at least did no
thing to hinder. the covert move
ment (and which the thousands Of
ed months before the convention)
20 betray the progressive party for
the gain of the republican party.
But the truth is that not even
the plausible phrases of Mr.. ROOse-
Welt nor the action OF the national
committee dominated by him, have
succeeded in effecting the transfer
to Mr.. Hughes of the allegiance Of
the mass of the progressive party.
can Ecstasy Suddenly Born"
Mr.. ROOsevelt's pretended show
of horror at the thought of another
four years under you. and his re-
cent glOrifiCdtiOn Of Mr.. Hughes Can
ecstasy all too suddenly born to ring
true). we now know are in reality.
the one an ignOble personal hatred,
and the other an insincere justifica
ton for his own cOnscienceless and
premediated abandonment of his
followers.
Neither his clamors nor the reso-
buttons of any committee have driven
the thousands of us thoughtful pro-
gressives TO the side of Mr. Hughes
We had for years foolishly wor-
shipped at the shrine Of a person
ality: when that personality without
a word of warning before. or a word
Of comradeship thereafter. so cyni-
cally and readily deserted us whom
he had sworn TO cleave TO, the spell
was for all times broken. We are
now even grateful for il. Self respect
if nothing else, forbids us not alone
IL HfnF m nd
sanctuary with him in the same
party.
Whether the failure Of our par
~ to nominate its own candidate
was due 10 chicanery or to our own
stupidity, matters not now. The fact
remains that the logic OF events has
not permitted us TO nominate can
didate of our own. Since then. earn
est reflection and solemn heart
seeking have driven most of us to
the conviction that the character.
the traditions and the associations
of Mr. Hughes and Of his party
offer little for the triumph Of the
progressive ideals which we still
crave.
see The Light At Last.
I'VE have seen the light at last.
and it leads not where Mr.. Roose-
welt would lead US now. / and those
for whom l speak feel sincerely
that in you they find a worthy
leader and exponent of those fun
damental humanitarian and social
ideas which made up the stuff Of
progressivism and which we foolish
~ compromised in so large a mea-
sure by our misplaced devotion.
we believe that your patriotism
is a vital thing; that your zeal for
ideals in government, your love for
mankind. your social vision. your
intellectual powers, your capacity
for growth, your patience under ad-
versity. and dignity under malicious
attack, that all these are great and
compelling and admirable. Disillu-
stoned. we see now that your
achievements stand out as long as
those Of any man i'm public life for
generation or more. and find that
standing by the president is not a
difficult feat for sincere progress
sives in this year of grace. 1916.
$50 let the knowledge go out to
the American people that the votes
Of the large majority OF progress
sives. in New York state at least,
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