Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
Progressive Candidate for
Vice Presidency Opens
Campaign at Cleveland.
SCORES BETRAYAL
MOOSE BY TEDDY
Makes Plea for Maintenance of Or.
ganization and It's Principles, Say.
ing 1t Is Party Which First Made
People Begin to Think.

Cleveland, O., Oct. John M.
Parker. Progressive nominee for vice
president, in opening his campaign
tour here tonight criticised the Ad-
amson eight-hour law and the manner
Of its enactment, denounced the "be-
trayal" Of the Progressive party by it's
leaders at Chicago last June, scored
the professional politician and labor
agitator and made q plea for main
tenance Of the Progressive party or
ganization and it's principles. Mr..
Parker arranged both Republicans
and Democrats for their alleged "ma-
chine" methods of politics of gov
eminent, but was more severe in his
criticism of the Republican party
which he branded as the party of
special privileges"
He also reiterated his reasons. Civ
en- in recent statement, why he would
work against Charles E. Hughes, Re-
publican candidate for President, but
he did not urge the reelection of Pres
ident Wilson. His opposition was
rather to the parties they represented
tan to candidates THEMSELVES. Mr..
Parker argued for the elimination
from politics and national affairs, of
sectlonallsm or agitation of section
alism and deplored the "harping" by
politicians upon hyphenated Ameri-
canlsm and as creating unrest and
discord in the nations life.
He said in part:
1.-The Progressive party in 1912
made the people of the nation begin
to think.
:, ut was the first political party of
all time which put human welfare
above the dollar, and the only party
Whlch has ever dared make the strug-
gle for right above the power of |
might.
cts demand for the Regional bank
and removal of the power from Wall |
street, or any other interest to con-
troll the financial policy of this coun-
try, has been enacted into law, and |
today the wheat, corn, oats, cotton,
cane, rice and live stock of our farm |
ers largely represent the best class of |
security.
Capital for years held labor under
servlle control and thus amassed vast
fortunes. Today labor has capitl ter
rorlzed, and by the power of the strike
may cause untold suffering and wide
spread disaster by the destruction of |
me edlflce which gives capital profit
APPLE Investment, and labor useful en-
ployment, a living and competency.
Half baked laws by theorists are a
menace to the prosperit yof our ma
tlon., and the hurried passage of leg
islatlon by threats Of a fearful strike
IS not only a dangerous precedent to
Inc real working man, but is serious
feIlectlon on the courage and states
manship of our law makers.
am an earnest advocate of ar
irritation by fair and impartial men,
not behind closed doors, but where
each side will be given the fullest OBJ
portunlty to show it's side of the case,
ana the widest publicity given to all
evidence brought out. This would in
sure that square deal demanded by the
american people. No honest man
would ask more, or accept less.
belleve in organization of labor
as strongly as l believe in the or
sanitation of capital. and at the same
.ime would vigorously oppose unfair
ness S on the part Of either.
me professional politician and the
professional labor agitator can both 4
pe easily spared without loss. They
represent the drones who are large !
consumers ns. and produce nothing. i
MANY professional politicians, state
ana national, are men who have been +
practical failures in their business, {
an; ana they enter politics, first in a t
IN capacity, and later as one of {
.ne cogs OF the machine, whose orders
ar; are implicitly obeyed. Most of the men
VINO wnot We been successful in business Z
ana professional life take no active :
par part IN politics, with he result the =
professional pr politician and office-seek-
81 largely control legislation, and are :
III great measure, responsible for /
litions. e IN y
The truth of these statements is e
known known to every fair thinking man and il
woman N':,5 in America, and the remedy II
WIN come only when those who have n
made success in life take an active, o
earnest interest in public affairs, andi
in the selection and sup b
port OF public officials, whose honesty o
an9 common sense mean prosperity S
alo contentment, and the prompt re- t
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