New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13
WILL THE WEST COME EAST?
Willing to Join with Progressiyes Anywhere
for Good Of Nation

Sir: Our local paper "The Sentinel,"ui,
morning prints an editorial taken from y.u,
paper should like 70 say q word concerni,,
that editorial, for The Tribune was ny NJ.
Htical Bible when I was lad. and l,,.,
when went % the war in 1861. Ny fs,b.,
was the postmaster In New York villsr.
when Taylor was President, and IL was p,r.
Of ny work TO help distribute the mail.
when school duties would permit remem.
Der well that The New York Tribune va,
almost the only weekly paper taken By n,
folks who received their mail IN our oo,,.
Office. The Tribune bundle was larger than
all Others combined. II looks as n Hor.
ace Greeley had established communicates
with his old pape- and had renewed his Old
exhortation 20 the young men he told % ?,
West. only this time 10 Is 10 the same yours
men 10 come back East and TO bring theirpro.
gressivism with them
have had a part in the fighting % which
you refer as taking place in the West and
have reioiced in the victories over reac.
tionaries and bosses. While appreciate H..
commentator given. 7 am hardly prepared
10 vote for the acceptance OF the Invitation
YOU extend 20 come East and make war or
ANYBODY. The Tribune needs no encomiur
from me-. for II has been fighter for human
progrcss ever since Greeley made il n,
beacon light Of original Republicsnism. Il
helped TO establish the Republican party and
has the right 70 say now what that party
shall do with itself. Il is most remsrss.
bic confession that you make in the clos
ing paragraph o. this editorial: we know
NOW that 1912 was not An accident or an
incident: We know that il marked political
revolution, and that the men who made the
revolution will not themselves consent 70
the surrender Of what was there won This
nanpens 20 be the first full and frank con.
fession that have seen in an Eastern
raper. But when recall what The Trbun,
used to say in the days when the new Re
publican party was struggling with the whig
party feel like asking what reason existed
then for the establishment Of the Republi.
can party that does not exist to-day for the
establishment of the Progressive party Pro.
gressive with big P, II you piease)'
Old things arc passing away now, as they
we're then. You say further along in this
same editorial that the old parties are both
dead" and without honor; II So Why noi
observe the old exhortation, DE mortuis nil
nisi bonum"2 The old party has smply
outlived its usefulness, as you intimate, bot
IL has the name Of living, nevertheless Nov
YOU seem TO want battalion OF Western
politicians to. come East and help rescue
name that seems 20 have an almost super
stitious hold upon Eastern Progressiyes, who
act as II they thought the name was quite
AZ important as the things il stands for.
The West has men qualified TO lead but
Notwithstanding the artificial reputation
that has been created for it By those who
distrusted il. the West is not inclined 70
blow its own horn. even II the horn Of the
same is not blown. But the West has some
leaders Of whom Il is very proud Our oEn
Governor johnson. for example. has demon
strated his leadership few public me1
have done since the organization OF rH
government. Honest fearless and comp
tent. under whatever party name, or 10
name. under any banner he will select, ane
ne is free to select any. he is, as the IVES
believes. the imam of the hour When me
West is spoken Of in this connection ne
real West is meant, not the wild and woonl
West" that was known prior TO the TN o.
last November.
Your editorial, barring It's sectional rsief'
ences. is worthy the admiration Of those VINO
care more for the welfare OF the nation than
for the success of any party organlIsc0h
For one ! should enjoy casting my vote u
800 for Hiram W. Johnson for President
but who knows what may happen between
now and then? Il is hardly likely that ne
West will take kindly to the task that lr'
Tribune assigns il. Il has not yet man
tested a desire TO go East and conoue'
war against anybody. Il would be WISER
think. to join with good citizens eyeryWns"
and make this the model nation OF w
world for government that protect" Sn'
fosters those who most need IT'S help-'
government by laws that preserve and pro
tect humanity first. II the writer Of 'nh
editorial will come out 70 California We ca
show hin, a system Of state laws ths, ",
suggest what may be possible for the On'',
states. and we will furnish the man 10 ie''
in the glorious work.
Santa Cruz. Cal, Dee. 5, 1915