Arizona republican., 1916-05-20
The Progressive Statement

At a meeting of the progressive executive mittee on May 10 statement was issued at the re- quest of progressves throughout the country. to the the party should the event that the republican national convention should be uoled by the reactionary element of the party and the offense of 1912 should be repeated. The ment is a brief and clear one. s satisfactory progressives and must be considered sufficient warning those reactionares who still prefer the success of their party November the mere, temporary control of the party between June and q slaughter in November.
 We quote from. the statement
 The republicans and independent voters in gen eral have responded understandngly the senti- ments expressed in the statement issued by our tional committee last January. But tere is eIe- ment in the republican party leadership which to he giving thought and attention what the party is against and whom it is against than what it is for and whom it is for Therefore, again call attention to Chicago statement the inevi- table outcome of failure to reach common under standing.
 We again pledge party to approach a con- sderation of the issues involved this year without any desire revive partisan bittefness. If the publican convention is responsive to the patriotic spirit that brought the republican party into being and made it dominant for half century, will this crisis in spirit of broad patriotism that above craftsmanship Should the effort fail the sponsibiy for the result will rest other shoulders than ours. In this turning point in world history will not stick details. We will lay aside partisan ship and prejudice. but we will never surrender the principles for which stand and have stood and will follow only leader who know stands for them and is able put them through. We are for peace, but not for peace any price,
 There is here demand that the republicans shall surrender anything the progressves that cannot be surrendered without advantage to the publican party and the country. There is no sstence that the republicans shall choose a member of the progressive party candidate for the pres- dncy But there is plain declaration that a offensive to progressives who is opposed prog ressve principles and policies will not receive the ditions for there is now little no opposition within the republican party the essential principles and policies of progressvism.
 The republican leaders know that of all the who have been considered in connection with the nomination for the presidency Colonel Roosevelt is the only who surely easily be elected by the combined effort of republicans and progressives; there are other candidates who could probably be elected by such combination of effort and for the election of candidates beside Colonel Roosevelt progressives would do their part But there is candidate who could be elected with out the aid of progressives who would stand the slightest show of election.
 It rests with the republican leaders in control of the convention to declare, June [ whether there shall he continuation democratic rule The fortunes of the democratic party will be determined this year at Chicago and not at St. Louis