The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-27
PROGRESSIVES
FOR HUGHES


to all that is lftiest in the American
tradition.
Sooner or later the national prin-
ciples championed by the Progress
sives in 1912 must in their general
effect be embodied in the structure
of our national existence. With all
my heart shall continue to work for
these great ideals, shoulder to shoul-
der with the men and women who in
1912 championed them; and am sure
that these men and women will show
a like loyalty to the other, the fun
damental, ideals which the events of
the past two years have proven to
be vital to the permanency of our ma
tional existence. The method by
which we are to show our loyalty to
these ideals must be determined in
each case by the actual event. Our
loyalty is to the fact, to the princi-
pie, to the ideal, and not merely to
the name, and least of all to the
party name.
The Progressive movement has
been given an incalculable impetus by
what the Progressive party has done.
Our strongest party antagonists
have accepted and enacted into law,
or embodied in their party platforms,
very many of our most important
principles. Much has been accom-
plished in awakening the public TO .
better understanding of the problems
of social and industrial welfare.
Yet it has become entirely evident
that the people under existing condi.
tons are not prepared to accept {
new party.
No administration in our history
has done more to relax the spring Of
the national will and to deaden tht
national conscience. Within the Re
, publican party conflicting forces
were at work. There were mel
among the organization leaders VIII,
advocated course of action such a
offered no improvement upon tn
Democratic position, and advocates
the nomination of candidates who's
election could have represented n
! improvement upon the continuance i
office of Mr.. Wilson.
1t is urged against Mr.. Hughe
that he was supported by the variou
so-called German-American Alliances
: l believe that the attitude of thes
4 professional COMMUNICATIONS VIZ
3 due, not in the least to any liking fl
Mr.. Hughes, but solely to their al
" tagonism to me. They were bound |
d defeat me for the nomination. II
= only why by which they could achiey
this object was by supporting NJ
D. Hughes and they supported him a
re cordingly, without any regard to OF
If er considerations. l need hardly i
t. peat what have already said in stel
E. Reproduction of this professional &c
man-American Alliances and the sir
~ liar bodies, which have in the pr
T. nomination campaign, played n
merely an un-American but a the
- oughly anti-American part.
Certain of my friends who feel tn
ly the Progressive should run a thi
ticket base their feeling on object
re to the character or actions of t
sn Republican national convention.
ed regards this point, it is sufficient
r. say that the members of the Repl
re lican national convention were |
Ina- questionably induced to nominate
St Hughes primarily because of the
en- lief that his integrity and force
!, character, and his long record
sn admirable public service, would ma
nd him peculiarly acceptable, not only
10 the rank and file of the Republic
party, but to the people generally.
do not believe that Mr.. Hughes VOL
DIV have been nominated if it had ]
- been for the fight on behalf of pub
decency and efficiency which |
Progressive party has waged duri
the past four years.
es- In any event, and without any
& gard to what the personal feelir
ak of any of US may be as regards |
mic atcion of the Republican convent
on I wish very solemnly to ask the r
'es resentatives of the Progressive pa
to consider at this time only the "
. fare OF the people of the Uni
;; States. We shall prove false to
= ideals and our professions if, in t
ly grave crisis of the nations life,
at permit ourselves to be swerved fr
&c the one prime duty of serving W
:, cool judgment and single-minded
I'll votion the nations needs. Our o
political fortunes, individually {