The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-25
Two More State
Bull Moose Line Up

w. A. Jackson of Springfield, Pre-
gressive State Committeeman, in an
nouncing his support to President
| Wilson, says:
81 am not Republican, neither am
| a Democrat, but either Wilson or
Hughes will be elected and ] prefer
the former. The Democratic party is
much more active than the Republi-
can party | voted the Republican
ticket for years, but when the Pro-
gressive party was born | was char
ter member and | am still Progress
sive.
~ believe if the Republicans should
carry the coming presidential election
we would have some such a monstros-
ity as the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
forced upon us, for the same old bunch
Of reactionaries would again be IN
control.
eve Progressives were double
crossed at Chicago. There was con-
spiracy which began at the Gary din
ner and engineered, as far as the
Progressives were concerned by
Roosevelt and Perkins. This plan of
the instigators was to force the Pro-
gressives to vote for the nominee of
the Republican party. The German
Americans demanded the nomination
of Hughes, so he was nominated.
"When Roosevelt crawled back to
the Republican party, defeated, he
asked the Progressives to follow him.
Some did. but many did not. l was
one of the latter. Mr.. Hughes is
touring the country abusing the Pres
ident. A lot of fellows did that dur
ing the Civil war. They were called
'Copperheads' Mr.. Hughes has the
Endorsement of Kaiser Wilhelm Of
Germany and Teddy Of Oyster Bay.
but their Endorsement does not appeal
to me. Mr.. Roosevelt does not seem
to be doing anything at present I'M
less It is swatting the fly. hope to
see Hughes defeated. AS for the
State and local tickets, will try to-
vote for the best men. regardless of
what ticket they may be running or. "
Another Progressive. Charles R.
Spence, Of Kansas City, Progressive
nominee for Circuit Judge in 1912,
has this to say:
"a genuine Progressive--one who
believes in the principles declared by
that party in 1912, who supported the
nominee Of that party, not because he
was defeated for the Republican nom
nation, but because he professed. and
was then believed, to stand for those
principles should have no difficulty
in making choice between President
Wilson and Mr.. Hughes. The fine
legislative record achieved through
the efforts Of President Wilson,
stamps him as a better Progressive
than many of the former leaders of
that party.
1.-THE great financial measures, such |
as the rural credits act, and the Fed
eral Reserve act, which were inspired,
not by selfish monied interests, but by
the best expert financial opinion of
the world; the just labor and HUMANE
itarian laws, such as the eight-hour
and child labor and welfare law; the
abolition of the Commerce Court, |
which was created to handicap the
Interstate Commerce Commission; the /
government railway in Alaska, and
the preservation of that last great I
public domain from the greed Of the |
commend Mr.. Wilson not
only to Progressives, but to all fair
minded citizens.
mir. Hughes advances no construe-
hive program of his own and takes no
decisive stand upon any vital ques-
lion, His chief criticism is that Mr..
Wilson has maintained peace with all |
nations, and entangling alliances with