The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-10
RADICAL VS. PROGRESSIVE

There is disposition among many people to con- fuse radicalism for progressiveness in government Many politicians who seek to profit from co-opera- tion With radicals and who above creating class 1rejudices and class feeling, promote this con fusion. These not radicals. They are nothing or anything that for the they think may contribute to personal advantage.
 As a matter of fact there is absolutely no true basic connection between radical and the progress slve The progressive principle government is one which impes forward It means progress and devel- opment in things material and in government Radi- cailsm usually prevents progress and development Frogress cannot be made unless the momentum O. the great body of the people be utilized Progress comes when as few changes are made in condition, as possible and where those made necessary tc progress Progress cannot come through the destruc alon of industry. That stays progress Progress cannot be made unless preserve the headway that has been accomplished
 Usually the radical plays directly into the handg or the standpatter. The standpatter wants no change lie accepts things as they prefers that there be no Interruption The radical wants no change unles It IS ms particular brand of change and generally lis particular kind of change would disrupt condi- tions turn things topsy turvey and stop progress
 Tn principle very frequently the radical and the standpatter are the Both of them are very oiten representative of particular classes The stand batter freqaeny i representative of the class that IS getting the better of things as they are The radical wants another class to get the better Of things He wants to change bosses Neither of these is progressive
 The result of this situation is that freouent,v we nave the standpatter and the radical cooperating asaihse progress This is when each is not satisfied that ne IS getting enough the best of it in the Proeress that IS being made. At other times when the oatte between standpater and radical is oc cupyng the stage we usually find the progressive against the radical for he is then trying prevent loss of momentum he is fighting against destruction ne IS endeavoring to hold the headway that has been made
 The real progressive is the man who strives to conserve and utilize the progress of the thousands or years or history basis which to move forward Tn orderly manner and with as little friction and disturbance as possible to the next logical step
 The standpatter is who is very well satisfied with conditions as they are
 The radical loves disturbance He wants to upse, the established order much as possible He desires to replace. the boss and take the rens himself
 Generally it is the radical who stops proeress Joining progressive movements, against the stand is not able to stampede progressive into sunnor proponent of the particular class advantage for which ne IS striving He then joins the sandpatter to oust the progressive from power. That accomplished tbo alliance between radical and andpatter then quickly terminates for the radical begins his movement fo his class his war against the class that may ho beneftting by the established order UsuaIIv tb,s for time throws the progressive into alliance with the established standpatter in contest to pravan, prevent a backward movement When the course of radicalism runs its course when th.