The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-04
POLITICAL REALICllMENT
IS COMING, NOT A THIRD
PARTY SURVEY REVEALS

PARTY SURVEY REVEALS
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port of accented progressive prin-
ciples and policies" T@ gaqs
Senator Borah says the future Of
the progressive movement does not
necessarily demand the organization
Of 9 new party-unless liberal
and sane" legislative program laid
down by the progressive group is re-
jected BY, the party in power.
II clearly foresee a new political
lineup" says Lindley M. Garrison,
former member of President Will
sons cabinet. ''The political division
which is ahead of us will take this
cleavage: The conservatives of both
parties against the radicals of both
parties; and it will be safer if this is
done by the above-board formation
Of a third party under a new name,
and by scrapping one or both of the
old parties, or perhaps welding them
under a hyphenated name."
Constitution Seen as Dividing Line
Garrison would call it the Liberal
Conservative party with the consti-
tuition acting as a sort of dividing
line between conservative and radi-
cal opinion. >.:
Similar methods, in some respects,
are advocated by Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of the Columbia
University, who says:
eThe overwhelming majority Of
Republicans and the. overwhelming
majority Of Democrats who are in
substantial agreement on all funda-
mentals should speedily find ways to
take such steps as may be necessary
to form q Democratic-Republican
party, which would represent the
predominant idealism of cur people
cover against such progressive
liberal party there would naturally
be organized distinctly radical
party to which should go all those
who now call themselves Democrats
or Republicans, but who are in realty
neither"
Samuel M. Vaullain, president of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, re-
plies laconically to the survey ques-
tionaire: II can see no necessity for
a third political party
The same reply is made by George
L. Record, friend Of Theodore Roose-
welt and Bull Moose supporter, and
recently a New Jersey senatorial
candidate on the Republican ticket.
Record thinks new political party
is not feasible" but will come gra-
dually after the fashion of the crea-
ton Of the Republican party.
Smith W. Brookhart, new senator
from Iowa, agrees. He says: 81 do
not believe any necessity exists for
a new party. What 1 believe should
and win come is progressive control
o1 the Republican party"
Like Record, Senator Ladd of
North Dakota thinks history will re-
peat. He says: "No three parties
are continuously possible. The peo-
pie will either take over one of the
existing parties or form a new party
as at the time of the Civil War;"
"What we need" says Senator
Norris, Of Nebraska, "is less, not
more partyism: Rather than a new
party, I should like to see increased
independence by the voter"
Need Less, Not More Partism
Senator Norris adds that the chief
evil lies in the. fact that people must
vote Tor candidates-especially presi-
dental candidates-who are chosen
ruch believes the difficulty lies in
by organization leaders. B. M. Ba-
blind voting by people aligned with
one party or the other for candidates
nominated by that party.
In declaring he had no intention
of leaving the Democratic party in
order to organize new political
party recently suggeted, Baruch
said he believed in the constructive
liberalism Of the Democratic party.
He said he thought those who have
liberal and constructive ideas should
get them Incorporated into the old
parties.
Predicting that progressives will |
control the Republican party within
the next few years, Senator Capper
of Kansas says:
IT do not look for any third party.
However, the progressive spirit justi-
fies hope that the new spirit of the
people can direct action through the
present parties"
Says Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation of La
bor: 'If both parties commit them
selves to reaction, then both are
doomed. But from the standpoint
Of today, l do not Sc the need for
third party"
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