Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-25
ROOSEVELT PROGRESSIvES RE.
PUDIATE RADICALS

l
ial correspondence -One of the most
singificent incidents of the present
campaign has been the Reputation OF
La Toilette and WHEELER by the lead
ers of the Roosevelt Progressive
movement of 1912. 1t has been APP
parent for many months that the as
sociates of Theodore Roosevelt in the
| campaign of 1912 are almost sodidly
back of the Republican nominees but
this fact has been emphasized by a
formal declaration recently signed
and made public by Roosevelt sup
porters.
"The movement in which we united
with Theodore Roosevelt and millions
of other Americans, under the his
toric name of Progressive" was not
radical they declare. cts purpose
was to improve American institution
not to substitute others for them
stood for political and social JUS
tice; not economic revolution. 1t be-
lieved in democracy; not socialism
1t sought the welfare of fall the peo-
pie; not the welfare Of class against
class. Many of its policies are now
the law, and we will continue our eff
forts on behalf of the remainder
The Roosevelt followers denounce
the La Toilette movement as the re-
verse of all the principles to which
they have subscribed. They declare
that if it is anything more than per
sonal, it is either temporary or is in
tended as the beginning of something
permanent. If temporary it can do
nothing but harm, in their opinion,
and is merely "a device to deprive the
American people of the power of ell
Getting President, and to confer that
popular election and deadlock in the
House Of Representatives We pre-
fer the people" If permanent, its
only purpose is to establish a class
party.
"As Progressives," concludes the
statement of the former friends of
Roosevelt, ready to move forward
but determined not to move toward
the precipice, we see no hope, and
much danger in this movement which
seeks to us the Progressive name.
We ask the thoughtful attention of
all Progressive to these considera-
tions. We regard it as a supreme
challenge to vindicate the memory Of
Theodore Roosevelt by repudiating
this attempt to frustrated ambition
to promote the class cleavage in class
politics, which Roosevelt spent his
life to prevent"
The list of signers Of the anti-La
Toilette declaration contains such
eminent Roosevelt Progressives as
the following:
Lawrence F. Abbott, New York;
George AIDE, Indina; Henry J. Allen;
Kansas; Charles Summer Bird, Mrs.
Anna G. Bird Massachusetts; Wheel
er r. Bloodgood, Wisconsin; William
c. Bobbs, Indiana; S. J. Duncan Clark
Illinois; Frank p Corrick, Nebraska;
Mr.. William Curtis Demorest, New
York; Clarence F. Dodge, Colorado;
Maude Howe Elliott, Rhode Island;
Lewis Emery, Jr., H. D W. English
Pennsylvania; James r. Garfield,
Arthur L. Farford, Ohio; Benjamin
Griffith, Colorado; Hermann Hage-
dorm, New York; Albert Bushnell
Hart, Massachusetts; Elon H Hooker,
New York; Arthur Hyde, Missouri;
Frances Kellor, New York; Irwin
HARDWOOD; Frank Knox, New Hamp-
Missouri; Frank Knox, New Hamp-
shire; Alexander lambert, New
York; Harry Finn Lawrence, Penns-
ylvania; Samuel McCuns Lindsay,
New York; Percy Long, California;
Ruth Hanna Mccormick, Illinois;
Julian S. Mason, New York, John
Callan O'Laughlin, District of Col
umbia; John NJ Parker, California;
George F Porter, Illinois; George G.
Priestley, Oklahoma; Raymond Ro-
bins and Charles Ringer, Illinois;
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, New
York, Chester H. Rowell, California;
Straus New York; Julian Street, New
Herbert Knox Smith, Connecticut;
Percy S. Stephenson, Virginia; Oscar
Jersey; E. A. Van Valkenburg, Pen
nsylvania; Merle D. Vincent, Color
ada; Harriet E. vittum, Illinois"