The Washington times., 1932-10-19
PROGRESS|VES'
PAPER BACKS
ROOSEVELT

support him in this particular
campaign.
81 regard the present crisis
as greater than any emergency
in our history.
Therefore, 1t seems to me
that prOgreSsiveS must choose
the best immediate alternative
in relation to the legislation
which must be enacted by the
new Congress If suffering mil
lions are to have relief.
Governor ROOSev has
taken a position which indi-
Gates a willingness to cooperate
with prOgreSSiveS on legislation
to meet the extraordinary
crisis.
STILL A PROGRESSIVE
Regardless Of the outcome Of
this election, / shall continue
to work in the Senate with the
progressive group, fighting for
the economic and political prin-
cipIeS in which we believe,
firmly convinced that ultimately
there will be a new political
reaIignment that will afford
definite party organization for
those who believe in the funda-
mental concepts of democracy.
"After seven years service in
the Senate, i have no illusions
ahOut either of the two old pO-
liticaI parties.
$50 far as altering the con-
victiOns of the died-in-the-wOOl
reactiOnary Democrats or Re
publicanS Is concerned, it will
make no difference whether
Herbert Hoover or Franklin
Roosevelt is elected.
COOPERATION is NEEDED
"The responsibility of carry
e on the fight for progressive
principles will rest in either case
upon progressive Republicans
and progressive Democrats in
the future, as in the past.
"It will make a great differ
ence, however, in meeting the
problems of this emergency
whether the President cooper
ates with prOgreSsives in both
parties. We know from his
record that Herbert Hoover will
block the progressive program"
Organ Swings Over
Other La Toilette leaders also
announced their support of tht
Democratic nominee. The Capita
Times, Progressive organ, yeSter
day editorially urged all La Fol
lette followers to vote for Gov
ernor Roosevelt, Editor William
T. Evjue announced.
Throughout the Is years of
its history, this paper has al
ways made devotion to the wei
fare of the State and nation
paramount to any cOnSidera-
tions of party. In its efforts
to promote the principles as
sOciated with a sound policy Of
constructive liberalism and pro"
gresSivism, the Capital Times
has on many occasions in the
past Is years crossed party
lines to support candidates
pledged to serve human rights
instead of property rights.
I'm this, one Of the greatest
crises ever faced by our cOun-
try, we are willing to take our
stand with such Independent
figures as George w. Norris,
william E. BOrah, Hiram john
son. Burton X. Wheeler,
Thomas J. Walsh, James A.
Reed, and other leaders in
both parties who place cOun-
try above party.
Moral Depravity
obviously, it would be the
worst kind of moral depravity
for the Capital Times to sup
port the Republican nominee
for President of the United
States-a man who has un-
fIinchingIy stood at the OppO-
site pole of everything for
which this newspaper has been
fighting.
"ThiS newspaper is willing at
any time to break away from
both the old political parties
and support a new party in this
country. But We are in the
midst of a grave crisis. We are
at the crossroads.
ROOsevelt's Record
"TO the left is the sound,
constructive liberalism of Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, a man whose
record as the governor of the
greatest State in the Union
shows that he has had the cOur-
age to place the public interest
above the interests of private
privilege and greed.
"TO the right, are the forces
of special privilege and organ
lied wealth supporting the Re
publican nominee for PreSi-
dent, Herbert Hoover.
1--WE believe that the i'm
mediate duty of the patriotic
American citizen is to admin
lister a Stinging rebuke to
party which has brought us
to our present sorry estate.
For too long the Democratic
party has been nothing more
than a spare tire ready to be
used by the system in control.
But we believe Franklin d.
Roosevelt to be bigger than
his party.