Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-24

as progressive Republicans, and so
likely therefore that name-plain and
simple-was the choice.
u, S. Senator LaFOllette comes up
for election this year and he will
run on the Progressive ticket as will
the candidates for state offices who
have been allied with him in the
past. Men like U. S. Senators Norris,
Nye and Borah have volunteered their
help in the campaign for Senator
LaFollette.
Concerning the new political party
and the reason for it, The Capital
Times of Madison. writes editOrially
under the heading. "A New Deal for
Wisconsin," as follows:
1.-The purpose of a political party
is to afford an opportunity for con-
certed and united political action on
the part of those who hold common
principles and common detectives.
Ii is a necessary inStrumentality and
one of the cornerstOnes of our rep
resentative form of government.
when a political party ceases to be
an instrumentality of common pur-
pose. it's reason for existence is at
an end.
1T has been obvious to every
thoughtful citizen for the past de-
cade that the present unnatural align
ments in the major political parties
i'm the United States could not con-
tinue. 1t has been obvious that re-
dictionary Republicans and progress
sive Republicans could not continue
TO be enlisted under the same banner
Progressive Democrats and reaction
airy Democrats cannot continue to use
the same political instrumentalities
1T has been evident, too, that there
has been more common purpose be-
tween progressive Republicans and
progressive Democrats. Why, then
should this unnatural alignment con-
tinue?
AT Fond du Lac on Saturday an his
toric conference was held. From
every county in the state OF WlscOn'
| sin, except one, came men and women
who have been in positions of leader
ship in the progressive movement fol
many years. They were determined
to have a new deal. They were nc
longer willing to continue the hybrlC
partnership with reactionaries in the
Republican party that has prevailed
in this state for decades. The ex
perience of the past two years hat
demonstrated to them that the Demo
cratic party in Wisconsin is under
the direction of group of reaction
aries who are not different in thel
aspirations from the reactiOnary Re
publicans.
THE action taken at Fond du La
is indicative of the new political re
alignment that is coming IN TN
United States. The new party borl
al Fond du Lac on Saturday is limite
to the state of Wisconsin. Whethe
or not the new party movements L
wisconsin and Minnesota are to as
sumo positions of national import
ance within the next few years de
ponds largely upon one man,-Pres1
, dent Roosevelt. If President RoOse
welt continues his battle for progres
sive and liberal principles, the move
, ment nationally may be held in abey
, ance. If on the other hand, Pre-
Roosevelt begins to yield to reaction
) aries in his own party and folio"
, a middle of the road policy in whlc
: he attempts to hold reactionarles an
liberals together in his own part
the movement started here in W1scol
: sin will assume national proportion
: 1T is plainly discernable that
. the Democratic party in the natio
Y does not seize the opportunity
2 make a liberal, forward looking par'
out of the Democratic party, II
o movement for new party Will
4 given tremendous impetus natlonall
, The action taken at Fond du Lac
g largely due to the fact that the Den
, ocratic party in Wisconsin has not
ing to offer to liberals and progre
n sives and that it is in the grip
d reactionaries.
O "The people are sick and tlred
q irving to use outmoded and unsultap
; tools for building a new deal In tn
8. country