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Show Jane Addame. "A great party," said Jane Addama. who was Introduced to the I'rogres live national convention aa "Chicago's foremost citizen." "haa pledged Itself to the protection of children, to the rare of the aged, to the relief of overworked over-worked girls, to the safeguarding of burdened men. We ratify this platform plat-form not only because it represents our earnest convictions and formulates formu-lates our high hopes, but because It pulls upon our faculties and calls us to definite action." A party that makes euch an appeal to Jane Addams. whose life has been spent In work for human welfare, can well afford to brave the opposition of the Ijrlmers and the "Hlnky Dinks" of Illinois politics. No other party could attract the In terest of a woman like Miss Addame To her the spoils of office, the preaer vatlon of a party name, or the super firial Issues that have engaged the minds of leaders of the old parties, of fered no Inspiration for political act Ivlty. Fhe has been engaged In work too well worth while to be turned aside for the mere political game-Kansas City Times. |
