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Show We never couM accept lloosevelt'i Idea that we most keep Increasing om nvy until oher nations agreed U lenen their armaments. If every oa tlon sits upon this principle when will the burden of armies and nvy be lilted or taxes be diverted Into paths of pence? If we had the poc not another dollur would bo spent by this government In battleships. The money spent In preparation for a war Hist l)l never come could reclaim millions of acres of land and make homes for thousands of families. t Th editor was a progressive long belore the Democratic party adopted any of the modern progressive Ideas or Hit National Progressive party was born. Ho welcomes tho progressive party Into the campaign as a means of education. It will bring these questions belore tho people as no ordinary or-dinary campaign could. The Chronicle Is not a partlzan paper. It Is not Interested In-terested In the success of any particular particu-lar party. It Is interested In bavin? luws enacted that will give the people more power In selecting their candidates candi-dates and more control of their actions when they are elected. Don't let any one scare you into thinking you cannot bo just as good a Republican as ever even though you do Join the Progressive party. As Colliers Col-liers says tho (lower or the Repulilt can party now are progressive, You may not bo "regular" In Utah, but you would be in California, and a good many other slates. You will find yourself your-self In pretty good company even In Utah, and nationally you will bo on the winning side. The standpatters will be a pretty lonesome crowd In the next congress. And tlon t let any one scare you Into thinking the country will go to the damnation bo-wows If your political opponents are elected. The harvests were never bigger, the Industries o Hie conn ry were never more prosper-oiiii prosper-oiiii than today. The party In power U not to be credited with this. No patty proposes any tariff legislation that wl'l cripple nny or our industries, though It inuy somewhat reduce the cost of living. Although It Is almost ci rtnln that Wilson will be electei, Wall street Is not trying to put any crimp In business. Dig business evidently evi-dently has no fear th it the Democratic party will bring disaster on them. No matter what party Is elected the harvests harv-ests will continue to ripen and business busi-ness ci on as usual. We hoar considerable criticism from both Mormons and non-Mormons over Piesldent Joseph V, Smith's recen; article In the Juvenile Instructor supporting sup-porting President Taft and his odmln-iKiritiun. odmln-iKiritiun. It Is looked upon In some tumrtel as "church Influence." To those who look to President Smith for political hb welt as .ellglous advice It will probably be accepted as such. W wonder If 11. H. Roberts would bo permitted per-mitted to express his preference for Wilson and the Democratic party, or St phi Morris bis arguments for Roostt Hit and the Progressive party in the, liurcb organ? I I EDITORIAL NOTES. . The following states have adopted tho initiative and refereudum: Oregon, Ore-gon, South Dakota, Nevada, Mon ana, Oklahoma, Maine, Missouri, Michigan, Arkansas, Colorado, Arlxotta, New Mexico, California an I Ohio. In the folloslni? stales It has been passed by the loRlshture: Washlnicion, Nebraska. Ne-braska. Idaho, Wyoming, Mississippi, .Wisconsin and North Dakota. Kvery .western state except t'tah has adopted this Bddl:kii to representative government. The peopto of t'tah voted an amendment to the constitution constitu-tion in 1900 to adept It but surcesdve Republican legislature hive refused to pass la making It effec.lve. The majority of the states that have adopted U are normally Hepubllcsn. Who, except our Fillmore correspond-out, correspond-out, would Hrftiin that It Is a incisure advocated specially by the Democratic Demo-cratic party. Is It not a fact thit the split In the Republican party Is caused - rnlefly because the Taft wing of tho u.rty will make no concessions tu the progressive spirit of tho age? To enable our readers to know Just what tho Initiative and referendum are and how It works In Oregon, when tbey have been longest In operation, oper-ation, the editor Is having sent to each i' bis subscribers a copy of Jonathan ,liiurne's pamphlet on tho subject. Iijurne Is tho Republican Senator from Oregon. Head It and Judge for yourself whether these reforms re piactlcal and desirable. Thirty years 'Is about as long as any party ought lo remain In power. Like men they are Inclined to become set , In their ways and opposed to change , In their old age. PHclal Iteres.s tiiat have obtained or wish to secure favors Liire eullsted In support of the party In poser and are opposed to any changes that are likely to lessen their , fmtrol of the legislative power, and that Is what all of these progressive measures do. We agree with our Fillmore corre- , -apondent. however. In the opinion that President Taft a peace policy Is more i O be commended thin Roosevelt'a. I |