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Show MILLIONS WILL JOIN New Party Would Fulfil Lincoln's Dearest Dream and Noblest Purpose Ne-A York. Feb. 12 Millions ol oters will join the Progressive party when they are sure it Is an organlzeo force that Will last, In the opinion of Albert J Rnverldgo. former United States senator from Indiana. Mr. Beverldgc, at ihe Progressive dinnet tonight, said in part. "Who can tell what Republican mC Democratic principles are today? Tile word Republican means one thing In Wisconsin and the opposite thing In : Pennsylvania; the governor 01 Con- I nectlcut and the governor of asl Ington are loth Democrats, yet they are farther apart than Speaker ( kirk and Senator Root. An Iowa Republican Republic-an Is a stranger among Massachusetts Massachu-setts Republicans, a Nebraska Democrat Dem-ocrat is an alien to the Democracy of New York. The two old parties are I nothing more than groups of warring factions. Their pledges are bungled, meaningless compromises. Reviews Progressive Party Mr. Beveridge reviewed the platform plat-form of the Progressive pnrty and declared it would end sectionalism "and thus fulfil Lincoln's nearest dream and noblest purpose " "That this reformation of American political parties has been made possible." pos-sible." he contiuued. "is due to our great leader. Larger even than his other mighty deeds deeds which had I made him the foremost living statesman states-man of the world is the founding ol the liberal party ot America The tto- 1 table body of reforms his genius ha? , wrought Into law is historic. The I world-work he did in securing the :a-nal :a-nal and In ending a gigantic war. even I malice cannot fail to call great Vet far more reaching in results needing a stouter heart, a firmer falih. a more constructive mind to accomplish, is the molding of millions of men nnd ! women Into a disciplined party a I party that clears the clouds from our 1 public sky " |