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Show Wise and Sincere Progressives Should Go Back to Republicans Republic-ans Is Advice of Chairman Chair-man Robbins. i . Chicago, Aug. 6. Raymond Robins, chairman of the Progressive national convention and candidate of the Illinois Illi-nois Progressives for United States senator In 1914. announced today that he would support Charles Evans Hughes, Republican nominee for president, presi-dent, declared that "it wns manifest" that the Progressive party was dead and asserted that "wise and sincere Progressives should join with Republicans Repub-licans in the common struggle for social so-cial and industrial justice in city, state and nation." In the statement which was addressed ad-dressed to the Progressives of the country. Mr. Robins said: Standing at Cross-Roads. "We Progressives stand at the cross-roads. American social, indus- doown under the old Individualistic control, a new national mind and conscience developing social unity, in-'lustrial in-'lustrial standardization, efficient no-litlcnl no-litlcnl honesty from a self-controllod democracy this is the goal of our generation In American life. I believe in the character and courage of tho nominee of-the Republican party. He is thn most conspicuous sample in our history of the possibilities that American politics mav hold for success suc-cess in able and unselfish public service. ser-vice. For mvsolf I gladly enlist with the great majority of tho Progressives of tho nation under the leadership of Charles Evans Hushes." "The supreme need In American Dolitical life is leadership supported by a voting rank and file that will organize and maintain an adequate social. so-cial. Industrial and military preparedness prepared-ness together with a comprehensive foreign policy." the statement said. "Can these Imperative national needs be worked out by a state's rights Democratic party that plans a stale dominated militia with its menace men-ace of shiftless incompetence spoils politics and organized snobbery in a national defense force at a time of world peril. "Comprehending our national necessities neces-sities how can Progressives hesitate long to choose between tho partv of nationalism and the party of sectionalism? section-alism? Should not -wise and sincere Progressives go en masse into the Republicans Re-publicans help and be helped In our common struggle for social and industrial indus-trial justice in city, state and nationwide nation-wide reform. This generally done wo can continue to work together and bring mack a chastened Republican party to its ancient faith in human rights and national Integrity." History of Party. Reviewing the party history, the statement adds: "In the1914 and 191C primaries the Progressives voters of 19J2 deliberately deliberate-ly and in ovorwhelmingly numbers abandoned the Progressive party The refusal of the Progressive national committee to favor a third ticket candidacy did no more than to make final tho judgment entered by the Progressive voters themselves. When the Progressive convention had ' adjourned ad-journed and the entire situation was considered It was manifest that the end which the voters had decreed had come that the Progressive party was dead." oo- |
