NOW'S THE TIME FOR PROGRESSIVE ACTION!
Note's The Time For Progressive Action! [ An Open Letter to the Progressives of Wisconsin! DEAR PROGRESSIVE: We're off! The Progressive birthday celebration at Wisconsin napias launched us on our...
...If you haven't a local speaker available—your candidate for the assembly or other office—get in touch with us and we'll be glad to help...
...What do you say...
...Do everything you possibly can to widen the field in which the women can take their rightful place...
...Nothing creates interest like responsibility...
...B. Give the young folks the responsibility of putting on the entertainment...
...We cannot afford to neglect this phase of the campaign...
...Let the woman know they're a vital part of our Progressive movement with definite jobs to do...
...JACK KYLE, Chairman Progressive State Central Committee...
...Let's get our fighting clothes on today...
...It is urgent...
...Let's make absolutely sure that that record becomes known to the rank and file of the people through a genuine campaign of education in the democratic way...
...Let's get our fighting clothes on...
...There is not a county where there are not singers, musicians, and comedians who would be glad to contribute to these programs...
...Encourage the young people to make speeches, as well as to take over the entertainment features...
...3. June and July must be Organization Months for Progressives...
...The various candidates for governor and for other state offices will be glad to make these appearances...
...Brighten the meetings with a bit of fun and friendship, which are needed so badly in these heartbreaking times...
...It is vital...
...Let's assemble our facts fora real campaign of education...
...Out of the free-for-all conferences at Wisconsin Rapids came several basic conclusions...
...2. All leaders agreed that we must begin immediately to encourage men and women of the finest type fo become candidates for county and legislative offices on the Progressive ticket...
...C. Get the women to provide the lunch...
...But you should do everything possible to encourage your local talent...
...Here they are: 1. The major attack must be launched NOW...
...If you need any data for speeches, get in touch with us...
...D. At each picnic, dance, or card party there should be a speaker, to discuss the issues...
...The record of the opposition is before us to examine...
...The Progressive birthday celebration at Wisconsin napias launched us on our way...
...Let's have a full ticket, a strong, fighting, working ticket in every county in the state...
...If we can get the truth to the people now, the rank and file will recognize the character of the opposition's propaganda for what it is when it comes pouring out...
...Here are several suggestions to help you get the ball rolling in good shape: A. Let's make the rest of June and the first two weeks of July Progressive Picnic Time...
...County and local organizations must strengthen their lines, increase their memberships, and generally set the stage for a whirlwind, two-fisted campaign which in drive and energy and courage and forthrightness will more than offset the opposition slush funds...
...Party leaders agreed unanimously that a hard-smashing, closely-co-ordinated drive in June and July will be 10 times more effective than a belated effort in August or September...
...Let's have Progressive dances and card parties...
...There is nothing like a cup of coffee to draw folks together, and every woman likes to show her skill at a cake...
...Harness the talents in your county and community...
...We are now ready to put our shot and shell into our biggest guns and give the enemy a broadside from which they will not soon recover...
...remember that June and July are the vital months...
...Above all...
...From now on we're in the fight until we win—until we've swept the state clean for American Progressivism...
...If the state sweeps clean this year, and there is every indication that it will, this will be our glorious opportunity to drive the reactionaries out of the legislature and the courthouses of Wisconsin...
...Not late in the summer or early in the fall, but NOW...
...A smashing victory is within our grasp...
Vol. 10 • June 1940 • No. 24
