I deem it necessary to emphasize here (but with perfect respect) that I am asking for a plain statement of fact, not for a display of rhetoric.

I ask him, as is my right under the circumstances, to quote the exact language which justifies him in attributing these views to us.

If he cannot do this, then a frank acknowledgment on his part is due to himself and to the people.

I quote from the Progressive platform: "Behind the ostensible Government sits enthroned an invisible Government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.

To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics, is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.