New-York tribune., 1904-08-12
DEBS GIVES HIS VIEWS.
Socialist Ticket WM Dra5o Many
Votes from Parker and DaUiS.

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. u.-Terre Haute is the
home Of Eugene '. Debs. the candidate OF the So
cialist party for President Mr.. Debs to-day gave
an interview 10 J. Martin Miller. Washington
correspondent OF The Newark Evening News"
He expressed for his party no choice as between
Parker and Roosevelt. and between the Demo-
cratic and the Republican party il is six OF one
and half dozen OF the other far as the Social
lists are concerned he said that William Ran
doIph Hearst had proved himself In his ante-con-
vention campaign. OF the greatest makers or
Socialists this country had ever knowu. His news
papers made the laboriag people believe he was
their champion. lie had been osteusihly hghting
The trusts and corporations. but when he indorsed
the mouopolistc candidate Of the Democratic party
Mr. Debs said he upset all the work II was thought
aL one time he was doinE.
In the interview Mr- Debs said. in part.
The Socialist party THIS time is, is thOr2qshiy 21 or,
the present time busily engaged IN making our our
national and State organizations more R{Stsf
In every commonwe ealth OF the nation We @ @dll
not have a state ticket IN every state In the ast
PresiGentiaI campaign. IN the Congress- election
OF 1892 poed 225 so5 votes; while n ne ne FTes- F
Dental election OF 1850 We poed only sSt2 Inls
indicates 10 you somewhat the growth OF the new
party. We have the most psrIecLy o. o. IsiLi[gI So -
EsanizatioR however. has been brought about since
R s Ts5fI has ro- ayinced interest enough in
what we are doing TO keep pace with our ptenoI!l-
lee oSi % sffe- eIertIon 20 md great surprise
As rz1araI rroDositiou will draw more
from the Democrats party than from the RepCo-
l.cau party The Democratic party mas ioug pro-
fessed TO be the champion Of The working claSses
and the relentless foe Of trusts and monopolles.
The late national convention OF that parry 1ld not
pur into practice this profession. but on me con
Trary turned down the candidates VINO were
friendly 10 the workers Of the country ana noInl-
mated those who were known to be ininica! 10 the
interests o. LABOR and subseTvieut 10 the trusts
and the money lords Thousands OF working men.
IMPRESSED with the conviction that the Democrat tic
parlv has betrayed them, have TlJhcraWn tuelI
SUPPORT from that party, ana large proportion
o. these will cast their votes Ior socialism t.is
fall. Therefore. VIII draw our vote IN New
York City and Brooklyn almost altogether from
the Democratic party, and this Is true IN perhaps
OF the Eastern States. as well as western centres
ike Chicago. and IN Colorado.
Another very important factor IN causing the
desertiors from the Democratic party, is the tacI
didate has always been violently opposed TO or
Ranize1 IL bor refusing 10 allow his own employees
to ioir labor unions. and being mainly lnstru
mental 81 bringing the court tnJu1cIions IN West
those who wers trying TO organize the coal miners
in that State
Organized labor is also making issue ot Judge
Psrkers decision in the New-York Court OF Ap-
OF New-York unconstitutional The rank and file
OF the Industrial elements OF the country look upon
the Democratic party having been captured, Al
the ST Louis convention. by the Wall Street wins
success the administration would be dominated
wholly BY that power. and labor would look in vain
for relief from corporate oppression and tnJUs-
tice II taking this view the people have been
j Bran Who long before the convention met
issued warning thar the nomination OF Judge
Parker would mean the triumph OF the trusts
and the defeat OF the people.