The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-09
HEARST MANIFESTO IS OUT.
SAYS THE STATE rs GOVERNED
BIZ ORGANIZED MONOPOLY

n Thntt the Democratic Machine Is as bad
rs the Republican Arranging 10 do
Tn Haherty OF Brooklyn, Who stays
Out OF the New Hearst Machine,
An appeal to the voters Of the State was
issued last night in behalf Of the INDIE
pendence League, the new name of the
Hearst organization. The appeal Ia signed
by William r. Hearst, Samuel Seabury and
John Palmieri.
1t is supposed to be the preliminary gun
In the plan to run Mr.. Hearst for Governor.
1t lambastes the two political parties and
declares that the State Government has
degenerated into a government OF or
ganized monopoly, operating through cor
rupt political bosses for the enrichment Of a
small predatory class. 1t says:
The Independence League seeks to give
expression to the feeling Of bitter protest
which Ia In the heart OF the citizens. 1t seeks
to formulate policies and to establish a unity
Of action throughout the State that shall
restore the government to the people. The
machines OF both the old parties have become
to an alarming extent the property and repre-
sentatives OF organized monopoly and its
special interests. The voters demand an OPP
portunity to register effectively their protest
against the degradation of Democracy as
Jefferson enuncIated it and Of Republicanism
as II was represented by Abraham Lincoln.
The shameful revelations which have startled
the country and crystallized public indig-
nation during the past year have indicted
the hired. corporation Ow ned bosses of both
parties. Insurance funds. reliance Of widows
and children. were stolen by dishonorable
Democrats and Republicans alike. Bosses
on both sides shared the plumber as a reward
for s~ervility, The people of the State are
determined that these bosses shall be de-
priyed of their power. The independence
League Is organized to give effect to this
determination II invites the advice and
suppOrt of all those who feel that the time
has come to make the government Of the
state represent the will Of the voters and not
the int erests of organized money and tyran-
meal monopoly.
An attempt is to be made apparently
on the part of the leaders of the Hear
forces to undermine Sheriff Flaherty in
Brooklyn. Sheriff Flaherty and his or
ganization, which say it carried the only
borough carried for Hearst in the last
election, have refused to give up their
name and become Il branch of the Inde-
.pendence League.
SO strained has the situation become
that a meeting of the executive committee
of the League was called for yesterday
to take up the matter, Mr.. Hearst coming
here from Washin gton to attend it,
Neither Borough President Coler nor Sheriff
Fla herty was present.
After the meeting a statement was issued
to the effect that it had been decided to
the citizens in each Assembly district
in Brooklyn to form a permanent organiza-
ton under the name OF the League, and that
such organizations should be formed with
out regard to any organization now exist
ing and claiming to represent the Borough
Of Brooklyn"
The statement went on to say that when
these district organizations have been COM
pleted the management would be left en-
to their representatives, giving them
nome rule in the conduct of all affairs Of the
League relating to Brooklyn.
Sheriff Flaherty's organization, which
has refused to go into the merger; is still
az the Municipal Ownership League.
are branches in nearly all of the
Assembly districts and most of them are
said to be sticking by Flaherty.