Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01
AN INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN
State Convention to Be Called in New
York City.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
Regular Democrats Will Not Indorse
Him-He Won Erie County
Yesterday.

Mr. William R. Hearsts- Independence
League has formally decided to name
separate state ticket In New York. with
Mr.. Hearst at the head OK 1t. and to make
an independent campaign. The state CEN
trail committee of the Independence League
met at the Gilsey House yesterday after
noon and decided to call a state conven-
ton to meet in New York city September
IL TO nominate a full state and judicial
ticket
The regular democratic convention will
meet the latter part of September and will
have the choice of indorsing Mr.. Hearst or
not as Il chooses. 1t was said in New
York yesterday that canvass of the demo-
cratic state COMMITTEES showed a sentiment
two to one against nominating Mr.. Hearst
on the regular democratic ticket and that
knowledge Of the fact led the Independence
League to so ahead with Its independent
ticket.
Mr. Hearst yesterday won the indorse-
ment of the regular democratic organZa-
tion in Erie county tBufalo), the most i'm
portant county outside of Greater New
York. The delegates to the regular demo-
cratic state convention from that county
viii be instructed TO demand the indorSe-
ment OF Mr., Hearst He has seven upstate
counties to the good now, is dickering with
Murphy Of Tammany Hall and is going hot
foot after every regular democratic organi-
cation in sight in the meantime maintain
ing his own independent position
Mr.. Hearst's Plan.
As The Stars New York correspondent
has shown. Mr.. Hearst's plan is to try to
make the tail wag the dog-the Indepen-
dence League to swing the regular democ-
racy. His captains tell the regular demo-
cratic managers that If they don't indorse
Hearst the spectacle may be presented of
the republicans and the Independence
League polling the two highest votes. there
by RELOCATING the democracy to the outfield,
along with the DrohibitiOnists and the So
cialsts, and compelling II hereafter to name
its tickets by petition.
The regular democrats up to this time are
willing TO take their chance Norman +.
Mack of Buffalo is about the only big demo-
crat who Is openly hacking Hearst Alton
Il. Parker. Gaynor and other prominent
democrats have whacked the Hearst boom
numerically. OF course, Mayor McCiel-
lanis friends Will go on the warpatch
against the Hearst boom and try to keep
the regular democracy from indorsing him.
The state committee of the Independence
League at its meeting yesterday, adopted
an address 10 the voters of New York, ap-
pointed a finance committee to collect
money for the campaign. and promised to
make public accounting of all contribu-
lions.
The address TO the voters sai6 in part:
Address to the People.
TO the people the Independence League
appeals for support in the campaign upon
which it enters TO wrest power from the
exploiting few and rettrn 1t to the patri-
otto and pillaged many. The Independence
League has no aim with which a Lincoln
republican or Jefferson democrat ought
not to sympathize Its purpose is to over
throw boss rule and corporation control;
TO drive from the seat of government the
private interests. corrupt and corrupting,
which give US legislatures that vote away
the property of the people without com
pensation to the public treasury which obey
the orders of bosses in Indifference to the
rights and welfare of their constituents,
which give US governors who are priceless
lackeys of criminal wealth rather than pub
lie servants, and Judges who. too often. look
to Wall street instead OF their conscience
and professional knowledge for guidance
when constituting the law.
The Independence League stands for the
rights OF property. holding that no man
shall be privileged to confiscate what right
fully belongs 70 another. The dollar of
the man who earns II by his labor should
be as sacred as the fortune of the million
alre. Property cannot be protected while
government is In the possession OF private
interests whose animating motive is loot;
while the legislature makes and the gov
ernOr signs laws designed to facilitate taxa
ton of the people for. private profit, and
while the Attorney General lends the power
OF his office to election thieves and spoilia-
tors. becoming a convenience -or insurance
company manpulators and the crooks of
thieving finance
What the League Stands For.
The Independence League stands for
public ownership of such public utilities
under private ownership subject the people
10 incompetent service and Increasing rob-
berry. It stands for irreconciiable hostility
q, .fs4
created by the community, and which,
therefore. should belong TO the community,
II stands for dnalterable antagonism to
robbery OF the citizens for the benefit OF the
small favored class who now. entrenched
IL power levy tribute upon everybody else,
call their piracy "business'' and command
the obedience Of elected officials from the
governor down. 1t stands for reputation
OF that species Of party organization which
results In machines whose bosses are mere
ly agents OF the privileged corporations.
The fundamental idea of the Indepen-
dencs League. 70 quote the words of VIII
liam Randolph Hearst at the Albany con-
ference in 1906. is independence: hide
pendence OF boss rule, Independence of cor
poration control. and independence OF any
party subject to boss rule and corporation
coatrol
a fair vote and an honest count; a gov
ernOr who shall be servant OF the people
and not OF the corporations. a legislature
acting for the public and not for the neecers
bring the laws to bear upon the rich and
powerful thieves; q judiciary. learned In the
law and impartial In its Interpretation of
statutes. fearing the power of wealth no
more than unintelligent popular clamor:
honest government in the peoples interest
with equal rights for all and privileges to
none
To Redeem New York.
Those are the principles for which the
Independence League is prepared to battle.
Why should any American who cares for
his country and wants the state of New
York redeemed from the grasp OF the sordid
interests which are in possession of this
government be opposed In support of these
principles the Independents League asks the
cooperation at the polls OF all patriotic
citizens and OF all political organizations
which are in sympathy with their practical
enforcement In the government OF the state
OF New York
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