The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-20
HEARST PROGRAM
TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY OF BOTH
 OLD PARTIES.
This New League Issues an Address Sentiment That Time Is Ripe For New
 Party.

New York Special.--The Indepen- dence League has isued its appeal to the public for support. The appeal is signed by W. R. Hearst, Justice Samuel Eeabury, of the City Court. who sup ported Tom Watson in the last presi- dential campaign and was offered the mayoralty nomination on the Municip- al Ownership ticket before Hearst took 1t, and John Palmert. former Repub- Iiean appointed by Gov. Odell to be Justice of the Court of General Ses- sions In 1904. There was loRg cons ference on the part of the leaders in the Hearst movement for State control before the appeal was made public William R, Hearst himself came on from washington to attend 1t. The sentiment was unanimous that in view of the present fight over railroad rates. the insurance revelations and the gem eral public sentiment against corpora tions. the time was most opportune for the new party to fling it's banner to the breeze.
 The League charges that the State Government has degenerated into one of organized monopoly. operating through corrupt political bosses for the enrichment of the few. It then goes on to say:
 The Independence League seeks to give expression to the feeling of bitter protest which Is in the heart of the citizens It seeks to formulate policies and establish unity of action through out the State that shall restore the government to the people. The machines of both old parties have be- come to an alarming extent the property and representatives of organ ized monopoly and it's special interests. The voters demand an op- portunlty to register effectively their protest against the degradation of Democracy as Jefferson enunciated 1t and of Republieanism as 1t was rep resented by Abraham Lincoln.
 The shameful revelations that have startled the country and crystalized public mitigation during the past year have indicated the hired, corporation owned bosses of both parties Insurance funds, reliance of widows and children. were stolen by dishonorabie Democrats and Republicans alike. Bosses on both sides shared the plunder as a reward for servility. The people of the State are determined that these bosses shall be deprived of their power. The ln- dependence League is organized 70 give effect to this determination. It invites the advice and support of all those who feel that the time nas come to make the government of the State represent the will of the voters, and not the in- terests of organized money ana tyran- nieal monopoly
 From all this the natural inference Is that the Hearst organization pro- noses to go it alone. That is. some Of inc leaders in the movement so declare and say furthermore that the organiza- tion will not listen to oveftures from the Democratic or any other party. If inc older organizations wish to indorse any ticket the league may put in the filed next fall that is. of course, a different matter. The theory upon which the members of the new organ ization rely on for success Is the invin- ability of William R. Hearst. Their claim is that he is stronger than the two old parties, that he can get the partlsans of both to vote for him and holds the labor vote in the hollow of his hand
 But most of the leading Democratic and Republican leaders are not inclin- ed to believe that the Hearst organiza- ton will go 1t alone with Its leader as the standard-b -bearer in the fall. They do not believe that the rural districts will fall victims to the campaign methods Of the New Yorker, and that as third candidate he will, therefore, be leading forlorn hope. The only effect of Hearst entering the field as a third candidate would be to defeat the regular Democratic nominee. That would be bad move for him,
 so far as his Presidential aspiration,