The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-27
TmAr NEW PARTY.

~h N~&sA1 " 8tbr1t SfteAH& tt1t tttr ultimate object of william R. Heart is to organize and lead new political party. The. Independence League ss merely the nucleus upon which the new and greater organization is to be built. The League may be regarded in the light of tentative movement. designed te feel the way and ascertain the chances for party which Is to be na- tionai in its scope ana contest for su- prenacy with the two great parties which now occupy the field of political activity.
 Let people not deiude themselves with the belief that there is nothing in the new movement. and that 1t win come to nothing, for such a belief might be very wide of the mark. Not on many occasions has there been more political unrest and uncertainty than at present. Those who have taken the trouble to keep up with current events must see that there is much dissatis- faction among both Republicans and Democrats, and it is prevalent all over the country. Many good party men on both sides are at sea, and many others are indifferent. if not actually hostile towards the leaders of their parties. It Is possible, of course, that the two great parties may put forward tickets and platforms that win weld and so- iidify the elements together and so bring out all the party strength. We are never sure of what will happen in politics, and one of the surprises of the future may be the polling of the full Democratic and Republican strength.
 But while this may be possible. we confess that we do not look on 1t as among the probabilities. We repeat, that political unrest is great and pal- pAbse, and on this Mr. Heast founds his hopes. He is man of energy. res sources, and vast ambition. and his political conscience Is not Of the ten- derest. He does not feel himself un. der any obligations to either of the old parties. and would willingly consign both to the junk heap if possible. More over. he Is ambitious to aegree. lie is not satisfied with second place. and will not remain there if. by any means or efforts, he can set out. Hts re- .A-~~~& &aa < xsshfkex.. hav. h1nxg a~. hibited in many ways, and 1t Is not likely that either will so back on him now.
 The shrewdness of the man is shown in the fact that he is working to have q national convention of the new party, but it is not to meet until some time after the conventions of the other par- ties. He proposes to wait until both the old parties have nominated their tickets and set forth their platforms If. by any trick of politics, the Demo- erats should nominate him for Vice. President. he would accept. but he plainly doesn't expect 1t. He will wait for the two old organizations to do their work and then take Sdvanfage Of any mistakes they may make. If one or both shall commit a serious error, end thus aIlenate its supporters, the new ticket and platform will be of a kind to attract the dissatisfied ones and attach them to his caravan.
 
 We cannot conceive that Afr. Hearst has any hope Of success this year. With all the unrest of which we have spoken. he cannot but know that the two old parties will poll majority of the votes of the country and that one of them will win; consequently. though. the new party may nominate him for President and adopt dragnet platform he cannot hope to be elected. He feels young enough to wait for the political nomi. nation to come to him. He thinks if he can in the next election begin the disintegration of the two old parties and turn the fragments in his own d. rection, he wsli be so firmly fixed in the saddle that he and his party will ride Into power four years hence. We do not think he will succeed in his de- signs. We have witnessed the birth and death of too many new parties to have any fear of the triumph of this one, but for ali that, we feel that those who think he is not to be rsckoned with are badly mistaken.