Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-09-01

to be a first essential to prosperity
that there should be economical con-
duct of public affairs. Extravagant
appropriations due to horde of un-
necessary officials and log rolling leg
islation for purely political purposes,
mean higher taxes and all taxes come
out of the pockets of the people and
add to the ever increasing cost of
living.
mo business man has more reason
than to insist upon a strict enforce
ment of the law against oppressive
trusts and criminal monopolies, but l
would substitute conviction OF crimi-
nails for reckless and disturbing
threats and denunciations. Further
more, l believe. as our platform de-
clares, in Jail for the responsible Of
Tenders instead of fines that are in
reality imposed upon stockholders or
collected from the consuming pubic.
Our platform condemns the evil
of overcapitalization and demands as
primary necessity for sound busi-
ness conditions the enactment of laws,
both state and national, to prevent
watering of stock, dishonest issues of
bonds and other forms of corporation
frauds. l believe that stock watering
and dishonest financiering have been
potent factors in bringing on the coun-
try business troubles; ] believe fur
thermore that stock watering has been
both the means and motive for the
launching of nine-tenths of the great
trusts.
Another anxious body of the coun-
trys producing classes, the nations
working men, the independence par
TVS platform proposes definite, plain
and concrete measures, where the old
parties deal in attempts to delude and
mislead.
Regulation of court rules and
practice, however desirable, falls far
short of being the goal for which la
Dor has been waging its long strug-
gle. Fair wages, reasonable hours,
sanitary conditions, safe appliances,
protection from convict and Asiatic
labor, abolition of child labor and
prohibition Of the blacklist are the
objects for which workingmen have
combined and their protest is against
being branded as outlaws because of
having so combined"
At the close of Mr.. Hisgen's speech
he was cheered until the walls of the
club house seemed to tremble. The
al IL. 4
those present were there by invita-
tion. At this stage of the proceed
ings Chairman Powell announced
that there was a crowd of from 5000
to 10000 people in the street anxious
to hear the candidate speak and he
asked ME- Hisgen to make short ad-
dress to the crowd from the club
house steps. Policemen outside said
Mr. Powell greatly overestimated the
crowd. Mr.. Hisgen delivered fifteen
minute speech, which for the most
part was reiteration of his address of
acceptance.
There were shouts for a speech
from w II, Hearst
The editor said:
Il think this occasion will be re-
corded i'm history, both on account OF
the high character of our nominee and
because of the growing Importance
and the eventful achievements of the
independence league. l believe that
this new party will eventually sup
pant the. old indifferent, incompetent
and Intellectual ones. l believe it will
speedily be placed in power by the
unbought and Embossed voters. l be-
lieve that owing no allegiance to any
power, it will speedily carry out their
ideas and reforms and restore the gov
ernment to their hands. | am con-
vinced that if the people of every state
could only come to know our candi-
dates as we know them and their prin-
ciples. which in their lives they so
nobly represent we would see them re-
turned to the presidency and vice
presidency.
Both the old parties have proved
false. Both the old parties have proved
failures. And it is because of the fail
ure and the fraud and the ncompen-
tency and the treachery of both of the
old parties that the independence
party has been founded and will
inevitably succeed"