Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-28

one man in the balcony cried Bryan. F"
A storm of hisses followed. which
were stilled by the gavel
Father O'Callahan. of Chicago. de-
livered the Invocation.
MIR. Howard at the conclusion of the
invocation announced the names of
the temporary officers of the conven-
ton. His mention of the name of Mr..
Hearst was received with an outburst
of applause, and when Mr. Hearst
mounted the rostrum, escorted by a
committee of three appointed by the
chair, he was given an uproarous well
come. The band struck up "The Star
Spangled Banner" and the convention
rose en- masse cheering in wild ap-
plause. The New York delegates gave
repeated cheers in honor of their
leader, who stood 'quiet and impas-
sive" waiting for the demonstration
to subside. When quiet had been re-
stored he began his address as tenn
porary chairman of the convention,
speaking as follows;
MY friends: This is the first ma
tional convention of the Independence
party. Whether 1t shall prove his
torical event or merely a passing po-
litical incident depends upon the wis
dom and patriotism with which we
shall deliberate and act.
IF the men who met in independ-
ence hall in Philadelphia on the
Fourth of July. 1875. had had within
them any feeling of hesitation. any
disposition towards a compromise or
concession, that day would now pass
as any other day on the calendar.
But the patriots who assembled
there had courage in their hearts. de-
termination In their minds, high pur-
pose in their souls and The Fourth Of
July is saluted throughout the world
as the birthday Of liberty for all men.
1T is too much to say that our con
vention can ever reach the import
ance of the second continental con
gress, but the principle they met to
declare, we meet to preserve and the
liberties they assembled 10 secure. we
assemble to protect
DttttNtt liitItluItt that we VIII
do a service to our fellow sons. sec
ond only to the inestimable service
rendered by the founders Of this gov
ernment If we shall FOUND A PAR
TY WHICH WILL REMAIN UN-
FALLINGLY FAITHFUL TO THE
CAUSE OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
TO THE CAUSES OF THE DECLA-
RATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND
TO THE FUNDAMENTAL AMERI-
CAN IDEAS OF LIBERTY. EQUAL
ITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
81 believe that II any party is nee
essary to this country to preserve the
government as the fathers framed It,
a new party is necessary If any party
is necessary to promote progress and
prosperity to o-vncouraSe the honest
business men, and protect the honest
working man. new party Is neces-
sary; II any party Is necessary TO rep
resent the typical American citizen. to
represent the people In their strug-
giles with the typrannical monopolles
which constitute the trusts, a new
party Is necessary
"Tn 1893 Thomas Jefferson who had
penned the principles of the decla-
ration of independence. founded the
emocratic-republlcan parties TO per-
petuate those principles.
"In 1910 this party founded to be
the party of the people, had become
the party of privilege and the demo-
cratic party came into being and cry
stalled about the personality and
principles of Andrew Jackson
"In 1854 the democratic party had
become the property of an arrogant
arlstrocracy. which denounced the self
evident trust OF the declaration of in
dependence as self evident lies Then
the republican party was born TO re-
store the action OF the government to
the principles OF Washington and JEFF
ferson and Abraham Lincoln led It to
victory.
"Is II now time, If there is no party
which shall take up the work Of the
parties of Jefferson. of Jackson. of
Lincoln and preserve for us and for
the citizens of the future the rights
and liberties. which these parties. In
their hour of usefulness preserved for
the citizens Of their time?
1.-THE old parties. In this day of their
decadence are no longer equal for this
work. for they have become unfaith-
full to the principles which inspired
them and unworthy of the patriots
who founded them.
"The republican party Is the open
handed avowed handmaiden Of the
trusts. It scorns those who would
rescue It. repudiates those who would
reform 1t and glories brazenly In lti
profitable infamy.
THE democratic party Is merely en-.
vious of its sordid sisters lllgotter
fnery. II upraids here at one cleo
tlon and intimates at the next
The republican leaders are the po
litical attorneys Of the trusts anf
monopoIes. the representatives II
public life of those giant corporation
which have superseded the people II
this republic as the source Of powei
and the seal Of authority.
''The democratic vanguard Is 3
Falstaff's army. II is led by a knigh
arrayed in a motley Of modified pro
fessions and compromised principles
Of altered opinions and retractet
statements
Mr.. Hearst nj this point In his ad
dress mentioned the names Of suIli
van. Hopkins Murphy Mcclellan
TagRart. Ryan Belmont. Bailey anf
Williams. describing them as officer
OF the democratic vanguard. and des
ignating them In uncomplimentar,
terms. He then resumed as follows
"a FaIstaffs army. whose baune