Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-28

nation of candidates for president and
! vice president. The reading was in
| terrupted by cries Of Hearst" and
enc man in the balcony cried Bryan. "
! 4 storm of hsses followed. which
| We're stiled By the gavel
Father O'Callahau, of Chicago, de-
livcred the Invocation,
Mn Howard at the conclusion of the
Invocation announced the names of
the temporary officers of the conven-
tiou. His mention OF the namc of Mr.
Hearst was received with an outbmst
of applause, and when MI Hearst
mounted the rostrum, escorted by a
committee of three appointed by the
chair, he was given an uproarous wei
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 Il shall prove his
torical event or merely a passing po-
litlcal incident depends upon the wis
dom and patriotism with which we
shall deliberate and act
'If the men who met in indepeud-
ence hall in Philadelphia on the
Fourth of July 1875, had had within
them any feeling of hesitation, any
disposition towards a compromise orr
concession that day would now pass
as any other day on the calendar
'But the patriots who assembled
there had courage IN their hearts, dc
termination in their minds, high pur-
pose in their souls and ,he Fourth of
July is saluted throughout the world
as the birthday of liberty for al men
1T Is too much to say that our con
veution can ever reach the import
ancc of the second continental CON
gress but the principle they met to
declare, We meet to preserve and the
liberties they assembled to secure. we
assemble to protect.
do a service to our fellow sons. see
ond only 10 the inestimahle service
rendered by the founders of this gov
II we shall FOUND A PAR !
TY WHICH WILL REMAIN I'm |
FAITHFUL TO THE /
CAUSE or THE PLAIN PEOPLE. .
To THE CAUSES or THE DECLA-l |
iIAFTON or INDEPENDENCE AND |
To THE FUNDAMENTAL AMERI-l I
CAN IDEAS or LIBERTY. EQUAL-I
ITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL /
81 believe that If any party Is nee
assary to this country to preserve the |
government as the fathers framed it, |
a new party Is necessary IL any party t
Is necessary to promote progress aud !
to encourage ~the honest |
business men, and protect the honest |
man. new party is neces-
'ary, II any party Is necessary TO rep
'esent the typical American citizen, to
cpresent tho people in their struE
les with the typrannlcal monopolies
which constitute the trusts. new
'arty Is necessary.
"in 1793 Thomas jefferson who had
enned the principles of the decla-
alton Of independence founded the
neutrality-suspicious. parties to per- ,
etuatc those principles. u
''In 1S40 this party. founded to be {
ne party of the people had become s
ne party Of privilege and the demo-
ratio party came into being ana cry G
allied about the personality and a
rinciplcs of Andrew Jackson. y
ecome the property Of An arrogant 4
which denounced the self t
,ident trust Of the declaration of in | il
apendence as self evident lies Then r
he republican party was born to re- n
ore the action OF the government TO ii
le principles Of Washington and JEFF
rson and Abraham Lincoln led II to n
ctory. n
"Is IL now time, II there is no party n
hich shall take up the work of the p
lrties Of Jefferson, OF Jackson. Of
ncoln and preserve for us and for II
g citizens Of the future the rights b
ID liberties. which these parties. IN ca
cir hour of usefulness preserved for ol
. citizens OF their time? II
1.-THE old parties, in this day of their
are no longer equal for this tu
lrk. for they have become unfaith- I
! to the principles which inspired Ia
ON and unworthy of the patriots M
40 founded them. cl
"The republican party Is the open ti'
nded avowed handmaidcn Of the te
lists. ~ scorns those who would Al
3cuc n. repudiatos those who would tn
form II and glories brazenly i'm it's pi
oftahle infamy IN
The democratic party Is merely en- pt
'us Of its sordid sisters illEotten
cry. n upraids here al one cleo ed
n and intimates M the next ui
The republican leaders are the po- ne
cal attorneys Of the trusts and err
the representatives in
bile life of those giant corporations ~
ich have superseded the people I'm ~
s. republic as the source of power VII
I the seal of authority pr
The democratic vanguard is '7'
Istan's army. IL is led by knight ~"
aged 10 motley Of modified pro ~
sious and compromised principles ~
altered opinions and retractcd
iemeuts." N
tr. Hearst at this point in his ad- itl
ss mentioned the names Of Sulli-
Hopkins. Murphy. Mcclellan.
.gsrt. Ryan Belmont. Bailey and GU
liams. describing them as officers pi'
Tho democratic vanguard. and des- ~"