The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-24
NATIONAL PARTY
WILL PUT TICKET
IN THE FIELD
Hearst and Provisional Com.
mittee Outline Platform
ALL KINDS OF PLANKS
Conference at Chicago Holds to
Eleven Cardinal Points In Presi.
DENTAL Campaign.
ALL KINDS OF pLANks

CHICAGO, Feb. Misrepresentation
of the Hearst Independence league
from about dozen states met in Chi
cago and discussed plans for taking
part In the national campaign of 1908.
Their chief, William Randolph Hearst,
was present and made speech, out
lining his views of the need of new
national party.
The provisional national committee,
of which Mr.. Hearst is chairman, was
authorized by resolution to call a ma
tional convention to nominate candi-
dates for the presidency and tile vice
presidency after the Republican and
the Democratic parties have held their
conventions in Chicago and Denver re-
spectively.
The conference adopted declaration
Of national principles as the basis of
platform for the leagues campaign.
The planks embrace many of the prin-
ciples of the Republican, Democratic
and Socialist parties.
The declaration of principles was
framed by Mr.. Hearst, his editorial
writer, John Temple Graves of Geor-
gia. and his attorney, Clarence j.
Shearn Of New York, assisted by How.
ard s. Taylor and Charles ii. Mitchell
of Chicago, George l.. Hisgen Of Mas
sachusetts and J. l. Sheppard of Kan
sas. The platform was read to the
conference by Mr.. Shearn and immedi-
ately adopted without opposition.
Some Of the cardinal policies for
which the league stands are:
Direct nominations by the people OF
all candidates for office.
The election of United States sena-
tors and judges by the people.
An income tax and the referendum.
The right of the people to Gust pub
lie officials from public service.
The immediate government owner
ship of railroad and telegraph lines.
Emergency currency to be issued
only by the government.
An eight hour day for workingmen.
A law making blacklisting Illegal.
An Interstate commerce court to en-
force the rulings of the interstate COM
merce commission.
A ship subsidy for the development
of commerce.
National postal savings banks.
The platform also declares that
trusts are beneficial whenever the peo-
pie participate in their advantages.
Otherwise the trusts should be crush
ed as monopolies restraining trade.
In his speech Mr.. Hearst, among 9TH
er things, said that while the Republic
an and Democratic parties were pro-
gressive in spots, they were committed
to dead issues, and the Democratic
party was hopelessly split between the
conservatives and radicals.
1T depends" he continued, upon
what particular clique secures control
Of the Republican machinery whether
the party declares for Roosevelt and
radicalism or Cannon and conservatism
or Hughes and hypocrisy.
.rhe Democratic party has stood
heroically for Bryan and bimetallism
one year, for philanthropy in the Phil
ippnes one year, for conservatism and
a campaign fund one year and for pub
lie ownership for part Of another year
until indeed that deep rooted cOnvic-
ton collided with the Jim Crow car"
Again he said, IF Roosevelt, attired
In the boots and breaches Of Democra-
cy, has frightened the country into
financial fits, what will be the proba-
BILE effect on the community of DEM
ocratic president, arrayed in the con-
trasting colors of the full Democratic
regaliaY'