The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-05
CANDIDATE OF INDEPENDENCE
PARTY SAYS PEOPLE ARE
LOSING CONTROL.
machine IN POLITICS
FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF THoM'
AS L. HISGEN IN NEW
YORK CITY.

New York-There was not room
enough in the new club house OF the In
dependence league to hold the large
crowd that gathered tonight for the
dual purpose OF being present at the
notification OF Thomas l.. Hisgen, In
dependence party candidate for Presi-
dent, aul the house warming OF the
club.
William R. Hearst and Mr.. Hisgen
entered the club house shortly after
9 o'clock and were greeted by an out
burst of cheers. Hisgen was enthus-
iastically referred to as the trust
buster" and "our next President. IL
had been originally planned to have
Mr.. Hisgen and Mr. Graves notified
at the same time, but owing to the
poor health of Mr.. Graves, this plan
was abandoned. Mr.. Graves lis at the
Warm Sulphur Springs in Virginia
Melvin G. Palliser, chairman OF the
meeting turned the proceedings over
to Henry A. Powell chairman of the
notification committee. Mr.. Powell
began by saying that he enjoyed the
duty that lay before him in notifying
the candidate for President of the new
party which, he said. in view OF the
signs of the times was destined to be
historical in the future OF the city,
state and nation. Mr.. Powell told Mr..
Hisgen that he had been selected as
the standard bearer of the new party
and then Mr.. Hisgen arose to accept
the nomination. There was prolonged
cheering and it was several minutes
before the candidate could begin.
Mr.. Hisgen read his address. After
stating that he regarded his nomina-
ton as call to public service he
went right into the main issues OF the
campaign and gave q vigorous outline
OF the principles and policies he stands
for. He declared 1t was necessary to
organize n new party to bring about
needed reforms and SO the Independ-
ence part. came into existence. The
candidate asserted that the present d.
vision OF the reform element had per
mitted the control of the govern
ment to slip from the hands OF the
people into. the hands of machine poll
ticians and party bosses, and he said
that to take control out of their
hands he advocated direct nomina-
tions. the initiative. the referendum
and the recall" Mr.. Hisgen said in
part:
The direct primary is spreading
rapidly through the states off the South
and West. Wherever the direct pri-
mary goes, the party boss disappears.
The party convention and its dummy
delegates are the bosses tools.
The right to initiate Legislation
and when occasion arises to pass upon
and reject legislation. is the purest
popular government and is condemned
only by those who have lost faith
in the right and In the ability of the
people to govern.
Especially valuable is the referen-
dunn when franchises and other public
property are sought to be disposed Of
Hand in hand with these measures
Of popular government goes the right
OF recall. When an official elected for
. term of years demonstrates his I'M
fitness or betrays the public trust
early in his term there should be
speedy and simple way of recalling
or getting rid Of him instead of leav-
ing him in office working public mis-
chief and at the same time strength
ening his hands by the use of patron
age.
No business man has more reason
than I to insist upon a strict enforce
ment Of the law against oppressive
trusts and criminal monopolies, but !
would substitute of criminals for
reckless and disturbing threats and de-
nunciation.' Furthermore, believe,
as our platform declares, in Jail for
the responsible offenders instead OF
fines that are In reality imposed upon
stockholders or collected from the con-
Stunning public.
Regulation Of court rules and prac-
tice, however desirable, falls far short
Of being the goal for which labor has
been waging its long struggle. Fair
wages. reasonable hours, sanitary con-
ditions. safety appliances, protection
from convict pauper and Asiatic labor,
abolition OF child labor, trial by jury,
and prohibition Of the black list are
the objects for which workingmen have
combines. and their protest is against
being branded as outlaws because of
having so combined"