The Springfield herald., 1908-07-31
THOMAS H.. HIseEN FOR PREsi-
DENT; SoHN TEMPLE GRAVES
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
.HEaRsI's CONVENTION
A RADICAL PLATFORM CHARGES
ALL EVILS TO THE TWO
OLD PARTIES.

Of Georgia.
The above ticket WAS nominated
Tue sday night by the Independence
party at lis first national convention.
The friends of Mr. Bryan made an
effort during the night session 10 bring
his name before the convention. and
the man who attempted it nearly pro-
duced riot and narrowly escaped
physical violence at the hands of the
indignant delegates
The man who sought TO place Mr..
Bryan In nomination was j. |. Shepard
of Fort Scott, Kansas. He did not
succeed in his mission, for being called
to order by the convention and ques-
Uoued by Chairman Charles A. Walsh.
he admitted that it was his intention
to name Mr.. Bryan.
This was the first and last time he
mentioned the name Of the Democrat
leader. He was promptly ruled out ol
order by the chairman and under the
guard OF several sergeants alarms he
was hustled out of the hall while some
of the inceDsed delegates vainly at
tempted to strike him with fists. and
one of them swung al him savagely
with a cane.
The nomination OF Mr.. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief
competitors being Milford w. Howard
Of Alabama and John Temple Graves
OF Georgia, Reuben r. Lyon of New
York received a complimentary vote
on the first ballot and William h.
Hearst had forty-nine friends who
voted for him en- the first two ballots.
The nomination of Mr.. Graves was
made unanimous. all the other can
didates having been Withdrawn.
The platform adopted is in part as
follows:
I'VE. i dependent American citi.
zcns, representing the independence
party in forty-four states and two ter
ritories. have met in national conven
ton TO nominate. absolutely independ.
ent of all other parties. candidates t2r
president and vice president of the
United States.
"Our action is based upon a deter
mination to wrest the conduct of public
affairs from the heads of selfish inter
ests, political tricksters and corrupt
bosses, and make the government, as
the founders intended, an agency for
the common good.
"At period of unexampled national
prosperity and promise, a staggering
blow was dealt to legitimate business
by the unmolested practice of stock
watering and dishonest financiering.
Multitudes of defeESeless investors,
thousands of honest business men and
an army of idle workingmen are pay
ing the penalty. Year by year. fes
tered by watchful and reckless gov
ernmental extravaganza, by the man
ipulation of trusts and by a privilege
creating tariff, the cost of living
mounts higher and higher. Day by
day the control of the government
drifts further away from the people
and more firmly into the grip of ma
chire politicians and party bosses.
THE Republican and Democratic
parties are not only responsible for
these conditions, but are committed to
their indefinite continuance. Prodigal
of promises, they are SO barren of
performance that to a new party OF
independent voters the country must
look for the establishment of a new
policy and return TO genuine govern
ment.
I'VE condemn the evil of over-capi
talization. Modern industrial condi-
tions make the corporation and stool;
company a necessity, but over-cat ital-
ization in corporations is as harmful
ard criminal as is personal dishonesty
in an individual.
1--WE denounce the so called labor
planks of the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms as political buncombe
and contemplate clap-trap unworthy
of national parties claiming to be seri-
Gus and sincere.
1.-The Republican declaration that
no injunction or temporary restrain
ing order should be issued without no.
tice, except where irreparable injury
would result from delay is empty
verbiage for a showing of irreparable
injury can always be made and is Gl
WAYS made on ex-parte af1idavits.
''The Democratic declaration that
injunctions should not hs issued in
any case in which Injunction should
not issue if no industrial dispute were
involved is meaningless and worth
less.
I'VE condemn the manufacture ana
sale OF prison-made goods in the open
market in competition with free labor
manufactured goods.
I'VE favor the creation of a depart
ment of labor. including mines and
mining, the head of which shall be
member of the Presidents cabinet.
THE railroads must be kept open to
all upon exactly equal terms. Every
form OF rebate ana lndlScrlmlnatlOn
and railroad rates is a crime against
business and must be stamped out.
1.-The Independence party condemns
the arbitrary use of the writ of injunc
ton and contempt proceedings as Il
violation of the fundamental American
right of trial by jury.
I'VE advocate the extension of the
principle of public ownership of public
utilities, including railroads, as rand
ly as municipal. state or national gov
ernments shall demonstrate ability to
conduct public utilities for the pubic
benefit
I'VE favor a court review of the con
sorship and arbitrary rulings of the
Postofiice Department
I'VE favor the immediate develop.
ment OF national system of good
roads, connecting states. and national
aid to states in the construction and
maintenance of post roads.
The parcels post system should be
rapidly and widely extended and gov.
ernment postal savings banks should
be established where the peoples de.
posts will be secure. the money to be