The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-03
new PARTY
HEAD ACCEPTS
Mr.. HiSgen Notified Of His
Nomination.
DENOUNCES OLD PARTIES

Candidate Declares Control Of Govern
ment Has slipped Away From the
People Into the Hands Of Machine
Politicians and 8ossss-Rsaards the
Nomination as Call to Public Service,
He Says - Gathering Cheers For
Hearst - Graves 10 Unable 10 Be
Present.
New York, Sept. 1. In exclusive
dramercy square, where thirty years
ago Samuel ]. Tilden, leader Of the
Democratic party, resided, the Inde-
pendence party notified its candidate
for the presidency of his nomination,
denounced the older parties and made
bid for popular favor.
Red fire. bands and constant cheer.
Ing nwoke the echoes Of the famous
old place for the first time In many
years. The old Gerard mansion,
whore some Of the most celebrated so.
cial functions Of bygone days were
held. rang with cheers FOR our next
president" more cheers for that great
leader, William Randolph Hearst" and
cyclones of approval OF tho denuncin.
tion OF both MIR. Bryan and Mr.. Taft,
uttered by Thomas l.. lIisgen the can.
didate. and Mr.. Hearst. the sponsor Of
the new pnrty. John Temple Graves,
the candidate for vice president, was
unable to be present, hut sent tele.
gram predicting success for the new
movement.
Nomination q Call to Service.
After stating that he regarded his
nomination as II call to public service
MIR. liisgen in his speech Of acceptance
went right into the main issues of tho
campaign and gave vigorous outline
Of the principles and policies he stands
for. He declared 1t was necessary 70
organize new party to bring about
needed reforms, and 50 the Indcppnd-
ence party came into existence The
candidate asserted that the present Ill
vision Of the reform elements had per
mitted the control Of the government
to slip from the hands Of the people
into the hands of machine politicians
and party bosses. and he said that to
take control out of their hands he nd-
vocated direct nominations. the initia.
tive, the referendum and the recall"
Mr.. Hisgen said in part:
The only way to unite the reform
elements Of both the old parties Ia in
new party, and the only way to de-
feat the reactionary elements OF both
the old parties is with new party.
Thanks to the present senseless divi-
al, 49, . I,.,
ments, the control OF the government
has slipped away from the people into
the hands Of machine politicians and
party bosses.
| believe that the first essential Of all
reform is to take the conduct OF public
affairs out of the hands OF special in
terests and their tools, the corrupt
bosses, and restore II to the hands Of
the people.
To accomplish this heartily advo.
cate, as does our platform, direct nomi.
nations. the initiative. the referendum
and the recall.
Favors Full Campaign Publicity.
| believe, Furthermore, that to OBJ
tain genuine popular government the
corruption OF money must be elimInat.
ed and | indorse our platform declara-
tion which not only calls for full pub
lcity Of campaign contributions. as do
the platforms (but not the legislation
of the Republican and Democratic par
ties, but which prohibits. as they do
not. the use of any money in elections
except for meetings. literature and the
necessary travelling expenses of can
didatcs.
With the cost of living constantly
increasing, with competition stiilrd. in
dividual opportunity in business stcadI
ly lessencd AMI n ban placed ut the
same time upon the right OF lnhorers
and farmers to organize for their own
protection the business man, the work
ingmAn and the farmer want plain
speaking. This they get pre-eminent
ly in the Independence party platform,
and confidently submit its clean cut
declarations to my fellow citizens.
The trusts have grown and fnttened
upon Republican rule, and the Demo
cratic platform has nothing to offer on
the subject but a fanciful scheme of
federal license and meddlesome and In
effectual regulation and inspection.