The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-01
The Birth of a Party.


With a considerable show of enthusiasm the
part of the attending delegates, Mr.. Hearsts indie
pendence party given birth at Chicago as
national organization on the 9th of July repre-
sentatives from various states assembling in
vention to announce the principles of the party and
nominate ticket.
The entire independence movement Centers about
the personality of Mr. Hearst, who does not invite
the uncompensated aid of Others but prefers to
do everything in the way of booming reform through
his own agency, assisted by retinue of salaried
employees.
During many years the presidential bee has been
buzzng in the bonnet of Mr.. Hearst and he has
been urging himself as candidate in his way,
while the public has looked with the unconcern
of toleration He has assumed, and still assumes,
that he has no desire to become president of the
United States, but he is strongly of the opinion that
the United States needs him as its president, and
needs him badly
He would therefore be ready at any time to
sacrifice himself on the altar of his country, though
he is not visibly nsistent about it, if some one
equally valuable be caused to occupy the pedestal.
Mr. Hearst's greatest vote getting strength is in
the string of influential metropolitan newspapers he
owns and conducts with genius that has given him
leading place in the journalistic world
is now no sign of recognition between himself and
Mr. Bryan they pass and repass in the crowded
arena of the world If SO, the frosty demeanor is
of Mr.. Hearst's making. He is an iceberg to
everybody, ever seeking the retirement of his
citadel, avoiding companionship and ignoring the
binary amenities of the human family.
His new found creed he claims is the refined
tract of Jeffersonianism while he is the most
democratic atom in the mob of American citizenship.
AS the temporary presiding officer of the first
tional convention of the independence party, Mr..
Hearst said in addressing the gathering at Chicago
My friends This is the first national convention
historical event merely passing political incident
depends upon the wisdom and patriotism with which
we shall deliberate and act
"It is too much to say our convention can never
reach the Importance of the second continental con-
gress but the principle they met to declare meet
to preserve, and the liberties they assembled to
cure have assembled to protect.
81 believe, therefore, that will do service to
fellow citizens second only to the inestimabe
vice rendered by the founders of this government
if we shall found party which will remain unfa-
ngly faithful to the of the plain people, to
the principles of the declaration of independence and
the fundamental American idea of liberty equality
and opportunity for all.
L believe that If any party is necessary in this
country to preserve the government the fathers
framed it, party is necessary. If any part is
necessary to promote progress and prosperity to
courage honest business and working and
protect the honest man. party is necessary. If
any party necessary to represent the typical Amer
citizen, to represent the people in their strug-
giles with the yranical monopolies which constitute
trusts, party is necessary.
THE old parties, in this day of their decadence