Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-04
INDEPENDENCE
PARTY ISSUES
candidate Hisgen States Th0
In Speech Of Acceptance
CALLS FOR DIRECT PRIMARY

mated to Obtain Genuine Popular
Government--JalIn Instead of Fines
For Responsible vlolators of Laws
Regulating Trusts--Workmen Err
titled to Right of Trial by Jury
New York, Sept. There was not
room enough In the new clubhouse of
the Independence party to hold the
large crowd that gathered last night
for the dual purpose Of being present
at the notification of Thomas L. Hisgen,
Independence party candidate for
president, and the house-warming of
the club.
After stating that he regarded his
nomination as call to public service,
Mr.. Hisgen, in his speech of accept
ance, went right into the main issues
of the campaign and gave vigorous
outline Of the principles and policies he
stands for. He declared 1t was neces-
sary to organize a new party to bring
about needed reforms, and so the In
dependence party came into existence.
The candidate asserted that the pres
ent division of the reform elements
had permitted the control of the gov
eminent to slip from the hands of the
pepople into the hands of machine
politicians 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 of the south and the west.
Wherever the direct primary goes the
party boss disappears. The party con-
vention and its dummy delegates are
the boss tools. Destroy them and the
boss Is powerless.
THE right to initiate legislation, and,
when occasion arises, to pass upon and
reject legislation. Is the purest popular
government, and condemned only by
those who have lost faith in the right
ald in the ability Of the people to gov
ern.
Especially vafua bic Is he referen-
DUN, when franchises and other pub
lie property are sought to be disposed Of
Hand and hand with these meas
ures of popular government goes the
right Of recall. When an official elected
fox term Of years demonstrates bis
unft1Dess or betrays the public orus'
, early In hts term there should be q
speedy and simple way Of recalling on
getting rid Of him Instead Of leaving
his office wuraSfng pnbiic mtschfef, and
at the same tame strengthening bis
hands by the use or pntrnnagE
40 obtain gprfnfne pppn1ap GOV
erIment the, cruvuJrfm dt Uoufy u1us'
be. eliminated
The first eesrnt1a4 to- prosperity
sfroilh be- econunfcuf and busfneesfik,
conduct Of public 8ffhifs, EUtfavn
CAN'T appropriations, QUE tafpe7y to
horde OF unnecessary oufc4db end log
roAtng lagiEintipn fow purely lD4ftfca
purposes, MEM higher tnDH5, and az
taxes, whether d1uTe or Euditect ~ ou
platform der1n1Hs, UuR uh Of TIN
pockets Of the pergle, ind uecHearil.
add to the everanfFea81ng cnse Of living
mo balSlnHss n1nn hab moro rfaaso1
' than I to fnSdst uprm Ssraet enforce
mealt OF the Inv ag9in3S oEpfessiv,
trusts ard dfm,n.l ruDurqD9es, but
vouid substitute, cIHpffand OF GRIM
inhls for re1skiHD and @SFu9bins
threats aud observation-disclosures tsdfe~e Il
jail for the rea,Imktb1B dnandeq9 In
stead OF fines that are In. EnaHts I'm
posed uJSnf stOrk2sohfH8 On 0lfectel
from the cMfSun1E pn}str.
ITO the nations wnck7nSHPn tho In
Dependence partySS aatTsET1 propose
definite, pantn and cnnerstB measures
where the oid paFftes dRni "a ettempt
to dedude aud ndstead-
81 believe M Organisation sr1on,
wMtingnen desiSnei 10 increase tn
effectiveness Of human effoYt and TN
prove the cOadftiDns Of human f1fe an,
labor and that such organization
should not be ctassed as Id cIfmipa
restraint Of trade. The America
NORTHUMBERLAND N e'liatSel W uldi Uy JUL
before he shall be deprived Of hts III
erty, and before a WRIT Of injunction
issued.
The criminal courts are competgn
TO deal with criminal acts whenever OF
casion arises, and the civil court
should no longer be permitted to
used, even unconsciousIc, as instr
ments OF intimidation, by wrfts pr
cured upon onesided af1davits who's
statement of facts would never stan
the light of jury trial.
Mr.. Hisgen told Of cunstructiy
measures he proposes for the farmer
He said he believed In a national sy
TEN of good roads TO be built by nj
tional aid to states and counties an