Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-04

HEARST OPENS
CAMPAIGN N
INDIANA
HISGEN TELLSOF GROWTH
OF PARTY IN NEW ENGLAND
Taft characterized as Mere
Messenger Boy for Roosevelt
While Bryan is Scored as Po-
IitiCaI JuggIer,

my morning JOurnnl specint Leased Wirel
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 3-The In
diana campaign of the Independence
party was opened here tonight at
English's opera house. which was fill
ed to its capacity. Thomas l.. Hisgen,
presidential candidate, and w. r.
Hearst spoke.
Mr.. Hisgen began by telling about
the growth of the new party in New
England. He told of his campaign
for governor of Massachusetts last
year, when he polled 10000 votes, five
thousand more than were cast for the
democratic party.
There are three groups of citizens
who are especially interested in this
election-the laborer, the farmer and
the business man. The laborer wants
more work, better wages and shorter
hours, He is one of the greatest fac
tors in the production of the wealth
of this country and we believe that he
should have his fair share of it.
for his produce and he demands the
destruction of the combinations organ
lied to control the price of his pro-
ducts TO this end our party demands
the right of the farmers to organize so
that they may be better prepared to
protect themselves from these monop-
olies.
Il1aA Il. Il
equal opportunity. He has not tot il
today, because Of the monopolies that
were formed against him. The busi-
ness man wants u business admlnistra-
ton of the government and he does
not get 1t today, because OF the un-
faithfulness of public officials. With
these conditions prevailing with the
prices Of the necessities OF life 50 high
that honest workingmen can hardly
live--the two old parties responsible
for the present condition. come before
you and ask for your votes.
I'VE aim to restore the government
back into the hands of the people,
Then the wrongs that arc now perpe-
trated will be righted. Then we viii
have a government In reality of the
people by the people and for the peo-
pie"
Mr.. Hearst said in part; MY friends.
Indiana has been historic In times
past as the battle-ground of the two old
parties, We intend to make 1t his-
toric today as the scene of victory for
the new party.
"rhe independence party platform
declares that the power Of government
has been taken from the people by
political machines and corrupt bosses
and is exercised for the advantage Of
the privileged interests who control
the political machines and own the
corrupt bosses our platform declares
for direct nominations and for the to-
tai elimination of campaign corrup-
ton funds and for the initiative and
the referendum and the recall.
"There is no demand for direct nom
nations in the platforms of the old
parties and there is no demand for
the initiative and referendum In the
platforms of the old parties.
1.-THE independence party platform
endorses farmers unions and responds
to their demands, and. am proud to
say, is the one platform which deals
openly and honestly with labor unions.
1T declares for good wages and
hours, and proper conditions Of labor.
and employers liabilities, and II de-
clares against child labor, the unfair
competition of pauper lavor and con-
vict labor and Asiatic labor, and
against blackllsting, and against the
misuse OF the injunction, and the
abuse of the power to punish for con-
tempt.
"Our candidate is as frank and hon-
est as our platform. He Is a man of
singular simplicity and sincerity Of
marked ability and integrity, aud
known as honest Tom lIi0rfn
Opposed to this able business man
of character and capacity, we have on
the one hand a sort Of fessenger boy;
a good, loyal messenger boy, no
doubt, running errands honestly for
his recognized chief, but nevertheless
a messenger boy whom Roosevelt Is
apparently only putting into the White
House to keep the chair warm until
he himself returns from abroad.
"Opposed to Mr.. Hlsgen on the
other hand is the peerless prestidigator
OF modern politics, whose hand IS
quicker than the eye, who causes his
principles to disappear and changes
his politics In full view Of the AUDI
ence. My friends, Mr.. Bryan has no
set convictions. He has changed his
opinions at every election and II he
has been wrong 80 often we are iusti-
fled in assuming that he Is wrong
again. | believe, on the other hand.
that there Is no man In the United
States better fitted for the place than
the Hon. Thomas l.. Hlsgen'
Just before the speaking began the
independence party leaders met.
adopted platform and nominated the
following state ticket:
Governor-James NJ Zion.
Lieutenant Governor--Wm. Francis
Keats
Secretary Of State--J. W. Close.
Treasurer Harley s. SnIdet
Audltor--Fred L. Hisgen.