The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-19
LA FOLLETTE's% LEADERSHIP.

FTHHE COMMITTEE Of As" political party will hold a national con.
vention in Chicago on July 10. The new labor party will hold its
to merge the two into a formidable third party party movement to
the labor party aeeedes TO the merger proposal or declines il, the
Committee Of Is viii proceed with its third party plans.
A tentative platform for this party has been approved, and while
pretty generally agreed upon planks including public ownership
Of transportation, including stoekyards, elevators, pipe lines. etc.
lauve purposes. Endorsement of the effort of labor 10 share in the
management of industry, immediate restoration of free speech and
freedom Of both now obtain. and the branding Of both the old parties
as but riva. sekeys Of great monopolies whatever that may mean.
IL is asserted that a referendum of membership in the Com
mittee Of IS party shows a preponderanee of sentiment in favor Of
senator Robert NJ La Toilette a the new partys presidential candi-
ted 70 comment upon this preference Or his attitude toward such
a nomination. The partys platform, however, is in sympathy with
bis home state and in the United States senate.
Ii might prove fortunate for the United States should the Com.
mittee Of 4s succeed in launching a third party movement based
upon a platform such a the tentative one appears to be, and with
the leadership Of La Toilette Such a movement, while nominally
not socialstc, would % duplicate the socialist platform deeara-
tons az 70 provide a resting place and a logical voting place for
such socialists as do not care to follow the socialist party in support,
ing Debs, II is not likely that the merging of the labor party will
prove Of importance. Samuel Gompers recognizes fully the danger
TO organized labor as managed by himself, when 1t enters INTO q
labor party movement ahd 30 far as he can control il. and his control
is all but absolute in organization matters, organized labor VIII not
enter the new movement
La Toilette undoubtedly holds a powerful place in his home
state. That his unfortunate position and the results therefrOm dur.
ing the war, have not shaken the confidence IN him OF the people OF
Wisconsin was made apparent during the Chicago convention when
his delegation continued 20 vote for him for the nomination for pres
ident, after the nomination had gone to Senator Harding and when
ihe voting was 10 an accompaniment of Kisses la Toilette war
record probably would not be much of a factor IN the situation. IL
was an unfortunate record. but there is little inclination now 20
question La Foliette's loyalty 20 his country. Interest would lie
chiefly in just how much support could be attracted by a presidential
candidate who has reached a stage m progreSsIveism which has
carried him into an advocacy Of socialism; because in the final an
alysis that is what La Toilette 5 program means and that ~ what the
program Of the Committee Of IS means
Voting for the socialist party candidate, Debs n the eomlng
election, will be simply an expression of rsdicalism. pink revolt
yerging on red. an ezsmpltieahon Of prejudice and class conscious.
ness. thoughtful and sincere Americans who also socialists IN
principle do not care 10 line up with such n program OF expression
They rould consistently follow La Toilette ana Tue '""'oif' "