The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-05

TO Americans
Ready For a New Party

You are invited to attend the National Convention
Of the COMMITTEES Of Forty Eight at Chicago, July
10th, 18th and 18Th, to form a new political party.
II will be a national party representing the needs
and hopes OF average American men and women. II
will conduct an aggressive campaign against both
the reactionary old parties and in support Of a con
strue,ve program Of economic, social and political
progress. Such q party must be put in the field 10
the coming election.
For we are witnessing a silent and ominous rev.
olution in our national life. We have seen the tflers
Of our soil so discouraged by tenancy, speculation
and the increasing exaetions Of a swarm Of middle
men that hundreds Of thousands Of them are leaving
the farms or euFtailing production TO a degree that
menaces our nations supply Of food.
Prices are mounting while millions Of pounds Of
food sre held in storage Of cast into the sea in ofder
that still higher prices may be exacted.
We have seen our railroads wrecked BY misrnan-
agement and irresponsible finaneiers and then, after
the government had stepped in to repair their in
iuries aud decay, returned to private management
that had ~despoiled and ruined them. and on terms
which arbitrarily guaranteed fixed dividends un
wptcred stocks and bonds, making inevitable q still
higher tax on consumption.
we are witnessing the effort TO Tx u legal status
for labor, denying Il the right to strike for higher
wages, at the Same time that profits are legally
guaranteed. to capital.
This is the underlying cause Of the strikes that
have increased until all industry is q battlefield OF
hatred and destruction, and the, country is literally
going 20 pieces with factional strife, This system
has turned the Anew Freedom" into en- cod
Slavery" that has changed nothing but its color aad
its maine.
Our money-lenders are seeking to drag us into
countless international ~imbroglios Of concessions and
investment, the effect Of which viii be 70 bind ~
by secret diplomacy TO hazardous agreements entire.
ly alien to our national traditions and desires. This
system has SO corrupted large sections Of our press
that the ability to- read is fas, becoming au lmpedi.
ment to The acquisition Of truth. And to crown sH.
il has dcsecrated the flag by using II. to enyer a
multitude Of sins aud in the name Of patriotism has
attempted to fasten upon US a degrading economic
and political slavery.
Autocracy is a thing abhorrent to us, to ans. man
who has known even the memories Of American
freedom. We fought It overseas and helped "a. whip
it. We will not yield to il here ON our own soil and
in our own homes.
Who will lead us in reorganzing and re~ssserting
the American will to independence Il has become
WIZ WHY W. indN " ou pdTticd chunDt
dot that they are but rival lackeys TO great mon
opolesj that they are bankrupt Of democrats pur-
pose and have made their peace with a reasonable
reaction. No matter which Of those two parties wins,
the people lose no matter which OF them captures
office, it will be to do the bidding Of the interests
that filled its campaign Golfers and paid for rs
publicity. ..a
The time has come for lovers Of the real America
to organize themselves anew, to i%naugurate snother
such period Of ~resolute construction as four gen
erati0ns ago raised jefferson and the once American
Democratir party to power, and two generations
since raised TO power Lincoln and the once American
Republican party. Once again constitutional liber-
ties and representative government are threatened
and the call goes out for a new political party 10
restore to America constitutional rights through
which the government shall be made responsive to
the will Of the people.
Are YOU ready to act' If SO, fill in or copy this
blank and mail promptly.