El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-02
WALL ST.CASH IS :
FOR BOTHPARTIES

: that both OF these parties are financed
by wall street that both are con-
trolled by the same invisible forces,
and we respectfully suggest that the
committee, as a matter Of public due.
Z Immediately inform the country that
no matter which OF these tive parties
win the election the government dur
ing the next four years viii remain
in the hands OF the combined cap
italists and manufacturers who have
I been the masters Of the government
continuously during the last so years
AS an instance Of the dual political
affiliations Of the capitalists combini.-
ton. would direct your attention %
the dominant financial Institution Of
the United States, namely the firm Of
J. p Morgan & Co This firm,
through two of its members, is openly
supporting both the Republican and
Democratic tickets in this campaign.
It's Republican agent is Henry D.
Dawson, a member Of the firm. who
on last Friday visited senator Hard
ing at MaE5on and announced his sup
port OF the Republican candidates On
the other hand, less than two weeks
ago, the New York Evening Post,
owned outright by another member
OF the Morgan firm, Thomas W
Lamont announced its support OF the
Democratic ticket
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Your committee can develop for
the public information a mass Of
facts TO prove conclusively that the
interrelated corporate interests Of
this country are on both sides Of the
present make believe contest Between
the two old parties and convince the
people for once and for all time that
the only issue as between these two
old~parties is an issue TO decide which,
Of them shall have the privilege Of
serving the combinations Of capital
that control both Of them"
while the condition now obtain
ing in this country with respect to
political parties continues there can
be no popular representative gov
eminent
at the present time there is a posi-
tive embargo established by the daily
press Of the country, controlled by
the same invisible forces that control
the Republican and Democratic
even the most official and conven-
tional utterances Of other political
groups and upon the issues before
the people. I made this statement
not alone in behalf OF the Farmer
Labor party, but in behalf Of all the
minority groups
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1t is impossible, with the means at
the disposal OF these parties, to break
the wall Of newspaper silence separar-
ing them from the people Of the coun-
try and Il is at the same time i'm
possible for me to believe tllat such
a condition can long obtain IN
Democracy without finally bringing
disaster. Consequently, I am impeIled.
not to attack the press, Dut to en-
deavor 10 find q means By which the
wall OF exclusion from the press may
be penetrated peacefully and the
given an opportunity equal
with the maiOrities for che -xuression
anc dissem nation OF II sir views ana
attitudes, and I should like to suE-
gest TO you one method by which this
desirable end might be achieved
AS the daily press IS the most ef-
ficient and virtually the only chan
mel for the dissemination OF the fact
and open TO the mass OF the people, I
the only surs way by which al I
parties can be guaranteed g fair pop
ular hearing is through the purchase I
by the government o. space in the I
press OF the country and IT'S allot- I
ment, equally, to the various parties 1
engaged in each national campaign I
Under present circumstances. I
think IL is an absolute duty OF gov Z
eminent to protect minorities in some I
alone, but 20 the end Of /
wider public interest in an under- I
standing OF the problems - our /
political. social and economic life. ]
therefore suggest that -ou consider ]
you recommend 10 congress the jug
ice and feasibility o. campaign EN- I
1racing in a general way the follow ]
ng provisions:
Il The establishment by act Of con-
sress Of a commission on political in
diligence, one OF the duties Of which
would be the classification Of the
press OF the country according to cir
figures circulation territory
md advertising rates.
- The appropriation by congress
very four years Of a sum sufficient
IN the basis OF the estimate Of the
commission on political Intelligence
% pay for column Of space per day
per political party in the morning
md evening papers OF the largest
BONA tide circulation in each Of the
important cities IN each OF the states
"5-Enactment Of Statutory obligs- I
ion on the commission on political
intelligence to contract at the lowest
possible rates for said space in said