The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-12
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groups there appeared trend OF
optimism among tho delegates.
Speakers argued that by such action
they were presenting n solid front
against a common enemy
G. J. France. Seattle. who pre-
scnted the 4s'ers' invitation to the
labor groups to join the new party
movement. told the convention the
question OF platform was Incl
dental and that beneath II ARE
the economic principles for which
all OF you and us can fight
As name for the new party,
farmer labor" was suggested. Its
consideration. however. was post
poned.
The thunder of foot stamping and
cheering punctuated the Fitzpatrick
address. His speech lost all repres-
sion In it's references to Russia and
ireland and to tho republican and
democratic parties.
''For years and years. labor has
followed the old routine OF appeal
ing TO existing political parties
Fitzpatrick said. "We have gone to
them with our programs making no
difference whether the democratic
or republican party was In power
ises, only TO see these promises
broken and shattered,
80 now we are through. We
have gotten our own people to-
gether. We have tried to say that
this program OF ours was big and
broad enough for every man and
woman who does useful work with
hand or brain to stand on. though
big business has perverted our state
ment In an attempt TO show II IL
wholly n proposition for organized
labor. There are other groups hore
In Chicago now and | can tell you
we are all agreed: we have all got
the same program. There isn't any
thing sufficient to prevent the hand
and brain workers of the United
States from taking the government
out OF the hands of--not Americans
but international financial pirates
and do II now"
Fitzpatrick halted for the tulmult
to subsldc as he made the point,
The republican party met here
last month" he resumed, They
drew up their platform and nomi-
mated their standard bearers, Where
can you find free man or IA free
woman In this country who can
stand for those candidates on that
platform II is denial OF evory
right that free men have stood for
Again his audience broke up the
speech.
Then you 20 to san Franciscn, -
he continued. "and you see the dem
ocratic party, Where Il there a
free man or woman who will stand
TO accept the promises OF the
democratic party after the way it-
representatives have betrayed our
people during the last four years
They nominated standard
bearer with an attractive personal,
itv, who can appeal to people and hN
that the democratic party hopes tC
stay on the Job OF serving the hnau,
cial pirates who have always domi
mated the republican party"
Fitzpatrick here criticised Gov
ernor CoN's handling OF events II
the steel strike last fall
whats our duty, as the repre-
sentatlves OF men and women an,
children. against the representative
of the greed of gold?" he continued
"our duty Is to proceed Immediately
unitedly, TO take over the reins o
the government OF the United
States.
"They want us to look abroad
They tell us about Russia. Their
was a monarchy over there unde
which the Russians lived for 70'
years, and one day they shot II int
the garbage can. Do they want th'
United States 10 tell 'em how 4
govern We'd be poor instructors
They might go To Ireland for help.
"Rnssla has created a new gov
ernment, taking care OF the right
of people In .the way Russians wan
II done. oh. hat the day would CONS
when tho working neople of tn,