Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-10

CHICAGO, July 10 by the Associated
Press).-The republican and demo-
cratic parties were denounced as 1.-The
right and left wing of the same bird
OF prey" at the opening OF the pro-
posed third party" national conven-
ton here today.
Sounding the keynote or the assem-
blage called together by the commit
tee of forty eight to adopt a platform
and place in the field another set OF
candidates for presidency and vice
pre- sldency, Allen McCurdy. temporary
chairman. charged that the two Dig
parties had evaded paramount uomes
Mc issues at time when what the
country needs is newer laws anu
more freedom
The abolition of special privilege.
Mr. McCurdy said. was the issue
around which the new party would
appeal to the voters in November.
ITO accomplish this purpose. he
declared. ut proposes PUBIC owner
ship of transportation and of the prin-
cipal basic resources of the country,
and declares that all land held out OF
use for speculation should be forced
into use by taxation.
Years Of Secret Slavery.
after years of secret slavery. the
republican party and the democratic
party come into the open and reveal
themselves to themselves and to the
nation as nothing but the right wing
and the left wing of the same bird of
prey. 1t is no longer possible for any
enc even to pretend that there is any
difference on an issue between them.
There is not word in either of their
platforms that might not have been
written and unanimously Endorsed by
convection exclusively composed of
corpora ton lawyers and Wall street
bankers.
THE republican bid is bold. 1t
reads out of its councils every man
and woman who ever stood for any
form of human rights; adopts a plat
form that evades. equivocates or
straddles every living issue; paves the
way for a war by which, in exchange
for the lives and treasure of the peo-
pie. Mexican oil shall be delivered to
the interests; Endorses the Infamous
Esch Cummins bill over the protests
of farmers. workers and informed citi-
zens. and consistently crowns it's work
by nominating as candidate for the
presidency of the United States in the
year 1920 a proved. steady. wheel
horse politician. guaranteed to stand
without hitching Thus stands the
party of Abraham Lincoln in the last
days of it's decadent faithlessneSs.
"Without faint of Scandal"
THE democratic bid is more than
bold; il is brazen. With mild reserva-
tions. it not only claims a partisan
credit which belongs to the whole ma
ton. for fighting and winning the
war. but it declares that it admins
tered the conduct of that war without
the faint of scandal. And the ghosts
of Hog Island and aircraft and ship
building and cantonment construc-
tions and nitrate plant appropria-
lions are still stalking through the
land, Shall we acknowledge that
scandal is too light word. and say
with Senator Capper: IF this be not
grand larceny in the daytime. I do
not know what else we should call it ?
Nor is this all. There are some
crimes which by their sheer effront-
cry become sublime. Failure to pro-
tect people against profiteering in
! time of war might be forgiven, but to
break the faith of a whole nation
cannot be forgiven.
THE republican party would lead
US back to the bondage of Marcus
7 Hanna. Not to be outbid. the demo
i, cratic party. through it's Endorsement
of the administration of A. Mitchell
Palmer would lead US back to the
days of Philip II of Spain. Charles
of England. the unspeakable Meter
Mich of Austria and cause their in
QUESTIONS. secret police. spies. espion-
age. agents provocateur. star chamber