The Washington times., 1920-04-19
tFrom Brooklyn Daily Times of Monday March 2e' le2o)
new NATIONAL PARTY ORGANIZES;
DRAFTS HEARST FOR PRESIDENT;
MOVEMENT ON IN SIX STATES

he says further. that "all the good
work of the soldier boys abroad has
been nullined by the conditions OF
autocracy that have been set up at
home"
Despite Americas splendid success
in a war waged against foreign au-
tocracy." said Thomas, "our. country
is menaced by the growing power OF
an autocracy and reactionary minor
ity at home.
Throughout the land Is a strong
and growing opinion that the two old
political parties are but office-hold
ing Corporations. functioning In the
interest Of a class and not the mass.
"The people realize they are at the
mercy OF some eight or ten thousand
professional politicians, which In the
nnal analysis resolves itself into
small governing directorate OF
shrewd politicians that rule this great
country Of ours with an iron hand.
though camounaged with cunning
that Is more despotic than was that OF
the old nobility of Russia"
Concluding his appeal to Hearst to
allow the use of the editors name,
Thomas says:
"We want you, Mr.. Hearst. to brins
to the masses a sense OF duty to
themselves. to their homes, to their
country. Experience has taught you
how to hight organized graft and cor
rupt politics. Yeu know how to meet
propaganda with stronger propa-
Sanda.
"None better than you can bring
home the self-evident truth that a
nation cannot have a clean. honest
government II its policies are not
hof country 81
in fact, q true democracy unless the
majority of it's people have the final
and determining say as to its laws
and governmental functions, and un-
less those laws operate for the bene-
At of the many and are free from the
intrigue and corrupting influences OF
| a. dictatorial minority
Sentiment for Third Purity.
At the time he circulated his ap-
peal Thomas declared that he had
talked with many old.time Bull
Moosers in Kings County and that he
had found everywhere q strong senti
ment for q new third party. He had
about nifty signers to his original pc
tition, who represented an organiza.
ton in eight assembly districts in
Brooklyn.
The appeal was forwarded to
Hearst, who made a reply to Thomas
| in which he said:
"My Individual opinion very strong
| ly is that progressive citizens should
make an earnest effort to secure the
nomination Of a genuine progressive
by one of the old parties, or. oettel
still, genuine progressives by both OF
the old parties"
Hearst declared that 1t might be
possible to secure the nomination o1
"such men as johnson or Borah on
the Republican ticket or Senator
Reed or Bainbridse Colby by the
Democrats"
"If," said Mr.. Hearst, "the Repub'
lican party should nominate reac'
tionary like Harding or Lowden. and
IL the Democrats should nominate a
resctionsry or a representative OF the
present administration, which has
proven such an abject failure; or II
the old parties should nominate mer
| like Wood and Hoover, who are the
| favorites of the international bankers
and the approved candidates OF Great
Britain's impertinent intermeddlins
| in our affairs, then the citizens OF
progressive thought in both OF the ole
parties should certainly unite to elecI
a candidate of their own"
Hearst. however, did not give hi,
consent to the full use of his name q;
a candidate. He said that he could
best serve the progressive cause by
editing progressive newspapers snc
supporting genuinely progressive can
didates wherever nominated"
| This answer, It appears, did not sat.
isfy Thomas and those associated
| with him, and he proceeded forthwitt
| to organize a greater movement e
sound sentiment on the Hearst can
didacy, Irrespective OF what Hearst
might think about the matter.
League Endorses Hearst.
As a result OF the published state
ment he was waited upon by Charlie,
Winfield, secretary OF the Nations
Americanizstion League, which hat
for its object "the purpose Of bring
ing the nation back to the Observance
OF first American principles and tn
restoration OF the Constitution as 4
was drawn by the fathers OF the re
! public"
winfield Informed Thomas that Mi
| organization had met and adopted
! resolution endorsing Hearst for hi
sttitude on lighting against all for
eipn and ontangling alliances, ant
particularly for bis stand In fGhtinl
| English corporation.
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