The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-02
CHARGES FINANCIAL
CONTROL OF PARTIES
Invisible Groups Back Of Re-
publlcans and Democrats,
Says Christensen.
PRESS ALSO IN LEAGUE
Tells Kenyon Committee to
ApportiOn Newspaper Space
for All Groups.
PRESS ALSO IN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, Sept. 1,--Parley p, Christen-
sen, Presidential nominee of the Farmer
Labor party, appeared at the Senatorial
investigation OF campaign funds to-day
and asked to be heard. Senator Ken
yon. chairman OF the committee, at once
accepted the offer.
Mr. Christensen read prepared
statement, in which he charged that
both the Republican and Democratic
parties are being financed by Wall
Street" and that whichever won "the
Government dhring the next four years
will remain In the hands OF the combined
capitalists and manufacturers who have
been masters Of the Government during
tho past thirty years"
Tho nominee also charged that minor
political groups and the press OF the
country had established an embargo
against publication OF utterances ema-
mating from his party and "all the mi
rority groups" He suggested that the
Government buy newspaper space and
allot 1t equally to all political parties.
1T appears to us Of the Farmer-Labor
party to be OF very little moment that
Republicans should appear before you
and charge the Democratic party with
being financed by Wall Street and that
Democrats should come charging that
the Republican party is financed by
Wall Street" said the statement.
Charges Wall street Control.
I'VE wish to lodge with you the
charge that both OF these parties are
financed by Wall Street. that both are
controlled by the same invisible forces,
and we respectfully suggest that the
committee, as a matter OF public duty,
Immediately inform the country that no
matter which of these two parties wins
the election the Government during the
next four years will remain In the
hands OF the combined capitalists and
manufacturers who have been the mas
ters of the Government continuously
during the last thirty years.
las an instance Of the dual political
Affiliations Of the capitalist combina-
ton l would direct your attention to
the dominant financial institution of the
United States, namely. the Arm OF j. +.
Morgan & Co. This Arm through tw'
OF It's members is openly supporting
both the Republican and Democratic
tickets In this campaign. Its Repub-
lican agent Is Henry p. Dawson,
member Of the firm, who on last Friday
visited Senator Harding at Marion and
announced his support OF the Repub-
lican candidates. On the other hand
less than two weeks ago the New York
Evening Post, owned outright by an
other member of the Morgan hrm'
Thomas w. Lamont, announced Its sup
port Of the Democratic ticket
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 makebe-
iieve contest between the two old par
ties and convince the people for once
end for all time THAI the only issue as
between these two old parties Is an
issue to decide which OF them shall have
thu privilege OF serving the combma-
tions OF capital that control both OF
them.
''Whlle the condition now obtaining In
this country with respect to political
parties continues there can be no popular
representative government.