The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-07-10

ht a set 0f the mos, n0scrupulnns
scoundrels who aver tattennd out of
the aecessltiea and the mlxeFiek of T.
great nation at war; Shalt We ar.
knowledge that scandal Is too light
word and say with Senator capper
II ihis be not grand larceny in day
time. do not know what else we
shall call H. Even so the scandal
remains. for sue hprotlteering Was
never prosecuted by the pronrcutlnl
attorney general.
f'Nor n fhia all There are ain.s
crimts Which BY their sheer effront.
cry become auhlimc Failure TO pro
tect people svsalna profiteering n
time Of sur might be forgiven. bn
TO hroak tho faith of whole natioi
cannot ha forgiven
"The republican party would laad
10 the hos -daKe of Marcus Hama. IA
to be out bid. the democratic party
through It's endorsement Of the I'd
/ Fninia,ration of A Mitchell Palmer
would lead us back 10 the DAYS q
Phillip ~ of Spain. Charles 4, O.
England the unspeakahi hia Matternlci
OF Austria ana canse their lnquis'
tion. secret police. spieN. espionage
agents nrnyocateur star ehamhc
proceedings. arrests without waY
rants private prisons Illegal doten
tions and administrative justice e
suplant Methods provided iai N
! nm OF Riehts which has been N
bulwark of Anglo Saxon freedom 10
/ nine centuries. To such depths O
will and performance has the part
Of Thomas jefferson descended
Such are thu conditions uud,
which we Arc Va convention assent
led This whole country II uhocke'
/ by the action OF these two major par
ties, The truth IL out al last Boti
parties have surrendered uncondltioi
ally to privilege and reaction. Thou
sands are agreed with as today Il
everyone who agreed with Us &
January The vast majority ~ NJ
electorate realize that no matte
whether the republican or democrat
ic party wins. the people lose The
necessity for the abolition uf privli
ege was never so impressive as 4
IL today.
Therefore. that platform which
submitted as the basis OF tho delil
ations OF this convention has mos
serious claim to our consideration
Not only II IN a short <latgorm. hu
II is singlo-minded IN its devotion n
one determination Il declares tina
the principle cause OF the distress D
This people Is economic in It's natur,
and can be removed only by econom
lc action Every word In II says N
same thing. Abolish economic privi
ege A government controlled b
privilege can twist any political r,
form 10 lts own nses Political ~
forms must wait untll the shuaes o
privilege are destroyed by tho aboIl
tion of privilege.
ny destroying monopoly in trans
portatton and rle basic industries
all private industries would be placef
beyond the possibility OF state con
troll The ensuing campaign woul,
revive the confidence OF this antir
people IN political atcion directed
against economic power Faith
the ballot would return Principle,
not men, wpuId dominate a national
campaign.
TO raise the cry. 20 summon tn,
people Ia our solemn raaponsibiilt
and our sacred duty. Can we do II
Can We come together ourselves w
can. and we will. II throughout ~
our deliberations we maintain on
conviction that what America needs
today Is not more laws but NOR,
liberty; aud that given freedom, IN
American men and women may safei,
be trusted TO work out their own sal
walton. That freedom lot VA ins,,
first. hast. midst and without end
can only be given 10 the American
people by the abolition OF economic