Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-10
by FREDERIC LHASK1N

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Washington. D. c. Aug. IA new
political party is promised for the
1924 campaign. twill be known as
the Liberal party, according to the
story that has reached Washington.
1t will present a national ticket and
may put candidates into the field in
various states.
AS yet the new movement lacks a
leader and q financial angel, it is I'M
dcrstood. and these may be regarded
as rather serious defic.encies- 1t
has proponents but no protagonist.
Its machine is in the building, but
the lubricaing oil and fuel are not
in sight. Also it. may be said that
big idea that is to vitalize the new
movement. :
History records the fact that If it
is to attain formidable proportions
a new political party must be formed
around a personality Or an idea. Roos-
evelt and the Progressive party; and
! abolition and the Republican party
are cited as the conspicuous exam
pies. If the proposed Liberal party
can present, neither a Roosevelt nor
an outstanding issue it may afford
nothing more than food for gossip
during these political dog days.
However, the enthusiasts declare
that the movement will develop the
requisite leadership and that It will
present issues a plenty when it goes
the important thing On the program
IL to torment discomfort within the
ranks OF the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. This calls for propaganda
which is already under way on o
small scale and it II to be expected
that there will be more~of it as the
weeks roll by.
1t should be stated at the outset
that the Liberal pafty Ii in no wise to
be confounded with the Henry Ford
presidential movement. One, Of the
missionaries Of the new cause who
came to Washington from New York
IA few days ago said go, unqualified1y.
The Ford movement WIS. described.
however. as strongly indicative Of the
demand for a new deal Ia national
and political affairs and vas in that
sense highly significant.
A Party Protest.
Wading through the somewhat
vagife eefefalitiee OF its advocates
ono finds that the new party Ia to be
Fundamentally a party Of protest.
protest asatnst the manner In which
the " old major parties, the Repub-
liean and Democratic. are managed
and a protest against the Kind If ad-
rninistrati6n either OF them gives the
country when tt Ii IN the a~scendancy.
dissatisfaction with the two old par
ties, it is pointed out, ana every man
who goes into the White House In
variably engenders hostilities and
criticisms that can be coined into po-
ntical opposition.
just now II Is claimed that there
are seftoust dissertations, within the
ranks 81 both the Democrats and the
Republicans. The former are divided
into Wilson and anti Wilson elements
while the latter are SEGREGATED into
ton campo. Its argued that while
the state Of Woodrow Wilson's health
makes 1t Impossible ftf him TO be-
come the field. general OF his party,
the former pr4sident 10 asserting d
kisd Of AAdefship that will, fonoent
diseofd to 4 degree that the Demo-
craft, cannot hops for victory In 1924.
~ to the party IN power It is con
tended that differences over patron-
age ana issisIatien and the alienatttn
OF friends Or the making Of cnAr6ies
Fby President Harding hays Grated
conditi0ns such that 1t viii be Ax-
trefhely difkicult for the Republicans
to pfeSeflt anything like an united
front IN the next fight FOR. the &preti-
dency. ID
In the circumitanc4s. ray the Lib
efAlS--if they may be 10 designated
2-it..is only nsees1Afy IS brirk toSeth-
Ter the dissatisfied IN the two parties
ana unite them With the llrss ihde-
In the, country since 1912 to have q
tnew naFtv fkxf Inf1hf ajvAAn averv-