Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-10

Washington, Aug. lO.-A new poiu-
cal party is pfomiosd for tho 1874 cArn-
paisn. 1t will b. known as ths Liberal
party, according to the story that has
reached Washington II will present
national ticket and may put candidates
into the field in various states.
As vet the new movement lacks
leader and a financial angel, it is under
stood. and these may be regarded as
rather serious deficiencies. /, has pro-
ponents but no protagonist. Its ma
chine is in the building, but the lubri-
eating oil and fuel are not in sight. Also
it may be said that tho prospectus docs
not set forth tho big idea that IS to
vitalize the new movement.
! History records ths fact that II ~ ls
to attain formidable proportions new
political party must be formed around
personality or an idea. Roosevelt and
the Progressive Party and abolition
and the Republican party are cited as
the conspicuous examples. If the pro-
posed Liberal party can present neither
a Roosevelt nor an outstanding issue
it may afford nothing more than food for
gossip turing these political dog days.
However, the enthusiasts declare
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requisite leadership and that it will pre-
sent issues plenty when it goes INTO
the campaign For the present the I'M
portant thing on the program IS TO 10
ment discomfort within the ranks of the
Republicans and Democrats. This
calls for propaganda which is already
under way on small scale and IT is to
be expected that there will be more OF 1t
as the weeks roll by.
1t should be stated OF the outset that
the Liberal party is in no wise TO be con-
founded with the Henry Ford presiden-
tial movement. One of the missionaries
of the new cause who came TO Washing
ton from New York few days ago said
so unqusli6edly. The Ford movement
was described, however, as strongly
: indicative of the demand for new dea
In national and political affairs and wa
in that sense highly significant.
Wading through the somewhat vagu'
generalities of its advocates one ind
that the new party is to be fundament
ally party of protest. protest agains
, the manner in which the two old malo
= parties, the Republican and Democratic
y are managed and protest against the kan
s of administration either of them give
g the country when it is in the ascendancy
There has always been more or less dis
a satisfaction with the two old parties,
B. is pointed out, and every man who goe
Il into the White House invariably er
o genders hostilities and criticisms ths
,e can be coined into political opposition
Just now it is claimed that there al
l. serious dissensions within the ranks {
p both the Democrats and the Republican
"a The former are divided into Wilson an
: anti-Wilson elements while the latt'
:. are segregated into administration an
:, anti-administration camps. 1t is argue
- that while the state of Woodrow Wilson
'" health makes it impossible for him
become the field general of his party, Il
le former President is asserting 8 kind
leadership that will foment discor
Dr. TO degree that the Democrats cann'
'e hope for victory in 1924. AS to the part
N in power it is contende,d that difference
ie over patronage and legislation and u
I'd alienation of friends or the making
10 enemies by President Harding hay
n created conditions such that it viii /
extremely difficult for the Republican
to present anything like an united froT
in the next fight for the Presidency.
: In the circumstances, say the Llbera
If they may be SO desIgnated-lt
only necessary to bring together ii
dissatisfied in the two old parties ar
unite them with the large independel
element that there has been In the cou
- try since 1912 TO have q new party TIL
might sweep everything before it tv
~ wears hence. Old line politicians are i
= clined TO agree with this, but they S!
g.. the one essential thing cannot be dor
~ There are plenty of malconten
among the Democrats and Republicans
- said one of these veterans IN discussll
the new movement, 'and there q
III plenty of independents who are slmp
malcontents of another stripe. But "
couldn't get them together and he
An them together long enough to run cal
paign and go TO the polls. You cal
H. make an aggressive disciplined army o
of deserters and slackers.'
At. Without doubt the third party NOV
ment has received no Inconslderable II
he petus from the results of the primar
held thus far this year in several Stat
The nominations by Indiana Reput
ne cans of Albert J. Beveridge over Senat
Harry S. New. Clifford Pinchot's S victo
nd in Pennsylvania as against the Reput
can organization forces, and the deft
les of Senator Porter j. McCumber
North Dakota were conspicuous ,
ms amples OF what the advocates of the n
d." movement term the revolt again
political machines.
int incidentally, both Beveridge a
Pinchot are considered as posi-
he leaders of the Liberals in 1924. Both
Republicans, it is true, but both w