The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
MAKES HIS
POSITION
CL EAR
Must Wrest Government From
Predatory interests, He
Proclaims as Policy

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Time ksape 1Or op0Llu eAA.s'
n / conceive It to be the first duty
O4 every political party and every
candidate to state plainly and spe-
officially to tho American people
the terms upon which their SUI
frage; is invited. Wne heRuDn'
can and Democratic parties nave
failed in this obligation. Inc FEO'
gressives must deal honestly anu
openly with the, people. .n,..
After long experience ~ puDnU
life and palnstaklns cOnslI ,4,. cea ~
Of the present STATE so5 puD oa -. -
Ialrs' am coni tnS nsI,tant
.aa,i9,oaT moveTnanf independent
- ths two old-nartv organizations
snd rasmonsiva to the needs and
sav.4,-,ss,1ts ~ tha common people.
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Assaals Two Old rarues'
I should be unwilling to parties
nate in any political campaign at
IRIS time which would impertl the
ateady advance of the progressive
movement or diminish the mum
her Of true progressfves; aomi-
naaly elected as Republicans and
Denocrats: who are now sering
the public il the House and Sem
ate and in many of the State
governments. The ground al.
ready won must not be abandoned.
We must CONSOLIDATED our present.
gains and press forward without
compromise or surrender.
The necessity for an tndepend-
emit progressive movement lies IN
the failure. of the two old parties
to purge themselves OF the IN
fluences which have caused their
administrations repeatedly 70 pc
tray the American people.
Says Sei1Asn AnteresIs OOns1O1.
The rank and file OF the mem
bership OF both old parties y pro
9gressive. But through q VICIOUS
and undemocratic convention sys-
tenn, and under Ine 'evh, mliu.
ences which have been perniItea
to thrive az washington p0tn
party organizations nave Lauen
under the ooLnination anu cOn'
trol OF corrupt Wealln, oevotlns
tne powers Of GOVer1lInonS "a
ciuslvely 70 Selfish speclA M
terests. 4..
An analyslS OF tne Plde1u 49,
eoopted py the Two ol0 ps-rslosi
VIII snow that the Leal ISSUES
nave Deem ignored anu tnas tne,
>canoloate OF eltner party elecC'
60, VIII go mo Office. WlIn no
epeciric pledges whatsoever DlIn.
ing MN 10 the people Wnl1e ~
WIN pc under the most lmmeolate
necessity and obligation OF serv''
ing the party bosses anu pre0ae
Tory lnteres.s 70 wnom ne Twes
ms noInlnStion ~ upOn "n at'l
ne must rely 1or eiectlon.
Hits AZ Calvin Coolidge.
The Republican convention e
Cleveland scornIuIy reJecIeo tne
only progressive plat1orm oLIereo
1or adoptlon ana nominateo
canoldate VINO - the 1rank ue:
tender OF tne present system O
government IN the interests 81
organized weaifn.
The Democratic convention was
forced, out OF consideration OF
POLITICAL expectancy ana through.
the efforts Of sincere progressives
within the party to take less
openly reactionary ground but.
the platform adopted ct New
York does not meet the demands
Of the progressive millions OF the
nation, The fact that the resolu.
lions committee at that conven.
tion. controlled by proven re-,
dictionaries and trusted agents
Of organized wealth, accepted the
platform. declarations on. domestic
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