New Britain herald., 1924-06-18
PREDICTS END OF
 TWO OLD PARTIES
Farmer-labOr Progressive Speak
 CT Rallies ASriCuIturists

St Paul, Mlnn., June IS.-Prcdic
 ton that the tarmer-labor party even
 tGaIit would dispose of the tut
 ca <i'itistic parties that hold the pow
 CTS today" was made by Charles L
 Taylor, Montana state senator. in aI
 address today formally accepting th,
 pEFnlanent chairmanship of the na /fionsl farmer-labor-p progressive con
 Fention here. Mr. Taylor criticise.
 the democratic and republican par
 ties and issued an appeal 10 farmers and workers 10 unite more closely fol
 political action. and urged d ballot box revolution"
 He greeted the delegates in the name Of the thousands upon thous, ends of bankrupt farmers-farmers ~ho during the past few years have lost their all; in the name of the con- stantiy increasing numbers of the un- employed; and the workers Of this nation"
 New Party Coming
 out of this historic convention. '' he said, ''is destined 10 grow the great mass-class farmer-labor party. party that in s few short years plil dispose or the two Capitahstic parties that hold the power today. and take over the power in this nation in the name Of the workers and producers of the realm, setting up a government Of the workers, for the workers and by the workers"
 Mir. Taylor urged cooperation of all factions in the convention in bringing about a "mass-class farmer-iabor party"
 The eyes of the exploited workers, the eyes of the dispossessed farmers from every part of our land are turn ed toward St. Paul today" he said. Their hope is staked upon US. Shall we fail them To betray them would be crime. II would not be done; ve shall succeed"
 Thousands of farmers, Mir. Taylor said. have left their farms 10 go to the industrial center to compete with the already increasing numbers of job- less workers" Those remaining on the farms have been reduced to the position of the scrf," he asserted.
 "On the other hand the small busi- ness men are failing by the score and are joining the ever-growing ranks Of johless men" he said. Tn the face of this, he added. the dividends Of tho owning class ever grow larger and larger
 Tiays Republicans
 He criticised the recent republican convention al Cleveland, in which he said, "sat Harry naugherty and tho representatives Of the burglars who stole millions from the people while our boys were making the world safe for democraevyi sat Mellon. the arch boo'leFger of the age. sat those who wsNed fat and grew rich from the la Dor Of the babies in our industries. XXX in few days more the other party of the international banking and industrial organizations will meet in the very citadel or international capi- talism and there rHtify platform and rame the candidate selected for them by the second international of capital ism: men like Doheny and Murphy, and NcAdoo n A. Mitchell Palmer; men pho stole millions while the re- publfcans stole thousands. KNx
 50 VI. do not need to worry sp much about pho are sitting with us, providing that they are pledged 10 tho ending of The system that enthralls us. 10 join with Us 10 correct the pres ent inins,iccs. xxx
 "The fact that we are here framing great political party is 10 answer
 r7f the factors here of entertaining ideas :. of extra legal methods Kxx
 T would rather sit with the rcddest 1 in Aie world than sit with 1 the ageree eation that met the other . day al Cleveland. or who sill meet | al New York. XXX
 "we must form usss-class farm- . sr.Iabor party. we must declare Tor . land for the users. jobs for the work . CTS. liberty and equality fot all men.
 NO work Of man is sacred. Nhf man bss done once. he is justified in . doing again. When our constitution . soes not meet the necessities of the . naonls when our form 0f government . becomes inadequate or obFoleto it be- { comes our right 10 change fl. xEE
 'f say with 1.iug4jn. that tho right . If revolution is sacred inherent . risht of the people and cannot bf or abridged. Besides. The has taken place. economi- rattv and industriallv. compl'ie reyoiution has occurred in the iast tvsutv years and fhr tirre has arrived ] to turn our political institutions mo , position or harmony that has ai- ready occurred la our industrial in- ,siiufions -...
 ..Tbst ~a would effect This r"to'n- .,,, bv urans of tse hsI}0t boE # possible ts inc reason That go sr" ere today. The imr"n3inE crisis a'- .,ans. vision. action. courage. Ne arc here to act"