New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
THIRD PARTY TALK
 STIRS POLITICIANS
Washington Observers Recall
 Collapse Of Other Bolts

Washington, Feb. I2 CUP)-Sca- soned political leaders are watching with keen interest development of the infant movement for a third party built along slightly new lines a liberal party protesting tolerance in all things as it's underlying pur- pose.
 Most practical politicians arc frankly skcptical Of success for any such new party as proposed by sam ucl Harden Church, president of tho Carnegie institute, at a recent meet ing of the association against the prohibition amendment Some few, however. connect it with current restlessncss with the existing poliu- cal order and wonder if it may not produce something, if not in the near future, perhaps at q more distant date.
 Church s idea is 10 draw from both the old liberal clements whose aim would be to work for abolition Of hypocrisy. fanaticsm, and coward ice, Of which there is so much among democrats and republlcans.' It would go beyond q fight against prohibition and embrace q campaign against religious intolerance, as we'll
 That there are not only many Of the rank and file but also leaders who are ready to throw aside an old party label and pick up q new one was demonstrated in tho last can- paign when some old-linc ropubll- cans deserted their party and voted for Alfred l.. Smith.
 It is this class among which the leaders of the new movement plan 10 do thcir first work, apparently.
 They also regard as significant continued dissatisfaction among re- sponsiblc party men with thelr par ties, notably the recent dcnunclatloh of the republican party i'll the house because of it's stand on prohibition by Representative James M. Beck of Pa, former solicitor general Of the Tinted states and similar criticisms.
 "Bull Moose" Revolt Recalled
 The most formidable Of recent third parties to go down to deieal was the Roosevelt Bull Moose movement in 1912 and the Lafoliotle independcnt campaign for the pres idencv in 1924. These failures are cited by those who express doubt o1 inc success of q now third party movement.
 . The republican party has become The prohibition party. though 1t has many dissenters. The democratic party is neither. having its wet and dry factions which are at war with one another so that in a national election no united front can De shown.
 Former Senator Bruce Of Mary land, a nationally known democrat is among those who take very sharp issue with the dry wing of his party and has become one of the leading figures in the movement for ne" political deal.
 When such men as Beck and Hruce-and there arc others who, privately. arc publicly Genouncc their parties. 1t IS consld- cred significant, and is so regarded Iv Church and those who arc work ing with him for the new party
 The original republican party grew out of a situation in some re- spocts similar to the present one The Whig party had outlivcd its usefulness and grown morlDund. Founders of the republican party in the sos capitalized the growing dis content with an old order, and fought the powerful established or der on the issue of that day, slavery.
 Economic and Moral Fight
 That was both an economic and 2 moral fight. The party won a presidential election only a few years after it was founded, putting Abra- ham Lincoln in the White House, due to a division among the demo- crats and the dissolution of the Wings.
 A new party today would have 10 drive a wedge, similarly, into the ranks of both old parties, in thc opinion of political observers.
 Church's hope is to found now party on the general idea of toler- t.nce and then evolve its position on such economic issues as the tariff business, Norid pe5cc. some >co in this n possible weakness.
 They point out that parties which have had Il long life in American rolitica! history are those which grew or C. economic necessity Economies l1v ut the rool of them The democratic party was founded ra opposition 70 lhc olJ todeva'is' party. with tar rry of fighting ''snc. ,jai rri'4c&" gnl control bN }' t..'
 There i- at t@e present N,@' u His country tho basis Of u noH Do !ttinal party foaHdd ou economics "any believe. Th"ro has been HH"I Ifl'; ot tao possibility r u .hi'e .ty comhH}n@ pro@r aSivo veet' TT ng hticms and librral democrats ir'lt about tn, present tnuooratic "os.""r "paHcau tariff Doallton il .'ic senate
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