Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1948-02-06


emancipation. On
its second try it
elected Abraham
Lincoln president,
and took the place in American poll
tics formerly occupied BY the
Wings. We continued to have a two
party system.
Since the Civil war several efforts
have been made to launch a third
party as a permanent political or
ganization. One Of these was the
abOrtive effort Of General Weaver
Of Bloomfield. Iowa. who, with other
followers, proposed a soft money
policy for the government. When his
ideas were rejected by both Of the
major parties, he organized the
Greenback party.
In It's first test e polled .
scattering vote in a few states.
Before there was an opportunity
for q second try congress had
voted to resume specie pay
ments, and TO put the nation
again on a gold basis.
Though then but a small boy Of
six or seven years, I stin can recall
the Weaver home in Bloomfield. It
was the big house on the hill'' for
that rural, county seat town. The
general had made his money as a
contractor in the building Of the
Union Pacific railroad, and was the
last man in that section one would
have selected as the promoter Of
such financial fallacy.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT SPLIT COP
The grasshopper scourge in. Kan
sas resulted in formation, Of the
PopuliSt party. It's purpose was to
provide relief for the stricken farm
ers Of the West through the issuing
Of paper currency. It's one memo
rable character was "Sockless''
Jerry Simpson Of Kansas, who
served one or two terms in congress-
before the party passed into that
oblivion that engulfs third parties.
The gold Democrats, led BY Alton
B. Parker, could hardly be called a
third party movement. It was mere
ly one-time split in the Democratic
party caused by William Jennings
Bryan, who forced through a free
silver plank in the Democratic plat.
form Of 1895.
Theodore Roosevelt had sue
ceeded in naming Taft as his
successor in the White House.
When Taft failed TO follow the
Roosevelt policies Teddy broke
with his prOtegee, and attempt
ed either to secure another NOM
inatiOn for himself or TO prevent
the denomination Of Taft. When
he failed in both purposes 3 con.
ventiOn Of what was called Pro
gressive Republicans met in
Chicago at once, organizing the
Progressive party with TheO-
dOre Roosevelt as It's candidate.
Teddy, like his cousin Of later
years, was q popular leader. He
was not elected but he accom- .
plished the purpose Of defeating
Taft, who carried only two
states, Utah and Vermont. After
one more try with LaFolIette as
the candidate the Progressive
party passed into history.
For more than a year this column
has stated repeatedly that Henry
Wallace would head a third party in
1948. Now he has definitely an
nounced that purpose. Wallace is
not making that move as dissenter
from the Democratic party, but in
an effort to perpetuate the policies
Of the New Deal He never has been
a Jeffersonian Democrat He left the
Republican party to affiliate with
the New Deal. Il was as q New
Dealer that he held cabinet posts
and was elected vice president IN
the Roosevelt administration. He
viii attract as a following the mall
contents; the mendicants. those
seeking the elusive something for
nothing; those Of extreme leftish
tendencies. It win amount to a con-
siderable number Of votes, with no
chance Of election. It win be another
one-time. third party try. Il viii not
be heard Of in 1882
Those who have much money eat
steak; those who have less eat stew.
II is the workers who have the
money. and there are so many Of
them that the amount Of steak is not
sufficient to meet the demand.
The old man, sitting on a park
bench, explained to his California
sun bathing chum that he could not
pay his rent because his dollar re.
serve" was exhausted. The land.
lord, he said, would have to wait
until the state old age pension re.
plenished that dollar reserve.
a Chicago cosmetic manulao-
turer, making face powder. lin
stick and nail polish. is organ
lied as a farm cooperative. AT
least this coop produces q non
taxed crop.