Evening star., 1948-07-25

couragi1g 'exqrbitant profits through
uncontrolled Imitation. '-e>
They restbfe the LABOR injunction
as weapon for breaking strikes and
smashing unions.
This is the record of the two old
parties-a record profaning the
American ideal of freedom.
The American people want abun-
dance.
But the old parties scuttle price
and rent controls. making the peo-
pie victims of disastrous imitation
which dissipates the savings of mil
lions of families and depresses their
living standards.
They ignore the housing problem,
although more than half the Nations
families, including millions of vet
Grams are homeless or living in rural
and urban slums.
They refuse social security pro-
lection to millions and allow only
meager benefits to the rest.
They block national health legis-
lation even though millions of men,
women, and children are without
adequate MEDICAL care.
They foster the concentration OF
private economic power.
They replace as Government Off
cials the progressive supporters of
Franklin Roosevelt with spokesmen
of big business.
They pass tax legislation for the
greedy, giving only Insignificant re-
duction to the needy.
These are the act of the old par
ties-acts profaning the American
dream of abundance.
No glittering party platforms or
elections promises of the Democratic
and Republican Parties can hide
their betrayal of the needs of the
American people.
Nor could they possibly act other
wise. For both parties. as the record
of both the 8oth Congress makes
clear, are the champions of big
business.
The Republican platform admits
1t.
The Democratic platform attempts
to conceal it.
But the very composition of the
Democratic leadership exposes the
demagogy of its platform. 1t is a
party OF machine politicians and
Southern bourbonS who veto in Con-
gress these liberal planks won" in
convention.
Such platforms, conceived in hy-
pocrisy and lack of principle, de-
serve nothing but contempt.
Principles of The Progressive Party.
The Progressive Party is born in
the deep conviction that the ma
tional wealth and national resources
of our country belong to the people
who inhabit it and must be employed
in their behalf; that freedom and
opportunity must be secured equally
to all; that the brotherhood of man
can be achieved and the scourge of
war ended.
The Progressive Party holds that
basic to the organization of World
peace is a return to the purpose of
Franklin Roosevelt to seek areas of
international agreement rather than
disagreement. 1t was his conviction
that within the framework of the
United Nations different social and
economic systems can and must live
together. 1t peace is to be achieved
capitalist United States and Com
munist Russia must establish good
relations and work together.
The Progressive Party holds that
1t is the first duty of a just Govern
ment to secure for all the people. re-
gardless of race. creed, color. sex,
national background, political be-
lief. or station in life, the inalienable
rights proclaimed in the Declaration
of independence and guaranteed by
the Bill of Rights. The Government
must actively protect these rights
against the encroachments of pub
lie and private agencies.
The Progressive Party holds that
a just Government must use its
powers to promote an abundant life
for its people. This is the basic
IDEA of Franklin Roosevelt's eco
ppmic Bill of Rights. Heretofore