Show U. U S. S Senator W. W H. H King Solicited to Join New Party A brand Abrand brand new political party part to be Tie known as the Liberty party Is preparing preparing pre pre- I paring to make its debut in the next presidential l campaign according to advance agents who have interviewed interview IntervIew- ed members of congress It will seek to nominate candidates In opposition to both the Republican and Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic nominees Several senators and members of congress stated slated that they had been approached by persons Interested in inthe inthe inthe the formation of the new part party Who the active o sponsors are was not dis dis- closed The purpose of the new political organization it is stated will bo be to combat the tendency toward the cen- cen of power In the federal and to preserve the Individual individual Indi indi- vidual powers of the states Hint That Wets Cis Are Behind l Iov mont It was intimated by several of r I those who were approached on the e subject that the movement was originated originated originated by the wet organizations for forthe the purpose of fighting prohibition This suggestion was denied by those who acted as the new nev party's agents It was admitted however that opponents opponents of prohibition might find the party a wel welcome ome refuge refuse after the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion has gone dry and that Inel Inclusion slon of all the-supposedly the liberal elements might take in the wet following Senator King Bing of Utah was one of those whose participation In the organization organization organization or or- of the new party was so so- He discussed the subject for several hours although he explained that he had not been convinced there is any finy reason for leaving the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party part The objects sought by those who propose the new party as stated by Senator King are as follows A few days ago 1 n man came to tome tome tome me and talked at considerable length about forming a new party He said Bald he came camo from Cram New York and that some Home preliminary discussion has taken taken taken tak tak- en place there about the subject I dont don't recall his name nor Just what his connections were He told me he had discussed the subject with a number of other members of con con- gress As B It was explained to me the proposed party was to be a protest I against the manifest centralization of authority in tho the federal government it was to oppose the policy of paternalism paternalism paternalism pater pater- as expressed In the tendency to enact laws taking powers away from the several states and lodging all the authority In the national l gov gov- Although It was expressly stated to me that the movement was not inthe In Id Inthe the Interest of the liquor business and that It did not have the backing of the wets the laws by tho the United States against the use of liquor and regulatory measures of that kind In general were cited d as evidences of the tendency to centralize power here herein in Washington The agitation foran foran for foran an law and things of or that kind were also given gIen as one reason reason reason rea rea- son why a strong national party should be formed to combat all these tendencies and to keep the powers of government in the hands of tho the people To my mind one of the greatest problems In the country today Is that of stemming the tide I. I toward ward central central- You cant can't t take taVe the blood away from the feet and send it all to the head without making the feet suffer sutter And so tho the people will suffer suffer suf suf- fer if all the power Is la taken away from them and lodged In Washington Washing Washing- ton As I understand It this Is the purpose In view i Is acLu actuating the formation of a Liberty patty I have no means of knowing how haw far the organization has f gone ne nor what strength it may have behind n it I |