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aw "ye DAY 74 * i [OPINION =~ AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE PEOPLE'S PARTY TIME OF TRIAL FOR THE PEOPLE'S PARTY By Lowell Young "My candidacy Is the only way to avoid a fourth party on the left in 1972. '! — George McGovern The George McGovern candidacy for the Democratic noml- nation for President has been transformed from an Invisible campaign supported by only a faithful few into a lavishly financed campaign of a front-runner. From the beginning, . McGovern's campaign has been an attempt to co-opt a fourth party on the left by adopting the left's Issues and rhetoric as his own. His Initial strong stands In opposition to the war and In favor of amnesty for all draft evaders and exiles, legalization of marijuana,abor tion on demand, and the shifting of the burden of taxation from the poor and the working class onto the shoulders of the super-rich and the corporations were all designed to rally all possible fourth party constl- tuents to his cause. And, for the moment, he has partially succeeded. ecently, Abbidlioffman, Jerr Rubin, vonipRinclalrs Genle_ lamondon, and the entire RainbowPeople's Party of Michigan_ have come out In support of George McGovern's candidacy. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin founded the Youth Interna- tlonal Party (YIP) inearly 1967. Their perfection of the use of guerrilla theater was designed to gain media attention In _order to try to educate the American people about the hypo- crisy of the present system. ot To strengthen thelr organization and broaden thelr base of support, they united YIP with the Michigan based White Pan- ther Party. The White Panther Party was founded by John | Sinctalr and "Pun" Pi amondon with the Intention of it becoming