The party was a radical upholder of the rights of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and supporter of democratization and economic reforms.

The party ideology was liberalism, drawing inspiration from the ideas of the American Revolution and the liberal democracy the party saw in the United States.

In May 1914, the party published a "Manifesto to Europe" where it proclaimed support to the Triple Entente.

Many party members joined the Czech resistance in the Maffia organization.

[1] In February 1918 the party merged into the Czech Constitutional Democracy which was later succeeded by the Czechoslovak National Democracy.