The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-26
WHAT WATSON SAYS.
He Is Pleased with tho Results of tho St.
Louis Meeting and Is Confident.


He Is Pleased with tho Results of the St.
Louis Meeting and Is Confident.
Representative Watson, of Georgia,
the candidate of the Peoples party
representatives in the house for speaker,
was compelled to remain in Washing
ton to look after the legislative demands
of his party and did not attend the ST.
Louis convention. He is earnest in his
approval of all that was done at St.
Louis, however, and thinks that the va
rious industrial organizations are now
fairly united on common platform and
into one political party.
THE result of the St. Louis conven-
tion," said he, has been revelation to
the old time politicians of the country
They have been predicting for weeks
how we were to meet at St. Louis, fight
like Kilkenny cats, and then go to
pieces and retire demoralized, but not a
single one of their predictions has been
realized. With less friction than is en-
countered in the usual national conven-
ton of either of the old parties, our peo-
pie. representing almost a score of differ
ent industrial and reform organizations,
have met at St. Louis and agreed upon
platform and declaration of principles
which are agreeable to us all and upon
which the fight will be conducted all
along the line and in every state in the
Union in the coming campaign. | feel
greatly encouraged by the fact that all
these industrial organizations coming
there from different parts of the country,
each with its favorite plan and princi-
Piles. We're yot able to be harmonious, to
pool their issues, ard to make one
declaration common to all, which will
appeal warmly to the reform sentiment
in their county.
81 regard the platform rs a very strong
presentation of substantially the same
principles which have called these vari-
GUS organizations into existence, and
upon which we have been educating the
people for the last four or five years, and
1t will now command the full support of
the industrial organizations of all classes.
had, myself. no doubt that this result
would be reached. Neither have any
doubt that the Omaha convention will
keep right in the middle of the road
nominate acceptable candidates, and
that from the official beginning of this
movement at st. Louis we will have
brilliant campaign which will bring the
people into a more thorough understand
ing Of the principles of their govern
ment and the changes that ought to be
made than this country has known since
the foundation of the government.
The Omaha convention will put into
official party shape that which was
agreed upon at st. Louis by convention
OF nonpartisan organizations. But it
follows as Il logical conclusion that the
campaign pat on foot at Omaha will
have to be based substantially upon the
platform eaunciated at st. Louis.
take 1t that the Omaha convention will
merely reiterate the declarations of the
st. Louis convention, and that our plat
form may be said to be even now prac-
tically before the people.
LAS to who the candidates of the Peo-
pies party will be-" continued Repre-
SSAe1tisS w 6tSoi, i really CssIlIlOt say,
but think the candidate for the presi-
dency will be some man who has been
well identified with this great revolt
against the existing state of affairs
some man who has made sacrifices for
it. who is known for the fidelity with
which be has served in this cause; and
think it is quite unnecessary that such
man should have barrel think the
only question should be. is he identified
with us: is he man of good standing,
and is he a man of broad ability, fitted
to lead a campaign as a presidential
candidate? lido not think that our sue
cess depends on the amount of Doodle
that we can put in the campaign. We
are not party of Doodle and corruption.
believe that our strongest plan of cam
paign would be to appeal straight and
frankly TO the sense and conscience of
the people. and to avoid as far as pos
sihle the machine methods of the Doodle
politicians against whom we have raised
this revolt. Washington Post.