Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-03-17
WHAT WATSON SAYS.
He Is Pleased with the Results of the ST.
Louis Meeting and Is Confident.


representatives in the house for speaker.
was compelled to remain i'll Washing
ton to look after the Legislative demands
of his party and did not attend the Sc.
Loui, convention. Ee is earnest i'll his
approval If all that Was done at st.
Louis. however. and thinks that the va
riouS Industrial organizations are now
fairly united Oh {; common platform and
into one political party.
The result of the ST. Louis conven
ton" 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
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 pee
pie. representing almost score OF differ
ent industrial and reform organizations,
have met at St. Louis and agreed upon
a 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-
bes. were VT able to be harmonious, to
pool their issues. and to make one
declaration common to all. which will
appeal warmly to the reform sentiment
in their county.
II regard the platform as 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
il will row command the full support of
the industrial organizations OF all classes
| had. myself, no doubt that this result
wouId be reached Neither have any
doubt that the Omaha convention will
keep right in the middle of the road
dominate acceptable candidates, and
that fron the official beginning Of this
movement at St Louis we will have q
brilliant campaign which will bring the
people intoa 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 NJ st. Louis by a convention
of nonpaiiisap organizations. But 1t
follows as Il logical conclusion that the
campaign put on foot at Omaha will
have 10 be based substantially upon the
platform enunciated at st. Louis.
take it that the Omaha convention will
merely reiterate the declarations OF the
st. Lnlis convention, and that our plat
form may be said to be even now prac-
ticalIy before the people,
LAS 90 who the candidates of the PeO-
pies party will be-" continued Repre-
sentative Watson. II really cannot say
bnt | think the candidate for the presi-
dency will he 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 he has served in this cause: and
thlni: it is quite unnecessary that such "A
ian should have barrel. | think the
onlv questioii sa1uil be. Is he identified
with HS.is he,a map of good standing.
and is lac. 4 man>of broad ability, fitted
10 lead "a campaign as presidential
candidatey' do not think that our sue