Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-15
TOM WATSON'S SPEECH.


State Convention of Populists- one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
political gatherings ever held IN the
State:
Comrades, l am deeply moved by
this compliment from the most not
able political gathering which this
State has ever known. Georgia IS
represented here today as never be-
fore. The farmers are present to
speak for themselves; the mechanics
are present t. speak for themselves;
the professions are present to speak
for themselves; and the colored peo-
pie are present to speak for their
own race. You are the men who
guide the p!ow and swing the hoe;
the men who make the anvils ring,
the spindles hum-the men who feed
and clothe the woodland we come
here to give emphasis to the just de-
mand that those who produce shall
more fairly share the prosperity they
create. We meet under strange con-
ditions. One year !ago this country
was being daintily fed on the am
brosia of Democratic expectations.
Today it is gnawing the cob of Dem
ocratic reality. Great applause and
cries, "The corn is gone. One
year ago we almost trembled to think
what would become of Tom Reed and
John Sherman when our rampant
Democrats should convene in con-
gress. Today the mighty energies of
the Democratic majority in the lower
house is chiefly devoted TO the pur-
pose that the character of Tom Reed
shall stand forth indicated and an
dorsed = redeemed, regenerated and
disenthralled." Great laughter and
applause.)
In the upper house, the abuse OF
twenty years is forgotten, and old
John Sherman enjoys every day of
his life the luxury of wiping his feet
upon cowardly recreant and cor
rupted Democratic Senators.
Entering office pledged to free sill
YER, this administration has done the
cause of bimetallism more harm in 10
months than the Republicans had
been able to do in twenty years.
Great applause
Entering Office pledged to tariff re-
form they have concocted wonder
full conglomeration of the odds and
ends of protection, and if the Nc
Kinley bill were the fiery furnace as
the Democrats describe it, the Will
son bill could pass through and get
no smell of fire ON its garments.
(Cheers.)
Going into Office pledged to econ
omy, they have spent all the money
within the reach of their greedy
hands; have shingled the country
over with more bonds and more
taxes; have indirectly increased their
own salaries as congressman; and
have demonstrated that their chief
concern was to bask in the sunshine
of governmental favor, while they
sacredly guarded from unholy intru-
sion the tender blades of the national
grass. Great laughter and cries OF
s'keep off the grass.
If it were at all necessary for me
to assail the Republican party,
would know how to go at it. We
know where they stand. They are
for lavish expenditures, national
banks, more bonds and goldbugism
generally.
But when it comes t. attacking
the Democrats hardly know wher'
to hit. They hold no principle to
day which they did not attack yester
day. They denounced nothing las
year which they pave not pract'ce'
this year. What pretended primer
pies they may have next year Co
alone knows. 10 the old days Q
Bourbon rule in France Gust befor
the great revolution) some wit dc
scribed the government as a "des
potism. tempered by epigrams." !
Iwere asked to define what Cleve
land Democracy means, | should sa
it was Republication tempered by a
occasional fishing frolic and snfp
hunt. By what they have done sine
they got into power, it has bee
shown to all the world that tf