The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-15
What Doc. VIZ. Mat.on Nean.

what Does Mr. Watson Meant
! Ia signed editorial article in the las;
issue % his paper. Mr. Tom Watson
speaking Of what he himself believes
saws: '-He believes that TO true popullsi
can prefer TO vote for millionaire ma
tioHaI banker and corporation king. who
/ represents nothing they advocate"
Why should not a populist as soon vote
for 1Ir. sewau as for Mr- Watsou2 The
reason IS. according 20 AR. Watson, thar
Mr. sewau is a millionaire. "a national
bank president AMI a corporation king.
Does AIr. Watson think 81 Is dlshonorable
10 be any one of the Things he mentions:
II Mr. sewau came honestly 10y his
wealth why Is DE not just as honorable
a man and just as good a citizen as Mr.
Watsong Mr.. Watson does not say that
Mr.. sewaH gained his wealth in dis
honest way He objects 10 him simply
because Of the amount and character or
his wealth. But Mr.. Watson Is rated as
a rich man in his section Of the country
He is not as rich as Mr. sewaI, but is
it a crime to own 100000 worth Of prop
erty ana not a crime to own $500? u
SO. why? Win Mr.. Watson, or any other
populist. explain?
Mr. Watson is supposed TO have made
his wealth i'm the practice Of the law. Mr..
sewau accumulated his in building ships.
Does Mr.. Watson think it more honorable
TO practice law than 10 build ships? II
so. why? In pracucing law Mr.. Watson
helps nobody but himself In building
ships Mr.. Sewall opens way for large
number Of people to earn a living. Viewed
from that standpoint. which Of the two
men is the more useful citizen to the
community in which he lives?
Mr.. Watson's wealth is understood TO
be in farms. Mr.. Sewaus ia shipyards.
national banks and railroads. Are not
the kinds of property in which Mr. sewal
is interested just as legitimate and just
as necessary To our civilization as those
in which Mr.. Watson is interested? II
not, why not? The farms produce the
food and raw material for the clothing
of the people. but ships are just as neces-
sary as the farms, because without them
there could be no foreign commerce, and
without commerce what would the farmers
do with their surplus products? And the
railroads. how could the farmers get alons
without them? OF what benefit would
their farms be is they couldn't get their
crops to market, and they couldn't get
them to market without railroads and
ships.
And banks, what ground is there for
raising a hue and cry against them? Are
they not as essential to our civilization
as railroads and ships? How could busi-
ness be carried on without them? VIII
Mr.. Watson please explain why they are
not? We are sure he cannot give any
satisfactory explanation.
And yet he would have the world be-
lieve that Mr.. Sewall is not as good and
as useful citizen as he is himself, simply
because Mr. Sewan has been more sue
cessful in accommodating wealth than he
has and because Mr.. sewall has invested
his money in property different from thai
in which he has made investments.
If ships and railroads and banks are JUS
as necessary as farms and it is just a.
respectable to own them. then a bank on
railroad president or a ship-builder
though a millionaire, is just as decen'
man as a lawyer and jC-e as useful q
citizen. We cannot, therefore, see wha
excuse Mr.. Watson has for pointing IN,
finger of scorn at Mr.. Sewall and saying
that no true populist can prefer to vot'
for him unless he wishes to make wa
on men who have the ambition. brains
and thrift to get ahead in the world
Doesn't Mr.. Watson think that withou
such men the country would soon be OF
the down grade? After all, isn't Their
more demagogy than anything else in thi
populist attack upon men who have &C
cumulated property and who are at tn
head of railroads. banks and other en-
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