The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-07
Populist Vice Presidential Nominee
Outlines the Policy of south
and West Campaign.
WILL NOT SWALLOW SEWALL
NOR EVER AGAIN SIT AT THE FOOT
STOOL OF THE NORTH.
10th Nebraska and Texas Indorse the
Ticket Nominated al Sc. Louis
Georgia Convention.

! Watson opened his vice presidential cam
/ laign TO night with an address OF two
( hours. delivered before an audience OF 81
O0) people i'm the rough shed used for the
/ Moody revival meetings several months
ago Mr.. Watson appealed at the outset
for a nonpartisan hearing. declaring that
he spoke with bitterness 10 none and in
behalf OF the men who held the plow. who
pulled the hoe. who welded the hammer.
If God gave him strength. he declared, he
would plead the cause OF these people.
through the pens OF reporters present, be-
fore sixty-five millions OF people in the
morning. He entered into an enumeration
Of the reform demands of the Peoples par
ty. indicting the government for high
crimes and msdemeanors in the granting
money to special class; I'm the unfair
| levying OF taxes which laid the heavy hand
OF tribute on those least able 10 sustain
Ii: in closing the mints to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver: I'm leaving the
great public highways OF the country I'm
! the control OF grasping corporations who
levied tribute upon the people who were
compelled TO use them, and in the corrup-
ton of the ballot.
He explained at length his course in
| leaving the Democratic party after having
been elected to Congress as a Democrat
and by the machinery OF the Democratic
party. He said that his opponent had run
as straight-platform Democrat while he
| had made his race on the Alliance platform
and was pledged to stand by that platform
| though the heavens fell. Furthermore,
| the National Alliance convention had in
structed those Congressman elected on the
Alliance platform not to go into the eau
| cuses of either OF the two great political
parties Not only had he felt bound to
stand by principles rather than party, but
he had seen then. as he saw now, that the
only change for Jeffersonian Democracy
was TO unite the farmers Of the South
with the farmers of the West. To do that
required new party. The Southern DEM
ocrat could not be induced 10 so into the
Republican party nor could the Western
Republican be induced TO enter the Demo-
cratic party A common raIlying point
was absolutely necessary. When Congress
| met in 1872 eleven Western congressman
stepped out of the Republican party
"Of the thirty Southern congressman
elected on the Alliance platform how
many stepped out OF the Democratic par
typ exclaimed Mr.. Watson. only one,
and thank God that L can say IL. was
that one
BATTLE AGAINST THE EAST.
He explained further that he had allowed
himself to be run for Speaker simply 10 enl-
phasize the South's desire to meet the West
half way i'm the common battle against tho
East. Recent events. Mr.. Watson declared.
had vindicated his course. The Southern
Democracy was to-day bidding defiance TO
Wall street and the East for the first time
in thirty years. Why? Because the South
Il II he afl lac her n
throw off the yoke of the East. The West
ern Democrats had not done tins- How
many Western States had Tilden carried. or
When he said, addressing the Demo-
| Gratis i'm the crowd, has there ever been
time before when you could slap the East
ern Democracy in the face with one hand
and Wall street with the other and rely ON
the West to get you out OF the scEapey
| X was the Western Popuiis;s who had
made this possible. he said. And who did
| the Western rcpu lists use to be- The Vest
ern Republicans. Looking at anairs as
/ they stand since the Chicago convention,
the Western Pcpulists say 10 the Demo-
! Gratis: We are going 10 heip you in tntS
| night and the Western Democrats say. We
are very glad to get your help
Here in the south the Democrats say,
little machine thatll turn out just the ma
! jority we need
They want TO sail in our ship. but they
want to expel our crew. They want 10 run
/ our train but they want TO kick out our
engineer. They say they want flision. but
| il is the fusion Of the earthquake with The
AZ Chicago the Democratic politicians
swallowed our platform and they thought
| they had swallowed For while after
| the Chicago convention they thought they
had caught the bear. Now. since the st.
Louis convention, they are beginning TO feel
| sure the bear has caught them The pres
/ ent political situation Is The nrst case On
record where a half a loaf was not found to
| be better than no bread
wye can stand by Mr.. Bryan He has
! been with as and has fought TOR our poll
cies. But when we are asked TO swallow
/ Mr. Sewail we beg TO be excused. We can't
/ vote for Mr.. Sewan because he does not
represent our platform. IL we do, We say
We did not mean what We SAID IN tnat pat
fight OF the West and south ana go on TO
| Maine 20 get a candidate Tor vice Presi-
| dent Therefore. seeing that your Demo-
| cratic headers had made a mistake. We
| stepped into the breach and did what they
| man for Vice President Immense cneer-
| ing prolonged several secondsl
wATsON'S ULTIMATUM
This Is a movement OF the South and
| West. and you must have a Southcrner ofl
YOUR national ticket In the name OF tho
South we have repudlated the error Of the
| Chicago convention. We have said: Let
|. be a young leader from the West and a
| young leader from the South Has not the
South been in political bondage long
| enough? Has not ~ played second hdoio
| long enough? IL has been dream OF mine
| TO do what I could TO reinstate the South
| 10 her place in the royal sisterhood OF
States. L appeal TO you rs a Georgian. az
! a Southern man. 10 seize this opportunity
| to make this alliance with the West. TO
throw of the domination OF the North ana
| East. which has proved ruinous 10 the
| farmer the laborer. the merchant aud the
entire people"
In concluding Mr.. Watson made this sig.
| nifcant statement: We are not going u
put IN any candidate against Bryan. We
are going 20 vote for Bryan whether Sewar
! Is withdrawn or not
that William J. Bryan gets every vote
we've got. / see the dread evils or Nckin-
ieyism threatening Us. and / fear that II
We are defeated I'm this ngAs Mckinieyixm
will be enthroned forever and the battle
for freedom had just as well be given up.
shall tell my people TO ctand by the con-
tract made al 81. Louis. Let Bryan have
every vote you can muster. Let Jones sav
| what ne likes. Let him insult you n ne
will. Make no answer. Pray for YOUR
/ country. Work Tor her tnteresls Do vour
duty. Here's what we're going 20 g =