Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-09
uR. NTATSOy'S SPEECH
o.,;vered on Labor Day In the City of Dallas.
.,.utrsr PRINCIPLES UPHELD.

.. the Woes oi A"
 s', caTporations tn Get Control of
 '"' ,ar,,oant- Declares Sewali Must
 '" ,,n,yn-pemncrats Cannot Sue
 witt,unt Aid of Popaiists.
 rbo following is the speech of Thomas
 o Ws.son Of Ciecr..ia, Populist nominee
 z s;ca nrcadent ol tlie United States,
 ,S ,sliy.red oi Labor day at Dallas, Tex: ::
 ..,Ioa, citizens: 'Peace has its victories
 .,. .s.n,yned than war, and the sieto-
 i.' i'5' ,s aSace are those which carry forward
 i'''4, ;st9.,,,sts of humanity. l am glad to
 ,,' a' bsre to-day with the labor organizations
 1,,acitg au5 the labofin9 men of the coun-
 nba have met Oh common ground 10
 sas;,ler their common welfare and 10 dis
 ta''s's ais those policies which are best for the
 ..l,ore,s and producers everywhere. l
 ,.anid rather that my name We're aahdeu
 Nus.'' e''',' 4., nastelifV as having been the au Nom'. ass nf The declaration Of independence, l3ot 5'. gietory of ge.,ee, than to have been
 thas t3ha,ss,;elad fo The ages US the victor at the l ,ii.tia If Waterloo At the battle 0I N q
 ss,,e m principle WAS established A
 tfs;nenie tfinS WAS violated 1.-the principle that til"Sfr ha frreneh people had the right to select taeirn,ys rulers That violated principle
 rsa. ,erled itself almost before the vlctorof 59afeflo5 was desl,i and 1t Is Nindicatei Tor If lime. Therefore. the battle of Water i,.s i.a srcomnlis.led nothing, aud the victory . aaamoliShrd was but a barren NiCtofY. qstr fbe victory 1 speak of, the victory won i,sesfablisliing the principles incorporated ia fine publication of tine declaration 0f ii- ] i.,endrnce which has neYef loSt, but ] ,,,iinad proAnd which never can be lost. es isshlshed once for all the principle that SD far IS Ile future is concerned the law snail l,s established that all lheh are created free and equal and that the government shall do equal and exact justice 10 all. lAp- piause.
 mep of the cities. hat you catered into contract with tlIe iaboragmen ef he co,tn- irY and you ought ta stand bY IL l am hare to remind JFle western refosmers that tiley entered into q contract with the south eft ref0fnees and that they oh9iIf 10 stand bs il fgheefs. Lam for straight PoDu- lsm. Cheers And do not propose 10 le carried to ole side of the roHtt or the 3 ohef bpt eNprct to carry the baaller ll.ilt s .#.l. .i .,5., | t.t lihe and carry il E to victory or iaii N stt it in deteHt. N ild cheering and prolonged handei8pping. What va that contract, and when was 5 il madeg Nhai brought it about in 1889 2 sthere wcre governmental conditions that @wtfe ulsat sfactors tu the wazeeafHef, zwiIether in forge 0r factory. whether i'll z conntry or tpWn whether in the east or #west. whether in the north or south. Tie sun and s,lstanee of this dissatisfaction 7 was this; That the nenpfodueefs got what #ihe producers made and the producers got aHothing of what they themselves produced. What was the eontracty Where was il Nt ! 9st5. in tah sgaaizations, representing the organized la *bor of the cities of The republic, met the SResten farmers and the southern farmers Sand signed lip an agreement that they #N0uld act together and v0te together un- 8z.l the reforms demanded in their platform 8md been enacted into law " hat these @leforns were l shall discuss later OH.
 2 At this iuneture the table for the use of Newspaper reporters arrived and Mir. Wat
 Son stopped for minuteto let fl be plated Soa the platform lie also changed his coat &aor a light alpaca coat
 # Now let me go back, because no matter zllow lmay be diverted hy incidents that *occnr always know where 1 am at. n # #lCheering say. then. the labofingmen zai the towns aad the cities entered into t Ssyrtten contract with the farmers of the Reonntry, and that written contract was slgned bg Powderly, by Wright and by
 slalph Beaumont on your part$and was .sisned by Macune. by Livingston and by Folk on the part of the farmers.
 # Here an oli man back in the audience F9ssed howl because some boys were 'aaaklng so much fuss he could not hear Szitls kicks caused such confusion that Mir NN aison had tu cease speA king for il min EAie.
 N If my friends will give me about five 4Aha'es to get this crowd in my hands M 1ey VIII never get lost again. Laughter ~ my friends here in front will just sit gown and leave this thing to me 1 will 3 3*4sse lt all right ill a few minutes. This s .$il sl ihe first crowd 1 ever faced by jug z4al ean hold my own with the boys-l ;Shl A one of the boys myself. fEaugater. <&5Now hefe, let me get back to 1t again and |2 nope there will be no more interruptions ssio'n ahyb body in the crowd, for no matter }han quiet.
 | say, then. it doesn't become me to say Sse II! or how certain of the labor leaders are ss%oI *oS longer supporting these principles FIu .ss.andtng by tnat contract no more Eas he.aef Il Is worth my while to talk about .5s "IS.ef So;a Macune is doing it or Livingston 3% uolng IL. do say this: That 1 believe |*asl the rank and file of the labor oreani
 @siens .. wer true to that contract then and |ient t.ue a"a 'e now, just as know that the zseue ei ana Iii. of the Farmers Alliance were vi a'l io It then and are true to it now Vi fMiIuois M may fall, but the cause shall not x fn ba oo ,5i9,eers ,,i Leaders may sell out. but E:l,lr knr eplu tt has never been coined that can S3I lhe patriotism of a whole people z oof fSffs.l fno.l Leaders may hold themselves Y leS far rom the party and trade off princi-
 n, pc bnt the rank and file still
 ,ey ha.. .o lhe principles of that contract and ,ai tI tisse sworn, aud swear it with them E E7<ietorv yue 3altle shall not cease until the pysn;.ai; IS ours. Then. say 10 the Iahor < Es leSraa Saidaliors of the United States. yon
 e oe th sour lalth to us. Upon that faith Ekjth ,ba. as south have acted Upon the
 <one fan'.,De ne abofers of the eoutry have s5s mn, 'a "asu III their movement. So far
 5hat rs,,a eon efhed 1t is well known to you |Sled |Slatfaaiah ran congress on the contract and
 Eood faitbs b. ieS9, Was elected to congress,
 our 1's,i,Niy a'aleNiy In congress by every planR
 rpp,a,.l5ofm, followed the party when
 kctatio,, os me not to obey the caucus
 bwed tbo o' either of the old parties. fol
 hen ysn ahd council at Inpianapolis
 ere eleetaa aaasefueted sl the congressman that
 I,ons ,'to ;' on on that contract platform of
 the hf.os us in 1886 lot to 20 into inc IT, Y
 lent and parties. followed the move
 Ame l., 'b iba your instructions when yo,l
 Id party ne ae', co,helusion that from neither
 pn dsfnand'.u you get any of the relief
 to the aaea; naa,si Further. l followed you
 e peopie iopie M party, ran for congress on
 ed al party platform and ,,,s s,s oai