The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-08
OPENS BIS VICE.PRBSlDEBqIAL
CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.
HE TALKS FOR TWO HOURS
Declares That the Popuilsts are Going
to Vote for Bryan whether sewaIi
IL Withdrawn or Not-He Ts
Going to Manage His own
Campaign So bryan VIII
Get the Pop Vote

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. Thomas +
Watson opened his vice presidential
campaign last night with ana address
two hours in length. delivcre before
an audience of 1900 people in the
rough shed used for the Moody re-
vival meetings several months ago.
Mr.. Watson appealed at the outset for
"a non partisan hearing, declaring
that he spoke with bitterness to mono
and in behalf Of the men who held
the plow, who used the hoe. who
welded the hammer m God gave
him strength, he declared DE would
plead the cause OF these people
through pens Of reporters present be-
fore So, 900, On0 people in The morning.
He entered into an enumeration Of
the reform demands Of the Populsts,
indicting the government for high
crimes and misdemeanors in the grant
ing of the governmental power of
making MONEY to a special class; I'm
the unfair levying of taxes which laid
the heavy hand of tribute upon those
/ least able TO sustain IT,; in closing the
mints TO the free and unlimited coin
age of silver; in leaving the great
public highways of the country in
the control of grasping corporations,
! who levied tribute upon the people
who were compelled 20 use them, and
in the corruption of the ballot
Mr. Watson explained at length his
course in leaving the Democratic
party after having been elected TO
Congress as 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 80 stand by
that platform though the heavens
fall Furthermore, the national ALI
ance convention had instructed those
Congressman elected on the Alliance
platform not to 90 into the caucuses Of
either of the two great parties Not
only hac he felt bound TO stand
by principles rather than party,
but he hadi seen then as he saw now
that the only chance for Jeffersoniau
! Democracy was TO unite the farmers
of the South with the farmers of the
West To do that required a new
party. The Southern Democrat could
not be induced to 60 into the Bepub
; lican party, nor could the Western
Republican be induced to enter tht
Democratic party. A common rally
ing point was absolutely necessary
When Congress met in 1892 clever
r Western Congressman stepped out o
the Republican party.
"Of the thirty Southern Congress
men elected on the Alliance platform
I how many stepped out of the Demo
r cratic party?" exclaimed Mr. Watson
''Only one, and thank God ! can say
it, l was that one
I lie explained further that no haC
I allowed himself to be run for speaker
a simply to emphasize the Souths desir,
to meet the West half way In the com
mon battle against the East
In conclusion Mr. Watson mad G this
% significant statement: we are no
. going to put up any candidate agains
Bryan. We are going 10 vote foI
' Bryan, whether Sewall is withdraw
e or not I'm going TO manage thi
y campaign so that w j. Bryan get
|, every vote we've got ! see the drea,
= evils OF McKinleyism threatening u
e and fear that if we are defeated u
e this fight McKinleyism will be en-
J.. throned forever and the battle TO
freedom had just as well be given mp
| shall tell my people 20 stand D.,
the contract made at St Louis
s Let Bryan have every vote yoi
can muster Let Jones say wha
: he likes. Let him insult you I
. he will Make no answer. Pray TO
c your country. Work for her interests
n DO your duty Here's what we're go
i. ing TO do in our state convention
We're going to put out full elcctora
i ticket for Bryan and Watson W.
q cant vote for Sewall. Then wei
a empower our committee To take of
. part OF our electors and put on a par
of yours Whenever the Democrati
d committee retires Mr.. Sewal Tn
Democratic managers may have mad
up their minds 10 put Tom Watson
down and keep him down, bat than
God the people of the South have en
tered him into no such contract l.e
. IL be known, hencetorth that th
South and West will never again 50
). at the footstool of the North