The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09
Observation-Disclosures
TELLS WHY A THIRD PARTY IS
NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.

cIares Boldly for Republican Prinei.
pies, while Parker IL an Artful Dodser,
and His Position IL Indefinite, Foxy and
Neutral--GOId standard tnconstitu.
tionel and Not 'Irrey0cabIy Fixed"
Thomas E. Watson, the Populist candi-
date for President, has made public his
letter of acceptance, which is document
that would cover more than page OF THE
sun. In the opening paragraphs he says:
When two great political parties have. In
turn, governed country. and have. be-
tween them, brought about unsatisfactory
conditions. 1t is but natural that third party
should arise. Citizens who have looked
in vain to the two great parties for remedial
legislation lose confidence In both after a
while, and adopt one of two courses: they
either submit TO the evils OF bad government,
or protest by organizing third party.
To the student of history there Is nothing
more saddening than the tendency of the
people to submit. As rule. political educa-
ton never reaches the masses. Statecraft.
like prlestcraft jealously guards its secrets
There is always the inner sanctuary which
the people are taught to believe would be
profaned by the touch Of their unholy feet
Again, in organized government there
is a mysterious reverence for authority.
Whatever is, is right" to the minimizing
multitude and the votarles OF power never
cease to deepen that impression. Thus.
partly from ignorance and partly from rev.
erence for established authority. the people.
in every age, have shown more inclination
to submit to bad government than to resist 1t.
The crimes which have been committed
under forms of Law by ruling classes against
subject masses almost stagger belief. They
have been so deliberately cruel. 30 relent-
ali lban aft,lly nm
blood Of the student boils within him as he
reads the record What was the purpose
OF the lawmaker in forming such heartless
legislation? The motive was to render per.
manent the rule OF the few. the privileges Of
Always and everywhere the result Of this
sort OF legislation has been the same-it
defeated itself. and the aristocracy tell with
who rule by corruption. being corrupt them;
selves. sap the very. foundation OF social and
political order. and when there Is nothing hing
left to meet the enemy within or without.
THE PEOPLE pEsPoILED.
He then refers to the condition OF the
common people in the old world and says:
How IS it in our own land? G9d ne We made ,he
man in New Work. and the Puritan in Massa-
ems of feuS sd World ''Hse h ad1sn
tages this ca nth holds, no region superior to
ours. Once it belonged TO the people. With
his gun, the common man won II, mile by
saxon. and the Spaniard, What the COM
With i his money nor From sea to sea the land
which is ours became ours because the e, com q.
mon man was ready to pay for with his
ing rapidly it has been taken from the COM
Il befon Deedd to the Government to ali the
people. 1t was meant to supply homes to In,
dividual citizens. and there was enough OF
tent of about two hundred million acres.
it has been given to railroad corporations;
in ali that vast domain he must go to the
railrSad CORPORATIONS to get It; b,o, rsoords
how both the Old political, parties united
to despo the common people Of their land.
Is not to be found in the annals Of class lesis-
lation.
GOLD STANDARD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Once upon time We had a financial sys-
tenn of our own, Placed in the Constitution
as part OF our fundamental law. it seemed sta
money system was in operation among US.
Therefore, it seemed to be "iTrevocabiy
fed WsrE wise men created ted this syss
ander Hamilton agreed In fixing bimetalism
Of value. they had no selfish motive. Two
lofty minded statesmen agreed upon that
system as the right, system rem ,h 'ea
money power. in its march OF conquest, found
it TO be a barrier. The money power demands
metal stat Is easier to control than two. For the
same reason 1t opposes governmental Issues
of paper money, and will meyer pc content
until the greenoacks are called IN ana de-
TO establish the single gold standard.
had to be violated The word coin" had
to be construed to mean gold only and the
paper note, issued on silver. had to be re-
deemed in manner different from that pre-
We have heard much Of constitutional
Ism in this campaign. The sincerity OF the
ard, which violates the statute law and the
Constitution. is not only supported by Theo-
dore Roosevelt the imperialist but by Alton
Is. Parker, the chosen apostle OF constitn-
The gold standard is not "irrevocably
fixed" because it is unseientitic and wrong.
Nothing is more certain than that the people
Of this country will continue their struggle
until they have national currency when
answers the purpose Of perfecting exchanges
without becoming an armory from WINCH
the buccaneers of modern finance draw the
values and raid the markets.
PARKER AND ROOSEVELT.
AS to his attitude toward Parker and
Roosevelt. Mr.. Watson says:
Much abuse has been hea,ped upon me
pechuSe more Wine ma, ~!
10 denunoiation OF Parker than Of Roosevelt
The reason is obvious enough. Roosevelt
is a straight-cut Republican, who declares
boldly for Republican principles. defiantly
defending existing conditions. To attack
him is short, easy job. He is 80 conspicuous
and stationary a target that no one VINO
wished to take shot at him could possibly
miss the mark. He ia not In ambush; he is
behind no blind: he stands out In the open,
and he says to his enemies. Here ] am
Republican who stands pat on all existing
conditions; II you want to fight come on!
Vow, | can understand a Republican hks
that; and while | would love to make my
hattle-aXe ring on his helmet until one OF
Ms went down in political defeat and death.
vet | could respect him all the while, as O
foeman worthy Of any mans steel MT.
Roosevelt will get Republican votes, and no
others. He Ia not seeking the support OF
Bryan Democrats upon fnlse pretences. he
Is not playing confidence game on the negro
question. He is not attempting 70 win Ie,-
son'an PRINCIPLES. In short there IL no
danger that Jehersonian Democrats will vote
Tor Roosevelt upon the assumption that ne
Is JeGersonian DEMOCRAT. There Is no
DANGER that Roosevelt will get single vote
TO which ], as a Jeffersonian in principle. am
entitled
nARKER NOT 4 JEFPERsoNIAN DEMOCRAT.
With Mr.. Parker. IL is different He Is
not JcVersonian Democrat. yet ho seeks
70 secure the support OF JeNersonaDs. II
re would speak out plainly and tell the people
that he j in principle the same thing, prac-
ideally, thnt Roosevelt Is. the Bryan Demo
Gratis would fall away from him by TIE million.
l would then be enabled to organize such