The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-11-18
THE soUrH's REASONS.

In the South there are peculiar reasons
why the present policy of the Democratic
leaders should Se defeated aud n bet er
line adopted. For the past % or 30
Years the democratic machine polite
l,ps have made that great section d mere
tool In the hands of Wall street aud n
handful of eastern Democrats who have
no pu' pose in common with us aud who
use the electoral vote of the solid South
for their own self IN purposes. Ia this
manner our southern country, which is
an empire itself. has been made a prov
ince for few great financial magna,es
who exploit for their private gain with
out the slightest reference to the We fare
of the southern people. The situation is
pitiable. The degradation of it finds
expression in the phrase: 1.-THE solid
South would vote for a yellow dog on the
democratic ticket" AS a southern man
| am ashamed of such state of affairs
and resent it profoundly. If can do
anything toward accomplishing the polit-
ical Independence of my own people from
this savish servitude to a handful of
Wall street politicians | consider it a
duty to do sU. If the Peoples party had
| TO other mission than to relax the grasp
| which the great railroad corporations
| have upon the throat of the southern
| states, a grasp which is maintained by
| the alliance between democratic bosses
| and Wall street financial kings, then it
would have suffi ientSm!sSion to warrant
| its continued existence.
My own state Of Georgia is as COM
| pletely under the thumb of Morgan aud
Belmont, one of whom controls the
Southern Railroad combine, the other Of
whom controls the Louisville & Nash
vile combine, as the statb of Pennsyl-
vania is under the oontr0f Of the Penn
sylvania railroad or the state of Wiscon-
sin is under the control Of which LaF"i-
lette has won national fame in combat
ing. The situation is simple, appalling,
and would not be believed by anybody
| who was not cOnversant with the facts
| expect to return home and open
| campaign on the lines uf JtffeTS0nian
| democracy to take our state government
out Of the control of Morgan and Bel
mont and to put it in the control of the
Georgia people where it beler gs. In
nearly every southern state there is a
similar contest to be waged against cor
poration tyranny. BY the time the next
presidential election comes around there
is every as)n to believe. that there will
be sutli; ;ient sentiment in favor of the
| IelpIUu iti IIC
al platform of the peoples party to win
success at the polls. Itall depends upon
the work which is done in~the years be-
tween now and then. "INexpect to do
my share of it, that is all l Can say at
present. will however, repeat that l
have not purchased or rented a home in
New York or anywhere else, and do not
expect to do so, My home is in Thom-
son, Ga, in region which my ancestors
settled $50 years ago and it is there that
my home will be to the end.
Am discouragedp BY no means. l
began with nothing, worked three
months and got half a million votes
The men who followed me are men of
conviction, earnest, enthusiastic, united.
Parker started out with 1000 600 vot' S
and lost two million in the campaign.
Those who followed him are demoral Il I'd
and disheartened ~SI& 81
Encouragement Thea Democratic
Gamn is the place whcy8 1Rt ia to be
tsigned} rhoMys Watso1.