The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-24

P0PULIST WATSON
AT HOUSTON
Gave the Texans An Exposition oi
His Doctrine.

GaVe the Texans An Exposition of
His Doctrine.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 23.-Hon. Thos.
Watson, Populist nominee for Presi-
dent, tonight delivered an address to
a great crowd of people assembled
here from the surrounding country, ex-
cursions having been run to swell the
number of his audience. Mr.. Watson
is still suffering from an indlsposition,
and appeared weak. He was given
close attention.
Mr.. Watson said in part:
Senator James X. Jones of Arkan-
sas found his voice a few days ago
and spoke his little piece. The Peo-
pies party, says Jones. is working for
the Republicans. He declares that in
my Atlanta speech a preference was
expressed for Roosevelt as against
Parker. Neither in my Atlanta speech
nor in any other have I made any
such declaration.
Poor Parker! His burdens were al
ready heavy. Too much Cleveland,
too much Hill, too much Belmont, too
much McCarren. too many Sights put
on Tom Taggart, too much German,
too much Juggling with the old Eng
lish language, too much foxiness gen.
erally-but when Jones of Arkansas
trotted up we could almost see the
same old pick and spade and shovel
with which he dug the graves for the
Democratic national candidate in the
memorable campaigns of 1895 and 1900.
"If our campaign hurts the Demo-
Gratis most this year, that is not our
fault. 1t is the fault of Jones and all
others who sold out the principles of
Democracy to Wall street at st. Louis.
Had Jones and his crowd readopted
the Omaha platform, or something
similar, and then nominated some
such real Democrat as Heart or Bryan,
the Peoples party could not have done
business in 1904 at all. 1t was the as
founding betrayal of Democratic prin-
ciples by Jones, Hill and Company,
which gave the Peoples party the op-
portunity to renew the fight for JEFF
fersOnian Democracy. Inasmuch as
we are advocating the same principles
which Bryan Democrats advocated for
eight years, II seems a little nard thdt
we should be abused as assistant Re-
publlcans.' If anybody had sold out
1t would be reasonable to suppose that
it was the crowd who dropped their
principles. We have not dropped
ours.
THE words right and wrong seem
to have no place in the political phi
losophy of Alton B. He sloshes back
and forth upon the waves of partisan
manipulation, just like any other ap-
Pile. He may think that he swims;
the facts prove that he merely floats.
why delude yourselves by hoping
to get reform inside the Democratic
party? The Bryans, the Tillmans and
Baileys have less power in the Demo-
cratic party than ever before. East
ern Democracy controls, and the East
ern Democrat is a Republican in all
but the name. The national Demo-
cratic party can do nothing for the
people. 1t is ruled by corporations.
And It has no common purpose, no
unity, no cohesion. If you are true
Democrat and have the courage of
your convictions, you must come with
us. You have nowhere else to go.
"In my opinion Parker is going to
be one of the worst beaten men in
political history, for the reason that
he stands for nothing. He does not
even pretend to have any principles.
That such a man can be elected Is an
impossibility."