, 1904-10-12
Tom Watson's Campaign.

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our views.
The Peoples Democratic candidate
for President is Thomas Il. watson.
His campaign committee Is lot
less flush with dollars than the OLD par
ties, and some of their literature at least,
is sent out in typewriter or duplicates.
Mr.. Watson has been making a Whlrl-
wind tour of New Jersey taking III the
principal points as far south as Cam
den. He is making a special l Tor
the labor vote. Watson Is the most
unique character before the people as a
Presidential candidate. He is an ora
tor and possesses an originality that Is
refreshing and interesting whether
what he says be accepted or rejected.
A sample of his style is seen in the fol-
lowing uttered at his speech at Hous-
ton, Texas, Sept. %:
"If you are a true Democrat and have
thn ,t,rato of yn1r nnnVIptInnS Won
must come with us; you have nowhere
else to 60"
"Jeffersonians everywhere, let us get
together! Brothers in sentiment let us
be brethren in action. Begin now the
great movement which will bring you
victory in l908.o
1.-THE surrender of principle at st.
Louis went beyond the limit of endur-
ance. The Democratic rank and file
did not authorize that surrender, and
will not ratify it. The masses are ris-
ing in revolt and the city politicians
may tremble, for the thunder clouds
are forming. AS sure as right lives and
God reigns, there is going 10 be a
Storm
"In my opinion Parker is going to be
bllC " tlC NOlpb bCotOl hICh III OAlt
ical history, for the reason thal he
stands for nothing. He does not even
pretend to have any principles. That
such a man car be elected is an I'M
possibility"
"Poor Parker; his burdens are al
ready heavy. Too much CleNt land,
too much Hill, too much Belm.n,, too
much McCarren, too many slight, put
on Taggart, too much Gormah, too
much juggling with the old English
language, toe much foXyness generally;
but when Jones, of Arkansas, rolled Up,
we can almost see the same old pick
and spade ana shovel with which he
dug the graves for the Democratic ma
tional candidates in the memorable
campaigns of 1896 and 1900"
"Inasmuch as we now advocate the
same principles which as Bryan DEM
ocrats we advocated for eight years, it
seems a little hard that we should be
abused as assistant Republicans. If
anybody has sold out, it would be rea-
sonable to suppose that it was the
crowd who dropped their principles.
we have not dropped ours"
The above gives an idea of Watson
anu "hal Ihc cOplC OcllOCIdllC par
ty are aiming at. They represent, we
should think, the Populistic element
of the regular Democrats which refuse
to abide by the victory won by the
conservatives when Alton B. Parker
was nominated.
1t is not strange that men of Mr..
Watson's type should be against either
a Parker or Il Roosevelt. There is moth
ing of the %cyclonic, take-by-storm char
acter about Mr.. Parker which is so dear
70 the heart of a thorough going
Watsonite.
We hardly presume that Mr.. Watson
will make any great inroads into the
regular Democratic ranks in New Jer-
sey, as the number who will be infu-
enced enough to leave the old party,
will be small.
Watson in politics as a speaker is
similar to Sam Jones or Sam Small in
religious or temperance matters. He
has a good bit of the fire of Senator
Tillman but is more inclined to kick
oVer the traces. He won't stand in
politics without being hitched and the
man has yet to be discovered who can
hitch him.
A happy elimination of the unfor-
tunate failure OF the First National
Bank at Cape May is in the announce
ment made by the Receiver last week
thaI on demand every claim against