The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
SAYS Mr., PARKER
LACKS BOLONESS
Tom Watson Flags Both Ma
tional Candidates
ROOSEVELT Is A BOLD MAN
Watson Says the Whole World Knows
Where the President Stands
on Public Cues
tlons.
ROOSEVELT is A BOLD MAN

Albany, N. Y, October S.-Thomas E.
Watson, the peoples party candidate for
President spoke before a large audience
here tonight in the Empire theatre under
the auspices of the local committee. Mr..
Watson said in part:
IT have been quoted as saying that l
wanted no republican votes. What said
Is that wanted the vote of no man who
believed in the principles of the repub-
lican party as represented in the present
system of classification which l am now
battling with with all the power l pos
sess. If any republican believes am
right, in Gods name let him vote for
me and 1 shall gladly receive his sup
port, because while he may believe in
one thing and 1 in another, yet if We
agree in sentiment and in purpose, we
are brothers, and he should give me his
hand and his help in this great fight.
Il am bitterly and eternally opposed
to the system of government for which
the republican party stands, and OF which
Roosevelt is champion. In every legiti-
mate way 1 oppose him, his party, his
oON3N-
shatter it tonight l would strike the blow
in the twinkling of an eye, and 1 am the
only candidate in the field who IS making
war on republican principles But as
have said so often in this campaign, l
recognize that the republican party has
the courage of its convictions and that
its champion is defiant enough to say
Al, ~ eto dc foy ha III az
1t is and challenges assault.
Why Parker Takes More Time.
''Why is it that 1 have to take up
more time in discussing Judge Parker
than in discussing Roosevelt? Because
Parker lacks the boldness, the frankness
which Roosevelt possesses and backs and
fills and trims and lodges and evades and
beclouds all the issues of the campaign
in the effort not to face those issues,
while Roosevelt comes out plainly, clear
ly, f1atfooted and says to all the world,
this is what i stand for and this Is what
you are going to get If l am elected
Before Judge Parker should take from
me the votes of those people who are
opposed to the principles and policies of
the republican party as enunciated by
Roosevelt himself. Mr.. Parker should be
able to state wherein he differs in prin-
ciples from Mr.. Roosevelt. He has had
three months to do it and he has not
yet done it.
What Bryan Declared It.
"The Parker campaign is simply what
! Rryan declared 1t to be a confidence
| game; a play with loaded dice a cam
| paign which inevitably begins with a
foot race and will end with rout,' a
| campaign which is one Of false pretense.
| hvpocrisy and humbug. a campaign which
| becomes more and more impossible ev-
ery day of its life and whicn If Mr.. Par
ker's attitude of whispers. private inter-
views. evasions, refusals to speak, re-
| fusing to saywhat he stands for and
what he wants to do will soon degen-
crate into a great national joke. Those
things which the privileged classes want
| done will be done by either Roosevelt
or Parker. Those things which the un-
privileged want done Will be done by
! neither Roosevelt nor Parker.
/ "I stand for those. no matter what they
| call themselves. republicans or populists
who protest against the present system
! of class legislation; stand for those who
| .hink it is wrong and ought to be right
ed.
'I put it squarely to you Mr.. Voter and
what you will 40 with 1t Is a matter you
must decide between your heart, your In
| telligence, your conscience and youl
| God"