The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-10-11

New York, Oct. 9.-The letter Of
acceptance of Thomas E. Watson, the
Populist candidate for the presidency
was made public tonight. 1t is more
than 10000 words in length and dis
:usses exhaustively practically every
phase of the present political situa-
ion from the Populist standpoint. He
begins his declaration of principles
With a statement of the field for a
lhird party, saying in this connection:
When two great political parties have
IN turn, governed a country, and have,
between them, brought about unsat-
tsfactory conditions it is but natural
that a third party should rise. Citi.
Eens who have looked in vain to the
Two great parties for remedial legis.
lation lost 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"
After referring to the condition of
The common people in the old world
be turns to what he considers their
condition in America.
God never made a grander home
for his children" he says, than that
which the cavalier in Virginia the
Dutchman in New York and the Puri.
tan in Massachusetts sought as a
refuge from the systems of the Old
World
what has become of it? With be.
wildering rapidity it has tren taken
from the common people and given to
the corporations. 1t belonged to the
government, to all the people 1t was
meant to supply homes to individual
citizens, and there was enough of it
10 last for many generations. To the
extent of about two hundred million
acres, 1t has been given to railroad
corporations; and now when a com
mon man wants home in all that
vast domain he must go to the rail.
road corporations to get it.
"A blacker chapter than that which
records how both the political parties
united to despoil the common people
Of their land is not to be found in the
annals Of class legislation"
On the money question, Mr.. Watson
has this to say: I'VE have heard much
Of 'Constitutionalism in this campaign.
The sincerity of the cry is shown by
the fact that the gold standard, which
violates the statute law and the con.
stitution, is not only supported by
Theodore Roosevelt, the imperialist
hItt hNy pu ri hn oh
apostle of constitutionalism. ....
"The gold standard is not irrevoc.
ably fixed because it is unscientific
and wrong. Nothing is more certain
than that the people of this country
will continue their struggle until they
have a national currency which the
money power cannot control, and
Shich answers the purpose of perfect
ing exchanges without becoming an
armory from which the buccaneers of
modern finance draw the irresistible
weapons with which they attack val
ues and raid the markets"
AS to his attitude toward Parker
and Roosevelt, Mr.. Watson says:
Much abuse has been heaped upon
me because more time has been de.
voted by me to denunciation of Parker
than OF Roosevelt The reason is OBJ.
vious enough. Roosevelt is a straight.
cut Republican, who declares boldly
Tor Republican principles, defiantly de-
Tending existing condition. To attach
him is short easy job. He Is SO
conspicuous and stationary a target
that no one who wished to take a
shot at him could possibly miss the
mark. He Is not in ambush; he is be.
hind no blind he stands out in the
open, and he says to his enemies
here | ana Republican who stands
pat on all existing conditions; If you
want to fight, come on Now, can
understand Republican like that and
while | love to make my battle-ax
ring on his helmet until one Of us went
down In political defeat and death, yet
could respect him all the while, as
foeman worthy of any mans steel.
Mr.. Roosevelt viii get Republican
votes, and no others. He Is not play
Ing a confidence game on the negro
question He is not attempting to win
Jenersonians by sham adherence to
Jeffersonian principles. In short,
there is no danger that Jeffersonian
Democrats will vote for Roosevelt up.
on the assumption that he is a JEFF
fersonian Democrat. There is no
danger that Roosevelt will get a sin.
gle vote to which |, as Jeffersonian
In principle, am entitled.
with Mr.. Parker, 1t is different,
He is not Jeffersonian Democrat, yet
he seeks TO secure the support of JEFF
fersonians. II he would speak out
plainly and tell the people that he is