The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-01
GEORGIA CRANK
MAKES A SPEECH
Fierce Onslaught Upon the
Democratic Party.
PREDICTION AS TO BRYAN
SOUTH THE VICTIM OF SECTION
AL PREJUDICE.

Crswfosdsville Ga, Nov. S0.-Thomas
Z. Watson. recently candidate for presi-
dent on the PopuIist ticket. today adj
dressed large crowd at this place, the
termcr home of Alexander II. Stevens.
HIS address was received with close at
tention but with no marked enthus-
iasm. He spoke in part as follows
In national politics the Democratic
party stands without q party. a de-
claration of principles or accepted
leader II is utterly bankrupt in repu-
tatiOn. 1t has no unity of conviction,
sentiment nor public purpose. II con-
tains antagonistic elements which can
never be harmOnized. Its secret pur-
pose is so foreign to what Democratic
masses approve that the eternal strug-
gle OF the national leaders is TO pre-
vent the Democratic masses from pene-
trating that secret purpose. What is
that secret purpose To use the Demo-
cratic party in support Of the same
system of class legislation which the
Republican party stands for
Alleged Secret Mission.
THE watchword is keep uD the at
tack upon Republican individuals but
do not attack the system of special
present conditions. In other words, the
secret mission of the Democratic party
is to put UP a sham battle. By keep
ing the people divided and deluded they
hinder the organization of real Opposi-
ton to privileged class legislation and
corporate greed. Thus the national
Democratic party is the best friend of
which the plutocratic Republican party
can boast for the Belmonts. who call
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much in favor of special privileges as
the Carnegies and MOrgans who call
themselves Republicans.
Makes a Prophecy.
Il make this prediction: Bryan will
be the candidate of the Democratic
party in 1908. And 1 make this second
predictions; When Bryan runs for
president in 1908 as the candidate of
combine he viii be a worse beaten
man than Parker was.
Does Mr.. Bryan sincerely believe
that he can commit the national Demo-
cratic convention to his recently re-
paired and repienished Populist plat
form? if so. ne must see that the
country would then have two Populist
parties. Such a contingency would be
laUghable were not the crisis so grave.
Mr.. Bryan must know that his pro-
gramme promises nothing better than
another spectacular combat at another
St. Louis convention with another
dogfar as the result of another sur
render on the part of Mr. Bryan and
sham battle before the people and an
otrer Waterloo in which all will be
lost. including honor.
Sectional Party.
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claim to be national. II is sectional.
The south is still its victim. The south
is stin the quadrennial sacrifice which
corrupt or stupid southern politicians
IS deliver over to Wall street. But for
the solid south eastern Democracy
would have To shut W. shop join the
Republicans and face a genuine party
o. opposition.
what keeps the south solid? Moth
ing i'm the world except an out of date
sectional animosity and the shameless
~ hypocritical cry Of negro domino
ton
Southern politicians viii sacrifice the
national ucke' any time 10 maintain
the local mOnopol% And the negro
question is the jog OF their lives Men
who appear 10 have some common
seree I'm other directions lose all their
mental bearings when the negro ques-
ton is sprung and they Immediately
begin to hop around in a dervish dance
OF political hysteria.
Must Expect the Lash.
Tine south cannot afford TO be sec
tiouaI Iu self-defense she must be
national If we allow our southern
leaders 10 put liz i'm a degrading posi-
ton nationally. ours is the fault. As
long as we allow the solid south TO be
the slave OF a handful OF eastern CAPT
taiists We musr expect the lash OF tht
slave driver and 10 feei the weight. oil
the chain.
Let us put finish 70 this degrade
tion of the south Let us assert GU
manhood against the tyranny Of p0iti
cal bosses. Let MS break the shell o.
this bOurbonsn which neither learns
nor forgetS.