The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-10
ork World. compelled Parker

i lUih FN0tNts NV'iPGltru FAIkGT III
VI speak out on the money question; why
should no not be compelled BY the
Hearst papers, ana other really Dem.
ocratic papers. 70 speak out upon 9TH
er questions, where the people have a
right 10 information?
What avail tins cry about .extraya.
gance9 That the government Ii run
4 with reckless disregard OF the mia.
die and lower classes who pay most
OF the tariff taxes. IL known OF all
men. But who believes that either OF
these two great parties Is going to re-
trench expenditures Appropriations
for administrations are on the in
crease everywhere. With the federal
government, there Is no such thing as
going backward. The billion dollar
congress OF the Republicans was sue
ceeded by q Cleveland congress- pledg.
ed to rigid economy; and 1t was not
long before the Democratic appropria
tons reached the billion dollar mark 4"
(Ir. Watson then goes into an elab.
crate presentation OF the principles Of
his party, which he declares Is only
real Jeffersonian party In this conn-
try) The letter concludes as fol.
lows.
Mr.. Watson'c Record.
| Every speech Of my life, every
page of my books, every vote III the
Georgia legislature aud la congress is
I in perfect harmony with the broadly
| Democratic faith which finds partial
expression in this letter ! hope there
has been growth, development, expan-
sion, know there has been no con
tradictton or ap0stacy. Whenever by
voice or vote or deed could be of SER
vice To those who We're working in
the cause OF humanity, | have not fail
ed to respond The eight hour law
passed by congress had my hearty
support. The official record will prove
that led the fight for the automatic
car coupler bill against the corpora
toin lobby, led by Col Stahlman Of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
Father OF Rural Delivery.
Against the resistance OF Judge
Holman. OF Indiana, Mr. Loud of Cal
ifornia and others, passed through
the house the first appropriation
which this government ever made fof
the free delivery of mail to the people
who live outside cities, towns and wills
lagos. That resolution. which was de-
feated on the first vote, but which |
carried through on the second (Feb-
ruary 18th, 1899 is the foundation
OF the present rural free delivery sys-
TEN which gives employment TO forty
thousand men, and which carries civ.
ilization To the remotest neck of the
woJ IL. The farmers OF America have
selsloa asked anything in the way of
tyafs from the government more
ssn they u The rural free de-
..ery does moro To-. the farmer than
tT la-s On the afltate book of this
4. public. Ar,. before al of the farm
- ee!tl - H.te u8.nst me | trust 3
aat ;.e. w.ll con idyr what ! did TOR
-..c;n
Reg;r iesg, how Viewer, of how any
man will vote because of the laws re.
ferrei to. | ttEa some pleasure In al
aiding 10 taem Tor the reason that they
proved that the sentiments animating
this letter are those which have con
trolled my life. I'regret that my op.
portunities for doing work of that
kind have been so few. Republicans
and Democrats united their votes to
prevent me from serving more than
me term in congress, even when the
Dlainest evidence was presented of
he frauds which deprived me of the
official commission.
Since then | have had no oppor
unity to do more than to advocate
With the pen the principles to which
am devoted. To accept this nomina.
ion and expound those principles,
his becomes a question of serving
he good cause And no matter what
he results may be. shall find salts
action in feeling that | have done
light.
THOMAS f. WATSON"