The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
MIR. WATSON'S LETTER OF AC.
CEPTANCE.

CEPIANCE.
Mr.. Thomas E. Watson of the State
of Georgia. who is running for the
presidency in order to trv to eject
Roosevelt, has written his letter of
acceptance of the nomination. His
New York speech has bean circulated
by Republicans as campaign doca-
ment His letter of acceptance will
doubtless be likewise acceptable to the
managers of the Roosevelt campaign.
In his letter he says many true and
trite things, pointing out that in this
country as in Europe the few take the
major portion of what should belong
to all the people, He bemoans the fact
that there is a tendency on the part
of the people to submit to this state
of affairs. He discusses the gold
standard and denies that it can be
considered as fixed. He points out
how transportation and TRANSMISSION
companies have become monopolies,
and inveighs against the methods by
which the Morgans, the Carnegi4s and
Schwabs transfer what has been earn
ed by the many to their own pockets.
Mr.. Watson denies that he OK
pressed a preference for Mr.. Pooso-
Welt over Mr.. Parker. and shows his
"sore-toe'' by abusing the Democrats
for not accepting him as the candi-
date for the Vice-Presidency in 1886
when a winning fight might have
been made" thereby convicting him.
h tic a hilton
above the desire to secure victory for
the principles he says he endorses.
He declares that the trusts control
both the old parties, pay the cam
paign expenses of both, and that the
Populists are the only true party that
is "Jeffersonian to the core" He IA
vors public ownership of public utili-
ties, paper money and freedom Con-
GLIDING he appeals to the courage and
intelligence of the voter, and says:
Your vote is never thrown away
until it ceases to be the representative
of your honest convictions"
The letter is too long for these
columns and deals very little with the
live questions of the campaign. NO
reader could gather how the writer
stands on the Philippine question, i'm
perialism, tariff taxation, trust con-
troll or extinction, Rocsevelt's mill
tarism or anything else that the pee
pie are talking and thinking about
this year. The people are not now
considering government ownership of
railroads or the gold standard, blu: a
question far more vital than either:
Will we permit the Republic to be con-
verted into an Empire? Upon that
question that far transcends all
others, Mr.. Watson is as dumb rs an
oyster. And that silence is helpful to
the Republican policy See?
Republican brag is somewhat in the
nature of whistling to keep ones
courage up.
The New York Evening Post has
been examining it's files of 1892, when
Cleveland was elected, and finds on
the part of Republicans IAN exact
counterpart of the glib prophecies of
to-day" "Then as now" remarks the
Post, 'the note of absolute conviction
could be heard from every oracle
Did anybody hear of Thomas E.
Watson going into the doubtful states
in 1896 or 1900 to speak for the prin-
ciples he says he holds? In 1896
there was fine opportunity to win
upon those principles. Then Thomas
was silent He becomes eloquent now
when if he does anything. he will
help Roosevelt.
Two wears ago Mr.. Roosevelt was
harping on Publicity as a remedy
for trusts. We have mad for twenty
months q department created to apply
that remedy and all the information
obtained is kept dark while Cortel-
you gets big campaign contributions to
prevent publicity
The Wadesboro Messenger and In
telligencer under its present manage
ment is eighteen wears old. Mr.. Boy
lin has made it one of the best papers
in North Carolina. 1t always rings
clear for Democracy and Progress.
The Toms who beat a tom-tom are
both working for Roosevelt
Thomas Fortune, editor of the New
York negro paper and Thomas e.
Watson of Georgia.
The spirit among the farmers in
Wake is not to sell cotton unless it
brings ten cents. Many of them are
in position to do this, having sold last