Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-15
Will Form New 0rganiza-
ton Of Peoples Party
Along the Lines Of JeffersonIan
Democracy and Principles.
Present Democracy Worthless and
Practically Out Of Existence.

ton, the Peoples Party had had II"
real existence as Il factor in natlohal
politics for eight Years. III the prcSi-
Dental election of 1900 it gave to It's
nominee only $4,000 votes. To that
extent had the fusion of 1896 allowed
up 4 movement which in 1924 counted
nearly two millions of votes and about
1900 active newspapers, therefore we
had to build from the ground up III
1904. We had almost nothing To start
with in the Way of party organization.
campaign funds and newspaper sup
port; we h;ii only three months III
which to work. These things being
first considered :'"ur fair idea Of what
was accomplished ca: be had only
when the official returns are known.
Up to this tiine Iln official state
ment has been nt,t.ic ii the vote aud
| can only guess what il WAS from m
formation CoI,Y"!ed To hc by friends
IN various parts of the country. THESE
sources, of course, ~" not very re-
liable. BaSing AN eStinat. ul"n th"nI.
however my opinion is ii.; ""-
r"ivcd something like hiil :. it:Ii.."n
votes scattered through :" MANY
states. North and South, East ANA
West. to indicate that the sentiment
which gives is moral support to the
Peoples Party is national and not sec
tiOlal. | have found everywhere that
tu" current WAS Very strong and deep
IN favor of JetfcrSonian Democracy.
! believe toi;,Y. that if all those who
believe in that Theory Of government
could y" united in u" Hin .it,IS politi-
Mr.. 'ScVclt'S overwhelming ma
i"iity WAS not 50 much due to The fact
that our people believe in class iegiS-
lation and the reign of special priVi-
legc 1t WAS not by any means AN en-
dorSelurtt of corporation tyranny. the
greed of the trusts, or the methods of
combined capital. Mr.. RooseVelt's ma
jointly over Mr.. Parker WAS due mainly
to two things. one WAS the immense
personal popularity Of Mr.. Roosevelt
himself. ami the other was immense
unp0pularity Of Mr. Cleypland's second
administration. unfortunately for Mr..
Parker he became. so completely idcnt-
flied with the marauders who plunder-
ed the government during Nh cleve-
lands second administration that he
iistd ~ Dtdi ttll tIt OtlluIi WHICH lfcN
had incurred.
The people have never had Il chance
I" show just what they though of that
second administration. NJ: Rryan's
two campaigns did not give them the
opportunity, it WAS only when the old
Cleveland combination secured The. de-
feat of HiNan and Hearst, and distated
the nomination of Mr.. Parker that the
masses got the opportunity to vent Ilp-
ON Il national candidate the intense
hatred which thew had been nursing
for years against such men as OIncy
and Belmont and Carlisle and CIcve-
land himself. They knew that could
not he elected and they were so eager
To make the best of the opportunity to
safeguard the country against a rcpc-
luton of that saturnalia of class legis.
lation which marked Cleveland's sec
nnd administration. that they rushed
to Roosevelt and gave him Il majority
watch does not under ordinary circuIn-
stances belong to the Republican party.
In other words, the personality of Mr..
Roosevelt and the umpopuIarity of
ParkerS environment carried into th.-
Republican columns vast mutitudes Of
stances would not he found there.
MY own plans for the future cmhrare
q complete organization of the ucnnlc
along the lines Of JefferSoniin De
mocracN. the e-cStabiShmeut Of re-
form papers, and systematic propi-
Ganda Of JeffcrSonian principI,.s il,
order that in 1908 there shall be .,
party OF genuine opposition to the Re
publican party and its present policies
II political history teaches ANYTHING
II is that old parties never accompIish
any reform unless they are irrcsist
ably driven tn it by pressure from,
without. hope AT least to be of some
use to my country in aiding those who
will apply that pressure. II is imm,-
terial to me who does the work which
the refor'nrrs want done. 50 th;t TIA
work itself is done
have no faith Whutcvcr that "a
forms will he accomplished III II.
| peil"cratlc party. Ii is distre,iitcd in
me eyes Of III" people by series Of
crushing defeats. but ii has been s,
| Viclil"tiEs in its course it has chanrcJ
| us principles 50 often. has RIM fran,
| one tNtr"rtt to another so rccentlv
hah SUCH 4 magnificent opportunity in
NJ % Nn"k out he reforms to which
II stood pledged and made such =
Wr"tch"d use of that opportunity that
| u cannot inspire the confidence which
| f'ddS 10 success. Since 1892 the Demo-
| cratic party has almost entirely box
td ne compass in political profession
OF faith. 1t has been for pretty much
everything Until this wear when if sto,d
tor everything or nothing according 10
| the interpr' tation which the voter
chose 70 put upon its ambiguous plat
| form.
| MT. brEan. while a great Democrat
IS not the Democratic party. There arr
other distinguished Democrats who are
| vet TO be heard from and they NAV
not endorse his Populist platform.
There is John sharp Williams of Miss
isslppi. there is Senator Joseph w
Bailey of Texas, there is Senator Pen
human OF South Carolina: there is
senator Morgan of Alabama. there is
senator John W. Daniels Of Virginia
] IN fact there are quite a number of
distinguished Democrats who NAV
citiih the right 10 put in a word be-
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