Evening journal., 1904-08-19

was made by Judge Samuel w. VIII
liams Of Nincennes, Ind. MIR. Tribhles
was notified by jay W. Forrest Of Al
bany. Mr.. Watson's speech Of accept
ance was in part as follows:
In this era when so many men wear
their political beliefs loosely IN this time
when the voter who went 20 bed a Demo-
crat-having prayed for free silver before
closing his eyes-may awake In the morn
ing and find himself under the necessity
Of clothing himself In the irrevocable gold
standard or Of having no Democratic gar
ments TO wear. Il Is something TO be able
TO say, I belong TO party which will not
strike its flag which will not desert its
creed, which stands today just where II
stood on the day OF It's birth which glories
In It's principles IN the hour Of defeat, which
believes II has a message 20 mankind and
mission 20 perform and which will never
cease the struggle TO restore our governs
ment TO the DemotSatic ideal of the wise
men, the good men. the great men who
framed Il.
speak tonight for the Populists-a peo-
pie who have been ridiouled, misrepresent-
ed, vilihed in every way known 10 politi-
cal warfare. / am not ashamed of these
men You will not find them housed
amid the luxurieE and elegancies of life,
but you will flnd them In the humble walks
where men are still earning their daily
bread In the sweat OF the face You will
I ind them in the shop where the anvil
rings, IN the mill where the spindle huns.
You will find them I'm the wheat fields OF
the west You will md them on the farms
In the south. I am proud 20 speak for
these men and proud 20 proclaim their
creed.
What is it2 We say that the great
American public should own its public
IN u
corporations use for private gain those
franchises which are OF public natur,
and which were granted to them for pub
Tic purposes there can never be any es
cape from the tyranny OF the corporation
Their power is too vast TO be resisted.
We are in favor of an income tax
Planting ourselves soparely upon IN
ground occupied by Thomas jefferson, vi
say that the larger the income the large
should be the rate OF taxation on that IN
come 70 the end that vast accumulation
should be discouraged and that the wealtl
of the country should always be in a pro
cess Of distribution. No fairer tax thar
this can be imposed. IL would put tn,
burden OF government upon the shoulder,
OF those who are most able 10 bear n.
Declaring itself In favor Of a gradua ted
income tax. the Peoples party supplements
that by saying that there should be nc
tariff tax upon the necessaries oeSife which
the poor must have IN order 20 Tive. Es
tablish an income tax, and YOU would Civ,
the government "A source of revenue indie.
pendent of the tariff and thereby pave tn,
way for the reduction of the tremendous
burden Of taxation which now rests main
ly upon the shoulders Of the middle anS
lower classes
Upon the money question we have al
ways stood for the quantitative theory
have always opposed national banks an,
have said that the creation Of money wa
a governmental function which shoul'
never be surrendered; should never be del
egated TO any class Of citizens but shoull
always be held by the government as on
of the great attributes OF sovereignty.
To restore the liberties Of the people
the rule of the people the equality Of al
men before the law is our purpose.