The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-30
Denounces Both Republican and
 Democratic Leaders.
DIFFERENCE NOT PLAlN'
Says Wher He Goes Out Ali 9cose- welt He Can Shoot In pa Hit Him Because
 Knows Where He Is

ne IS. NOW, when l go oul hltot |
 fellow I need very fine batter difficult to locate. saw him go
 woods but I havnt seen him COT
 This was the explanation off, Thomas E. Watson, nominee of tn list party for the presidency, in a
 delivered to a crowded house at armory last night, in answer to du as to why he spent more time Judge Parker than President Roos'
 1T see the democratic editors hay
 scattering the editorial ink far ane
 denouncing my position in this cam
 That's all right; let them go.
 '.If was republican would be
 of my party. They claim to have
 everything and stick to 1t. That
 puts up It's flag and says shoot at
 you want to- The republicans si
 stand pat and say shoot ahead.
 From A to lzzard.
 1T want to tell you old pops now
 I am against the republican party to Izzard, from Dan to Beersheoa,
 if the ladies will forgive me, from
 to breakfast"
 MT. watson, notwithstanding the ! that he was not feeling well, spoke neariv one hour and thirty minutes voice lacked its usual vigor, but he Re his hearers entertained the entire leng'
 of his speech He began by paying ile
 tribute to Governor Jelks, with whom
 was in school at Mercer university
 said that Governor Jelks had been a
 straiehtforward man from his boyhooo
 days, and no man would more heai'ns
 welcome his recovery than his old 1rieno Tom Watsoi.
 "when I turned away from the demo.
 cratic party in 1892 abuse was heapeo
 m me from every section of the country saldAS MT. Watson. My close friends %e I among thosemAyho had the harse things to say about me. e sss5s s5ssstnere was one man who always stood by my integrity the fact that he differed with me in opinion. That man was Willie Jelks of Eufaula."
 Satire Amusing.
 After going into a lengthy arraignment of Judge Parker MT. Watson took up a speech delivered by William J. Bryan before the convention at St. Louis acted | and quoted therefrom. He said the facts which MT. Bryan then set out were true now. He then began stream of satire which proved highly amusing and drew | many rounds of applause from the | crowd.
 'I believe in the principles of Thomas | Jefferson,' exclaimed MT. Watson. Thomas Jefferson never went to St. l Louis and lost his platform and come | pack on another. Now I want to ask | you a plain question, my democratic | friends. Can any of you tell me the diff ference between Roosevelt and Parker | and their platforms? Has the English | language lost it's cunning? Has somebody | ct up the dictionary? Has the cat got | he judges tongue7 I tell you, I want to near something from up the river"
 After finishing with Judge Parker and MT. Roosevelt MT. Watson began dis ,ussion of his own platform. He advo- ,ated the abolition of the national bank system and made vigorous plea for the abolition of child labor in the factories. He then took up the initiative and refer sndum and said the people should be more in regard to legislation. He also advocated rather unique system ,f withdrawing public legislative officials, | such as representatives in the legislature and congress, when their services were lot satisfactory to the people.
 Concerning Rails.
 "The peoples party" said Mir. Watson. lis in favor of taking out the bad rails In the fence and putting in a good one. The time to do this is not to wait till | .he entire fence is routed but take out the pad one Immediately and put in good one. By this means we can make a fence pig tight, mu,e high and bull strong" MT. Watson concluded with a humor- JUS description of how the democrats had .aken possession of his thunder, which ne likened to a ship, and had kept 1t for I eight years. He sid now they have de- serted the old craft new gunners would be behind the guns and the democrats would have hard time taking it again. MT. Watson was introduced by former A. T. Goodwin, twice the populist nominee for governor of Alabama The popunst nominee leaves for the east at noon today.
 Piano Pounding.
 While MT. Watson vas discussing the national bank quest -l last night a noise was heard in the gallery and moment later some one began pounding on the piano in the ns-.-ona. guard armory
 That is an insult to you and your la dies as we'll as myse-i. said MT. Wat son, land it is the first time I have been interrupted in this manner during the campaign"
 Put them out; senu for an officer" and similar cries came from the crowd | and the noise subsided The incident | was evidently very offensive to the crowd | put when a protest was made 1t quickly subsided