The Lambertville record., 1904-10-19
WATSON S|jORNS HIN.
Shows Contempt For Parker In
His Letter of Acceptance.
D0dges Race Issues.
Candidate Describes Hills Man as Lack.
ing In Manhood and the Quail.
ties OF Leadership.

In his letter of acceptance, issued last
week, Thomas E. Watson, the Populist
candidate for president. says in part:
Much abuse has been heaped upon
me to denunciation Of Parker than of
Roosevelt The reason is obvious
enough. Roosevelt is straight cut
Republican,, who declares boldly for
Republican principles, defiantly defend
ing existing conditions. TO attack him
is short, easy job. He Is so con
spicuous and stationary target that
no one who wished to take shot at
him could possibly miss the mark.
He is not in an bush he Is behind
no blind he stands out In the open,
and he says to his enemies: Here | am
n Republican who stands pat on all
existing conditions; If you want a
fight, come onr Now, | can under
stand Republican like that, and. while
| would love to make my battleaX
ring on his helmet until one of us went
down in political defeat and death, yet
could respect him all the while as Il
foeman worthy OF any mans steel.
Mr.. Roosevelt will get Republican
votes and no others. He Is not seeking
the support of Bryan Democrats upon
false pretenses. lie Is not playing II
confidence game Oh the negro question
He is not attempting to win Jetferso-
mans by sham adherence to Jeifer-
sonian principles. III short, there IL
no danger TINT Jeifersonian Demo
Gratis will vote for Roosevelt upon the
assumption that he Is II Jefiersonian
Democrat There is no danger that
Roosevelt will get single vote to
which /. as Jeftersonian in principle,
am entitled.
Parker Lacks Leadership.
"With Mr.. Parker ii Is different. He Is
not Jeflersonlan Democrat, yet lie
seeks to secure the support of Jelfer
sonians. II he would speak out plainly
and tell the people that he Is in prln
clple the same thing practically that
Roosevelt is the Bryan Democrats
would fall away from him by the mil
lion. | would then be enabled 10 or
ganize such party of revolt against
the Republican rule as would sweep
the country.
Ills attitude Is thoroughly dlsin-
genuous, profoundly lacking In true
manhood and leadership lie was will
ing to stand upon the New York state
platform which Mr.. Bryan denounced
as dishonest platform. His position
was SO indefinite. 80 foxy, 80 entirely
neutral, that Mr. Bryan declared to
cheering thousands that Parker was
absolutely unit for the Democratic
nomination. and that nobody but an
artful dodger' could stand upon that
New York platform, which so much re
sembled its father, David Il. Hill.
believe II was also In the same
speeches that Mr.. Bryan declared that
II man should be willing to die for his
convictions. which is also very sound
proposition.
Forced Parker's Telegram.
"By Il dictatorial tone, amounting to
menace, Judge Parker was driven by
the New York World into the sending
of the telegram which told the Demo
cratic convention for the first time, and
many hours after Parker had secured
the nomination, that the gold standard
was 'irrevocably fixed
Neither then nor IN any utterance
afterwurd did he say that the gold
standard was right until he had been
shellcd SO vigorously by myself and
others for having deserted the free
silVerltes without saying they We're
wrong and having gone over to the
gold standard without saying it was
right Even Judge Parker finally real
lied that the ground was caving un
der his feet and was literally driven to
firmer footing. At last he has taken
his place side by side with Roosevelt
ON the most deeply important issue be
fore the people.
Favors Liberal Pensions.
Roosevelt stands in the open and
dares Parker detiantly, almost mock
ingly. and Parker meekly stays out or
the fight. In his formal letter of ac-
ceptanee he says that he takes up the
glove thrown at his feet. declaring
that he will revoke that pension order
No. rs.
But In the same breath he hastens
TO admit that Roosevelt did precisely
what he Parkerl thinks ought TO be
done. II elected he NarkeU will at
once ask congress TO do what Roose-
welt has already done. Heavensl
What meek warrior is this! 'Roose-
welt did the right thing, but not in the
ri ~ n .,4iI
president | viii do the same thing in
the proper way Did any nominee
ever seek the presidency on that kind
of platform before?
Parker Dodges the Race I..ue..
when Is he going to free those
Philippines? lie does not say What
is lie going to do 10 the trusts? VIII
he deal drastically with the Standard
Oil trust. which has coddled his polit-
icnl ambition for the last two years
What will he do 10 the sugar trust,
which his campaign manager. Cor
man. represents In the United States
senatef ON the negro question why
has he been silentf Does he con
denim Roosevelt for that Rocker Wash.
inRton lunch: Does he condemn the
appointment Of negroes to Officer Why
did he fail To make any reference what
ever to that plank in the Republican
platform which his running mate,
Davis, says created n race issue?' The
solid south Is being kicked and cuffed
into the support of Parker upon the
ground that he differs from Roosevelt
on the negro question. Before the
south is dragooned into voting for the
New Yorker and against her own son.
hers in blood and sympathy and death
less devotion, ought not the New York
er to be compelled TO speak on this
question?
when Dave Hill. Pat McCarren and
August Belmont finished their work
the Democratic bosses were so nearly
nude that had 1t been personal mat
ter rather than political they could
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