The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-19
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is. 1904.
Tom Watson Right There.

AlluOuBu do lL6 IOpullSl CduuludLo
for the Presidency of the United
States Tom Watson may be leading a
: forlorn hope, the gentleman himself
is by no means IN a forlorn condition.
He is right there with the words re-
gardless of whether bis party will be
there with the votes.
Last night Tom Watson was for
mally notified of his nomination in
New York, and his speech of accept
ance entertained large audience with
a completeness that has not been at
tanned by either his Republican or
Democratic opponent. Watson had
the advantage over both of them of
being able to say what he pleased,
49, knowing that whatever he might
vas not likely materially to af-
he final result.
er declaring in substance that
Republican party was all right
liked that kind of a party, Mr..
On devoted his energies chiefly
to the tearing down of Democratic
strongholds, forestalling any question
as to why he did so by explaining
that 'ft's an easier and quicker Job
to strike an open enemy between the
eyes than it is TO tear off the mask
from the face of a pretended friend
and show him to be the hyprocite
that he is
Fortifying his contention that the
purpose Of the Democratic party is
not anything on earth except an ef-
fort to find out which is the best bait
to put on the hook" Mr.. Watson call
ed the famous Parker telegram the
crack of the Wall Street whip. He
considered it extraordinary "effront-
cry for the Democratic party to go
before the American people and pro
claim that for eight years they have
been wrong and demand that the
crowd which has been wrong shall be
put in the places of those who have
been right"
Mr.. Watson claimed that after
Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
"the great tariff question may be con-
sidered waived just as the great
money question is waived" and
added that "the attitude of the Ma
tional Democrats on the trust cues
ton is precisely the same as that of
the National Republicans"
The mass OF the Democratic party
feels outraged at the way in which
their leaders have sold them to Wall
Street" he asserted. q do not be-
lieve that the 100000 men who fol-
lowed Bryan with cheers on their lips
and warm convictions in their hearts
can now be delivered like cattle TO
the Cleveland candidates who knitted
the ticket or bolted in 1896. Stealing
the platform of the Peoples party in
1886; stealing that of the Republicans
in 1904, how can it now pretend to
be party based upon convictions?"
1t will thus be seen that Tom Wat
son has produced, so far at least.
o Republican campaign document Of
much value, however much opposed
10 Republican doctrine the Populist
theories Of government set forth in
the latter part of the speech may be.
Mr.. Watsoh's chief Populistic con-
tentions are for Government owner
snip of railroads. which, he says.
would settle the trust question: an in
come tax and no tariff tax upon the
necessities Of life. The money issue.
he claims. is not dead, and he prophe-
sizes that when the present supply of
gold begins to decrease, contraction
and the frightful results which
have always flowed from contraction
Will be upon you"