Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-08-27
Populist Nominee For President Made
Strong Speech
DISCUSSED TIE CAMPAIGN ISSUES
Cooper Union, New YORK cry
Crowded for the Event-Notifiea-
zion Speech by Samuel w. VIII
tiams. Of Indiana.

son. OF OtOIkld. the 1tOpit htAANg
didate for President. and Thomas IL.
Tibbles, of Nebraska. the candidate for
President. were formally notified
OF their nomination here Thursday at
Cooper Union.
The big hall was crowded when. AT
O'Clock. the two candidates. accom-
panied by Alfred G.. BOulton. OF Brook
lyn. chairman of the meeting. appear
ed on the platform There was mucB
cheering.
Chairman Boulton at once intro
duced Judge Samuel w. Williams. OF
Indiana. who made the speech Officially
notifying the candidates OF their Sc
lection.
In addressing Mr. Watson. MIR. VII
liams said the convention that nominal
ted him was made up Of unselhsh. self
sacrificing patriots. who attended ana
participated in its deliberations solely
through high sense OF duty.
1T was understood he continued.
that our nominee must be man with
whom politics was n matter OF con
science and who believed truly ana
fully I'm the tenets OF Populism. who
| subscribed 70 the doctrine Of the broth
| erhood OF man and the fatherhoOd or
/ Almighty God: who stood ready, able
and willing TO defend. against any and
/ all Corners. each and every plank in our
/ platform and who. if elected President
| OF the United states. would have the
| broadness OF mind. the goodness or
| heart. the frmness OF character. the
| knowledge Of men and affairs 70 so ad-
| minister the duties OF that high ONCE
as 20 bring the best possible degree or
peace. harmony and happiness 10 the
whole people"
! when Mr.. Watson arose 20 speak. the
| cheering continued nearly four minutes.
Chairman BoultOn introduced him ia
half a dozen words. simply referring TO
him as the candidate OF the Peoples
party.
After a formal notice that he would
soon prepare a formal letter OF accept
ance Mr.. Watson gave up n great ~por-
ton OF his address TO n discussion OF
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms and the candidacy OF Judge par
ker. he referred 10 the Democratic
candidates gold telegraham as follows;
surrounded by the Wall street mag
| mates. who had financed his tampaleh
FOR two years. Judge Parker bided his
| time til the pcrils % the two-thirds
, rule were passed: and when II was too
late for the convention 20 retrace its
: stons-for even the Democratic bosses
REQUIRE more than fifteen minutes 10
F, | turn completcly round in-he cracks
y the Wall street whip over the heads OF
!. his leaders. and with prompt ooeoience
! the great Democratic legions were
= made 20 furl their nag and reverse their
4 lines OF march"
At another point the speaker said he
y ! wonld not venture 10 say woru
against Judge Parker's character. FOR
+, 7 believe him 20 be an eminently
. worthy man"
=, or President Roosevelt. MT Watson
- said:
Is Il have no words OF abuse tor Theo
sore Roosevelt. I believe him 20 he Z
brave. honest. conscientious man. give
him INN credit for having splendi'
., courage OF conviction. but inasmuch al
F. he stands for those government primer
. plcs which. in my judgment. are hurry
A. ing this republic into sordld oespo'
- ism OF wealth. I VIII combat him an
M his principles as long as there is oreat
O0 in my body
IN Answering a self-asked question q
~ 10 why he consumed more time us
-. cussinc the Democrats than in speakin
- OF the Republicans. the Populist leaue
~ made rcDlv thus. ITS an easier an
~. quicker lob TO strike an open enem
- riaht between the eyes than IL is
"a tear off the mask from the face OF
'.' pretended friend and show him to 7
"a the hypocrite that he is.
~ The speaker opened with the stat
~ ment that there was never time wne
the plain people OF America were
dissatisfied with the conditions whi'
prevail in this republic.
"Deep down in their hearts ne sal
the masses Of the people feel that u
&c reins OF power are slipping out OF the
civ hands In spite OF all that can De COZ
-, by partisan press, the fact cannot
'NN concealed from the eyes or the aVera
we'd citizen that the vast preponderahce
on all the wealth produced IN TINS lahu
TO transferred by legalized robbery N
5sel the hands OF a few; that the courts a
yed run in the interest OF the few; that I
'om law-making power is manipulated
the few. and that while both the
political rarties pretend 10 deve
themselves TO the interests or IN
70, common people they are both nnanc
00' bv Wall street both dominated by W
one street. both the willing and the serV
ate, tools OF Wall street.
re- "Do you need proof that the mass
are ready 10 rush TO the support or q
%" leader who is brave enough 10 ca
on lenge the right OF the corporations
Me / rule this land2 See how they ran
,ack 70 ". r. Hearst. Because he nad tai
sides with the masses. because ne
&c" denouncing oppression and pleading
a. the rights OF the common man IN
was from ocean 70 ocean an upnea
y AZ in his favor which astounded the
As,y fessional politicians and strained al
'ne the resources OF political strategy
G at defeat that noble-hearted champion
Gals the Jeffersn7ian Democracy
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