The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-12
wATSON'S LETTER
PopuIist Candidate Accepts
Nomination of Party,
A SCoRCHING EPISTLE
Both Democrats and Republicans are
Spilled on the Same Pitehfork.
An Appeal to the Voters of
o the Country.

Hon Thomas E. Watson made pub
liz az birmingham. Ala, Sunday night
his letter accepting the nomination Of
the Peoples Party for the presidency
The letter is very lengthy, and much
OF ii ID devoted to a bitter arralgR
ment of the democratic and reQunn-
can parties. I'll
He devotes considerable space to
explaining why the peoples party
stands for the initiative and referen-
dunn, and the imperative mandate and
right of recall under which officials
who fail in doing fAeir duty can De
summary punished. He declares
strongly for the election OF all ON
GERS by the people. which Tor one
thing would bring the federal judges
to their senses and take out OF thelf
inflated souls the ideas that they are
earthly editions of Jehovah.
In the beginning Mr. Watson says
To Hon. Samuel w. Williams, Chair
man Committee on Notifications
When two great political parties nave,
in turn, governed country, and nave
between them brought about unsatts-
factory conditions it is but natural
fact that a third party should arise.
Citizens who have looked in vain 70
''the two great parties for remedlal
legislation lose confidence Tor poth
after while, and adopt one OF Two
courses-they either submit to the
evils of bad government, or protest by
organizing third party.
TO the student of history there IS
nothing more saddening than the ten
dency of the people to submit. AS
rule. political education never reaches
the masses. Statecraft, like priest
craft, jealousy guards its secrets
There is always the inner sanctuary
which the people are taught TO pc
lieve would be profaned by the touch
of their unholy feet.
Again, in organized government
there is a mysterious reverence Tor
authority. whatever is, is right 10
the unthinking multitude; and the Vo-
taries of power never cease to deepen
that impression. Thus, partly from
ignorance and partly from reverence
for established authority, the people,
in every age, have shown more IN
clination to submit to bad governments
than to resist it.
In concluding Mr.. Watson makes a
direct appeal to the voters in the 1ol-
lowing:
To the courage and the intelligence
of the voter l appeal. II you thlnR
am right, vote that way, or you are a
moral coward. Do not fear that your
vote will be thrown away. Your
vote is never thrown away until lt
ceases to be the representative OF your
honest convictions.
To the extent that the opponents OF
republican principles support me IN
1904 the hands of those VIII pc
strengthened who shall make war upon
the republicans in 1908. The present
attitude of national democracy IS an
imnossible one. They will be driven
from it. beyond all doubt. Four years
from now the Belmonts, Germans ana
Hills should be put into the republican
camp where they belong. The rear
democrats will return to their Omaha
and Chicago platform. In some honor
able way the Bryan democrats must
act with us; the cause demands ~
duty requires it; patriotism exacts IT,
to the success of true democracy It IS
Indispensable. To preserve an organi-
cation of resistance to the plutocracy'
to show them that they cannot play
their selfish game quite so easily as
they had imagined, to make them leel
that there is life in the people yet 70
form a nucleus around which the pc
trayed people could rally we maze
this struggle.
II has already grown into larger
proportions than could have foreseen
/ II PROMISES to bring forth good fruN
without heart sickening delays
accept the nomination rendered me-
and indorse the platform upon when
I # is made. In this campaign, when
nlutocracy has captured both the ole
parties, it seemed an absolute neces-
sirv that some one should erect the
standard Of Jefferson democracy. Had
no one made the effort to infuse fhe
shirt of resistance into the peopae'
fa,,r more wears Of apathy and asseon-
tent might have rendered the cas-
hopeless The leaders Y 1--WE w.
uould seek u rekindle re hopes ~
41A masses light have been met Ma1n