The independent., 1904-08-11

out a place on Gods foOtstool where
on to place their feet, and without
single industry in which they can be
master OF their own muscle, with the
right to earn livelihood, with equal
ity to all. We say our system OF fl
nance should be exactly what the con-
stitution prescribes, and that no bank
| ing system can stand between the gov
ernment and the people, arrogatlns to
| themselves the sovereign right to
make money, and using that privilege
| to enrich themselves, and entrench
themselves in their powers over the
poor. We tsay further, in order to
keep the government in the hands OF
| the people, they ought to have the
right to initiate legislation, to have
| legislation referred to them; to have
the imperative mandate IN order that
the democratic will and power should
always be living force to control
our government in the way OF right
and justice
| Now. fellow citizens, wilie there is
much more that | could say, would
say, but my physician powers are not
equal to the task. Bear with me just
a moment.
OF course, you will understand that
hereafter in letter which | will write,
will elaborate our principles and en-
! deavor to make them more forcible,
clearer OF comprehension to the aver
age person Nothing that have said
today have I intended to stir UP Ill
/ feeling. AS far as the republicans can
i see that we are right, would like
for them to come with us; as far as
the democrats can see that we are
right, would like for them to come
with U.s. believe with the hosts,
the great mass of people, on the re-
publican and democratic sides want to
be right, mean to be honest, and will
vote their conviction if they knew
what was the justice of their case.
Men have been misled, and men will
be misled in the future.
(Speaker here takes a seat and con-
tinues.
Ii were looking oniy to fmmedi-
ate results | would not be here today.
/ regard this as something of an open
; ing toward the campaign of 1908. II
seemed to me that this country did
not need two republican parties. ZAP
plause.) 1t seems to me that the peo-
pie ought to have one party. II this
republicNis is to be redeemed from its
plutOcartic tendencies we nave got nc
time to lose The grip of the financial
king is getting stronger on us every
day Our power of resistance is grow
ing less every day. If we are to keeI
this nation true to- the principles OF its
founders, it is high time we realized
that we must be up and doing. We
. have commenced this campaign, not
,, because we expect to win, but because
we want to unfold the colors of thu
right OF people of common humanity
5 and establish recruiting station
J for all those who want to come. Gap
plause) Somebody has got to do IL
. We had just as well do it as to wal
! for anybody else. Somebody has go
4 to take the risk; we had just as wei
Somebody has got to take hard knocks
and abuse. and we can stand Ii a
we'll as any one else
One coward, breaking the rank
r and crying out, save himself wh'
J. can. +" may stampede a company. whicl
!. will demoralize regiment whose de
J. moralizatIon will bring defeat to al
army. tApplause) Whereas, on
y brave man may catch up the fallel
colors. wave them high above tn
|. smoke Of battle and say tn the heroe
\ follow me" and thus may become IN
4 aeuclous OF an insincible army. Gap
4 nlause.) PnpJlists, the time was whe'
y YOU loved me and believed In ms
Voice: You bet Applausol II Is m
I. purpose "a arouse the old army as
!, Lnee followed me tapplausel and 4
: pledge their honors again to the sac
! red cause that was dear to ms I'm 1884
: Applause and cheering. Voices. Hur
!. rah for Watson.l
know that oar papers arc dead
4 know that my brave cohorts hav
slkNhau1as A know lha uaU has i.aa