The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-10
SUBMIT UR FIGHI
Ihos- e. Watson, Populist Cam
didate for the Presidency,
Says There Is no Other Course
Open to the Public.
THREE KINDS OF RUIN
Are Still Staring the Republic
in the Face.
Issues His Letter Accepting the
THREE KINDS OF RUIN
Issues His Letter Accepting the
Presidential Nomination.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 1O.-Thomas
L Watson, Populist candidate for
president. has given out his letter of
acceptance. In part it is as follows:
To Hon. Samuel W. Williams, Chair
man Committee on Notification:
When two great political parties
nave, in turn, governed a country. and
nave between them brought about un-
satisfactory conditions, IL is but nat
ural fact that a third party should
arise Citizens who have looked in
VAIN 70 the two great parties for
remedial legislation lose confidence in
both after while, and adopt one of
two courses. they either submit to the
evils of bad government, or protest by
Organizing a third party
To the student of history. there is
nothing more sadGening than the ten
dency of the people to submit. AS a
rule, political education never reaches
tne masses Statecraft, like priest
craft jealousy guards its secrets. |
There IS always the inner sanctuary
which the people are taught to be-
heve would be profaned by the touch
of their unholy feet.
Again. in organized government, |
there is . mysterious reverence for |
authority whatever is, is right TO !
tpe uni linking multitude; and the vo- /
tstIles OF power never cease to deepen 4
luat impression Thus. partly from 1
ignorance and partly from reverence |
Tor esta bHshed authority, the people, /
cllnauOn 10 submit to bad government |
than to resist it.
The crimes which have been COM
United under forms of law by ruling
classes against subject masses almost
stagger belief They have been so de-
Hberately cruel. so relentIessly selfish.
SO shamefully unjust. that the blood
of the student boiIs within him as ne
reads the record.
Egypt and India.
4 handful of E.1gIiSbu1eD a 70 a HE IN !
hold Egypt down. and plumber its peo-
pie III the interest of the ROthschilds,
anu otnef holders OF bonds signed by
a decadent and helpless khedive. Why?
Because the life had been taken out of
those poor creatures by centuries of
inlsruie- The common man, in Egypt,
has been dirt under the feet of masters
SO long that he has come to believe
that he is dirt and nothing more.
See now the 200,000.000 of Hindoos l
are held down by 100000 British! {
See how they submit to be so closely /
shorn by English plunderers that at | I
the least breath of famine they perish I
by millions. How was that horrible {
made pOssible2 Centuries of &
misrule did it. SouIless autocracy I
thinking of its own interests only t
killed the spirit of the people by
atrocious laws When the evil hour 7
came and. India needed robust man. t
hood to defend the empire no robust q
manhood was there. The rulers were [
emeninate. weakened by their own
wealth. their own self-indulgence. their s
)Wr monopoly OF power. privilege and 6
opportunity. The subject classes. on l;
he other hand. had submitted so long. l
lad been slaves so long. that the in o
'tlnct OF patriotism was lacking; and s.
o the new yoke Of the British the pa IA
lent OK submitted To be an OK and ii
wear yoke had become second ma !,
ure to the wretched lower class Hin a
loo. =
But those things happened long ago; ~
hey happened to people of another -
ace; in modern times and among the -
White races such misgovernmentl n
QUO ne Impossible Self-complacent 3
ignorance OF the present day takes that -
lind of comfort 10 itself. and bIandIv !.
ongra tulates itself upon the fact that -
legislative systems of robbery are -
Kings of the past.
Same True Today.
Editorial writer's. whose papers. are w
wucd and salaries paid by the pets of u
lass legislation. lose no opportunity "
+ pattinS the self-cOm placent sage on a.
he back, and of strengthening his be- %
et that ~ is well with the republic. IL
lass legislation did. once upon a II
ime, lead great nations to ruin-but 81
hat was long ago. Glass LEGISLATION nj
s the same old tree. but the fruit is &c
idized editor; and. the self-compIa- 1c
ent sage who knows that all is well m
18th our republic, purrs with satisfac- to
on and thinks highly of the editor p'
Yet. if one really wishes to know the ca
ruth and will but look around him. &C
q viii observe symptoms which have sc
ways characterized the diseased ma pa
on when afflicted by class legislation. tie
ar with Japan2 Were they consult
d. Did they have euy grievance ! d.
gainst the Japanese No, The car tn
id not want war; the people did not W
ant it. What. then. forced Russia m
Ito that bOttomless pit of blood and is
in