The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-06
DOLLAR DINNER
TO TOM WATSON
Pulled Off in New York Where
Chief tim on Mcru
WAS PARKER ROAST
poPULlST LEADER CALLS DEMO.
CRATIC NOMINEE a PRE-.
TCNSC"--WANTS RIGHT
OF WAY HIM
SELF.
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
New York. Oct, s.. Thomas q. Wat
son, nominee OF the Peoples party for
| the presidency, was dined by friends
at dollar dinner in the Palm Car
den. More than 500 MEMBERS Of tho
Peoples party, accompanicd in many
ingtanccs by their wives, were there
10 greet the candidate. William A,
Coakley presided.
Mr.. Watson was late in arriving.
He came alone, clad in plain dark
hu9incss suit. He walked through the
long line Of tables looking neither to
the ;ieht nor left and took seat AZ
The center of the guests table. THIS
Nas the signal for prolonged cheers
or welcome After dinner Joseph
Buchanan responded to toast, de
claring that votes cast for candidate
not elected becaugc Of principle were
not wasted.
Mr.. Bryan's Friend Speaks.
Dr. John H. Girdner, whose guest
MIR Bryan always is when in New
York city, spoke on Equal INshts o
all. and special privileges to none
lie declared that he and he alone was
Responsible for his presence and Tor
what be sail, coming even against
the entreaties of some Of his best
friends.
Some of us minority stockholders
in the old Democratic plant" he con-
tinued, refused 10 be taken over into
the party trust. Some Of those whose
wages were raised. however, stuck TO
the old plant
Watson Calls Parker a "Pretense."
When Mr.. Watson rose amid Wild
cheers to make the final speech he
began:
"Oh, II that pretense up at Esopus
would only get out of my way and
give me the Democratic papers, and
give me the Jeffersonian speakers,
and give me that noble army that fol
lowed Bryan in 9G ii he would only
give me all these | would show the
Republican party and Theodore
Roosevelt n great militant Democratic
party from sea to sea. would ac-
cept his challenge. might not whip
him. but he would know he had had
fight am a fighter.
I'm July | wasn't even a newspaper
item; but now they are figuring me
with newspaper cartoons and editori
ais. long for and love the thunder
Of guns and II only Parker would get
out of my may and let me com
maud the army that he commands, 4
would give Theodore Roosevelt bat
tie royal"
o.. Mr.. Watson's Speech.
MI Watson said in part.
Had the government governed
Justly The probability Is that We never
would have had the labor question IN
this young republic.
Both great political parties have
been in power. both have |
had opportunity 10 correct these |
abuses. both are responsible and both /
should be condemned. In this cam
paign of 1904 Theodore Roosevelt |
might safely swallow Parker's plat
form without the slightest fear Of at
tack of acute Indigestion; and Parker
might take off his shoes and walk
barefootcd all over Roosevelt's plat.
form and be In no danger OF running
,plintcrs in his feet.
Populist the "only" Party.
The party which ! have the honor
n represent in this campaign is the
,nly one which stands for Jeffersonian
principles. We are not bound for FL
dorado or any Utopiau drelmland
Ne want TO keep our feet upon earth
Ind work out reforms In which every
nan who is willing to pay the price
If working for II. shall have fair
share of wealth in this land
"JefeTsonians Your flag was pull
n down at s.. Louis and you are left
without leaders. have picked up
'cur flag from the ground where Il
ny and call upon you TO rally TO II.
lefuse and you have done violence 10
oar own sense of right Refuse and
on put party above principle"