The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
tom WATSON ENJOYS HIMSELF
FOXES FUN At ROOSEVELT AND
PARKER FOR THE POPS.

One straddIes Nothing but q warhorse
Other straddles Everything but That
--.MOcks nj Mr.. Cleyeland's Refresh
Ing Rain-winds Up as Tiny Raindrop
Tom Watson, Populist candidate for
President, ended his campaign in this city
last night with speech before about 1000
persons in the Grand Central Palace. he
will make speech tomorrow night in
Boston and then will 60 to his home in
Georgia. He does not expect to win, ne
said last night, but will "go back TO
my student life feeling that l have done
right in my own sight, with infinite peace
and with proud belief that the time is
not far of when justice shall put on
new and brighter robe and the evils OF
our present system shall die.
ri lis declaration, as well as many Of the
others in his speech, was received by the
crowd with great demonstration. Watson
had this to say of the principal candidates.
There it stands, look at 1.-THE Re-
publican party, aggressive, militant, repre-
scented by Theodore Roosevelt. who stands
pat He is boldly defiant, full Of the ardor
Of the man who believes in his party and
his creed OH How comical to see the.
who would like to say many things and who
is made to keep his mouth shut, and there
is Judge Parxer, who has nothing to say
and is made to do it painfully and elabor-
ately once a week A regular comic valen-
tine. There you have it,
Roosevelt, the man, the warrior doubling
his fist light under Parker's nose and say
ing This is what YOU are going to get
knight Grant armed from lead to foot
aggI essive, militant, manly from the plume
that is on his head to the spur that rests
on his heel, straddling nothing except
the war horse. And there is Parker, Parker
thing except the war horse "A horse.
a horse, my Kingdom for horse!
said the hunchbaok PlantaGenet on Bos-
worth field. His need was not more des-
for an issue But the difference is this
There s many a horse saddled and bridled
ready for the rider. and Parker will not
mount and ride. AT Bosworth there was
the warrior. the man. but no hor SO.
Watson said that Ben Tillman had failed
in his unselfish efforts to convince the people
that the negro question was the paramount
issue; that Bailey of Texas also had not
succeeded; that Senator Culberson 'sPanama
revelation" also didn't take, and now.
he said Grover Cleveland has come to tell
us the issue"
1.-THE first statement that Mr.. Cleveland
made" said the candidate, was about
how he enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere
here in New York of the harmonious De-
mocracy. ] had no idea that Pat McCar-
he said that. though, he switched of and
announced that it was not for him to dis
cuss the issues He said that the people
know that the country's prosperity, like
the rains of heaven, which beautify the or
namental lawn and at the same time make
l,, thn fu rpl md oh
be distributed. The ornamental lawn shall
have shower and at the same time the farm
and the garden Rain upon the just and
the unjust.
But judge party by it's record, During
Mr.. Cleveland's administration YOU a II
remember that his idea of refreshing the
ornamental lawn was shown by appointing
John G. Carlisle to write the schedule for
the sugar trust which put tax Of millions
in the pockets OF the Havemeyers in return
as campaign funds. The tax on almost
every tool the farmer and the gardener
used was increased; they added $40 900 900
to the sugar tax, and then it was that the
gardener and the farmer got the gentle
moisture.
Mr.. Watson declared that the trusts we're
paving the freight for Parker. DO you
suppose he said, that they are paying
for something they don't want?" He con-
Guided
that what am doin & is not wasted. Never
since the morning stars sang together
has the right. the essential right of any
true man or woman been thrown away
The little randrop. the tiny little rain
drop leaves its home in the clouds and
scarcely occupies space as it comes down.
ward to the earth, but to the seed sleeping
in the sod it brings a message, am the
resurrection and the life. Whether l
shall reap the harvest or not. what do
care Let it be mine to plant and water
the seed. Let the harvest come and let
the people get the bread