The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-01
Must Rescue Its Lost Indcpend-
ciicc and Assert Itself r
in#Politics.
SPEECH DOES NOT EXCITE
Populist Candidate Predicts That
Bryan Will be Chairman Of
Plutocratic Cabinet.
tBy Associated Press. )

OF the Peoples party, for President. to-
day addrcsscd a large crowd at this place,
the former home OF Alexander H. stepl-
els His address was received with close
attention but with no marked enthusiasm.
He spoke In part as follows:
In national politics tho Democratic party
stands without a party, h declaration OF prn-
ciples, or accepted leader. 1t Is utterly bank
rupt In reputation II has no unity OF con-
viction. sentiment or purpose. IT contains
nntagonlstic elements which can never be har-
monized. Its secret purpose is 30 foreign TO
what Democratic masses approve that the
eternal struggle Of the national leaders Is
to prevent tho Democratic masses from pene-
rating that secret purpose What Is that
III support OF the same system OF class leg. SID
ton which the Republican party stands for.
me Ta.shw , IL. keep up The attack upon
system Of special privileges which Is rcspon-
sible Tor present conditions In other words.
tbs secret mission OF the Democratic party
the people DIVIDED and dcluded. they hinder
the organization. OF real opposi.ionSto priv
Thus the national Democratic party is the
best friend Of which the rlutocratic Repubi-
can party can boast for the .BelTonta, who
call Themselves Democra are Just as much
and Morgans who call themselves Republicans.
Watson and Bryan.
"on November 1sth last ] gave out a state.
nent In Nes York in which It was argued
a no hSp q reform The
was IN control Of the plutocra.lo element
the advantage it had Won at St. Louis ~
On the night Of November slst, Judge Parker
.plutoeraeic clement met at tn. Manhattan
Club in New York city for tho purpose Of
forming plans to insure the future control
certain than this 'plutocratic element will
maintain Its power. They control the sinews
Of "ar-thc money. tho newspapers. the ma
And | make this prediction: Bryan viii be
its candidate for the nomination.
Second to that prediction. I make al,.
other: When Bryan runs for President In 1908
as the candidate OF the Parker Belmont Cleve-t
land.Gornan combine. he Will be worse
beaten man than Parker was.
Docs Mr.. Bryan sincerely believe that he
can commit the national Democra tic conven.
ton to his recently repaired and repbnsied
tho country would then have tao Popullst
parties Such a contl1gency would Be laugh
able were not the crisis 80 grave. Mr.. Bryan
must know that his programme promises, no
thing better5tha another spectacula r combat,
at another st. Louis convention. with am
other ''log-fall' as the result. another surren.
battle before tho people. and another Waterloo
in which all Will he lost. Including honor.
Democratic r. gentlemen Where Gentlemen n conii
not go. He failed. II he Is a wise man the
lesson VII do. hin, good. Let him quit play
quit tr!fling with the passions. the hopes. the
convictions and the sufferings OF the Arerl-
can people Let him realize that rndicalsm
In this country is stronger than Bryan. or
Hearst. or Deb.. or Watson; and that the
self-important leader who seeks TO butt the
engine on the track VIII politically die as the
South Party's Victim.
to be national. 1t is sectional. The South
is still Its victim. Tho. South Is still the
quadrenna sacrifice which corrupt or stupid
Street. But for the solid South, the eastern
Democracy would have to shut up shop Join
the Republicans and face genuine party
what keeps the South solid? Nothing In
the world except an sectlona
arH Of nero a"% domInat s l.'l'
Iii each southern state there Is a monopoly;
OF priyeg- and power, which is fight ne
upon the support OF northern railroads. north
srn a re,
Cotton Seed OIL Trust. Fed bount!fully3 iron,
these rich sources. the Democratic machine,
seed s,at sbanse po
clans will sacrifice the national ticket any
time to maintain the local monopoly. And
1na esst a upon it. They aitcn on il With
one shout of niger they can run native
Democrats TO their holes at any hour OF the
sense in othe: directions lose NIL their mental
bearings when the negro question Is sprunE.
and they Immediately begin TO hop around in
.'The South cannot AFFORD to be sectional In
self-dcrense. shc must DO national Il We.
allow our southern to put
fault As long as we allow the solid South
to be a political slave TO handful of eastern
the slave driver and.,to feel the weight Of
tho cl,aia. Every four years tho southern
politicians carry the solid South to New
have hcr points carefully looked over, and
sell her to the highest bidder
Infamous bargains having been made. those
politicians return home and tell us we must
ratiiy the bargain for the sake OF the Demo:
cratic party and toRaycrt the dangers OF
negro domination Oh! tho infinite shame Of
ST has been going on year after year,
regularly xereated every presidential cant
which neither gods nor men should tolerate,
Assert Manhood.
.I.et us nut finish TO this degradation Of
the South Let us assert our manhood aEalnst
the tyranny Of political bosses. Let us break
tho shell Of this Bourbonism which neither
J ''The South has always been In favor OF the
Democrary-the rule Of the many for. the
opposed to the rule OF the many by the
few, for the benefit Of the few. She has al
ways been foe to privilege, She has never .I
victorously, time and again, to destroy ma.
tional banks, and to- curb the power of
the protection which builds M one mans
business at the expense Of another. she has
always favored the income tax. She has eyer
looked will, distrust at the Federal Judiciary.
and she furnished a President who defied John
Marshall. and who. by this assertion OF the
power Of tho executive checked and balanced
Court OF tho United States, AZ g!
"IIad Andrew Jackson been where that
1sa4 ia would have COLLECTED the Income Ia x and