The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-19
.POPULISTS GET
A NOTIFICATION
GREAT CROWD IN NEW YORK
HEARS WATSON OF GEORGIA
MAKE HIS RESPONSE.

Judge samuel w. williams of In
diam Made the Speech Officially
Notifying the Candidates of
Their NOminatiOn-COmpI entary
Words for the Georgian Who is
Candidate for President-The
Reply of Mr.. Watson.
New York, Aug. 1S.-Thomas E. Wat
son of Georgia, the Peoples party
candidate for President, and Thomas
H. Tibbles of Nebraska, the candidate
for Vice President, were formally no.
titled of their nomination tonight at
Cooper Union.
The big hall was crowded when at
s o'clock the two candidates, accom-
panied by Alfred G. Boulton of Brook
lyn, chairman of tha meeting, ap-
peared on the platform. There was
much cheering
Chairman Boulton at once introduced
Judge Samuel w. Williams of In
diana, who made the speech officially
notifying the candidates of their Sc
lection.
In addressing Mr.. Watson Mr.. Will
liams said the convention that nomi-
mated him was made up of unself-
ish, self-sacrifcing patriots, who at
tended and participated in its delib-
erations wholly through a sense of
duty.
1T was understood" he continued,
that our nominee must he a man
with whom politics was a matter of
conscience and who believed truly and
fully in the tenets of Populism; who
subscribed to the doctrine of the
brotherhood of man and the father
hood of Almighty God; who stood
ready able and willing to defend
against any and all comers, each and
every plank in our platform and who.
If elected President of the United
States, would have the broadness of
mind, the goodness of heart, the firm
ness of character, the knowledge of
men and affairs to so administer the
duties of that high Office as to bring
the best possible degree of peace, har-
mony and happiness to the whole
people,"
When Mr. Watson arose TO speak
the cheering continued nearly four
minutes. Chairman Boulton intro
ply referring to him as the candi
date of the Peoples party.
That Parker Telegram.
After a formal notice that he would
soon prepare a formal letter of ac-
ceptance, Mr.. Watson gave up a great
portion of his address to a discussion
of the Democratic and Republican
platforms and the candidacy of Judge
Parker. He referred to the Demo-
cratic candidates gold telegram, as
follows:
Surrounded by the Wall street mag
mates who had financed his campaign
for two years, Judge Parker bided his
time till the perls of the two-thirds
rule were passed; and, when it was
too late for the convention to retraCe
it's steps--for even the Democratic
bosses require more than fifteen min
utes to turn completely round-he
cracked the Wall street whip over the
heads of his leaders and in prompt
obedience the great Democratic legions
were made to furl their flags and re-
verse their line of march,"
At another point, the speaker said he
would not venture to say a word
against Judge Parkers character, "for
believe him to be an eminently worthy
man."
OF President Roosevelt, Mr.. Watson
said
Il have no words of abuse for
Theodore Roosevelt. / believe him to
be a brave, honest, conscientious man.
/ give him full credit for having a
splendid courage of conviction, but in
asmuch as he stands for those gov
ernment principles, which, in my judg-
ment, are hurrying this republic into
a sordid despotism of wealth, / will
combat him and his principles as long
as there is breath in my body"
Why Democrats Got More Time.
Answering a self-asked query as to
why he consumed more time discuss
ing the Democrats than in speaking of
the Republicans the Populist leader
made reply thus 1T is an easier and
quicker job to strike an open enemy
right between the eyes than it is to
tear off the mask from the face of
pretended friend and show him to be
the hypocrite that he is"
The speaker opened with the state
ment that there was never time
when the plain people of America
were so dissatisfied with the conditions
which prevail in this republic.
Deep down in their hearts," he said,
the masses of the people feel that the
reins Of power are slipping out of their
hands. In spite OF all that can be
done by partisan press, the fact
cannot be concealed from the eyes of
the average citizen that the vast pre-
ponderance Of all the wealth produced
in this land is transferred by legal
lied robbery into the hands of a few:
that the courts are run I'm the interest
OF the few; that the law-making power
is manipulated by the few, and that
while both the old political parties pre-
tend TO devote themselves TO the in
terests of the common people, they
are both financed by Wall street, both
dominated by Wall street: both the
willing and the servile tools of Wall
street.
do you need proof that the masses
are ready to rush to the support of
any leader who Is brave enough to
challenge the right of the corporations
TO rule this land? See how they rail-
lied to w. r. Hearst. Because he had
taken sides with the Masses because
he was denouncing oppression and
pleading for the rights OF the common
man, there was from ocean 10 ocean
an upheaval In his favor which as
founded the professional politicians and
strained all the resources OF political
strategy 10 defeat that noble-hearted
champion OF the Jeffersonian Democ-
racY.
where Are Principles Of JeGersons
Tonight, fellow citizens, I ask YOU
which IL the party and who Is the cam
didate, that proclaims the principles
OF Thomas Jefferson and goes forth to
night for the great mass OF the Amer
lean gapuin1 a 10 gha nautshltg.. 49,