The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-08-18
The Watson SupuIemsat.

The Watson Supplement.
Secretary De France of the national
committee, realizing the value OF Mr..
Watson's speech before the Nebraska
state convention, as printed in full IN
The Independent last week, imme-
diately took steps to secure the type
for supplement to be sent out by the
country newspapers. Saturday even
ing he mailed out 500 postal cards to
as many different papers over the
country, with the following message:
WATSON'S LINCOLN SPEECH.
c.rhe Populist Slogan.
Dear Editor: The peoples party
national committee have arranged a.
two-page, six-column. supplement con-
tanning cuts of Watson and llbbles,
Mr.. 5Watsons speech before the popu-
list state convention at Lincoln, Aug
ust 10. the Springfield platform, and
other populist matter to fill thetWelve
columns. These will be sent free, all
express charges paid, to every reform
paper desiring to circulate the supple
ment as an insert.
II you desire it, act promptly. Send
correct name of paper, day OF publlca-
ton number of copies wanted, etc.,
c. @. DE FRANCE,
Sec'y National Committee.
Lincoln, Neb.
By Monday morning the replies were
beginning to come in. Erie Johnson
of the Saunders County New Era made
a trip to Lincoln to place his order
for 1,75O of the supplements. }. r.
Dodds of the Arbor State said Send
1900 supplements to include Watson's
portrait and the greatest speech ever
delivered in the state OF Nebraska
G. j. Richmond of the Minden Cour-
Ter, said: Would like the supple
ment very much; send ,forty-two
quires." j. B. LaChappelle said:
Nov you're shouting Send me one
thousand copies OF the withln-men-
toned supplement, to use as an in
sert The correct name OF my paper
is Saunders County Journal, day OF
publication, Thursday; next publioa-
ton day-for which would like sup
plements possible-will be Thurs
day, August IS, 1904. Hurrah for Wat
son and Tibbles."
c. Clinton Page of the Weekly Prog
ress, Holdrege, asked for 1900
copies And so on all down the line.
The interest manifested by these |
editors seems to indicate that Secre- |
tary De France will have little diff
Guilty finding place for 100000 OF |
the supplements. That number is |
about all he has funds to pay for dis |
tributing. But as the matter is live |
populist doctrine, in time it ought to |
be circulated by the million instead OF |
by the 100000. Ii populists who are !!
interested in the circulation of this
speech would without delay send some |
funds to the secretary he might be |
able to double the number of supple |
ments sent out.
The supplement contains Mr.. Wat |
sons speech as published last week |
in The Independent, cuts of Watson !
and ribbles, the peoples party plat
form adopted at Springfield and infor- |
nation regarding the national COM |
mittee and populist press OF the |
United States 1t would make an ex- !
cellent campaign document for dis
tribution by populist clubs. Secretary |
De France advises The Independent |
that he will furnish it to populist clubs
at $3.50 per thousand delivered to the |
express company here.
Up to Wednesday noon the orders
on file for the Watson supplement had
been received from the following pa
pers:
The Saunders County New Era, Wa
hoo, Neb.
The Weekly Arbor State, Wymore,
Neb.
The Weekly Progress, Holdiege,
Neb.
The Dalton Herald. Dalton, Ga.
The Minden Courier, Minden, Neb.
Saunders County Journal, Ashland,
Neb
The Oswego Blade. Oswego. Kan.
The Morgan County Herald. Fort
Morgan. Colo
The Courier. Orleans. Neb.
Mankato Journal. Mankato, Minn.
The Franklin Sentinel. Franklin,
Neb
The New Era-Standard. Kearney.
Nah