The Lamar register., 1904-10-12
TOM WATSON ACCEPTS.
Tho PopuIIst Nominees Letter of
Acceptance One of the Most
Vigorous Documents OF
the Campaign.

We publish below few gems of
good vigorous, plain spoken English
from the populist nominee for Presi'
dent. They need no explanation as
everyone can tell just what he means
anc who he is talking about.
"Harrison reduced the public debt
by quarter billion dollars, and
Cleveland was not long in adding
more than Harrison had taken away
1t was democratic congress pledged
to rigid economy which allowed the
Chicago exposition to loot the treas
ury of millions-time after time;
and which gave to each member OF
the house clerk at 500 per
month"
"Who could put faith in pledges Of
the party which has SO little unity OF
conviction as the national democracy :?
What party ever made and broke SO
many pledges? What party ever
changed its ground SO oftenr What
other party ever unloaded all of its
principles at one quick throw down
as they did at Saint Louis9'
"The great party Of sx and half
million voters sent their leaders to
Saint Louis without any instructions
to surrender to Wall street. That
surrender created profound dis
content which will not down. Mr..
Bryan himself cannot make that bit
ter pill palatable to the Bryanites
The sell out was too brazen, too sud
den, too complete. Nobody suspect
ed an earthquake like that The
ground opened; and down into the
yawning chasm fell all the principles
of the democratic party. These
leaders went to Saint Louis clothed
from head to heel in good Jefferson
democracy. When Dave Hill, Pat
McCarreu and August Belmont fin
i.hed their work. the democratic boss
es we're 80 nearly nude that, had II
been a personal matter rather than
political, they could have been i'll
dIcted for "A notorious act of public
indecency.'" s-7
"Roosevelt il a straight out re
publican, who declares bold for re
publican principles, defantly defend
ing existing conditions. To attack
him is short, easy lob. He is sc
conspicuous and stationary target
that no one who wished to take q
shot at him could possibly miss the
mark. He is not in ambush; he Is
behind no blind; he stands out in
the open, and he says to his enemies,
Here 1 ANA republican who stands
pat on all existing conditions; if yon
want fight, come on' Now, 1 can
understand republican like that;
and, while would love TO make m,
battle axe ring on his helmet until
one of us went down in political de
feat and death, yet l could respect
him all the while, as a foeman worthy
of any mans steel"
"How any party which has for re
cent years stood for so many differ
ent things and broken so many con
tracts can now expect to be trusted
is puzzle in politics. The manner
in which the platform of 1904 was
evolved, the manner in which Par
ker's nomination was brought about,
ought to intensity the distrust which
the bad record of the party justly
creates. Every line of the platform
seems to be in tremble, lest ii
should displease the beneficiaries of
class legislation. Every tone OF its
quaking voice seems to say to the
corporations, don't be afraid; 1 won't
hurt YOU with the anxious fear oi
Snug the Joiner, in Midsummer
Nights Dream.
"Roosevelt stands in the open
and da,es Parker, detiantly, almost
mockingly; and Barker meekly stays
out of the fight. In his formal let
ter of acceptance he says that he
takes up the glove thrown at his feet
declaring that he will revoke that
pension order No. IS. But in the
same breath, he hastens to admit that
RooseAelt did precisely what he
Parker, thinks ought to be done. Il
elected, he, Parker, will at once have
congress do what Roosevelt has al