Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-08-24
WATSON IS NOTIFIED
POpuliSt Nominee For President Made
Strong Speech
DISCUSSED TIE CAMPAIGN ISSUES
Cooper Union, New York City,
Crowded for the Event-Notifica-
tlon Speech by Samuel w. Will
liams, Of Indiana.

son. OF Georgia. the Peoples party can
didate for President. and Thomas II.
Tibbles, of Nebraska the candidate for
Vice President. were formally notified
of their nomination here Thursday at
Cooper Union.
The big hall was crowded when. at
o'clock. the two candidates. accom-
panied by Alfred G.. Boulton. of Brook
lyn. chairman OF the meeting. appear
ed on the platform. There was much
cheering.
Chairman Boulton ut once intro
duced Judge Samuel w Williams. OF
Indiana who made the speech Officially
notifying the candidates of their Sc
lection.
In addressing Mr. Watson. Mr. Will
liamS said the convention that nomina-
ted him was made up of unselfish. self
sacrificing patriots, who attended and
participated in its deliberations solely
through high sense of duty.
1T was understood" he continued.
that our nominee must be a man with
whom politics was a matter of con
science. and who believed truly and
fully in the tenets OF POpulsm who
subscribed to the doctrine of the broth
erhood of man and the fatherhood 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 tave tho
broadness of mind. the goodness OF
heart. the tirmness of character the
knowledge of men and affairs to so ad-
minister the duties of that high Office
as to bring the best possible degree of
peace. harmony and happiness to the
whole DoOplC"
When Mr.. Watson arose to speak. the
cheering continued nearly four minutes.
Chairman BoultCn introduced him in
half a dozen words. simply referring to
him as the candidate of the Peoples
party.
After formal notice that he would
soon prepare a formal letter of accept
ance. Mr.. Watson gave up q great por-
tion of his address to discussion OF
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms and the candidacy of Judge Par
lier. He referred TO the Democratic
candidates gold telegraham as follows
Surrounded by the Wall street mag
mates. who had financed his campaign
for two years. Judge Parker bided his
time till the pcrils of the two-thirds
rule were passed. and when il was too
late for the convention TO retrace it's
steps-for even the Democratic bosses
require more than fifteen minutes to
turn completely round in-he cracks
the Wall street whip over the heads OF
his leaders. and with prompt obedience
the great Democratic legions were
made to furl their flag and reverse their
lines 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"
or President Roosevelt. Mr.. Watson
said:
II have no words of abuse for Theo-
dore Roosevelt. I believe him to be a
brave. honest, conscientious man. | give
him full credit for having splendid
courage OF conviction. but nasmuch as
he stands for those government princi-
pies which. in my judgment. are hurry
ing this republic into sordid despot-
ism OF wealth. I will combat him and
his principles as long as there is breath
in my body"
Answering a self-asked question as
to why he consumed more time dis
cussing the Democrats than In speaking
of the Republicans. the Populist leader
made reply thus: Its an easier and
quicker job to strike an open enemy
right between the eyes than it is to
ltdl OI luc MASK IiOIn tnc ldtc vi d
pretended friend and show him to be
the hypocrite that he is"
The speaker opened with the state
ment that there was never n 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.
"thc masses of the people feel that the
reins OF power are slipping out Of their
hands In spite of all that can he done
by n partisan press, the fact cannot be
concealed from the eyes of the average
citizen that the vast preponderance of
all the wealth produced in this land is
transferred by legaliZed robbery into
the hands OF a few; that the courts are
run in the interest OF the few: that the
law-making power Is manipulated by
the few: and that while both the OLD
political parties pretend to devote
themselves TO the interests of their
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 chal-
lenge the right OF the corporations to
rule this land? See how they rallied
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 TO ocean an uoheaval
in his favor which astounded the pro-
fesSiCnal politicians and strained all OF
the resources of political strategy to-
defeat that noblc-hearted champion of
the Jeflersonian Democracy"