The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
PAIR OF POLITICAL TWINS
REpUBLICANIsM AND PopULIsM
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 The Populist party is Republican this year, and it will not be the fault of the candidate for President-honest man-if it does not earn its salary. It had to go to the precincts of Nam mon to notify its candidates, and to the looker-on in Vienna the Honorable Thomas E. Watson plays as important a part-and is a more valuable asset in the economy of the c. O. F. as one Mrs. Harris had in the outgoings and incomings, the conversations ana the imaginings, of Mistress Sairey Camp. Perhaps it is more of a sinu- osity than a curiosity of politics that watson's notification" cost more than Roosevelt's and Parker's together. It takes money to rent Cooper Union, and time must tell how much Watson's speech is worth. The party is in poli- tics in 1904 to take votes from Parker. That is all it hopes to do and all it wants to do--that is what Watson's speech means and all it means. The fowler has spread his net In sight of the birds.
 A partnership between the Republi- rans and the Populists Is perfectly natural, though marriage between them would be illegal, because in- restuous. for they are of one blood and within the Levitical inhibition both are the children of Paternalism, both believe in government and both disbelieve in the people. According to their philosophy peoples exist to the so1e end that governments are toler- eted in order that peoples may apply btatesmanship to them.
 The difference between the RepubI- ean party and the Populist Is simple, but marked--the former would rob the poor to give to the rich and the lat ter would rob the rich to give to the poor. They are-not divided as to the virtues of paternalism 1t is merely a difference of application that separates them. The Populist party is not new. Cleon was a Populst. Rienzi was a Populst. Jack Cade was a Populist, Marat was Populist. Scratch an ex- aggerated demagogue and you catch Populist.
 Had there never been an abuse in government there would have been no Populist, for Populism is the child of abuse. A governmental policy that gives more than the wealth of In- aiana to swell the extortion of trust Inevitably makes a statesman like Watson and musters a soldier like coxey For whatsoever a man soweth
  krue of a government-where it robs Peter to enrich Paul 1t binds another Jet of plunderers who would rob both Peter and Paul.
 It would be excellent if the Populist party were as powerless for harm as l. is impotent for good. Ten years ago it seduced and debauched the Democratic party. and thus defeated he efforts of Grover Cleveland to sup plant Republican abuse with Demo- cratic reform. It Is written in the works of a great English statesman khat the walks of Carthage trembled when Hannibal entered Capua, and we may say that tariff reform was post poned a generation when the Demo- rrats of the Fifty-third Congress joined the Populists in the denunciation, re- pudiation and overthrow of MT. Cleve- lands ideas of Democracy and policies of reform Hannibal had an excuse khe wine of Capua was nectar and the women of Capua were houris; but khere were no such seductions to tempt he Democrats of the House and Sem hte 1s93-95. They fled to Canaan and possessed the wilderness and fed on husks and nearly froze to death. Aside from inglorious defeat what they have to show for all of 1t Is the ef- Forts of the Populist party of 1904 to beat Parker and elect Roosevelt. The