The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-09-09
STRIKING PASSAGES
rrcm Tom WatsOn'S Speech Ac-
cepting the POpuliSt Nomi-
nation for President.

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Sae Populist nomination, says:
Il have no words OF abuse tor
Sneodore Roosevelt. believe him
70 be brave, honest conscientious
nau l give him ful. credit for hav-
,rg a splendid courage of conviction.
How is 1t with the Democratic
azrty? Oar political history has new
.r seen situation so ludicrous as
EAat which the national Democracy
SOW holds l can understand how
she citizen can work for the Repub-
Lean party and vote its ticket with
enthusiastic zeal. If the Republican
purity represents his ideals OF Gov
srnment, then he Is istly proud of
e, can Justly coufde in 1t, for 1t has
siood by its principles through storm
- we'll as sunshine. and no matter
low bad you and l may think its
creed Is, we are bound to admit that
NE Republican party has a creed, is
wiling to fight for 1t, Is willing to
sling to it In defeat and continue to
10 struggle for 1t until victory comes
again. But why any human being
should in the year 1904, vote the IA.
tional Democratic ticket Is something
Mat passes my untutored comprehen-
Non.
II can understand why the citizen
,oald vote local Democratic ticket ;
: can understand how in some cities
and In some States that party may be
snuggling to do some distinct thing
which he believes ought to be done
ant In the name OF com mou sense tell
ne why any sane and sober citizen
sEould in this campaign vote the ma
sSonal Democratic ticket.
what principle at Democracy does
4 stand foi? What does 1t propose to
10 for the people different from what
he Republicans are doing' To what
lolnt Is 1t directing It's line of march
szcept to the Republican camp? SUI
aounded by the Wall Street aguates
Bho had financed his campaign for
Two years, Judge Parker bided his time
Ill the perils OF the two.thirds rule
we're passed; and when 1t was too
hte for the convention to retrace Its
3feps-ior even the Democratic Dos.
,fs require more than fifteen minutes
10 turn completely roun in-he cracks
sne Wall streat whip over the heads
~ his leaders, and with prompt ODE.
Fence the great Democratic legions
sere made to furl their flags and re-
Jsrse their line OF march.
The mass of the Democratic par
~ feel outraged at the way In which
Shsir leaders have S Did them to Wall
Street. do not believe that the six
SD half million men who followed
3Tyan, with cheers on their lips aud
warm convictions in their hearts,
caa now ne delivered like cattle to the
Cleveandites who knitted the ticket
s,bolted 1t In 1896 | believe that
lbe great majority OF men who voted
ior Bryan are men of convctionc;
,snnot hope they will realize that l
I'm lighting their battles now.
L call upon the six and a half
million voters whose political faith
was chrystaized In the Chicago plat
5oGn of 1896 and of the Kansas City
':aal form OF 10 %, and ask, What is
mare n the Democratic platform Of
% that bids YOU hope?What is
ls,sre for you in the PLATFORM What
40 YOU get out of 1t? To what extent
ig-.s Parker represent YOU? What is
=; that ne proposes to do for YOU?
you believe IN Republican doctrines
nay vote tor Parker? Why not 60 the
"yhole hog or none" and vote for
'Aoosevelt' BY what right DO the
-enocratic leaders undertake to
.,!each and expound to the American
.e0ple any economic questions' How
- va know that they have mastered
s1y OF those questions?
Never in the world could 1t EN-
shasiz9 itself on any issue as it did
~ ,he money question from 1896 to
lie gear 1890. If all the writings
md all of the speeches which they
12ade against the Republican party on
~e money question were put into
tinted form and loaded for tiauspor-
@:.cn upon the backs of camels, the
caravan would stretch from one end
tathe other Of the great Sahara des-
y1.' Did thew understand the mon.