Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-15
Leiter Accepting PcpaIist Nomination
Made Public
SCORES BOTn OTurR CANDIDATES
9opuliss Nominee Declares That ne
Devotes Most Of His Fire to Parker
a. an Artful podger, since Roose-
welt Stands Boldly ON, in the Open.

lot accepting the Populsst nomination
or the presidency is in substance as
cllows:
To Hon. samuel w. Williams. Chair |
man Committee on Notification:
What two great political parties |
iave. in turn. governed a countrs-. and |
save. between them. brought Unsais- |
'ac,ory conditions. IL Is but a natural
act that a third party should arise.
Citizens who have looked in vain 20
the two great parties" for remedial
/ cgislation lose confidence In both after
Il while. and adopt one OF tao courses:
They either submit % the evils o. bsd
/ governments. ar protest ~ organizins
third party.
TO the student % history. thc-e is
,othirE more saddening than the ien-
I ier-y of che people 20 submit. IS
sale. political education never reaches
. he masses. State-crsft. like priest
raft. jeaiously guards its secrets.
Ifere 3 always the inner sanctuary.
ah,ch the people are taught 20 believe
aculd Do proianod by the touch OF
aeir Ua Dly feet"
sir. stson then takes fail out OF
Die ruling classes in england. Ger
aauy. Italy. Egypt and India. and con-
inucs.
How is 70 IN our own land2 God
I.sver made a rrander home fox his
-riilrcn than that which the Cavalier
q Virginia. the Dutchman in New
York. and the Puritan In Massachusetts,
/ SOUGHT rs "a refuge from the systems
q fhp old wOri o. Ia natural advantages
his earth holds no rt.sn superior to
I -urs Once 10 belonged 90 the people
With his gun. the common man won
7 G mile by mile from the Indian. the
Frcuchman. the saxon. and the Sp0n-
ard. What the common man did not
win with his Gun he hought with his
money. From sea TO sea. the land which
S ours became ours because the com
son ucn was ready to pay for IL with
|hfe TAX money or his blood.
What has become OF So With Devil
icring rapidity. il has been taken from
Inc common people and given 20 the
corporations. II beloure1 20 the govern
rent. TO al the people Tn was meant 70
/. supply homes 90 individual citizens
land there was enough ~ d 20 last Tor
f0luN generations 10 lAt 'NN'.e pa
about 2oo.ooooo acres. i has peer
s.ven 20 railroad corporations ohu
, now. Vhen CONNIE @. man 49, :
home in ali that vast domain. ne mus
e. 20 the railroad corporate 10 se-
IT. ., .---.,-r..DD
! TIE GUILD II ~ 'AisD-
: once upon a time We had a imam
E s.al system OF our own. placed in tho
constitution rs part of our iundamenta'
q law. o. seemed 90 Dc OBJ My fixed. For
hundred wears this money system was
r ir operation among us- IhCretore, d
2 seemed 20 he 'irrevocQhly fixed. Yer,
wise men created this system ol ma
uonal finance. It was the one suojec
rron which Thomas Jefferson and AT
cNauder Hamilton aeree1. Those I'VE
r were. perhaps. the greatest Statesmen
+, this country ever produced SO pre-e -
a ilenf were they abo!e aA others, ina
. they divided the PEOPLE into two obs
Iunct schools oi political thought. But
% rnoa the vital subject 90 finance, ines
g l.aster-mlnds reached tne same con
e. ciUs.on. and that conclusion became
d, port OF the constitution.
TO establish the single Hoid staI
2 card. which sets the CONSTITUTION o'0'
ihe statce had 10 oe violated me "oI
: coin h-d 70 oe eoDs.. 80 ~ 10
I, gold only, and tue paper noe $50 80
or SILVER. hau 20 % , ' ~, = .,''' a,
!, ner l'Ne''Nl lio" '''"1
/. law .-.-.. ~,
mere are 1- -."1. az ---.,i' :,
'Ae goa ST. A''"'U
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