The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-03

only remain divided and stick close to
your old party lines in this political
campaign, they are not at all fearful OF
any fight you can give them in the in
dustrial struggle. It's only your united
vote that they really fear. It's only
your action in the political field that
they dread. II you should conclude to
use that united political power at this
election they would at once come down
from the "open shop" demand and
"fortyfive year age limit ruling with
out your ever firing a shot. But they
feel just as cOck-Sare you won't do it
and that you'll march up and elect one
OF their tickets-and they don't care
which-as those Toledo politicians
were
Now, | move you don't do it. | move
that you at this election vote together
for yourselves, your unions, your fam
lilies and your country. Tom Watson
represents all four, as clearly as any
American patriot ever did, and you,
believe, have the intelligence to see
it. You don't have to read more than
one of his speeches to find that out.
No man since Lincoln has spoken like
Watson, and his running mate ism t
far behind Read one speech-the best
speech, or any speech-Of all three
candidates and then you tell. You in
telligent American workman, say
which is the speech of the trimmer
atszs tho place-seeker, which that of the
almost openly avUwa& representative
OF trust influences, and which, tiratwssf
the manly, courageous man of flesh
and blood and soul and brains, the
statesman, the historian, the patriot
ana earnest and honest defender of the
workers and their common interests.
You farmersl You agriculturistS!
You who are enjoying the rural free
delivery OF which you are SO justly
proud! Can you vote against Wat
son? He wrung that concession for
you from the reluctant servants of the
trusts in congress and in spite of the
opposition OF the interests now in poll
teal opposition to him and his other
equally progressive and beneficent
measures. Don't SO sink your indie
pendent manhood, and SO smother it
in degrading party servitude, as to
refuse to Support your noble hearted
champion. Let the world know that
you are no inSensate ingrates, but that
you take enthusiastic pleasure in re-
porting by tens of thousands on cleo
ton day that you remember Watson
and his faithful service for you, at
least as well as the trusts remember
theirs.
Young Americans and first voters,
read this mans speeches! They meet
the highest ideals and purest ambi-
tions ever put before our American
youth as much as the noble Lincoln's
ever did; and as every man who cast
his first vote for Lincoln loves to tell
OF it today, SO you as long as you live
will feel your heart swell at the recol-
lection that you cast your first vote for
Watson.
With face like cassar and cour-
age as dauntless, with a heart HE
Lincoln and with utterance as fervid
and as eloquent and with an unset
fish devoted patriotism which shines
forth from his every sentence as it
did from the mind of Washington and
the pen of Jefferson, Tom Watson is
that type of manly leader whom every
patriotic American father should love
to see his sons following.
And you, single takers! You who
believe that every American boy is
born with as good right to stand on
this eartl as Adam had; you who be-
lieve that no act of any Indian now
dead, or any predecessor long since
deceased, could, or can disinherit the
son Of any American mother of today
from his God-given equal natural right
to use the richest resources and choic-
est locations of his native land; you
Henry George men of New York city
who followed that hero to his bier,
whose hearts thrilled as his glowing,
truthful words and who would follow
him now if he were on earth, here is
your duty. The gallant Tom Watson
in explaining prominent plank of
the platform upon which he stands
boldly declares that every man has
God-given right to work for himself.
This, as you know, is the most timely
and important declaration ever made
by an American presidential candidate,
and it alone should win your support.
JAMES hartley.
Amsterdam, N. Y, Oct. 80, 1904.