The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-17

Thua r. Wnsson wiii be remen
bervd a. a scholar and Hufhor whet
BE- ia forgotten as a presidential
I candidate he ts more the scholar
7 thAu the politician. Always be Il
the high spirited. courageous Eon'
Z tlenRn
Aftar reading his Life 81 Ma
polnons one would be tempted 90
~vota eafty and uftan- for Watson.
No nan could have written that
book wha ala not burn with a deep
love ~ frwadonE No man could
love and admire shat be does Stth-
out being a man to b loved and
admired
Thom. r. Watson h the candidate
% the popuilHt party Why 10
me answer n that why IL the key
Ia Ma character. lie ia not the
popuiist candidate because he eK.
pecta 70 win The papnllst party Is
nov hardly more than a memory
Tho socialists will poll twice az
many vugeH iie IL not a candidate
because be hopes OF expects that
the party viii win four years hence.
OF eight or twelve years from now.
iis ls not a candidate because he
thinks belng such wili put him In
line for some ether coveted office.
or increase his prestige in any
manner. lie has figured before
the country In much larger ways
than he can Ia this campaign. with
thsH nomination. No Thon r.
Watson Il the popnlist candidate
Cor president because be believes
Il IL his duty 10 be. He believes
that. as such. he can stand for a
certain principle which he regards
AZ right We Is candidate be-.
cause he IL devoted n the princi-
Pile Of peoples government. be
cause he believes that the fight
for liberty must 90 on. and on.
because he feels that he has drawn
his sword and cousecrated his life
10 that fight. and finally because
be considers that the banner under
which be fights. though deserted
hy all except the old gInra. is the
real and only genuine banner Of
the cause
This man ~ campaigning in hiH
state 70 beat Bryan WHY
because nryaa has deserted
what he know was right Ia 1891
lie has gone over and tried 60
take the party over. 60 Wall ~"
That II a sin which Watson does
not forgive treason 10 the cause
Many people give Bryan credit
I for sincerity Not 80 Watson. He
has known Bryan now for nearly
20 years He knew him when both
we're populists. Both supported
Weaver. and both subscribed 10
tho principles Of the Omaha plat.
form. 10 the opinion OF Watson.
Bryan was either not sincere ia
1899 or he In not so now
When the standard of p0puliam
foil. Il was taken up By Watson.
For the past ~ years he has sus.
talned Il almost single handed.
-Four years ago he was the party's
candidate. and today he makes the
fight again.
The things Watson finds i'm.
portant In this campaign are;
"The defeat Of Bryan. because
he has deserted principle and
made terms with any influence or
person who Will help him win.
The defeat OF Bryan. because
Bryan's victory would be regarded
by the negroes In the South as a
step toward their recognition In
the South as social and political
equals Of the. whites
The defeat of Bryan. because
Bryan regards the South as a DO.
litlcal asset, certain 20 be dellv.
cred IA the candidate who gets the
nomination" The South. Watson
thinks. would be better with two
white mems parties.
The defeat OF Bryan, because
he no longer stands for opposition
TO private monopoly OF the ma.
lions banking business