The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-10-08


the radicals to his banner-thus becoming the
1dollzed and invincib1e chief of Teffersonian
Democracy-Brvan crossed over to the Ham-
tonlans and after few weeks Of sulking be-
gan his round OF speeches, working for gold
standard man whom he had sworn he would
never support. At that time he pleaded party
regularity, declared that his submission was
only temporary, and that after the Parker cam
pagn should be over he would Immediately
reorgantze the Democratic party along Jetfer-
sonian lines. That promise he never kept. He
is now more of a Hamitonian than Judge
Parker, and is being financed On his way to the
White House by the Standard Oil Company
and the Tobacco Trust-to say nothing of the
Whiskey trust and of that band of political
Hessians, Tammany Hall.
In 1904, when | accepted the nomination ten
dered me by the Springfield Convention, my
friends asked, very naturally, whether I was
beginning the fight again with the intention
of keeping it up. They felt that unless my
course was something more than temporary
impulse, it was not worth while to take an
active part in the campaign. TO satisfy them
on that score, assured them that my purpose
was earnest and that the work would be kept
up. They were assured that everything in my
power would be done to revive the old Peoples
Party movement and to continue the educa-
tional propaganda until the Jeffersonians
would have working organization throughout
the country.
In line with this promise, the Watson maya
zine of New York was founded Without sal
airy | worked on that magazine until the Com
pany which had inveigled me into the contract
owed me $4,000. Determined that if | had to
work for nothing I would be master of my
own periodical, quit the New York magazine
and established the Weekly Jeffersonian. Soon
afterwards, the Jeffersonian Magazine was al
so established. These periodicals have been
doing their work for nearly two years. They
go to every State in the Union. | feel that
they have done good work. [ feel that they
contribute something towards the making of
good citizens. Their purpose has been an
earnest one, and thousands Of young men
throughout the land have had the benefit of the
high standard of citizenship and right living,
conservation to duty, which the Jeffersonians
have advocated.
In this campaign, there was every reason to
expect that Populism would show enormous
gains. 1t has been a disappointment that our
National Committee has not been able to be
more effective. For reasons which we do not
thoroughly understand tickets have not been
placed in some of those states where we had
every right to expect good vote. Had it
not been for the activity of Our local managers,
there would have been no tickets put out in
Mississippi, Texas, Florida or Alabama. [ am
not blaming the National Committee; I am
simply stating fact.
TO encourage my friends throughout the
Union, | wish to say that | am going to con-
tinue this work if have to do it singe-handed.
[ don't intend that Jefferson Democracy shall
be absorbed by Bryan, or ladled into the Hearst
Copyrighted League. | am going to do the
very best / can in this campaign, and | am ask