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THE SOUTHERN MERCURY.
WEEKLY.
Dallas. Texas.
Published every Thursday. Subscrlpuoa
price II Fer year In advance.
MILTON PARK....Managing Editor.
Entered at the Dallas. Texas postof.
flee as mall matter of the second claas.
Receipts for moneys riven by the Van-
aglnc Editor only will be recognized.
Main office: 213-215 Commerce St (cor-
ner Lamar, Gaston Building), Dallas.
Texas.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21), 1904.
PEOPLE'S TICKET.
For President—
THOMAS E. WATSON,
of Georgia.
For Vice-President—
THOMAS H. TIBBLES,
of Nebraska.
State Ticket.
For Governor—
FAT B. CLARK,
of Red River Co.
For Lieutenant-Governor—
CLARENCE NUGENT,
of Erath Co.
For Comptroller—
E. P. ALSBURY,
of Harris Co.
For Treasurer—
SAM EVANS,
of Tarrant Co.
For Land Commissioner—
S. C. GRANBERRY,
of Travis Co.
For Railroad Commissioner—
H. P. JONES,
of Jack Co.
For Attorney-General—
GEO. T. TODD,
of Marion Co.
to circulate oar literature and support
our State organization. Are you do-
ing it? It la up to you to say!
New Yory populists have nominated
a full ticket and are making a vigor-
ous fight. Alfred Boulton, their candi
(late for governor, is a prominent labor
union man and in the last campaign
polled 100,000 voteB for clerk of King
county. All the other men on the
ticket are ablo men and vigorous cam-
paigners.
A "dollar dinner" has been arranged
in New York for Tom Watson when
ho speaks there October 6. It is claim-
ed that the meeting will be the largest
ever held in Now York in 20 years.
The people are aroused and the move-
ment is sweeping the country.
If you are a republican and believe
Roosevelt is the exponent of that doc
trine, vote for him. If not, then vote
for Watson. There is no reason why
you should vote for Parker. He rep-
resents up principle found in any par-
ty. He simply wants to be president,
that's all!
PEOPLE'S PARTY STATE COM-
MITTEE.
3 J. Eager, Chm Cisco., Texas.
3. H. Surles, Secy Putnam, Texas.
1st Iiist.—J. L. Darwin, Enloe.
2nd Diet.—A. J. Murphy,Nacogdoches
3rd Dist.—P. M. Stoy, Terrell.
4th Dist.—D. C. Gibson, Denisou
5th Dist.—P. B. Sprague, Dallas.
6th Dist—J. C. Albritton, Bazette.
7th Dist —B. F. Sterling. Graydon.
8th Dist.—J. M. Pettigrew, Jewett.
*th Dist —W. W. Littlefleld, Leesvllle
10th Dist.—G. H. Sullivan. Austin.
11th Dist.—R. A. High, Fairy.
12th Dist —W. H. Davis. Comanche.
13th Dist.—C. H. Van Metre. Rhorae.
14th Dist.—J. D. Johnson, Voss.
l&th Dist—W.J.Denman, Carrizo Sps.
16th Dist.—G. W. Daniels, Cisco.
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If you wish voters to aid in saving
this government, vote for Watson.
If for no other reason, Parker de-
serves to be beaten in the' present
presidential race, because of the
apeeches Jo Bailey is making.
Partisan politicians are playing
havoc with the consciences of multi-
plied thousands of people. It is strange
that voters will be led blindly by such
politicians.
We frequently meet Democrats who
are sick and down in the mouth. The
only remedy for them is to vote for
T. E. Watson. That woulil make them
well and happy.
Are you behind with your subscrip-
tion? If so your label will advise you.
Don't wait to be personally notified by
letter, but send in your arrearages
right now. Get a hundred of Watson's
speeches and convert your neighbor
to the true faith proclaimed by Thom-
as Jefferson and expounded by Tom
Watson. Every issue of the Mercury
has enough argument and fact to pen-
etrate the toughest democratic hide.
Democrats, as usual, are resorting to
misrepresentation, and some of them
to downright lying about populists.
Our boyhood friend. Senator Culber-
son, has even repeated the canard of
the Dallas News that our managing
Editor, Milton Park, had gone over to
the republicans. This is as false as
that statement made by Annanias
long, long ago.
We do not question the honesty, in-
tegrity, virtue, intelligence and abil-
ity of Judge Parker and Pres. Roose-
velt, but they do not represent the
right school of politics, that is all.
They are "products" of this political
age. They are "fruits" of political
trees wo would rather see perish than
flourish.
One oC the leading Democrats of
Texas told us recently about the cor-
ruption among the officers of his own
county. He said that they are bood-
lers, and that they rob the county of
thousands of dollars every year. He
called them a "stinking, corrupt set."
Then he excited our pity or disgust,
we can hardly say which, when he
said, "I am a Democrat and, of course,
shall vote the ticket." For a man of
brains who makes any claims to be-
ing a patriot thus to cross his hands
and be bound in such bonds of slavery,
is something hard to be understood.
HEARST
PREACHING
MOCRACY.
PURE DE
Th# Kind Watson Advocates
Taught by Populiata.
and
If Roosevelt should die before the
present "orators," "Bpell binders," and
politicians die, all of,them will regret
what they have said about him, as they
did about McKinley.
All boodlers are geniuses and sleek
Mscals. They are hard to catch, and
harder to handle. They ignore law,
rob the people, yet wish to be regarded
as honorable gentlemen.
"I see Mr. F. G. R. Gordon of Man-
chester, N. H-, takes you to task on
your little paragraph, "Socialism and
Populism," in the Mercury two or
three weeks ago. He sets up a man
of his own imagination and then pro-
ceeds to knock him over by asser-
tions. saying he is opposed to destroy-
ing individuality (Who has individu-
ality today?), and says that individ-
uality and collectivism won't mix.
How does he, then, expect to have
public ownership of the railroads, etc.,
and the coal mines? And where does
the difference come in between the
rule of the people through the Initia-
tive, Referendum and the Imperative
mandate promulgated by the People's
Party, and the same thing put in prac-
tice by the Socialist party? I think
Bro. G. will have to lick his calf again.
—H. G. Asbury, Augusta, Ky.
Watson says that nobody Is under
any obligations to vote for the candi-
dates of the two "old parties' because
they do not represent the wishes and
interests of the great mass of people.
He told the truth.
It is not what men say of us that af-
fects us, but what we do. Stand by
truth and right and go ahead, regard-
less of the praise or condemnation of
any man or set of men.
The battle is on right now. and ev-
ery worker should be in line. If you
are not a subscriber for the Mercury
you dont' know what is being done.
Send in your J1 today and keep post-
ed.
Won't you Bend us an order today
for 100 Watson's great speeches?
They only cost 50 cents in postage
stamps, and will convert every honest
Democrat who will read them.
Brother, won't you send Bro. J. J.
Eager, our State Chairman, $1 to-day?
If you knew how much good could be
accomplished by it we know you
would not hesitate. Do it now!
On Friday last we had the pleasure
of meeting our standard bearer, Hon.
Tom Watson at Houston, and heard
him deliver that masterly address
found on the first page of the issue.
That he came up to the measure of our
expectation need not be said. For
more than two hours ho held his au-
dience spell-hound by his magic ut-
terance, and drew from them tremun
dous applause as ho stripped from the
democratic dummy. Parker, his flimsy
covering and laid bare the rottenness
and rascality of his heelers. The large
audience room was packed to its full
capacity and comprised many of the
leading lights In the Parker column.
On the fallowing evening, Saturday,
Mr. Watson addressed a crowded
house in Shreveport, and infused new
life into the "dead populists." As a
resuR of that meeting, the populists
of Louisiana have organized for the
fight again, put up a full electoral
ticket, organized their state commit-
tee and gone to work with vim and
energy. Strange as it may appear, the
leading democratic papers of the city
the Shreveport Times, charged $15.00
for making an announcement of Mr.
Watson's visit to the city, an item
which any decent paper would gladly
have published for nothing.
The only vote that will be cast in
November for a pure government of
the people, will be the votes for the
Pooples' Party candidates, that match-
less patriot and statesman, Thomas E.
Watson, of Georgia, and that sterling
Western champion of the people's
rights, Hon. Tom Tibbies.
Populism is as opposed to Roosevelt-
ism as it is to Parkerlsm. Any honest
voter must agree with us that Watson
alone, of all the presidential asptrauts,
plants himself on the Union the Con-
stitution and the proper construction
of the laws laid down by the founders
of this republic.
Under the convincing arguments of
Tom Watson the honest voters are de-
serting the rotten old Democracy by
the thousands. Brother, what are you
doing in this light? It is your light!
You are to be benefited! Are you let-
"What has been promised the Stand-
ard Oil Company that Its New York
agent, Pat McCarren, should have giv
en the greater part of his time for
two years to the Parker campaign?
What has been promised to Belmont
that he should have been so active in
personal work and so lavish in flnanc
ing the Parker campaign the last two
years? What doss these greedy cor
poration hordes expect from Parker?
Are they doing this simply for health
and pleasure, or is it a matter of bust
ness with them? In the name of God
are we to have another Cleveland
second administration?
"But they contend that there is a dif-
ference between Roosevelt and Parker
on the negro question. Has Parker
stated that it is? The dear old South
has been swindled and hoodooed so
long on this negro question that I
for one, would feel like hugging Alton
B. Parker if he will but lift the em
bargo on his tongue and tell us where
he differs from Theodore on the Afrl
can riddle
"I have no fear of republican prln
ciples denominating the South as long
as they are called republicans. What
Though Hearst Is lined up on the
side of the Parkerltes, his papers have
not deserted the people in their light
for reform—as is shown by the fol
lowing edtorial from his last week's
paper. Says Mr. Hearst:
"Mr. Roosevelt's letter of acceptance
Is a very strong document. It express-
es the feelings of a strong man, leader
of a strong party, with strong trusts
and strong pocketbookB back of it
Mr. Roosevelt says, very truly, that
the Republicans have settled princi
pies. They have settled principles and
a fixed plan. It involves the control
of the country and of itB sources of
wealth by the big men at the top of the
heap.
It involves government by class and
by cash. The Republican party is as
strong as money, perfect organization
and discipline can make it. ,
Mr. Roosevelt's letter, while it prais-
es the Republicans, pities the Demo
crats, and goes after them in a free
and easy fashion.
It Is difficult to find out from the
utterances of our opponents what are
the real Issues upon which they pro-
pose to wage this campaign. The pres-
ident, you see, thinks that the Demo-
crats have not said anything, and do
not know what they want. He goes on
to say:
Having abandoned most of the prin-
ciples upon which they have insisted
during the last eight years, they (the
Democrats) now seem at a loss both
as to what it is that they really be-
lieve and as to how firmly they shall
assert their belief in anything. It is
doubtful if they venture resolutely to
press a single Issue; as soon as they
raise one they shrink from it and seek
to explain it away." ,
Roosevelt again says, speaking of
the Democrats: „
"The party which, with facile ease,
changes all its convictions before elec-
tion cannot be trusted to adhere with
tenacity to aDy principle after election.
A party fit to govern must have con-
victions."
Mr. Roospvelt is convinced that the
Democrats have no convictions abso-
lutely. He says they are obliged to
improvise convictions," and that it is
quite natural that such convictions
'should be held in a tentative man-
ner."
The Evening American hopes that
before this campaign is over every
candidate on the Democratic ticket
will have done something to convince
President Roosevelt that the Demo-
crats have convictions.
We can assure the president that it
the Democratic masses had their way
certain convictions would rule at
Washington—and not in any tentative
fashion, either.
The real Democrats, for instance,
believe that Incomes should be taxed.
They believe that William Waldorf As-
tor, now in New York City, should pay
something to the national government
of this country. He dosent pay a cent
now, although his income amounts to
several millions.
The Republican party is on record
against an income tax. It does not
think that Astor ought to pay anything
toward the United States Navy, built
to protect his New York houses from
bombardment.
The real Democrats believe that the
burden ol° taxation should be put upon
those best able to bear it, especially
upon the owners of great Incomes. Is
not that a pretty good conviction? We
beg to assure Mr. Roosevelt that it
will outlast his life, that it will even
outlast the lives of the trusts that
want to elect him, and that before
many years it will not only be a prin-
ciple of the Democrats, but an estab-
lished principle of the United States
government.
The real Democrats believe that it
is better for the people to own the
railroads than for the railroads to
own the government. They believe in
government ownership of notional mo-
nopolies—railroads, telegraphs and
other universal necessaries that the
government can and ought to control.
The principle of government owner-
ship is a Democratic principle. It is
another principle that will outlike Mr.
Roosevelt, and that will be made part
of our government system in the life-
time of those now living.
The real Democrats believe in the
principle of municipal ownership of
municipal monopolies—street rail-
ways. gas and electric lighting, etc.
That's another Democratic principle
that will be a government principle
before very long.
The real Democrat believes In
the principle of good pay for good
work and reasonable working hours
for skillful men.
The real Democrats believes in
the application, as quickly as may be
possible, of the principle that in a
republic the masses of the working
people are entitled to
leisure and a comfortable life, as well
as the few fortuuate ones among the
mom prosperous.
Wo can assure President Roosevelt
that there are plenty of democratic
principles, and that they do not need
to bo improvised.
It is true that In the Democratic par-
ty to day a certain number of individ-
uals that have nothing to do with Dem-
ocracy. and ought to have nothing to
do with Democracy management—the
August Belmonts and other Imitation
Democrats—are not In sympathy with
the true principles of Democracy.
Some of those who figure as Demo-
crats are as far away from the prin-
ciples of the party as Lincoln would
be from the principles of the Republi-
can party it he could come back here
now.
But the Democratic party will not
lose Its principles. It will get rid of
the Wall Street barnacles that have
fastened themselves to it recently.
If Mr. Roosevelt lives thirty or for-
ty years more—and we hope he will—
he will have the pleasure of seeing
Democratic principles running the
country, and he will wonder what he
meant when ha said that there were
no real principles outside of the pluto
mocracy alluded to above. The only,
advocates to-day of real democracy
are found In the party led by Tom
Watson. See that you vote for him!
NEBRA8KA DEMOCRAT8 DESERT-
ING PARKER—A CYCLONE
BREWING.
A special to the Chicago Chronicle
of the 1st from O'Neil, Neb., says:
"Bryan democrats have started a
movement here, which will be carried
into all parts of Nebraska and thence
Into other states, having for its sub-
ject the calling of the new national
convention which shall repudiate Park-
er and indorse Watson.
After declaring that the true issue
is between Roosevelt and Watson and
that Parker is only a side question,
the petition says: 'Repudiating the
St. Louis abort on July 6, we, the sub-
scribers hereunto, now call into exist-
ence the only democratic convention of
1904, to consist of delegates from the
states and territories, in person or by
proxy, to denounce the two plutocratic
parties, to repudiate their nominees as
the tools of a capitalistic deal, to re-
affirm the democratis platforms of 1896
and 1900 and to indorse the nominees
os the people's party, Watson and Tib-
bies, as the only democratic candidates
for president and vice president of the
United States.
"The petitions are receiving numer-
ous signatures and are gathering
weight hourly."
National Chairman Terris writes
that it has been plain for some time
that such a movement would spring
up. It has been glning impetus every
day since the St. Louis convention.
Whenever Bryan makes a speech, or it
is announced that he will speak the
uproar if falrl deafening.
A leading democrat writes: "We do
not care what Bryan does, we will
have none of Parker." This writes
a Virginian.
The unrest is In all parts of the na-
such expression as "Why wait for
Bryan?" "It is a personal affair with
Bryan." Arouse the people!" "Both
old parties are alike anyhow," and
Parker is already beaten," "I am no
Dave Hlllite." "I never followed Bel-
mont of a gold bug in my life."
These requests ask the national
committee to circulate petitions—"only
a few names are necessary" they say,
and from the outlook at present it
seems certain that a petition will be
circulated and a convention called.
It is merely to the purpose to en-
dorse Watson and Tibbies and time
does not cut a great figure. One says
the later the better. The shock will
come that much harder.
WATSON WAKES 'EM UP IN KEN
TUCKY.
Speaks at Paducah.
ESPECIALLY TO POPULISTS.
Those who have been reading The
Mercury for the past three months are
aware of the fact that Populism is
coming to the front again. Not only in
Texas, but all over the country. The
nomination of Tom Watson to lead the
reform forces—the genuine believers
in Jeffersonian Democracy—has
awakened, new life in the honest
voters throughout the nation and pro-
ducing a cyclone of indignation at the
cowardly betrayal of the people by the
St. Louis Convention.
Watson, single handed and alone,
unaided by the demagogues, money
lords or cringing office-seekers, has
been campaigning for the past thirty
days with results hitherto unheard of
in America. Wherever he speaks the
people flock to his standard by the
thousands, and declare they will fol-
low him to the end. Ho has devoted
most of his time and talent to those
sections where the greatest results
can be secured and where his services
are most needed. He was able to give
only one date to Texas {Houston).
It is left to the Old Guard in Texas
to fight the battles of reform alone
this time. Of the 200,000 who lined up
with us in former struggles, we are
expecting every one to line up again
and fight as they never have fought.
We are without money, and almost
without papers. We must depend upon
the boys in the trenches to press- the
fight. A few of our most zealons
workers are in the field doing all they
can to rouse the people; but we ought
to have twenty to where we have one.
Col. H. L. Bentley, J. J. Eager, J. L.
Saddler, and a few others, are strain-
ing every nerve for the cause.
Will you not, my brother, do some-
thing to bring victory? Will you not
hold up their hands while they are
making such sacrifices for the cause
so dear to us all? Bro. Eager, our
State Chairman, is sadly in need of
means to conduct the campaign, to an-
swer the thousands of letters pouring
in on him from every section of the
State, to make appointments for
speakers and a thousand other things.
All of this takes money, ready cash.
Won't you, my brother, send to-day
to Bro. J. J. Eager at Cisco $5, $1 or
even 25c, if you can spare no more
Send to The Mercury 50c for 100
of Watson's matchless speeches and
distribute them in your neighborhood.
,. They are indeed vote makers. Meet
reasonable pro jjentley at his apointments and
learn from him the plans we havo
adopted to swell our ranks.
If you are a Populist show your col-
ors now! If you want relief, it is In
your reach now, If you will only make
the proper effort! Don't watt for some
one else to act! Go to work yourself
at once and do your whole duty, and
you will be surprised at results.
Remember to send to Bro. J. J.
Eager to day a remittance to help him
do the work assigned him. He needs
It, needs it bad, and needs it now.
WATSON DATES.
Below are given the dates of our
gallant leader as fixed by his manager
Mr. Jo A. Parker, and handed us at
Shereveport last Saturday:
Sept. 29. Birmingham, Ala.
Oct, 3, Newton. N. C.
Oct. C . 7 and 8 New York City.
Oct. 10. Chicago, 111.
Oct. 12. VIrden, III.
Oct. 15, Pueblo. Col.
Oct. 17. Topeks. Kan.
Oct. 18 and 19. Indiana, places to he
selected.
Remainder of time till end of cam-
paign in Georgia.
tins your advocates in the field starve, m
tor lack of support? Are you spread-11 dread is the stealthy Inroad of repnh- cratlc party that has reluctantly kept
T The least yon 1 Ucan principles covered by the demo- J him fr leadeor."
all Is I cratlc name." 1 Parker does not stand fer th* de-
THIS MEANS YOU1
Do you want to keep posted on the
Populist movement? Subscribe for the
Mercury.
Paducah, Ky., Sept. 19.—'Thos. E.
Watson, candidate for president of the
Petople's party, in a speech here Sat-
urday, warmed up this end of Ken-
tucky. His followers claim the South
is being stirred up in a wonderful man-
ner, and makes the prediction that
Watson will get the electorial vote In
some of the states this side of the
Mason and Dixon line.
In part Mr. Watson said:
"The National campaiga is now in
Its third month and no democratic
expert in political chemistry has yet
been able to discover wherein the
fluid called Rooseveltlsm differs from
the liquid called Parkerlsm. So far as
I can see the nomoinees of the two old
parties, are defending the same line
of battle, but Parker is the harder to
hit because he dodges better than
Roosevelt. ..You can locate Tneo-
dore and you can bombard him with a
stationary siege gun, but you want a
flying battery when you go after Al-
ton B. Trained for twenty years in
a school of Dave Hill, it would be a
marvel, indeed, if the favorite pupil did
not somewhat resemble the master
who taught him.
"On the question of imperialism I
defy any man to point out, in plain
English, the exact difference, in prin-
ciple or policy, between Roosevelt and
Parker. Take the question of the tar-
iff, the trust, government by injunc-
tion, there is no difference which any
mortal man can boll down to a clear
cut contract. Theodore speaks in one
set of words and Alton B. in another,
but each of them reach the same camp-
ing ground and each tries to spread his
blanket on the same spot.
Child Labor.
"What is the difference of the twins
on the subjeet of national banks? Just
this—the Republicans have always
openly favored them and voted for
them. The Democratic party made
two campaigns against the national
banks and then renewed their charter
for twenty years.
"How about the labor question? Is
there any difference between the two
on that? If so, state it, and state it
plainly. In their national platform of
1892 the democratic party expressly
pledged itself against child labor in
factories. Fifteen years was the age
limit fixed. Yet all over the South,
where the democratic party is supreme
child labor is as fixed as African slav-
ery ever was. Children under 15.
under 14. under 12 and sometimes un-
der 10, slave their little lives out amio
pestilential vapors and brutalizing con-
ditions which are a shame and a scan-
dal to Georgia, South Carolina and
other democratic states. In spite of
all the efforts of the labor leaders in
this state, they have been utterly un-
able to get the democratic party to re-
spect their platform pledged in behalf
of the hopeless boys and girls of the
South.
"Parker telegraphs his unconditional
surrender to the gold standard without
saying whether that standard is right
or wrong. He votes twice forBryan
and free silver. Dis he believe in
Bryan and free silver? He does not
say so. He voted that way to be regu-
lar—did this favorite pupil of Dave.
He now leaves silver and comes
over to gold. Does he believe in gold
more sincerely than he did in silver?
He does not say so. Not once, so far
as I know, has he said what his own
conviction is upon the money ques-
tion. Possibly he has no convictions
upon that slubject. Certainly he has
not stated them. Why doesn't he de-
clare that the gold standard is right if
he wants gold standard votes. Why
not be frank and honest?
To save my life I cannot see how
a firm believer in the gold standardj
could vote for Parker any more than I
can understand how these who oppose
that standard can support him. He
abandoned the Bryan democrats with-
out saying they were wrong and he has
gone over to the gold democrats with-
out saying that they are right.
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SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.
1st. That every voter in Texas who
has paid his poll tax will be allowed
to vote next November, whether he
took part in a party primary or not,
and for whomsoever he pleases,
whether hie man was nominated by
any party primary or convention or
not.
2nd. That People's Party tickets
will be furnished by the Secretary of
State and County Clerks to the man-
agers at every voting box, containing
the presidential electors of the Peo-
ple's Party, also the People's Party
State nominees. The remainder of
the ticket will be left blank, to be fill-
ed out wherever nominations have not
been made, or where the nomlness are
not satisfactory to the voters.
3rd. Wherever People's Party nomi-
nations have not been already made
and properly reported to the County
Clerk, arrangements should be made
right away to put out a ticket for
some or all precinct, county and dis-
trict offices, and especially for legisla-
ture and senate.
To insure uniformity in voting, the
names of men selected for these sev-
eral offices shoull be printed and dis-
tributed among those who do not pro-
pose to vote for the men se-
lected in the party primaries.
This should be done to familiar-
ize the voters with the names,
so that they may write them on the
ballot when they go into the voting
booth. The law requires, the election
managers to furnish two judges of dif-
ferent political faith to assist those
unable to write in preparing their bal-
lot. and a fine of $500 is the penalty
for disclosing how any one voted.
SOME PLAIN TALK.
We doubt if there are twenty Popu-
lists in Texas who realize how easily
a victory for our ticket could he se-
cured this time. To say that we have
a chance, is putting the condition
mildly. Four-fifths of the voters—the
men who tote a poll-tax receipt in
Texas—believe in our principles. Bot
they are persuaded that there is no
chance for us to succeed this time.
The reason why they believe so is be-
cause Populists—you, my brothers,
and others like you—are making no
efforts, showing no interest, putting
forth no energy toward securing what
you say and what all honest Texans
say, is devoutly desired. How many
Populist papers are you reading? How
many dollars, even cents, have you ex-
pended to push along the work of the
People's Party? How many Watson's
speeches have you scattered? Have
you even read one of these speeches
yourself? These are some of the
questions you should answer yourself.
Every copy of Watson's speech placed
iti a voter's bands will insure a voter
for reform. They will cost you only
50 cents per 100. Won't you send for
a bundle? Don't send cash or money
orders—just buy postage stamps and
mall them to us, and we will forward
the bundle the next day. Try it,
brother! These speeches are vote
makers.
THIS IS A FREE (?) COUNTRY.
Ours is a free country. If you
haven't got a pair of shoes, you may
go bare-footed, provided you are able
to elude the vigilance of the police.
If you are not able to do that, why
then your freedom is a horse of an-
other color. You may even vote for
Alton Brooks Parker, or let it alone,
just as taste suits you. You may vote
for a democrat for the legislature
who draws his "mileage" regularly and
rides to and from his duties on a free
pass, with the expectation that he
will vote to abolish free passes. You
may vote for a democrat for governor
who practices nepotism, in the hope
that, if elected, he will abolish that
evil. You may vote for a tool of Au-
gust Belmont's for president and im-
agine you are voting for a risen
Thomas Jefferson. It will be younr
funeral though, and not ours. This
is a free country. You may vote for
a high protective tariff and then face
a strike-breaker if you ask your em-
ployer for a share of the profits of
protection. You may vote for the con-
stitution and flag in Kansas and see
them used in Colorado to drive your
brothers off the earth. You man vote
for a man for president who believes
it is unlawful to loan government
money to the small producers, while It
is perfectly legitimate to loan it to
the banks without interest to finance
the trusts with. You may vote for a
man for president who says he favors
the bursting of the trusts and then
goes to Wall street for a "buster" to
'bust "em" with. You may vote for a
man for president who says he be-
lieves the hireling is worthy of his
hire, and then employs the military
arm of the government to convince
him of his sincerity. You may vote
for a congressman who believes in
voting millions to build irrigation
dams for bonanza farmers out West,
but not a cent to relieve a famine-
stricken constituency at home, and
feel "dam" proud of It. You may do
all these things and more. This is a
free country, and it may all come out
right in the washin', but we don't be-
lieve it. But there's one thing we do
know, and that is this, that if you do
these things after the way you have
been preached at, then you will be the
biggest ass in the pasture, and should
have your tail chopped off short and
your dally allowance of thistles in-
creased. It would be a mistake to
feed you on Johnson grass, and clover
would be too rich for your blood. Get
away with you!
BUTT RIGHT IN!
If In politics you would thrive,
Be not a laggard—be alive.
If to the front your way you'd win.
Don't be modest—"Butt right in!"
With all you meet wear friendship's
guise,
And keep on hand a stock of lies.
Kill off conscience, think it no sin
To lie or swindle—"Butt right In!"
Should your opponent see your game,
And try his best to hurt your fame.
Don't let it vex you; don't care a pin.
Just work the harder—"Butt right
in!"
If you from honor should depart
To win your way; you'll be called
"smart."
Your tricks, when told, will cause a
grin.
Because "you had the nerve to 'butt
right in.'"
When you succeed, they'll soon forget,
And court your favor, call you great;
There'll be dozens ready to claim kin.
If you win out safe, so "Butt right
in!"
—Linn Tanner.
Cheneyville, La., Sept. 20, '04.
MORGAN'S BUZZ SAW.
Mr. W. S. Morgan or Hardy, Ark.,
has decided to resume the publication
of the Buzz-Saw. The first issue of
the paper will appear Oct. 1st. To
those who have read the Buzz-Saw in
past years no commendation is neces-
sary. It occupies a field peculiarly its
own, and will no doubt do so in the
future. Mr. Morgan is one of the best
and most versatile writers in the Peo-
ple's Party. As a writer of pointed
<*'
and pithy paragraphs he 1b almost
without an equal. The Tobe Spllklns
letters and Democratic prayers which
were so widely known and universally
read by populists, republicans, and
democrats everywhere, and which
made the Buzz-Saw famous all over
the nation, will be regular features in
the paper. The story of Polecat
Jones, a disgusted Bryan democrat,
one of the raciest things that Mr. Mor-
gan has ever written, will appear in
the first number of the Buzz-Saw.
This story of itself will be worth much
more than the subscription price to
the paper. The Buzz-Saw will be pub-
lished monthly as before, and the sub-
scription price is 50 cents for a sin-
gle subscription, 40 cents in clubs of
ten, 30 cents in clubs of twenty, and
25 cents in clubs of forty. Sample
copies of the first issue will be sent at
the rate of one cent each in bundles of
not less than ten. Until the paper is
started the postal regulations prohibit
the sending out of free sample copies.
Address all orders to W. S. Morgan,
Hardy, Arkansas.
. . !
How it is that the railroad commis-
sion has fixed the rate on rice from
Beaumont to Dallas in carload lots at
58c per 100 pounds, while It is carried
from Beaumont by Dallas to Kansas
City for 40c per 100 pounds, and to
Buffalo. N. Y., for 39c?
The rate on flour from Kansas City
to New Orleans in 20c per 100 pounds,
while to Beaumont it is 48 l-2c per 100
pounds. On lumber from Beaumont to
Brownsville, Tex. (491 miles), tha
charge is $128 per car, while to El
Paso (more than 1000 miles) it is
only $100 per car. Surely there is
something wrong somewhere. Think
of this when you cast your vote for
the legislative candidate and Tote for
one who will promise to find this
wrong.
WHY NOT NOW?
You have been promising your pa-
tient, hard-working wife that when
you sold cotton this year you would
buy her a sewing machine. Why not
send your order today to Southern
Mercury and get one of the latest im-
proved—the best and the cheapest on
the market? It will cost you -only
$18.50. You get a guarantee of ten
years with it. We ship machines the
same day the order is received. So
you •.'/ill have it in your house in less
than a week after you send in your or-
der. More than 2,000 Mercury Ma-
chines are at work in Texas today, and
not one complaint of them has been
made. Send in your order today!
Our congressional candidate In tha
12th district. Col. J. M. Mallett, Is
meeting with much encouragement,
and if the lovers of good government
and honest politics will only do their
duty he will surely come out winner.
Col. Mallett was a gallant Confeder-
ate soldier and made an enviablo
record In that fateful struggle. He Is
a southern man in every fibre of his
being, an able debater, a sterling
Christian gentleman and will reflect
honor on his district if he should be as-
signed to duty in the National Con-
gress. With such a candidate tha
honest voters of the 12th district
have reason to exert themselves, and
feel that in him they have a worthy
disciple of Democracy as tausht hy
Thomas Jefferson.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
Diptheria Sear*.
Hillsboro, Tex., Sept. 28.—The Hal-
letsville public schools have been
closed for a week or two on account
of a diptheria scare is the town. Tha
superintendent. Prof. T. S. Cox, cam*
in last night to spend the time with hie
family.
Save the Children.
Statistics will prove that a large per-
centage of deaths among children mat-
be traced to complications arising from
the early souring of milk by bacteria.
Cholera Infantum Is the most fatal dis-
ease of infancy, and common, especially
with bottle fed infants. Perry Davis'
Painkiller in the emergency is the best
remedy and saves mini- a child's life
while the docter is coming. 26 and 99c.
bottles.
CBCC Nloe lot of foreign postage (
rilCC stnmp «li different, catalog I
vnhie given FRBElf yon mention tills pa-
per snil sond l r for new 3 mos. mibsc.rip'a
■•knVi Wn-kljr Stamp Hews, 355 Wash.
Ht. Boston, Mats. All the news.
FARM LANDS!
ALONG
THE DENVER ROUD"
IN
NORTHWEST TEXAS
(THE PANHANDLE)
Are advancing lu value at the rate of 80 per cent, per annum, j
Do Yon Know of
Any Equal Invootment?
As our assistance may be of great value toward securing
what you need or wish, as regards either Agricultural Prop-
erties or Busiuese Opportunities, and will cost nothing, why
not use net Drop ns a postal.
A. A. GJLIBSON, Gen. Pass. Agt
Fokt Wobtb, Texas.
A
It Is Believed to Have Been Fired by
Robbers.
Georgetown, Tex., Sept. IS.—Near
Wier, four miles from tills city, yes-
terday at 2 o'clock the house of H. II.
Haynes was destroyed by fire and $St
in silver disappeared. The house atxf
contents, valued at $1600, were totally
destroyed. No one was at home and
there was no insurance. Mr. Hayivea
had been to Walbwry the day previous
and sold his cotton for $364, getting
$300 in currency and $64 in sliver. H«i
left the silver In a drawer and in going
from home put the currency in his
pocket. The knobs of the drawer were
found but no silver. Robbery Is be-
lieved to have been the motive. Mr.
Haynes is the Republican nominee for
cotton weigher of this precinct.
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