In muckraking editorials, he espoused populist causes that included antitrust legislation, railroad regulation, and monetary policies favorable to agrarian interests, including coinage of silver. Watson was most influential through his various publications, including the People's Party Paper (1891-98), The Jeffersonian (1907-1917), and Watson's Magazine (1905-06, 1912-17). His history of France (1899) biographies of Napoleon (1902), Jefferson (1903), and Jackson (1912) and his novel Bethany (1904) were praised for their populist spirit. As a major figure in the Populist Party, he ran unsuccessfully for vice-president as William Jennings Bryan's running mate in 1896 and for president in 19. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882, the United States House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892, and the United States Senate from 1921 to 1922. Watson (1856-1922), of Thomson, Georgia, was a colorful and successful criminal lawyer, a leading populist politician, a popular author, and an influential publisher. Watson Papers manuscript collection online for historical research. The result of the Southern Historical Collection's pilot "large-scale" digitization effort, the collection presents the entirety of the Thomas E. The Carolina Digital Library and Archives, the Southern Historical Collection, and Documenting the American South are pleased to announce the release of the Thomas E.
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