Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-08
His Utterances Yesterday Commented
on by Senator Butler.
THINKS him INCORRECTLY REPORTED
Don't Believe He Would Say Any
thing to Create Discord.
WHY THEPARTY WASFORMED

ed yesterday at Dallas, Texas, was read
this morning by all the politicians. The
only person to talk about 1t for pub
LEGATION was Senator Marion Butler, who
gave The Star reporter interview.
The democrats had something to say, but
not for publication.
The opinion freely expressed was that
the speech of the Georgian was not calcu-
lated to help him or his party His threats
about beating Bryan If Sewall was not
withdrawn are regarded as not the proper
talk from man who processes to be SO
dead In love with the cause of silver. In
stead of statesmanlike argument on the
issues OF the day, the politicians assert
that Watson's speech was a TRADE against
the democratic nominee for Vice President
1t Is argued that If he desired the assist
ance Of democrats in the south, he took the
worst course to succeed. If he desired to
impress upon the country the justice of the
populist claim to the vice presidency, il is
argued that he should have appealed to
reason and not to prejudice.
Do They Approve II:
These and many more things are said
among silver men of all parties around the
headquarters here. No hint is dropped
from populist headquarters, but it is be-
heved that the speech has been anything
else but pleasing to the managers. 1t is
not thought that Chairman Butler would
have approved Watson's course in the mat
ter If he had known Of 1t in advance The
poDulist managers would uphold a moder-
ate amount of talk against Sewall, but
they would much prefer that Watson
should talk on the issues of the day; talk
IN behalf Of his party and not SO much In
MS own behalf. His performances re-
hoy
shape of supplicant for the position of
wee President, or the same scale as
baby crying for candy. His speeches and
MS interviews all deal with Tom Watson
peoples party. From Watson's standpoint
he is bigger than the party.
III watson keeps up his present tactics
through Kansas 1t is believed that the
popuilsts there will repudiate him. West
ern populists say he talks as a southern
populist and for himself. and his utter
ances do not suit the west. They are for
Bryan first and over everybody else. 1t
is said on good authority that Watsons at
titude will lose him the friendship of con-
serVauve western populists.
What Senator Butler Says.
Senator Butler was asked this morning
by Star reporter for his opinion of the
speech Of the Georgian, and this is what
he said:
THE sentiments in Mr.. Watson's speech
as to the business Of the populist conten-
ton that the party is entitled to the vice
presidency, are representative of the feel
ing among the southern populists on that
subject. There Is strong feeling in the
south that there should be a cooperative
ticket. mean by this that there should
be ticket composed Of men who fully
share each others views on the great is
sues of the day. and who stand together
IN every way as representing the masses of
the people. In Bryan and Watson there is
cooperative ticket. 1t is better silver
ticket than Bryan and Sewall. ! believe
that half the democrats are satisfied that
mistake WdS made in nominating SeWall
ms hoinlnation was not expected after the
platform had been adopted. 1 think it will
De admitted on every side that the populist
party is entitled to the vice presidency.
Il am rot prepared. however, to believe
that Mr.. Watson is correctly reported in
several things sent out to the newspapers.
For instance, do not believe that he is
correctly reported in saying that if Sewal
is rot withdrawn Bryan will be beaten, be-
cause 1t Is a principle Of the peoples party
to put patriotism above party. He certain
ly did not make threat. Mckinley and
the gold standard must be defeated. Mr..
Watson feels as earnestly about this as any
american voter can. l know that the party
feels that 1t is entitled to more considera-
ton, and 1 believe 1t will get it. l don't
believe that Mr.. Watson will say anything
which would create dScord or jeopardze
the chances of silver in this campaign. 1
am confident that the populist party can
be depended on to defeat Mckinley if it is
in their power to do so. The peoples party
was formed not simply for the purpose of
putting a new organization in the field,
hut as a means to advance and enact GER
tain principles into law. Therefore the
chief desire of all true populists is to see
these principles eEacted into law in the
quickest and surest way. The men who
compose the party have already made
great sacrifices for these principles, and if
no one else will make sacrifices sufficient
to make success certain and restore pros
perity the party that brought these issues
to the front can be depended on to do So"