The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
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WATSON is HEARD FROM.
HE DOES NOT INTEND TO SIT STILL
AND SUCK HIS THUMB.

trnry. That sewau should Give
Way Tor HIm-He Thinks the Pop
uIi-ts Have Made Concessions
Enough, and He PrOds Bryan n
LittIe-ArranEement for n Big
Popuust Meeting in Atlanta on
Aug. q.
Atlanta. Ga, July I.-ThOs Z. Watson,
the populist candidate for the Vice Pres
idency. vigorously resents the reports
that have followed the action of the St.
Louis convention TO the effect that he viii
be taken out of the race. and the field left
clear to Mr.. Sewall He. on the contrary,
challenges Mr.. Sewal to get out Of his
way. In the interest Of the common cause
of silver and pauses for Mr.. Sewalls re-
ply. pending the announcement Of the
places and date for the opening OF his
campaign on the stump.
Since the St. Louis nomination last
week. the great point OF political interest
has been as to what would be the outcome
Of the double standard Of Vice Presiden-
tial candidates. Democrats have express
ed the opinion openly that overtures
would be made to Mr.. Watson that would
cause his retirement. lie would be prom
ised a place in the cabinet II was said.
on the other hand. the populists have been
loud in their declarations that the only
thing that could be done Is the retirement
Of Mr.. Sewall, thereby cementlng the
strength OF the silver forces. The Geor-
gia populists who have all returned from
st. Louis, are most emphatic In this po-
siton.
Although the first to receive nomina-
tion Mr.. sewan has as yet said nothing
upon the subject Indicating his view OF tho
situation Mr.. Watson to-day, however,
issued a manifesto over his own signature
In response to questions sent him by the
Evening Journal.
He says: Il will run the race to the
end. l will make the fight even II Mr..
Sewall does not withdraw. NY opinion OF
the ttfty-second congress which was ar
ralgned In my book. has undergone no
change. l am not n political trader and
VIII not resign in Sewalrs favor Il even
offered a cabinet position.
Having answered your questions, please
allow me to state briefly my reasons for
the replies numbered one and two. / al
lowed use Of my name to save my party
from extinction. In my opinion the con-
tinued existence OF the peoples party Is
Indispensable to the success of free silver.
For me to withdraw would be for me to
sign the death warrant OF my party Ours
is the party OF free silver, and we main
party In 1892 and in 1898 was making war
upon f. We do not think our party should
now close up and quit business simply be-
cause the democrats have partially dupll-
Gated our sign board.
IF the democrats are so reasonable
as to refuse US populists OF the south any
recognition that fact would show that tho
real purpose of their apparent adoption
of our party principles is TO kill our party,
and not enact those principles into law II
the democrats are sincere, they would not
try to put upon us such terms that every
man In our party at the south will feel in
suited and Inundated.
If Mr. Bryan did not want our support,
Senator Jones had no business at ST.
Louis at all. If Mr.. Bryan does want our
support, he ought to be willing to adopt
that policy which Will most certainly as
sure him that support. And that policy
Is 70 accept as running mate our populist
named by the unanimous voice of the
peoples populist national convention
our party has gone to the extreme limit
OF generosity in the south to procure the
union Of silver forces. We did not claim
the first place on the national ticket We
are content with the second. II the DEM
ocrats should scorn our oVertures, insult
our party and demand that we bury the
peoples part before they will accept our
aid they and they alone will be respon-
sible for the triumph of the gold standard
and the republican party. The populists
have gone as far in the direction Of con-
cession and surrender as they can safely
go. Self-respect, self-preservation and the
preservation Of our party and principal
demand a halt, and we halt.
IF the democrats will listen to the
dictates of moderation and fair play, we
shall have a mighty coalition OF the souSh
and west, which will sweep all before Il
But If they are so arrogant and unreason-
able as to demand that everything shall
be surrendered to them, and that we shall
disband our party before they can accept
our aid to the cause Of free silver, then
we shall stand to our colors, and fight
1t out. Thomas u. Watson"
Mr.. Watson's ultimatum, as Il may be
termed, will in all probability cause a
speedy crisis In the vice presidential sit
uation. Meanwhile Mr. Watson has been
asked by Chairman Butler of the popu-
lists national committee to go over to
Alabama and make several speeches for
the populist state ticket, and he has de-
clined on the ground that he can't begin
his campaigning until after he takes ac-
ton on the st. Louis nomination, either
accepting or rejecting It, After that he
win take the stump and speak in various
states until the election.
on Aug the state populist conven-
ton will meet in Atlanta for the purpose
of putting out a state ticket. The call
for the convention was issued before the
st. Louis convention, when the Georgia
populists expected that the middle of the
readers" would prevail, and that a full
national ticket would be placed In the
field. Leading members Of the party here
say that the St. Louis convention will
have no effect upon the state campaign,
but that the convention which meets here
on the 9th will put out a ticket for gov
ernor and all state house officers and
fight for its election, just the same as IL
there was no fusion on the national ticket.
Mr. Watson himself is quoted here as say
ing that there will be a state ticket
Arrangements are being made by the
populists to hold a big ratification meet
ing on the day Of the state convention.
A committee, consisting Of Judge j. K
Hines, A. A. Murphy and j. l.. Sbley, has
been created to take charge of the occa-
IT will be held IN the hiR NOOdw
which will accommodate TO-.
900 people, and the enthusiastic populists
say that they viii fill every inch Of space,
Watson will be asked to be present and
make a speech, and the indications are
that he viii accept.