The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-17
WATSON STATES HIS WANTS.
OBJECTS TO POPULIsTs SUPPORT
ING THE CHICAGO TICKET.

ING THE CHICAGO TICKET.
The Hydra Headed Money Monster
of the East Declared 10 Have TOO
Strong a Grip on the Democratic
Party 10 warrent PopuIists In
supporting its Nominces-Watson
Favors Nominating TeIier-rhey
Also Want RaEbaby Money.
Atlanta, Ca. July 16.-Thomas T. Wat
son and his peoples party paper are
against populist Endorsement OF the Chi
cago ticket. horse foot and crago1n-
Watson's paper IS published tomorrow
Advance copies have however. made their
appearance to-day and his attitude has
been an interesting matter Of political
comment.
Waston's chief reason for calling his
followers 10 fght the Chicago ticket as
given in six columns Of editorial animal
version is that the popunst leaders
would be so many statesmen out Of jobs
Il the democratic party should swallow
the populists.
Fusion. he takes So. would mean nothing
less than total humiliation OF the popu-
list party, both as state and as a ma
tional organization. II the populists in
dorse and support the Chicago ticket ne
saws they would also indorse and support
Gov. Atkinson and the state ticket And
then after the election he wants 20 know
where the populsts would be at II the
democratic ticket should be elected. He
thinks that the democrats would claim the
honors.
Besides he advises his followers that
they would never redeem the Chicago
platform Upon general principles the
ubiquitous populist chieftsin declares that
all democrats and all the pledges they
make are rotten. although DE adds that
Mr.. Bryan is man OF spOtlcss character
and brilliant intellect. and no doubt means
10 keep faith with the popullsts, but 10 Is
Wall street and the hydr1-hcadeu mon
Eter Of the east, the money power, that
troubles Mr.. Watson In his view OF the
Chicago ticket.
While he says Mr. Bryan intends 20
DO right, and the platform IL all that
could be desired inasmuch as il is popu-
list on the income tax, national banks,
bonds and free silver, yet the money pow
er still controls and the pOpulists have
no hope Of relief by joining the demo-
Gratis because OF the hold Of this iniquit-
Gus monster on that party
Mr. Watson also announces in his pa
per to-day that he viii not accept place
on the national pOpuhst ticket II offered
him, which seems TO indicate that he VIII
Tenth district.
Several days ago a story was printed
here to the effect that Watson. Hines and !
other populist leaders We're I'm conference
81 Thompson last Monday with a view
TO swinging the pOpuliEt brethren 10 line |
or the Chicago ticket To-day Watson tel |
egraphed TO Atlanta, saying that the re- |
port Of the alleged Thomson conference |
was absolutely false.
Secretary Oscar Parker OF the populist |
state committee gave out an interview to- |
WaTgnniG a
position, and also opposing populist in
dorsement Of the Chicago ticket Watson /
and Parker are both for Teller as the |
St Louis nominee, although Senator Al /
len Of Nevada and Marion Butler OF North i
Carolina are also favored. II was said /
last week at Chicago that Senator Ben /
nation at st. Louis. but he has no follow
ers here.
Free silverism and populism are not
synonymous as the democrats seem 10 /
think. Said Secretary Parker: THAT is /
the great blunder that was made in Chi /
cago. While the populist party is incl |
dentally demanding the free and unlimit- |
ed coinage OF both gold and silver, at |
the same time IL demands a government /
issue Of fun legal tender paper money |
not redoemable IN gold and silver, but re- |
deemable in everything, the products OF |
labor and the property Of the people. /
1t must be money Of final payment and /
have It.
MS IS out a TENT OF me democrats In /
the direction of popuNst reform, and is |
utterly without significance except in so |
Tar as II portends the ultimate dissom- |
ton of the democratic party. The demo-
cratic party has made its last presidential |
nomination. The gold bugs must here |
after align themselves with the repubn- |
cans and the free silver men, or reform |
ers, should join some new party like the |
populists. II they are honest in their /
efforts to secure reform they will have |
TO go into some new party to get it. The /
old political parties do not reform"