The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-12
TOM WATSON'S LETTER.
That Long Delayed and Much
Discussed Document
FINALLY GIV.N TO THE PUBLIC.
1t Is Supplemented by Four Columns OF
Editorial Comment, in Which the Geor-
gian Declares That Populist Detection
Resulted in the Election Of Mckinley.

ATLANTA, Nov. 1a.-The letter of accep-
tance written by Tom Watson accepting
the Populist nomination for vico presi-
dent was yesterday made public. Seven
columns OF Watson's paper arc devoted to
It, Tho letter is supplemented by four
columns Of advice to Populists to "sit
steady in the boat and hold their party
together"
The editorial tone of the paper is one of
fulfilled prophecy. Watson declares that
the failure Of the Popuists TO support
Bryan In tho close states brought about
McKinloy's election. Ho goes into long
review of the circumstances leading to
his nomination at St Louis, and accepts
tho vice presidential nomination because
l said would"
He declares that If the ST. Louis Popu-
list convention had nominated straight
Populist ticket it would have beon elected.
Ii would, ho said, have driven tho Hills
and Germans whore they belong-into tho
Republican ranks-and the Bryans and
Blands would have joined with tho Pop
ulists.
He complains bitterly of the treatment
he has received Mt the hands of the Popu-
List leaders and addresses himself partcu-
luarly to Senator Butler in this way;
Senator q reform has no right to ex-
LIST If it has no valid complaint to make.
Populists cannot denOunce the sins of the
two old parties and yet go into political
copartnershlp with them. The moment
We make q treaty the war must cease.
And when wo cease our war upon the old
parties we have no longer any excuse for
living. Whenever right compromises
wrong 1t Is the right which suffers
The Democratic managers seem to re-
sent as u strange piece of impertnencc
ehe fact that the Populists dared to nom.
inRte a ticket differing at the rear end
from theirs Coming to them with tho
1000, 200 votes they were begging for and
piteously needing, I can say with q perfect
assurance Of telling the unqualified truth
that my arrival in the field of battle was
not welcomed as heartily as Butcher was
received by Wellington Mt Waterloo They
want my relnforcements, but they do not
want me to lead them. They need Blu
eher's troops, but they draw the line at
Blucher That is hardly fair, either to
Blucher or his troops, nor is 1t the best
way to defeat Napoleon
"For this attitude upon the part of the
Democratic managers l believe that you,
senator are largely responsible. You
made no effort to have me recognized
You publicly stated that l would not be
notified of my nomination. You went
into the fusion policy, over my written
protest, with all the zeal of man who
wanted to elect the Democratic ticket. In
this think you were wrong. AS chair
man of the Populist committee the party
certainly expected you to do all you could
10 elect the Populst ticket
"Had you demanded Mr. Sewalls with
drawal from the ticket he would have
been withdrawn. have letter of yours
In which you stated that tho Democratic
committee expected you to make the de-
mand, but that you did not make it, The
Democratic managers seem to prefer Nc
knleyism to anything which might seem
to be partly u Populst triumph
mo one regrets more profoundly than
DO that the Democratic managers have so
slapped tho campaign that the south has
again been told that she must grovel in
the dust and let an eastern plutocrat put
his foot upon her neck. Nor does any one
regret more than do that the Democratic
managers, In shaping their fusion deals,
have considered those Poprllists only who
were getting loaveS and fishes.
The letter concludes with tho statement
that Populists will not vote for Bryan and
Sewall electors and says: "If Senators
Jones and German really wish to defeat
Mckinley, let them lose no time in real
alnp this truth" "