The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
DENIED BY WATSON
Not the Author Of an Edi-
torial Credited to Him.
SAYS Mr.. s1BLEY WROTE IT.

He says lie Il For the Election 81
bryan Regardless Of what Might
Happen 90 sewail or Himseif--A Tour
Has Deen Arranged For Mr. Watson
In Kansas.
New YORK. Oct. IA special te
The World from Thomson, Ca, has
the following from Candidate Watson !
New York papers have alluded &c
the editorial. No Watson. no Bryan,
which appeared in the Peoples party
paper Of last week, and they attribute Il
10 me. This is erroneous. resigned
the editorship Of the Peoples party pa.
per Just after the campaign opened.
Mr.. James L. sibley, the present editor,
wrote the article alluded TO. Neither
directly nor indirectly am responsible
for IL. Il represented his individual
sentiments, and he had the right TO ex.
press them.
my own position is different. From
the beginning Of the campaign have
given my loyal adherence to the st.
Louis compromise ticket.
Il would make any personal sacri.
fee not involving honor and principle tc
aid Mr.. Bryan, regardless Of the oonse.
quenoes to my political fortunes. My
protest against fusion Is not 90 much
that IL pushes me OF the ticket that 1,
oompels PopulistS 10 vote for man who
does not represent their principles, ant
whom their national convention reject
cd at 81. Louis.
Partly for that reason. Populists. see
ing this, grew Discontinued, and Their
discomfort threatens the success Of Mr.
Bryan. The fact that feveral state
have put out no Populist ticket. and thu
entire electoral vote has been sold 10 thu
Democrats for local offices, spreads in
dignation among the Populists in every
state in the Union. have mingled
among the people in this campaign
more informally than any of the candi
dates or any Of the managers, and
know Populist resentment at the man
ner in which their party Is beinI
wrecked by mere placehunters whicl
jeopArdiEes Mr.. Bryan's success.
II have repeatedly asked that justic'
be done the Populist national ticket In
Kansas and Colorado. have also Eel
free to condemn the deal In North Caro-
lima, by which Populist votes are en-
pocted to give . majority in the oleotora
college TO Mr. sewAn
This arrangement is mot only unjus
on the face Of Il. but may defeat itsel
by disgusting the Pcpulists. In othe
words, IL has seemed to mo that tn
very best way TO assure Mr.. Bryan IN
Populist votes necessary 20 his electio
was TO treat the Populists fairly q
friends, comrades, allies, not ~ mer
political HessiAns, who had been hire
, to fight, and who could be disposed {
a. the within and selfnterests Of Oh
hirers might dictate
"In continually calling attention
this weak point in our lines my purpo'
has been to help Mr., Bryan, not to hui
him. At no time have l uttered n
sentiment that Bryan must be defeate
unless Watson could be elected, At q
time have hArbored such feeling. A
this time, a. upon all other occasions,
have felt the supreme importance
BryRn's election, regardless Of VIII
might happen to either sewall or Wa
son, but have also felt that in the
9 stubborn, unyielding and insulting 20
i icy Of trying 10 force the Pcpulists
Il vote for SowAll In those fusion deals q
Il Democratic managers were clearly NAL
ing sacrifice Of Bryan in the interO
OF SewAll. THOMAS Z. WATSON"
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