Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-12
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NEW Yoms, Oct. ia special to
tho Mofld IRON Thompsou, &C., snyt'
New York papers have alluded to
the editorial, No Waisnn, no BRYAN
which appeared IN the Peoples Party
paper Of last week hud they attributed
II TO me. THIS IL erroneous. o..
signed the odilorthip OF the Peoples
Parry paper just after the campaign
opened. Mr.. janice Siblsy, the pres.
eut EDITOR, wrote the article alluded 10.
Neither directly nor Indirectly am
fusponalhle for u. 10 represented HE
individual sentiments AMI he had tho
right 10 express them.
"My ow n position IL different. From
tho beginning OF the campaign | hhva
given my loyal sdhofoucr 10 tho ~.
Louis compromise ticket, ani thall
continue 10 do % 10 the end.
81 would make any personal eacTi.
fics not Involving honor Gnj principle
10 aid Mn Bryan regardless u tue nou.
sequences Of my political fortunes.
My protect against fusion IL not ~
much that II pushed me OIL tho ticket,
but u oompels Populista b vote ior =
man who d0ss not represent thsir
principles aud whom their national
convention rejected ~ ~. Louis.
"Partiy for that reason, the Poruliais
seeing this, grew Disseminated aud
their dheontunt thfustens tbs tuccuss
Of Bfyau. Especially does the sltua.
ton In Kansas aud Colorado yndangcf
Bfyal's success In other states.
"rhc fact that there Popuilst states
have rui out no Pdpuliat ticket, aud
tue entire electoral vote has been sold
10 iht Democrats for local unlcrl,
spreads Indignation among tho p0pu.
iitis 10 every ttate In ihi Union. |
have Mingled among tho people Ia this
campaign moro iuiofmally than any
OF tho candidates OF any of their man
agors, sud 1 know tho Populisl resent.
mont % the manner In which their
party 10 being wrecked by mote place.
ruutoru JeopardiTes Mr. BIyan m 81
seriously.
"Fof the sake Of preserving cur
patty 0iganizatou, insuTing the auc.
Goes VI "a foistm principles ana soildi.
lying the Pluuilst v0lu Tor Mf. Bryan,
have repeatedly atked that Justice
10 done the Popuii,t national ticket In
KAgaaa aui Col1fnio, 1 lave uhO iolt
ifru % condemn the deal In North
Carolina, by which Populist votes are
oxptcird 10 give majority IA tho
o.ecisral college 10 Mf. Sowall.
"fhis arrangement IL not only I'M
Just on tho face Of but may defeat u.
auii by disgusting tho Popuiisia. Ia
other words, u has SEEMED 70 mp that
tbs very beet way 10 assure Mf. Bryan
oi tbs P0pulial voice nrnf siary 20 hi.
election was 10 ifrai the Pspulists fair
ly 90 friends. comrades, nllius, not IA
mere political Hessiaus who had been
hired TO flght and who could be- dis.
posed OF aa the wbimH and telf.intoI-
ests OF the hlfefa might dictate. la
continually calling attention To this
weak point my purpose has been 10
holn Nit. Bfyan, moi 10 hurt him. At
no ums have i uttered the sontlment
that Bryan must be- defeated unless
Watson could 10 elected. Al no time
have | harDofed sunh u feeling.
"At this time NJ upon all other coca.
ul0ns, l have felt tue supreme lmpoft.
anen OF Mt. Btyau'a election, regard.
Ices a what might happen u either
5evall or Watson, but have also felt
that, la their stubborn, unyluiding
aud Insulting policy oi trying TO
ioIcu the Popullsts 10 vote Tor sewall
Ia these fusion deals, the Dem cratic
managers were clearly making n sacfi.
ice OF Bryan In the Interest NJ SewAll.
tsignud) THOMAS WAraOs,