The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
Watson Writes a Letter About
Chairman Jones.
SsWALL. He SAYS. MUST RESIGN
Otherwise the Cause of Free Silver
Is Hopelessly Lost.
gram at -. Louis Was Wrong
Watson Accuses Jones cf Dealing
Out Principles Like Merchandixc--
Surrender to Scwail Means uu.
Rilintiou and Defeat.

New York. Sept. s-.-Thomas Watson.
the Populist candidate for vice president.
leleGrAphs 10 the World review OF tho
political situation in which, in coacl9slca.
ae says.
.'Unsler present conditions. Mr.. Bryan
cannot set the fau pepuliss vote lie
cannot get Il In Kansas or Colorado. Hs
cannot get il IN North Carolina Me-
hraska. In the friendliest spirit | give
Chairman Jones Warning. He will make
the blunder of his life il he listens 10 tke
fusion leaders ard believes "a full Popu-
list vote can he had for Bryan and Sewal
on the ticket.
s'Popuiist voters are men who have educ
Gated themselves on political topics. They
VIII not ssgstify themselves hy voting
against their convictions. They will not
vote for man who. IL Mr.. Bryan dies.
VIII make us another president after the
fashion OF Grover Cleveland. They may
not ne anic 20 hFcak up the fssicn deal.
hut they stay at home The contract
made at st. Louis for united neno-
cratic Pcpulist ticket should he carried
out in good faith. Democratic managers
should not expect 10 hold us TO il whom
they ignore IT themselves. IL Mckinley
is elected the responsibility win forever
rest upon these managers who have II in
their power 10 contrcl by fair means two
million votes. ana have lest them by v.o-
lating the terms OF the compact
The writer OF this has stood Loyalty by
1Er. Bryan throughout the campaign. aad
Viii continue 10 do so. and out of u sin
cerc desire 20 see him elected points cst
The weak places IN our lines IN time. II st
- 20 be strengthened. Chairman jones can
do it ne IS under implicit contract 10 do
Il. and for Mr.. Bryan's sake should lose
no time in doing It.
Mr. Watson says Mr.. Bryan acted hon.
orably in the negotiations with the. popu-
lists convention IN telegraphlng SENATOR
Jones that he would not accept popu-
list nomination unless Mr. Sewan were ale
SO nominated. Mr.. Watson concludes.
Senator Jones concealed this telegram
allowed rhe Popai!sts to remain IN ignor~
ance OF Mr.. Bryan's position. ard per-
mltted the nomination of Bryan and Wat
son without protest. His silence ard his
failure 70 undecelve the Popullsts op~r-
atsd "a an injustice 20 them. They went
forward and nominated Mr.. Bryan In the
belief the Democrats would meet them on
half way grounds. withdraw Sewail ard
unite tho silver forces OF both parties hys
naming a representative Of both on the
national ticket II she Democratic man.
ayers had recognized tho necessary con-
dit!on 20 complete union and had accept
ed the compromise we offered. the rsht
would now be won. Instead of meeting
the popuilsts half way. and making them
feel a hearty interest tn Democratic sue
cess they did everything possible 70 dis
satisfy, discourage and arouse the SUE
picions es the men whose votes were s.-
seYtsai 70 victory.
Il respectfully warn Mr.. Jones or tho
Democratic committee. that she Popsshst
voters are dissatisfied and suspicious.
They feel ins:tnct-veiy that the fusion
pelicy which compels them to vote for
Sssall Is the beginning Of the end of ths
I'opalisE party; they feel the principles
they love are being used - political frsxr-
chandiSe. ani that the f'cpuiist vote -
feing auctionca of 10 the highest bssfier.
They suspect that Pcpail~n ws~ hougns
ara paid for ant ss now being delivered
- those Who bought 81
s'Is the Popuiisf vote necessary 70 Mr..
Bryan's elecflony II 50. the sooner Nr.
Jones realizes that IL cannot he had under
arrangements which compel the POpuIfsts
70 make a hagBlNating sssrrenfe~ or their
principles in voting for SegaiI eiecsuxA
the better il wiII be for our canpaigr-"