New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-10
NO WATSON. NO BRYAN"

The white winged bird of peace sOarS furihcr
and further above the heads of the Boy orator
of Georgia ard the Boy Orator OF Nebraska
The Nebraska Boy continues 10 concentrate his
entire attention on his own cloqucncc ana 10
ignore his Populisi running mate. The "eor-
gin Boy grows more angry every day M Inc
failure of his allies To keep to their bargain
and is using some plain language about Demo
cratic sclishnrss His last outbreak is the cry
that mfr Watson and the Populis's must fnr-
"nisl all the patriotism. Mr.. Scwali ana the
"DcmOcrats will 20 IN for the pie.
Now of course II is a little hard FOR Mr..
Watson TO contemplate having 10 furnish all the
patriotism and get none Of the pic. but when
he calmly looks into III, question what more
had no 10 eyppct2 Patriotism isn't in Mr..
Rryan's line and pi, Is. One of Ills earliest
speeches told the Ohio people what postoiiice
pies he was going 10 distribute II Mr. Wat
son expects to retain place in the partnership
he must furnish the sort Of capital needed. III
he will study the elements working for Bryan
and Scwall he will AT once discover enough
mouths wide open for pie To convince him that
the only chance foI mis- is al patriotism. There
is Tammany in this state. Ii Is an organized
appetite. and il has had no pie for long flInc
There is Chairman Jones. who. from me Do
ginning. has had little sympathy with Mr.
Bryan's yagaricS. but has followed him in hopes
of getting possession of the Government pi"
The whole movement In the Democracy 10
steal the Populist platform was an expedition
for pie Mr. Watson surely did not for an IN
slant imagine thai the Bourbons WHO ha''
fought him and his friends in Georgia. Ala
bama and Texas. had any notion OF being
brothers with them when they stole The Iopn'
list principles and lifted Mr.. Bryan from the
popust ranks Ia make him II Democratic can
didate. They were hungry. that was MI, ana
they thought that possibly those Populist prin
cipleS meant pie II On II occurred 10 them that
Popusi voters were also pie, and they SEM
down 10 81. Louis 10 grab the Convention
there. and they succeeded in getting hold oi
one side Of the pic-platc. while Mr.. Watson col
hold of the other.
Since then they have been pulling and haul
Ing over the possession OF III" pastry. Mt
Watson complains that under ia" pr"tcnce oi
cutting II fairly they are dividing IL horizon
tally ut the junciurc Of The crust ana Inc l'la'r
and leaving him nothing hui the plate. "ouT
/ "Stare Convention" sGys hc. provided Tor i
withdrawal OF part OF our electors. No "f
fort has been mad by the Democrats "i thi'
state To consolidate. II Mr.. S"wnli oil ne
count OF State pride. could pull down gold
"tlckci for Governor in Main" ana put mp Il
"silver ticket. the Democrats OF Georgia can
"surcly take down Il Bryan ana S"Wai' 'l'h'
"and accept Bryan and Watson ticket
Therefore he threatens 10 dash the plat" ana pc
| together on the ground. The PopnliN' party
! must be preserved. and if it does not hav" fai'
! treatment then ne will move for full Middle
/ Of the Road ticket. He knows. OF course. INA
| he would have no more chance then ihan III
! has now Of success. But lie would saw" 'h'
organization from the miycl-up tangle lie com
plains Mr. Bryan is bringing upon II. ana III
would have the satisfaction of getting ever
with those who have cheated him If there u
| 10 he no Watson. it will at least please him Il
/ have no Bryan He need not take IN" burd"i
| Of bringing that about on his shoulders. how
over. After election he will rejoice 10 lin'
! that there IL no Watson and no Bryan. an,
concn, himself also with the swecicr though
that there is no S"wall.