The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
DIR. FELTON's LETTER.
His Reasons For Withdrawing From
the POpuIist Ticket.

the POpuIist Ticket.
Our Atlanta dispatches yesterday con-
tanned the announcement of DIR. Felton's
withdrawal from the populist electoral
ticket, together with one of his reasons
for withdrawing. The following is the full
text of his letter, from the Atlanta Jour
nal:
Near Gainesville, Oct. 2O.-To the Ed
itor of the Journal: If there are any per-
sons who desire to know why l withdraw
my name from the electoral ticket of
Bryan and Watson, / wish to say that l
demanded it's withdrawal two weeks ago,
and l had two reasons for so doing, be-
sides other considerations, that will ex-
plain:
/ felt indignant at the treatment of
Hon Thomas Il. Watson by Candidate
Bryan, who has ignored the Georgia pop
ulist leader up to date. L desired TO be
free to vote as 1 pleased, and 1 shall not
vote for Hon. William J. Bryan. A man
who could vote for Weaver in 1892, against
the democratic nominee a pill 1 could not
stomach, Is not the person to refuse to
accept Hon. Thomas e. Watson of Geor-
gia as his running mate as a presidential
ticket. / hold Mr. Bryan responsible for
the insult passed upon southern populists
when his Chairman Jones remanded us
back to the negroes" where he said We
belonged" 1t was a gratuitous insult to
a million of southern men who offered to
vote for Candidate Bryan upon the con-
dition that Mr. Sewall was withdrawn
and Mr. Watson made the regular noml>
nee The insult was so gross and uncall-
ed for that Candidate Bryan would have
been justified in displacng his man Jones'
as the smallest reparation that he could
offer.
on oct, IA Hon. Thomas e. Watson
wired Abe Steinberger at Topeka, Kan.
that the populists chad been sold out and
their party made a footmat for demo-
! cratic politicians to wipe their feet on,
under the hypocritical pretense of patriot
| ism"
1 was convinced that the party was sold
out at st. Louis by a coalition between
| Chairman Jones and the "siver trust" on
| one side, and the Allen Weaver-P effer-
| Kolb-Butler combine on the other. 1 do
| not intend to be kidnapped into voting for
| Hon. Arthur Sewall by any trick or com
! bination at this late hour If l must vote
for what he represents / will take the
chances on a candidate who does not de-
| ceive me.
never expect to be a foot mat" for a
| lot OF democratic politicians to wipe
their feet on" and self respect dictated
the withdrawal of my name from any
ticket that either Bryan or Sewall was
printed upon.
No man has higher regard for Hon.
! Thomas Il. Watson than myself, and l
deem It the duty of every honest popullst
! in the state to do as I have done, namely,
! get away and get rid Of any obligation
1 that will humiliate Mr.. Watson any fur
! Their. When l remember the insults, the
| slurs, the Instructions and the forcible
Withholding of his right TO seat in two
| congresses, taken together with the
"stealthy visits" OF two democratic politl-
| clans to his home in Thomson a few
| days ago, the scene absolutely beggars
! description so begrimed with double deal
ing does tn very fact Of ''stealthy VISIT
aflix upon every ones conscience-at this
stage OF the game. If we were "sold OUT
at St Louis, the people who did the sell
| ing or the buying are not the sort Of cat