The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-07
BRYAN A TRUE PoPuLisT,
The South and West TO Overthrow
the North and East.
sewaIi VIII Not Do, Tom Says. Be-
Gauss He Is New Engiander-He
Advocates Fusion on the Electoral
Ticket "when the Democratic Com
mittee Retlres sewaii.',


revival meetings several months ago Dir.
Watson appealed al the outset for non
partisan hearing. declaring that ne spoke
with bitterness TO none and IN behalf or
the men who held the pow. who pulled
the hoe. who welded the hammer. II God
gave him strength. he declared. hesgould
plead the cause OF these people. through
the pens OF the reporters present. before
e5.eo9.es people in the morning. He entered
into an enumeration OF the reforms de-
manied b the Popu.lsts. indicting the
government for high crime and misde-
meanors IN the granting Of the govern
mental power Of making money 20 a spe-
ciai class. in the unfair levying OF taxes.
which laid the heavy hand Of tribute upon
those least able 10 sustain *: in closing
the mints 70 the free and unlimited COIN
age OF silver. In leaving the great public
highways Of the country in the control
OF grasDiBg corporations who levied trib-
ute upon the people who were compelled
10 use them. and in the corruption Of the
ballot.
lie explained at iergth his course in
leaving the Democratic party after having
been elected 10 congress as a Democrat
and by the machinery Of the Democratic
party. He said that his opponent had
run as a straight platform Democrat.
While he had made his race on the Ali
ance platform and was pledged 20 stand
by thai platform though the heavens fal.
Furthermore. the national Allianee con-
yantion had Instructed those congress
men elected on the Alliance platform not
70 go into thA caucuses of either Of the
two great partses. Not only had he felt
bound 10 stand by principles rather than
party. bat he had seen then. as he saw
now, that the only chance for the Jeffer-
sonIan Democracy was 10 unite the farm
ers Of the South with the Farmers OF the
West To do that required a neg party.
The Southern Democrat could not be In
duced 70 go into the Republican party.
nor could the Western Republicans be IN
duced TO enter the Democratic party. A
common railying point was absolutely
necessary. when congress met in lss2
eleven Western congressman stepped out
or the Republican party.
'of the thirty Southern congressman
elected on the Aiia~~a r1atform, how
many stepped ont Of the Democratic
party?" exclaimed Mr.. Watson. Only
one. and, thank God. can say | was that
one"
He explained further that he had al
lowed himself 10 be run for speaker 10
emphasize the South's desire to meet the
West half way in the common battle
against the East. Recent events, Mr..
Watson declared. had vlndieated his
course The Southern Democracy was to-
day doing defiance 10 Wall street and
the East for the first time in thirty years.
whys Because the South and West had
al last Joined together 10 throw of the
yoke OF the East. The Western Demo
Gratis had not done this. How many West
ern states had Tilden carried. or Cleve-
land9
when" ne said addressing the Demo
Gratis IN the crowd has there ever been
a time before when you could slap the
Eastern Democracy tn the face with one
hand and Wall street with the other and
rely or the West 20 get you out of the
scrapee l. was the Western PoPulist who
had made this possible. And who did the
Western Populist used to be- The West
ern Republican. Looking at affairs as
they stand since the Chicago convention,
the Western Popuists say TO the Demo-
Gratis. we are going 70 help you tn this
nwht.' and the Western Democrats say,
we are very glad TO get your help. Here
IA the South the Democrats say: We
don't need you fellows. and we've got a
little machine that'll turn out just the ma
iority we need They want TO sail in our
ship. but they want 20 eNpel our crew.
They want 20 run our train, hut they want
10 kick cut our engineer. They say they
want fusion, bat q Is the fusion Of the
earthquake With the city Il engulfs.
AT Chicago the Democrats politicians
swallowed our platform. and they thought
that they had swallowed us. For a while
after the Chicago convention they thought
they had caught the bear. Now. since the
NNEtNNtuE
70 feel sure the bear has caught them The
present political situation IS the arst case
on record where half loaf was not found
% be better than no bread We can stand
by Mr. Bryan. He has been with US, and
has fought FOR oar politscs. Bu- when We
are asked 10 swallow Mr.. SeWaN. We beg
20 be excused. We cGnuo, vote for MIR.
sewali. because he does no. represent our
platform II We DO We say We did not
mean what We said In that platform You
cannot consistently say this is a axas OF
the West and South and 90 OF 20 Maine 10
get candidate for wise president There
fore. seeing taat youv Democratic leaders
had made a u1lstasc. Re stepped into the
areaeh ard al what thPy ought % have
,iera-aoralnated a Southern man for wee
u~essasat. This Is a movement os tie
South ana West and you must have a
Sautherusr en- your national ticket In the
rarne af the South We have repUdiated the
error 81 the Chicago convention We hAve
.at4. sTsx 4 hs a yourg leader from The
Nest and a young leader from the south.'
y4aS rot ne South been Ia political bond
,ye long euoowhT Has it nat played sec
80 esFiA loux enonghe y was n dream
~ r,}na . 60 what could 20 reinstate
the ~outa in her place "a iAe regal sister
N4,s ~ states I appeal 20 you as
c;0srv4an. as a southern man, So seize sais
s..-,,.t..r,iry 20 make this alliance win the
~. - throw OK the domination of tha
Nsrts ana East. which has proved rain
80 - tAa farmer TIE iahorer and uer-
eaaur ara thc eatirc peopie
III conclusion Mr. Watson made iris
strnfacsut statement: We are Hot golas
sa mt up any candidate against Bry,a.
,Ts s~e r,f~a 70 vote For BTyan whether
sevan : wssharawn or not arn ~oinE
fo mango this campaign 80 ts2t W.
rrvsn gets every vote we nave got E~e
the srpadsevfls ~ McNinieytsFn threaten
tnr gs. ana fear thar K NE are defeated
AL tAis nrht afcKinlsyisu W. D. enth-oo-
- f.,rs,-slr ana sh- battle fcr freedom had
i,-et as weu ha siveu az ] saaG ccil mY
f.sarls 10 stand by the contract AT 81
I,oais Let Bryan have every vote yea
an muster. Les Jones say WeAt as SKIES
Yef hlm iusslt you II he viii Make no
answer PRAY for yogr country " 7rk
Tor her interests 10 your dGtf Here's
yxf,at ua a-c going 20 DO in ptzr state coft-
venNsn. We are rcing - p8f oet faa
ef.s-savaa ttcket fs- Fryan an4 " sats5r.
We cant vafs Ter SewaN Eh@n ah HtA
grsrswew onr committee TO take CT Tart
~ rnr eseete~s and par on a paTt e years
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