The herald., 1896-09-28
P0puIists Won't Vote for Bryan
and SewalI
ARE SATISFIED WITH BRYAN
But SewaII's Name Must Be With
drawn Forthwith
A California Joker Intimates In White
Cap Style That Watson is the
Man to Come Off

son, the Populis candidate for vice pres
ident, telegraphs to the World a review
of the political situation, in which, in
conclusion, he says:
"Under present conditions Mr.. Bryan
cannot get the full Populist vote. He
cannot get it in Kansas or Colorado.
He cannot get it in North Carolina or
| Nebraska. In the friendlies spirit I give
| Chairman Jones warning. He will make
the blunder of his life If he listens to
the fusion leaders and bel>ves full
Populist vote can be had for Bryan with
| Sewall on the ticket.
"Populist voters are men who have
| educated themselves on political top
| les. They will not stultify themselves
| by voting against their convictions.
| They will not vote for a man who, If
| Mr.. Bryan dies, will make us another
| president after the fashion of Grover
F! Cleveland. They may not be able to
| break up the fusion DEAL but they can
stay at home. The contract made at
| ST. Louis for united Democratic-Po Popu-
list ticket should be carried out in good
faith. Democratic managers should not
expect to hold us to it when they ig-
elected the responsibility will forever
rest upon those managers who have it
in their power two control by fair means
two million votes and have lost them by
violating the terms of the compact.
"The writer of this has stood Loyalty
by Mr.. Bryan throughout the cam
paign, and it is out of a sincere desire
to see him elected that he points out
the weak places in our line in time for
it to be strengthened. Chairman Jones
can do it, and, for Mr.. Bryan's sake,
should lose no time in doing it"
Mr.. Watson says Mr.. Bryan acted
honorably in the negotiation with the
Populists at the St. Louis convention in
telegraphing Senator Jones that he
would not accept Populist nomination
unless Sewall were also nominated, and
added: Senator Jones concealed this
telegram, allowed the Populists to re-
main in ignorance of Mr.. Bryan's posi-
ton and permitted the nomintion of
Bryn and Watson without protest His
silence, his failure to undeceive the Pop
ulits, operated as an injustice to them.
They went forward and nominated Mr..
Bryan in the belief that the Democrats
would meet them on half way ground,
withdraw Sewall and unite the silver
forces of both parties by naming a
representative of both on the national
ticket If the Democratic managers had
| recognized the necessary condition to
complete the union and accept the COM
| promise we offered, the fight would now
| be won. Instead of meeting the Popu-
| lists half way and making them feel a
| hearty interest in Democratic succecc
| they did everything possible to disstis-
| fy, discourage and arouse the suspi
| cions of men whose votes were essential
| to ictory. Intent upon destroying Pop
ulism at the south and absorbing it at
the west, the Democratic managers
made the mistake of supposing any deal
| they could arrange with our leaders
would be cheerfully supported by the
rank and file. From the county ticket
clear up to the presidency this science
of politics has been reduced to the good
old business rule Of how much have you
got and what will you take?' 1t is
hardly necessary to say that where the
| bargain counter rules the roost in this
hilarious way, principles are somewhat
neglected and undervalued.
I'm states like Indiana and Illinois,
| where Populists are in the minority,
! they get a minority of the electors. In
| states like Kansas and Colorado, wher
| the Populists are in majority, they get
no electors at all. In one state the fu-
sion goes half the distance between
Populists and Republicans and the other
half between Populists and Democrats.
with Sewall ON the ticket may as well
be recognized as distinct success. If
not disturbed in this work the digger will
have the hole ready by the time the fun
eral procession arrives The menace
that endangers Mr.. Bryan's success to-
| day is the profound dissatisfaction
which exists among the humble, honest
and earnest Populists who have built
up the Peoples party. This is not said
in any threatening spirit of antagonism.
Everywhere ] have advised our people
| to stand Loyalty to the support of Mr..
Bryan, though little cI~Asit is given me
for doing so. No. Democratic paper has
given me the slightest credit for refus-
| ing Republican fusion in Georgia and
combating it in Texas. With one accord
the Bryan and Sewall papers have given
me nothing but disparagement. misrep-
resentation and ridicule. How much
good they hoped to do Mr. Bryan by
adopting this line of policy cannot see.
Ordinarily abuse heaped upon me might
offend no one but the recipient, but that
editor who cannot see that in this cam
paign insults to me are insults to the
party whose help Mr.. Bryan must have
| is a very blind editor.
'I respectively warn Mr.. Chairman
Jones Of the danger Mr.. Bryan is in.
| The Populist voters are dissatisfied and
suspicious. They feel instinctively that
the fusion policy which compels them to
| vote for Sewall is the beginning of the
end OF the Populst party; they feel the
principles they love are being used as
political merchandise and that the Pop
ulist vote is being auctioned off to the
highest bidder. They suspect that Pop
ulism has been bought and paid for and
is now being delivered to those who
bought it.
"Is the Populist vote necessary to Mr.
Bryan's election? If so, the sooner Mr.
Jones realizes that it cannot be had un-
der arrangement which compels the