The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-07
WATSON N REPLY.
scores Jones. ard says Bryan
sought the PopuIist Nomination.


scores Jones, and says Bryan
Sought the PopuIist Nomination.
Mr.. Watson has written q reply 70 Sen
ator Jones interview. i win appear
officially in his own newspaper. The
New York World was furnished with an
advance copy OF tae reply. from which
the following Is extracted.
We regret that Chairman Jones should
have spilled his temper IN this copious
way. We had been hoping and trusting
that all the silver forces were about 10
unite in one glorious national and patrio-
ne loye-feast, one raDturous and INSECT
laneors hug, and uoW here comes Jones
bent upon haVing a row.
Senator Jones says that Mr.. Bryan will
not accept our nomination. This is pain
ful news, but II Is best for all parties that
We should know the facts. Mr. Bryans
position with reference 10 the p0pulist
domination was one which every voter
nae a rignt TO know. We deeply regret
that Bryan's decision is against us He
sought the populst nomination and got it.
II Is pity that he was ashamed 10 keep
what he so eagerly sought.
~, we nave conceded everything short Of
the extinction OF our party. To go into
me national campaign with no populist On
me national ticket disbands the party.
me democratic managers knew this and
Lhey nave bent every energy 10 that end.
II IS not so much free silver they want as
X IS the death OF the peoples party.
Why should the democratic managers
demand or US a complete and uncondi-
tlonai surrender? They say We must fuse.
put their idea OF fusion Is that We must
play minnow while they play trout: we
play June bug while they play duck: we
pay Jonah while they play whale
Mr' Jones says that the popullsts Of
the west VIII support Bryan and Sewall
nnT rrrQ~r
40. We cannot think So Every delegate
from the west voted 10 make Mr.. Wat
son nomination unanimous, and we be-
heve mat they meant to support him.
we believe the west viii not vote for
Mr.. sewal He represents nothing they
DeiieVe IN. He is a national banker q
fallroad King, a corporation plutocrat
nor until June. 1855. did he declare for
Tree silver. He comes from a section
which has no interest in common with
me west. He can carry no electoral vote
from MS own section, and may lose many
from other sections.
On the other hand, the populist nom
NEE mas been laboring earnestly and con
stantly for free silver. at least as long as
MI. Bryan has represents everything
western populism stands for and comes
from from q section whose every interest Is
Identical with those of the west. And his
Strength IN the south assures the entire
electoral vote of the south to the demo-
cratic nominee If the combination can be
made.
For years and years he has constantly
preached the doctrine of western and
southern unity, and he was the one con-
gresham who in 1891 kept the promise
which L. L. Polk had made to the west
that the south would meet the west s'in
the middle of the road" in this reform
movement.
so far is 1t from Mr.. Watson's purpose
to be responsible for any discord that he
will advise the populist state convention
InuFEQaX TO lFlnnFGa the aQtfOu of he II
Louis convention, and thus throw the
Dldne or rupture, If any must be had
upon the democratic politicians. He Will
advise that Bryan and Watson be indors-
ed, and that a full populist electoral tick
et be put out. He Will also advise that
the executive committee be empowered to
Withdraw portion of the populist cleo
tors and TO supply their places with cleo
lots named by the democrats at any time
when Mr.. Sewall signifies his retirement.
This course he had decided on before
senator Jones interview came out, and
the said interview will not cause him to
ehange his plans in the slightest degree
If the democratic politicians reject so
fair an offer as we intend to make. Ii win
be their fault il the free silver forces
shall not unite.
eat least half the free silver vote &c In
the south. and II Is only fair that 1t should
he represented. In the event that Mr.
Bryan continues to reject the populist over
lures, the populist national committee
aANA0lAAy " u SLTdlBDL DODuliSt
ticket In lieu of the Bryan and Watson
ticket and the committee should take
this action. The popuHsts of Georgia
would enthusiastically support their nomi-
nees.
I'm that event the electors selected
Thursday would not vote for Bryan and
Watson, but would vote for the straight
populist ticket put out by the committee
Finally, Senator Jones describes scorn-
fully and contemptuously the delegates
from the south as a dtScreditahla cIaes
out for spoils,' and relegates them to
the negroes where they belong" Upon
such statements as these comment is un-
necessary. They are insulting and We're
meant to be so. They will arouse resent
ment, and were meant to arouse It, They
viii infiame passions, and were meant to
infiame them
But there is one thing Senator Jones
meant to do which he will not do He
meant to invoke a bitter reply. He meant
that Mr.. Watson should be driven into
language as Incorporate as his own. In
this hope Senator Jones will meet disap-