Graham guardian., 1896-08-14
TREASON UNMASKED.

IL InOmaS II. watson who was
nominated for president upon
the ticket with Mr.. Bryan at the
st. Louis Populist convention car
ries out his threat made through
the columns Of his paper he will
prove an arrant traitor to the
cause of free coinage of silver and
the income tax, q traitor to the
declaration against the issuance of
bonds in time of peace and
traitor to the declaration against
national banks.
He stated over his signature that
unless Mr.. Sewall was withdrawn
he, Mr.. Watson, would break
away from Mr.. Bryan who is as
much the nominee at st. Louis as
Mr., Watson. The Texas Populists
OF the Watson wing have declared
"no Watson, no Bryan" meaning
II the Democrats support Sewall
the Populists will bolt their own
nominee for president. We would
like to know if that is endorsed by
Arizona Populists. Let the Popu-
lists that place party above prin-
ciple come out boldly and declare
themselves opposed to Bryan.
That is the way to be fair. The
Democrats will stand by Sewall,
but we have never heard any
Democrat threaten to bolt BRYAN
if the Populists support Watson.
No man who is true to free
coinage principles can support
Watson or advocote his candidacy
against Sewall. 1t is miserably
small business for petty strife or
personal chickering's to stand in the
smallest part in the way of the
glorious cause Of free coinage, the
income tax, the overthrow of the
bond-issue and the end of the
national bank system.
Populists of the south have
openly proclaimed that If the
Democrats refuse to desert Sewall
and support Watson the Popullsts
will desert their platform adopted
at st. Louis and support the Re-
publican electors, thereby doing
their utmost to elect Mckinley on
his gold platform.
No honest Democratic paper can
be silent under such threats. The
English language cannot sufficient
ly condemn such reasonable con.
duct, such political vileness.
Every true Democrat will rejoice
though that it means the political
death of those who participate in
the act.
Every gold Democrat who sup
ports a third ticket or votes open
ly for Mckinley does so with the
intent to defeat Bryan and Sewall,
and every Populist, who, like the
gold Democrat, refuse to support
Bryan and Sewall, thereby assists
Mckinley and the gold policy.
AS Douglas said in 1860. "This
is a contest IN which there are
only patriots and traitors" so it is
to-day. There are two candidates
for president, Mckinley and Bryan
running on the financial issue.
Bryan and Sewall will be elected
by those who give them honest
support on the Chicago platform.
The Mckinley voters, the gold
Democrats and Watson Populists
will not succeed in overcoming the
free silver men following the stan
dard of Bryan and Sewall.
Mckinley gold nominated Wat i,
son, in order to lay the foundation
FOR Bryan's defeat. That was the
first step. The second step is seen
N Watson Populists planning for
Bryan's defeat, knowing well that
he cannot desert Sewall.
The GUARDIAN has always treated :
5he Populists with the utmost con-
'ideration. Populists have always
argued for principle against the
prejudice of party, and while the !
GUARDIAN has not believed in '
every plank If the Populist plat l
'orm, it has endorsed many Pop
Hist principles which contained
rue Democratic creed, and it i
always accorded to the Populists 9
airness. The Watson wing has