The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-18
VAIL FROM wATrERsoN.
From Far or Switzerland the Editor
Sends His Bolt.

From Far OF Switzerland the Editor
Sends His Bolt.
New York, July IA SPECIAL to the
Herald from Geneva says: Henry Wat
te,s,on, who is sojourning wMh his family
at Geneva, was interviewed today BY Y
correspondent of the Herald touching the
democratic crisis In the United States.
Colonel Waltterson has sought the seclu-
sion of the Swiss mountains no; merely
for recreation and rest. but Tor the pur-
pose OF completing the lfc of Abraham
Lincoln. on which he has been engaged
fot some time.
''For more than year." said Colonel
Watterson, Il have been out OF active
politics. and on that account have de-
clined TO be drawn in,o the discussion OF
public matters and into exposing myself
TO criticism and responsibilities which
could not he met. You see. am not used
10 taking blows without giving theu In
cont noVersiat combat, and / am loath TO
put myself at disadvantages IN this re-
gard. But the condition OF affairs at homo
Is too serious to Justify the silence OF
any man whose opinion may be desired.
What is 1t you particularly wish me to
speak OFF,
'"First. the ticket nominated at Chi
cago."
personally, 1t is an nneNceMlonal tick
ct. MIR. Bryan IS ii mos, worthy and weh
educated young man. with a talent Tor
oerc poor and conscientious Mir. Scwall
lis "A democrat of long standing. He is u
millionaire from Maine"
And the plhtform?"
| "Monstrous IL rot only means Nation
al repudiltion md spolntion, but ~ an
open door TO revolution. II the leaders
OF this movement could come into power
! those of them who have any srtsc OF az
couniabilty. any conception of orderly
/ government. would he quickly set aside
by the Wild elements behind. In this way
cvil war wound he preciptated. linen
/ tho hand tho Federal
would he inerposed. but II this was with
held the reign of the mob would be easy
enough"
Nv nat of the proposal TO put another
democratic ticket In the ncld?"
You will observe" said Colonel Wat
,erson. slowl, weiehing and measuring
| what he said, that those who are -
quick to urge concentration of all sound
m ,ney men upon Mckinley are either r.
/ pub.icans who naturally seek to swell
| their party ranks by such an unexpected
accession. or those who, from Il sense OF
sheer outrage and disgust leap at ccncu-
sons not caring to take TWO hites at the
cherry
MIR Mckinley can not compromise an
| issue which he has made tho corner stone
| of his political besef. j. is true the money
issue. not the tariff issue, Is IN the as.
| ccndnncy now. but thera must hc logical
| consistency in all things and neither Mi
Mckinley nor his party can ignore tarifi
ISSUES Hence a new democratic conven-
| ton. with another democratic ticket. il
| the sole hope Of the democratic future
and would be the one refuge for chose
democrats who have nowhere else to g.
| \ mixture 20 respect the convictions and
exigences of these democrats VIII he IN
! the highest degree unsafe. AS between
MIR. Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan in the hna
I outcome Mr. Brvan would get as many
votes as Mr.. MCKINLEY. while many woua
refuse TO go 10 The polls; but Il sound
money democratic ticket would get them
| Thus. after the election. the opposition
may I've on a sound basis and not r"leSated
to the wild horse of popul'sm for three
years more or runous agitation with an
ether life or death struggle at the en-
of them.
At is not certain that ticket head.f
by Messrs Carlisle, Whitney or Russell
and placed upon n real democratic pla !
form would not got more votes tan the
;icket headed by Mr.. Bryan. Such I
ticket would not imperil the result bn
would assure II. The complete disiniegra
ron of the democratic party is an even
10 be contemplated by thoughtful person'
only with forebodings Of evil