The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-03-03
VANDERVOORT
CAVORTED.
PopuIist Editors Hold asPOw-
Wow at Memphis.
SEVERE And TERRIFIC.
President of the Body Makes a
Speech That Breathes Fire
and Birthstone. No
More Fusion.
SEVERE And TERRIFIC.
More Fusion.

more uSAOWs
That President Vandervoort of the
uReform Press Association" is some
thing OF storm centre, one would judge
from his energetic ebullition at Memphis
last week The occasion was the annu-
al meeting of Populist National Press
Association, and the subject was fusion
and its results.
The populisJ party is hOpelessly divid-
ed There is Marion Butler and fusion
IN one side, and Tom Watson and the
"middle of the road policy on the 9th
or, The division has entered into the
National Press Associatioh-a large ma
ioritv. under the lead Of Vandervoort,
meeting in Memphis, and minority,
following Arthur Rosselle, converting in
Kansas City. The bulk of the party
seams to be with the former crowd.
Vandervoort's annual address was not
only severe, but terrific. After the dem
ocratic mayor or Memphis had delivered
an address of welcome on the part of the
cjty-aftar Senator Harris law partner,
Hon. Thomas B. Turney, had prOnounc-
ed honied words in behalf of the local
bimetallic league-the president of the
association of visiting populists put hot
ashes on their backs. Referring to the
scenes and incidents, and to the fusion
effected, at Chicago and st. Louis he
said
''We will not allow our name and plat
form to be stolen by any band of band
its on the face of the earth, for ia 1900
we will hold the first convention if we
have to meet January [. We will stand
10y the fiat announced at Omaha, but |
hope we will make the chasm so wide
and deep between our party and the de-
mocracy that the separation of the sheep
from the goats will at once commence.
Choose this day whom We will serve;'
dishonorored, treacherous, false, corrupt,
ballot box stufing democracy or the true
faith, on whose principles we have con-
verified half the nation and scared the
balance out of their wits"
As if this was not enough to stampede
the waiting and attending democrats
the wild-eyed chairman, warming up a
llstle more, proceeded
hol tko &c he
democratic party d not care one iota
about the free coinage of silver. Their
very leaders who controlled their con-
VentiOn and ours had demonstrated that
they were false in their principles. 1t
was a shrewd move to save the demo-
cratic party and to retain control of the
SoLld south. And its object is two-fold-
TO reSurrect corpse and bury our party
IN the place of its putTId remains. We
Will never consent to make an ther cam
palgn with that question as the vital is
sue. Our thunder would be stolen by
Nne republicans and we would be strand
eo oy the roadside with the disorgan-
yea, oroken-down, spawned wreck of
Nne democratic party"
Inc Associated Press does not report
we incident, but we feel quite sure the
democratic mayor, Senator Harris law
partner and the other attending demo-
UEaOS 0olted for the door at this iunct-
oIe, Of course they did.
lhe chairman then turnad hiS o++on
Hon to Marion Butler and his associ atas
u ne o. Louis bargain as follows:
ebo d"s leaC obstacle to our success is
7nJo G91llnoGratlc party. We were all de-
union ana SN4 siren song of an honorable
house to 80 i0u through the slau yhter
our most tr,, oI5nk of an open grave by
deadi,, I',, iuSted leaders. Fpsion is the
BelioG1i pas Tree that killed oar Marty
and snna s mat The life and preservation
4 recon on r,as OF principles depend mon it
manJ 'IiLnend that this 9ssonia+;a ~ do
as 49, me resignation of Marinm P,+Ior
ton as rn1: chairman and ! a Edgar-
not in, nat5onaI secretary, and if thew do
ciat; ,u,ii'euIateIy respond that tbis ssso,
oon 'fou aEd the members If tba oan ~oTo
Vi o8il depose them and 'nI genel a.
ogniza thu Inu cal on all our people to rec
y to protect o H. II we have not the power
band" '0i'eS' We had better dis
TIE Ms Us, remarkable address exnosas -
the fnSio neS. NINA the pitiable plight Of
in +b oSioh scheme. Blunt crnel hittor
can ho extreme, it means that tbera
'n oe no more fusion. ''' 'n0Ao