The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Western Populists Not Sorry That sSplit
has Come.
RID OF THE UNRULY ELEMENT
The westerners Declare the Party Is
Better Off Without Them.
HON. JERRY SIMPSON SPEAKS HIS MIND
He Gives the Nashville Boilers the
Hoarse Guffaw-Strong Talk
from the Populist Leader.

Washington. July Is.-CspeciaIl-Dcspite
tn efforts OF Howard. Of Alabama. To ex-
plain. the populists % the IVES, are giving
the Nashville conference and the men who
Tg-yIrsd in Il the hOarse gufraw-
The men who are the leaders 90 popuusTn
where pnruiasrn counts FOR something. laugh
n the suggestions OF the Nashville aGEre-
CATION taat the silver question Is 90 be
rl7sis secondary q any other and declare
that not only will that action be repudi-
ntesi by the popuiists 81 the west. but by
an those members % the party in the south
who went iaso Il from principle
As for the others
Thcv ere regar,sci simply as selfish
s-ls..-asrs who want u keep the middle
og-ths.-raad ia order that they. themselves.
nav have some. ..lrt 80 political prominence
Their. IS no certain souni in the refer
..-s.-s % tho western leaders 10 them The
parry IS Infinitely better OF without thein
thnu with them they say @Iney may
-spb..-ssd in fdoiing a few pssopie a ittie
longer. bur their real character ard Their
rel p,srrss-es cannot fail to b understo'H
in the end"
Is Tor Tom Watson
We'll. xhie there arr. rs n rule friendly
Inference TO Tom personally there Is a
.l...r.--.sate.i conviction that Tom needs
new PARTY that b.. has remained IN the pop
ul.st party as long rs he could stay IN any.
.hlt thss sine qua non OF the statesman
fr.sn McDuiiie is a party Re can absolutely
Il dominate. and thai the peoples party haS
rllt@rovu that stage
Jerry Laughs at Observation-Disclosures
I.-rv S.r1r,snn. who has been down To-
Virginia beach buffetting with the waves
ard displaying hls golf stockings 60 the
t-nzs- ~ IN. summer girl has Just returned
Jerry Is not one % those on the outside
who look with longing eyes upon the feast
within and b.. Dies not have 10 slough Oh
tn order q fiua a contingency ne mas D.
hind him tiiss largest constituency IN point
o. numbers - any mc-nl-'r OF the lower
hats.. OF the congress. and he is recognized
as the real leader OF the populisI party In
s,tFlercss-
A. Jerry read over the address prepared
hy the Nashville middle OF -the-roaacrs. he
delivered himself % broad. hoarse laugh.
Wli-h wa.s full % derislon- lie placed his
ungcr on this paragraph Of the address;
I'VE do not believe that the question OF
free silver - ia itself a broad enough plat
from for a national party. The remonetiza-
tuu ~ silver would. We btll.ve. Increase
tl-s price Of lab1r and its productions %
increasing the supply Of money. ami II IS
therefore a matter Of the utmost conse-
gueuce C. al th- Teeple Of tie I'm tel States
IsrHN .E must not tte forgotten that tnc OPS n
ing ~ the minis Ia silver would not do
s.-..ls., or.. to-a the robterics % the cOrpD-
uarfnus the Insurers f1e rings AMI the
trusts IL viii avail nothing TO aaa 20 the
sxn.-ttuns - rIurs..-r.rS zre Permitted 20 tn
srs1s. in equal greater proportions
Tine democracy may b. nj 70 assist IN
hzrfiin. Il single temporary side issue like
free silver. but
Ant 81 forth the rsst being a iaudation
% ths ropes party
What 10 you think o. thatE ne asked
still laughing
what 10 sou think OF it, asked him.
h. way % ansver.
Westerners All Against Tt
''Weu. % ISN'T the first time a mere hand
ful 81 people have undertaken 90 sidetrack
n great issue Many Other Efforts 81 that
kind have been made bat Il read history