The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-07-21

wATSON's PEN IMPALES BUTLER. .
The Georgian Writes Red Hot, Scathing
Denunciation of Butler and Fusionism.
In the breaking up of the peoples par
ty, which Mr.. Butler has done so much
TO bring about, many other old time re-
pubicans will be found doing just what
Dunning did. If we cannot arrest the
falling to pieces of our party those who
were once dem Gratis will be deE Gratis
again, and those who were republicans
will be republicans again. Fusion is dis
solving populism back into it's original
elements.-THOMAs E. WATSON.
Tom Watson thus publicly ackno vi
edges that the pOpulist party is gong
to pieces.
In five column editorial which was
published in the regular weekly issue
| of The Peoples Party Paper he tells the
story of the party which he says was the
altar upon which he placed his political
| life for sacrifice.
The editorial is startling, even when
coming from Watson.
| He goes further and says that no decent
voter will tolerate the present policy of
| the party organization.
The editorial is the most scathing of
| any that has come in recent years from
the great populist leader. That it will
create great sensation among the old
time followers of the party is certain.
Butler is handled numerically. Wat
son accuses him with accomplishing the
death of the party through his fusion
| policy, and denounces the national
chairman as a snake in the grass to both
! friend and foe, who traded the party for
Office.
He speaks feelingly of the great princi-
pies for which he fought, and tells of
how much he has lOnged to bring
about the union between the south and
west.
Of this he says: "To bring about this
union 1 put my political life upon
the altar and sacrificed it when l stepped
out of the ranks of democracy and joined
PETER, Simpson, Davis, Otis, Baker and
Halvorsen in representing the new party
in congress. To effect this great union
was still my ardent wish-for l knew
that in no other way could the money
power of the north and east be over
thrown
Mr.. Watson charges Butler with the
whole miserable fizzIe of the pOpulist
party in the last campaign.
He holds out but little hope that the
scattered parts of his party can ever be
reorganized. He only offers this as a
vague possibility:
IF ever the peoples party becomes
OnC9 more moral power. inspiring the
masses with hope and leading them on
ward to remedial legislation, Buterism
and fusion will have to be buried beyond
resurrection. No party can survive on
the hessian programme of selling troops
first to one and then to the other. No
} decent voter will tolerate such a policy
in the party leaders and uffice seekers af-
ter that policy is unders TODD.
"The people are not seeking a mere
D change Of office holders. They want a
change Of laws Fusion stops the growth
NJ populi5m and lalts the decay of the
partle. with which we fuse. Fusion
' props the Cd parties up hiIe it scotch
e IS Us. We are \ minority, ana fusion
g condemns us 70 remain 50. Lams can't
= be changed under such PLAN
Watson goes Il 10 say that he predict
ed the breakup Of the party when But
+, Ter Withheld bis letter Of acceptance. lie
y says:
"That letter mailed 10 Butler long be.
fore the campaign was ended was my
: best yindicatiou. IL pointed out then the
/ bIunders Of Butler and prophesied the
disastrous results. The eventshagpened
just as predicted.''
Mr.. Watson closes his editorial with this
- TO say al Buffers trade Of the party:
gro sell out the party by fusIons be.
lore 1T secures enough men in office &c
> change the laws, even if they SO desired
Will Il ag of al = l.