The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-03
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w. ,,...,.i Senator Butler tomorrow
INN watson's questions ana
wa ss, He refers to watson's pa,
!, .,vs the malicious attacks upon
sal ID. National committee are based
!. ohooas. wiifully and deliberately
sctured. ..... 500
nuSll.n below" 1t says. two rea-
e,yen By the Peoples Party Paper
10 coseyItes want conference hea-
q IN, they want meeting wherein
may cali upon Chairman Butler 'or a
,,,.na,Ion than he has yet given
r...oo for not forcing sewall OH
Ecset, Is it was his duty to do and
had power to do.
- aid the National committee have
!, ,orce the withdrawal OF sewallE
not. lit had had it certainly would
done so. Itfound no contract prom
agreement made by Chairman Jones
' other person or persons represent
aer,o,rais to the effect that Sewall
xlthdraw as a consideration for
,m,natlon OF Bryan for the peoples
"a, evident that the only hope OF nc-
,lshlns the withdrawal of Sewall and
rv,nr the integrity OF our party was
Watson to stop his attacks on sewali
% take an unselfish and patriotic po-
b, so public sentiment would approve
! demand for Watson to be put up in
Of Sewall. But Watson refused to
perate with the committee to remove
excuse and TO strengthen our position.
2proceeded TO aggrayate the excuse. be-
which The democratic committee was
ering. The publication of his letter
Ia have causei large number of
lists Who had been calling for appoint
Is for Watson In their States to write
committee and cancel their requests.
eoa, for some unexplainable reason, or
Y upder the Influence of bad advisers.
Of whom, we believe, were republican
|ings threw away one of the greatest
rtunitles that ever came to any man
himself and also to give his party n
banding and proud position. He could
- put the cause Of humanity above self
been the star attraction In the cam
d. He could have even overshadowcd
10 by such course. This was the
way 10 maintain the integrity Of our
and TO drive Sewall from the track.
II would have succeeded or at least
d have had thousands upon thousands
liver democrats and silver republicans
oring for Sewall to give way for Wat
How much stronger the position OF
peoples party would be today If Wat
had had the breadth and patriotism TO
such eourse.
men the National committee failed to
Sewalfs withdrawal there were but
courses LETT cpsn for it. The question
should We help to elect Mckinley out
lie or should we try 10 rescue SUI
Is people from the clutch of gold and
Ppoiy ring! Those now criticlsine the
nlt'ee say We should have taken the
- course and put a seperate electoral
III every State in the Union. This
MAJ Watson wanted the committee TO
~. ne knows, and every one knows,
lhe committee had ATTEMPTED this
se 'na our party In three-fourtbs o.
.a.es would have rebelled against such
~ an attempt 10 betray the rarity
.ue hanos Of McKinlty's hackers.
nH KNOW that II would have sniff Tho
~ twain. These are the men who are
announcing the committee and who
s, living for conference to reorganize
Aer 70 divide, the party. The com
~ regrets their course because they
, sae.her purposely or not. doing what
,ulIner divide, II not split, the Marty, :"
saoa No, is as follows:
W. want better explanation of his
W. Wan nu''ers) action in supprossing
va "asols letter of acceptance than
M 4. seeh gwen" The letter was not
,n nsa because 1t would have helped
nie! and Hanna as far as Watsnn,s
MI, va.ended. For proof we refer
itsa,t n, y and sensible man to the
Womb pe sce Of the letter at that
INV nave caused the populIsts Mi
d,s,a s country TO hold meetings and
hittee So " a. 81 ". wrote it attacking the
4 to Nv oa ~ as 10 use 1t after the election
,n % call attention from his own u hlnO
o,h. uv"ardly hide behind his attacks
,Ss, 70 we believe then and heIieve
ns,,, n. a. Dunnlng roslnv as W.,
the rad 'i t and advisor. and who
kinr,o,no a a not between Georgia and
lean enm aaa Chicago, where The 70.
Die nav ,ue had headquarters was
blt,ee ~ W o. the republican camna I~o
that M. We believed then and beIieya
a,sop's Ii ls, fellow Dunniug had a "onv
bittee tr e,,er, and that the republicas
bs The r rs, Nhat kind of a document
|ubllcaai,so. republicans were anxiouU 'c ,n.
bal on, y, IN conclusion We wish 10 "
buly an 'a ST. National convention fnce 20
a crisis ASs'ns situation, but
Duty ys consistent o, and to do n ar not
b laced : IN ., twain. The National r comy
4 81 to e, y withdraw. y WN could not
assuis ssar's which @sse fourth slhs,
n which would I sava . have rebelled
th t tss The smaller I porlo ane party
, " Were forced 10 or ,, on the other
Aas sm, put out i ioIn, ' s,eo, only
i sns 10 Our psr,p ~ painful hn and de-
sar Siour.s, either we at mad ,%a followed
lr party me campaign the so raD,,i,