The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-02
WATSON MAKES THINGS WARM
FUsIONIST POPULIsTs AGAIN BIT
TERLY ATTACKED.

They Arc Accused of Being in the
Pay of MIR. Bryan-The Latter Al
Iuded TO As Having no Occupation
Except Being a Standing Candi-
date For the Presidency-Wnt son
Wondering How the Bryan Fund
win Be Divided Among the Lead
ers.
Atlanta. Ga, July 1.-The popuists have
been raked over the Goals by both demo-
Gratis and republicans, but never more Sc
verely dealt with than Tom Watson IN
a signed editorial, deals with them to-day.
Mr.. Bryan. who has been ridiculed from
one end of the country to the other in the
hottest of the presidential fights, was
never more vigorously assailed. Mr.. Wat
son charges that Mr. Bryan has the pop
ulists, those, of course. who do not agree
with Mr.. Watson, in his pay
He says: If the fusion leaders who
betrayed the peoples party in the last
campaign are not bound by secret com
pact to deliver the populist vote to the
democratic bosses in 1900, why is it they
accepted that $500 of W. J. Bryan's
money? Everybody knows that Mr.. Bry-
an is a standing candidate for the presi-
dency. Everybody knows that he follows
no other business. He does not practice
law. He does not resume his editorial
work. He does not make a regular thing
of lecturlng. His only profession is that
of posing for the presidency.
eve do not mean to disparage Mr. Bry-
dency from month to month, and from
year to year, we prefer that it should be
Mr.. Bryan. He does it better than
most men could. His qualities, his
youth his fine appearance. his genius and
his buoyant self and esteem $50 boundless
and SO good humored) redeem a part
which If any other man should play it
would make the world yawningly weary.
"When a standing candidate pays
large sum of money to certain politicians
and editors, whose support is absolutely
necessary to his election, there are bound
to be suspicious scamps all over the land
who will attach political significance to
the act.
More especially will this harmless act
of paying money breed malaria in the po-
litical atmosphere, if the gift of $3.50 is
accompanied by the statements that there
is more to come The more to come
clause of the Bryan donation is a per-
suasive feature of the arrangement. The
81, 800 cash payment is an earnest of what
Mr.. Bryan can do if the fusiopists treat
him right. The more to come clause will
tend to penetrate the marrow of fusion
lists bones with the belief that if he does
not stand squarely to Bryan, the more to
come clause will be Internationally re-
pealed.
Suppose that this campaign fund should
amount to 5000 by the time the first divi-
dend is 10 be declared among the fusion
lists, how is the sum to be prorated?
by what kind of rule can Mr.. Bryan or
Senator Allen work out the share of
James b. Weaver, as compared to the
share of John w. lBriedenthal. What sort
of equalization must determine the respec-
tive shares of Mary Ellen Lease and Mary
Ann Butler?
Then again, there will be more or less
difficulty on the question of the time for
the division
Some of the fusionists will want the di-
vision of the money to come at least once
a month. They will want the bottle SHOW
ed around lively.
''Others like Senator Stewart, who is a
millionaire, won't care much about a small
dab of money like that, and a division once
every twelve months win satisfy him.
But it will not satisfy the others. We
rather think that Weaver will want his
share as often as he can get, if not often
er.
"And as to the Tribune and patriots of
that sort, the rain can't come too often"