The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-28
OPPOSES A NEW PARTY
MAI. BOWLER REPLIES TO THE
LETTER OF POPULIST TREAS
URER WASHBURN
NO NEW PARTY FOR BRYAN
If He Cannot Run on the Democratic
Platform, 1t VIII Merely
Split the Anti-Repub-
lican Forces.

J. M. Bowler, state dairy and food COM
missioner, is in receipt of letter from
George F. Washburn, treasurer of the
Peoples party national committee, in
which is contained a proposition for a
union of the reform forces.
Maj. Bowler, after consideration of the
contents, has sent an answer to the let
ter, stating: II am not in favor of it,
Following is the letter written by Mr..
Washburn:
My Dear Mr.. Bowler: Enclosed 1 send
you proposition for a union Of the reform
FORCES, and as / value your opinion high
~, wish you would write me your views
on the subject
1 believe this is our great opportunity
70 reorgan1ze. The Bryan advocates of
all parties are incenSed over his defeat.
ana would go into a new party at this
time, when, were they allowed to cool eff
and simmer down, they would simply ac-
cept present conditions.
II we wait, we are lost as a party.
II we act now, we can quickly regain
what we nave lost and prepare for the
great battle of the new century. Our
IoyaIty TO principle has won us the con-
hdence Of the Bryan Democrats. and thew
certainly should be willing now to unite
IN one grand movement under our ban
ner. II we cannot have such a,union, we
Ai vs. nave complete party independence.
Inc replies 1 am receiving are exceed
1ngIy favorable. We can regain our LOST
strength and add hundreds of thousands
Oh voters who have been marching with
US II we act quickly.
Please let me hear from you at an early
odle, ana oblge. Yours very trulv
George F. Washburn
To this Maj Bowler replied:
Hon. Geo. F. Washburn, Boston. Mass
My Dear Sir: 1 am In receipt of yours
OF the 21st inst, asking nv ouiniGn Of
your proposition to form a new nartv
L am not IN FAVOR of it. Organized cap
tIal Is In control: 1t must be dethroned
or the republic is a thing of the nast
TO do this there must be Organization of
the opposing elements. A new 7narfv
would simply add another to the nresen+
LUMBER LUMBER OF weak and useless organiza-
uons. 1t would weaken the only 0rgani-
Adtion-that of the Democratic party
Wh1cn offers any premise Of ever bea tine.
the republican party, which stands as
rnS sAeG4Ve instrument of the money
power. Mark Hanna would pay a good
p premium to ENSURE the progress of your
proposition. That alone ought N he
enough to condemn it.
e,a LGI US tio an get into the Democratic or
sdHlzatlon and use it as a means to a
righteous end-that of restoring tn tbe
people their birthright Let us have s"The
sense sens ina mat God gives to geese'-Iet us
courage and faith of our forefa th Isrt 'lie
1t Is the only way. Very truly Yours.
j. M. Bowler
Inc democratic party the next
-FOUR years will be period of earnest.
p pe 9oSt preparation for the campaign
Oh 1SV4, and not one of transition or re-
organization" Thus spoke United stare
senator K. F. Pettigrew, of South Da-
hota, yesterday to the G lobe
Inc leader of the party for this no
Tioo why, he said, the leader will 80
that same patriotic leader that has 81
nooly, II not successfully, led the party
Iof the past four years, William Jen-
n1ngs Bryan"
Senator Pettigrew believes most en-
phatlcally that Mr.. Bryan will continue
to be the idol Of his party and that the
party Will continue to be the Democratic
party or the present day. CONTINUING,
on the subject he said:
ANY party that would suit the Clevo-
Iand-H1ll- Whitney gang would not be a
democratic party at ALL but simply the
same party that usurped that grand old
name few years ago. There was not a
parllcle OF d1tference between the Demo
cratic and the Republican parties durin,
Cleveland's reign and there would not oe
II the same forces were allowed to pre-
dominate in the matter of reorganization
or the party as is the talk now among
their faction. True there was an al
legged difference on the tariff between the
old parties, but what did it amount to?
wilson fathered high protection tariff
bill and the administration of Cleveland
throughout differed none from that OF
Mckinley.
mo, there is no danger of this party
ever getting into power" declared the
senator, for they cannot do it alone,
that is, without the help and co-opera-
ton of the Bryan-the true Democracy
and they certainly will never have that
sort of support.
Silver is not dead, neither Is its lead
er and champion. Mr. Bryan is the
greatest product of Democracy, and he
will continue to operate as a powerful
factor in American politics. Will be
again be the nominee of his party for the
presidency" was asked Senator Petit
grew, to which he replied
well, I would not be surprised If he
would, but perhaps not in 1904. Why
should not the party, since it nominated
Cleveland three times. confer the same
honor upon the greatest man it ever
had?"
Senator Pettigrew stated that he per-
sonally would remain in politics and give
his best energies to the fight. 81 was
drawn out of the Republican party by
these principles, and I mean to stay By
them and fight for them until I see the
victory at last accomplished. T consi.1er
the late Republican victory the greatest
sort of national calamity and serious
menace to our free, republican institu-
tons, and I will do all in my power to
suppress that. power. What my i'm
mediate course will be I cannot now
state. I am going back to the senate N
a day or two and remain until the close
of the last session
Senator PettigreW stated that he dit
not look for much in the senate, except