The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-10-02
WATSON MAKES
UGLY CHARGE.
Says Bryan POcketed SIS,
900 In Cold Cash.
Also Charges Democratic NOmi-
nee With Making Bargains
With Negroes.
Thomas E. Watson. Populist nomine


for president, VINO mas been assal Led
by Senator Petligrew comes back at
Pettigrew and also makes some very
damaging charges against Nj. Bryan.
In an interview with tie associated
press given OUT at Allrnia, Ca, last
Monday Mr.. Watson made tie follow
ing statement:
tine reason why Mr.. Bryan as pui
forward Pet,igrew to attack me is
that nay exposures of Bryans deals
with the negro ,eaders ard win saloon
interests of Maine, Indiana and OHIO
are hurting ire Peerless. Trer deals
are disgraceful and ought to be tx
posed The Bryan policy OH Lie negro
question threatens calmitous conse-
quences TO the South, endangers the
result of thirty years of work 10
esbtalisn white supremacy and. there
fore,I feel it To be duty 10 expose
and delounce il.
las 10 Pettigrew, shall not no.
tice him further tran 10 say tnat
if anybody ever offered MIN ten
thousand dollars for ten speeches on
any earthly subject the man VINO made
the offer was more literally supplied
with money tnan sense.
IN 1904 ] made my campaign for
the principles which the Presidential
ticket of Bryan and Watson advocated
in 1896. Bryan mad deserted these prin-
ciples and mad gone over TO the gold
standard men.
The populists called upon me TO
take up the Jeffersonian propaganda
where Bryan had left off, and | did
SO. Republican money had nothing to
do with 1t.
In my speeches and my letter of
acceptance | hammered both old par
les with strenuous impartiality. The
speeches are of record and snow for
themselves. Whether the Roosevelt
managers gave financial aid to those
VINO managed the Populist campaign
! neither know nor care.
Everybody who knows thing
about it is well aware of the fact
that the campaign funds of both the
Old parties come from practically the
same source.
THE beneficiaries of class legisla-
hA nj Of AZ
money centers, the Wall-street ele-
ment of both the leading parties, these
are the contributors TO campaign
funds, and we al know IL.
Bryan well knew that the Parker
campaign fund of 1904 was raised by
the Wall-street element of his par
Ity. He said SO time and again in
public speeches and written editorials.
Yet ne hiDse'f. did not hesitate to
use that campaign fund. II was the
money of Ryan and Belmont which
paid for the luxurious special trains
employed by Bryan in his campaign
ing for Parker.
According TO Bryan, himself, the
source of the campaign fund of Judge
Parker was certainly not less faint
ed man was that of the campaign
fund of Roosevelt.
organs own brother and brother
in-,aw got $4,000 of the Parker funds
and violated rne law of Nebraska by
their failure 10 render an account OF
what Went with il.
: That $4,000 came from August
Belmont and Thomas f. Ryan. two
of the most notorious of corporation
criminals and corrup,ionists and al
though Bryan said that ne would re-
fund the money he has not done so.
! Before Bryan fires off his man
Pettigrew at me again ne had better
do one OF two tnings-eitner disgorge
Ryan and Belmonts $4,000 or ex-
pain what became o. it,"