The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-14

people. contending for equality before
the law and the rights of man Be
tween these two there is no middle
ground.
The one and only hope of the Re
publican party to win IN this campaign
and fasten the gold standard upon the
country, is the corrupt use of an un-
limited supply of money for bribery,
corruption and intimidation The pa
tr1otic action of the Peoples Party in
forming and supporting these joint cleo
toral tickets has shattered that hope.
AIreaoA they are alarmed at the inn
potency of Doodle campaign when all
the great moral forces of the people
are solidly united in defense of Ameri-
can Institutions The revulsiOn of
American people against them in this
campaign during the last few days has
so united them that the Peoples Party
cannot fail. We are American citizens
and we are more than partisans. This
done, the cohorts Of domestic and for
elgn greed Will be driven from our leg
1slative councils and the domination of
American institutions; this done, and
the betrayed republic will be redeemed
men and the party that achieve such
grand and patriotic results in this cris-
is will be the men and the party in the
future It has been left for the Peoples
Party and the Silver Republicans to
make the party sacrifice and to do the
patriotic work necessary to accomplish
this result.
The Peoples Party must do it for no
other party will; the Peoples Party
will do it. Therefore the Peoples Par
ty viii be the party Of the future, the
American people will recognize 1t as
the agency that saved the day when
their interests were at stake and the
American people win rally round its
banner as the party to contend against
the enemy of good government in the
future
F,verv man TO his most and the vic
tory is won.
(Signed) MARION BUTLER.
Chairman
J. r. SOVEREIGN
H. W. REED,
GEO. F. WASHBURN,
NJ c. RANKIN,
G. F. TAYLOR,
J. A. EDGERTON
Secretary.
The members of the committee ad-
mitted after the meeting that this
statement is in the nature of a rebuke
to Thomas E. Watson who has been
calling on all Populists to keep in the
middle Of the road without paying at
tention to either of the old parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator But
Ter said that Mr. Watson would remain
on the ticket and that his relief had not
been discussed
A different story was given out when
the meeting adjourned. and it was said
Mr. Watson had been the chief subject
under discussion during the day.
Senator Marion Butler said to an
Associated Press reporter after the
meeting:
We are well pleased with the result
and have no doubt it will bring many
votes to our ticket. There have been
many small points of difference among
the committee and we wished to get
them out of the way and present q
solid front to our opponents. We have
settled all the difficulties and the senri-
ment was unanimously in favor of the
statement which we issued.
1T is said by some that the action of
the committee is a direct slap at Mr..
Watson.
Well said the senator, eff it is. it
is the kind of a slap he would like to
have repeated. I have no doubt that
with a, slap of that kind on the cheek,
Mr.. Watson would gladly turn the 9th
er. 1t is not a slap at Watson in any
way. Mr.. Reed of Georgia, who is the
personal friend of Mr. Watson, was
present throughout the meeting and
gave his consent to the statement. That
does not look as though he considered
Mr.. Watson was being slapped to any
great extent The whole thing is right
here-we must support the electoral
ticket which is opposed to Mckinley.
for if we do not, Mckinley might get
the electoral vote, and then where
would Watson and Sewan be? They
would be nowhere, of course. If we
don't get the electoral vote for the
head of the ticket all question as be-
tween Watson and Sewau will be use
less -