The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
Both SeyvaII and Watson May Con-
tfnue to Wag Until Removed from
Public Notice ON Nov. 3.
MANIFESTO TO P0PULISTS
THAT Is INTERPRETED AS A RE-
BUKE TO THE GEORGIA TAIL.
His Removal Discussed by Chairman
Buffers National Committee, but
No Definite Action Taken.

CHICAGO, Oct. ia meeting of the
executive committee of the Peoples party
was held at the Sherman House to-day.
All members were present with the excep-
ton of John S. Dore, of California After
hearing reports from members present and
especially from H. w. Reed, of Georgia,
who spent several days with Thomas E.
Watson, the committee decided to issue a
manifesto, which is given below. The mem
bers of the committee admitted after the
meeting that the manifesto is in the nature
of a rebuke to Thomas Watson, who has
been calling on all Populists to keep in
the middle of the road without paying at
tention to either of the other parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator Marion
Butler said that Mr.. Watson would remain
on the ticket and that his removal had not
been discussed. a different story was CIV
en- out after the meeting, when it was said
that Mr.. Watson had been the chief sub
ject under discussion during the day. The
manifesto follows:
Your national committee INDUCED
the hope that the patriotic action
OF the Peoples party in national
terests of party to the success of the
vital issues involved in this campaign
would be met by equally unseltish devotion
to a common interest on the part of the
Democratic party and that all the friends
OF silver could present a solid front against
SfO AAAiOA u SICtu ny SuppC1 llhS OIiS
ticket, the truly cooperative ticket, Bry-
an and Watson. But this hope being dis
appointed there were but two courses left,
one of which must be adopted.
'First-To run a straight Bryan and
Watson electoral ticket in every State.
which, on account of the failure of the
Democratic party to support this ticket.
would have affected the same result in this
campaign that would have followed the
nomination of a straight Populist ticket at
st. Louis, namely, the election of Mckinley
and the triumph of the gold standard. 1t
G frJ1n fhnf tina \ ~ fin V1 ~ w -n1116 hn
responsible even to a greater extent than
ourselves for such a result, but to permit
evil to triumph on such grounds would con-
Wet us as Well as them of a lack of pa
triotism and narrow partisanship that
dence OF the American people. Remember
that TWO wrongs never make a right.
THE other course left open to your COM
mittee that was consistent with the action
of the convention in nominating Mr.. Bryan
was to do everything in it's power to unite
ley, and to overcome the obstacles and en-
ba~rrassments which, if the Democratic
second, we would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished only b. ar
ranging for a division OF the electoral vote
in every State possible. securing so many
electors for Bryan and Watson and con-
ceding so many to Bryan and SewaI. AT
the opening of the campaign this, under
the circumstances. seemed the wisest
course for your committee and it is clearer
to-day than ever it was the only safe and
wise course if our votes were to be cast
and made effective for the relief of an OPP
pressed and outraged people.
Following this line of policy your com
mittee has arranged electoral tickets in
three-fourths of the States and will do all
ment in all OF the States. BY perfecting
this arrangement and every sincere OPP
ponent of the gold standard giving loyal
support to these joint electoral tickets, the
Peoples party will not only secure in the
Electoral. College for BRYAN and Watson
several times as many votes. as We could
have possibly secured by making a straight
fight, but We will secure the defeat of Nc
kinley and the gold standard, which
should now be the greatest desire of every
citizen who believes in the principles of
true Democracy as taught by Jefferson,
and of true Republicanlsm as represented
by Abraham Lincoln.
by this arrangement we can unite a
our joint electoral tickets. Therefore. the
only hope of the money power and trusts
is to divide and conquer. The republican
managers and their gold Democratic allies
realize this, and are putting forth every
effort to accomplish this end. They have
had their enissaries on hand every
where, trying to prevent joint electoral
tickets from being arranged. Failing. in
this, they try to find Populists and silver
Democrats who can be induced, on one
pretext or another, to rebel against the
joint electoral tickets. They either have
mar that money can commah9 70 Dfeed
dissensions and divisions. The danger lies
in the possf a3a OF Pa a fer1alnp o nar3V h !
misled by so-called leaders, who, for rea-
sons best known to themselves, or Tor
want of reason, are advising voters to re,
bel against the joint electoral tickets and
put Up separate electoral tickets or to
withdraw their support from the JOINT cleo
Some of the Democrats of revenue
stripe, who are not yet weaned from the
flesh pots of Egypt, but are sticklers for
regularity and are nominally supporting
Mr.. Bryan, while secretly and in every
understands way are trying to affeeo eco 5din4
electoral tickets, and, failing in this, then
advise Democrats to scratch Peoples party
list leaders are advising the rank and lille
of our party to strike back by refusing
to support the Democratic electors on the
joint electoral tickets. This is a trap set
by the gold bugs, who are rejoicing that
few honest men have fallen into it. These
reports to-day are the only ones that buoy
up the hopes Of the Republican managers,
and the Democrats and Populists who are
men most desire. Therefore, we appeal to
every Populist who may have been misied
by such mistaken or false pleas OF pre-
refusing support to such joint electoral
tickets. to stop and consider the results
of such conduct and refuse to be influenced
by either misguided or corrupt men,"
The remainder of the address is devoted
to denouncing the Republican party and
H. ". Reed, Geo. F. Washbrrn. John ":
and ]. A. Edgerton, secretary.
Senator Butler said to an Associated
PFGSS TGDOTlcT dIleI tIle ilGcJllS. we are
very we'll pleased with the result and have
no doubt that it will bring many more
voters to our ticket than we would have
received under other circumstances. There
have been many small points of difference
among the members of the committee, and
we wished to ger them out of the way.
and to present a solid front to our oppo-
nents. We have settled all these differ
enCes, and the mmit was unanimous
in support of the statement we have issued.
If the committee had been divided upon it,
we never should have issued it
1T is said by some that the action of the
committee is a direct slap at MIR. Wat
SOM
well" said the Senator. IF it is it is
the kind of a slap he would like very well
TO have repeated. / have no doubt that
with a slap of that kind sent on one cheek
Mr.. Watson would gladly turn the other
cheek for n repetition of the blow. Serious
ly, though, it is not a slap at Watson
in any way and it is not SO considered by
any member of the committee. Mr.. Reed.
of Georgia. who is the personal friend of
Mr.. Watson. was present throughout the
meeting. and gave his consent to the state
ment- That does not look as though he
considered that 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 II we do not.
Mckinley might get the cleo
toral vote. and then where would Watson
and Sewall be? They would be nowhere. of
course. II we don't get the electoral vote
for the head OF the ticket. all questions
as between Watson and Sewall ends right