People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-11-13
A FEW REsOLUTIOs.
Wherein Watson is Endorsed and
SeWalI Condem aed.

SeWall CoB0emA ed.
From The Greenville (Tex) Gladiator,
Resolution adopted by the Rob
erts Central Club of the Populist
party of Justices Precinct No Z Hunt
county, Texas, October II, 1896.
Where's, the greenbaek and other
reform political psrsies have been Or
gained in the United States from
time, most of the principles of which
are now advocated by the Populist
party; and
Whereas, in years psst the Demo
cratic party, in many of the states
have adopted greenback planks and
other pretended reforms in their
platforms and thereby disorganized
said reform parties; and
Whereas, the Democratic party in
the state of Texas. in 1892, declared
in its state platform for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and at
the same time endorsed gold stand
ard national platform, together with
gold standard candidate for presi-
dent in the person of Grover Cleve-
land, and in 1894 adopted a gold
standard states platform and en-
dorsed the administration OF said
Cleveland as "eminently wise, pa
triotio and statesmanlike;" and
Whereas, they have in the present
campaign declared for the free and
unlimited ooinsge of silver and
against national banks (for the first
time in thirty years. and at the same
time placed on their ticket for vice
president man who is a national
banker and corporation plutoorat,
and at the same time nominated a
man for presid snt who is reputed to
be an all-round Populist, but who,
so far as we know, has never de-
ciared for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio Of sixteen of silver to one of
gold supplemented by an absolute
legal tender paper money issued only
by the general government, with no
idea of redemption further than to
be received by the government and
its citizens in payment of all debts,
sufficient to bring our volume of
money up to $50 per capita; and
Whereas, at the late national
Populist convention at st. Louis
said Democratic party, through its
representatives, the Hon. Jas. X.
5ynes and Others, led the Populists
~to believe that if they would nomi-
nate the Hon. VIM. J. Bryan for
president that they, the democrats,
would withdraw their nominee for
vice president in favor of the Hon
Thos. E. Watson, the vice presiden
tial nominee of the Populist party:
and
Whereas, eaid Democratic party
has wholly lied to comply with
said understanding and failed in
every way to show good faith to-
wards our party, referring them to
the lunatio asylum in Texas when
they kindly asked for a division
of electors; and
Whereas, said Democratic party
is now running nearly 100 aEowed
gold STANDARD candidates for
congress in the United States, by all
Of which we are led to believe aud
verify do believe that all of said acts
are for the sole purpose of disorgan-
izing our party and controlling its
support in the interest of said Dsmo-
- cratic party. Therefore be it
Resolved by the Roberts Central
Club of the Peoples Party of JUS
tice Precipc; No. 7, of Hunt county
Texae, Tha! we will support no man
for president, member of congress or
member of the state legislature I'M
less he stands fairly and tqusrely,
without mental reservation, upon the,
national platform of the Peoples
party adopted at St. Louis, Mo,
July, 1896.
And whereas, the nomination of
VIM. Bryan at St. LOUIS was grave
and we'll nigh fatal mistake: and
Whereas, The Texas delegation
refused to 1orss the action of said
convention in the same; and
Whereas, Senator Allen, the chair
man Of the Pcpulist notification COM
mittee, has notified w. J. Bryan of