The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-14
POpuliStS Warned Against
Falling Into Them.
Urged to Adhere to Fusion
All the While
As the Only Sure Method for De-
feating Mckinley.


yesterday. All members were present,
with the exception of John S. Dore OF
California After hearing reports from
members present, and especially II. w.
Reed OF Georgia, who spent several days
with Thomas Il. Watson, the committee
decided to issue manifesto. The MEM
bers of the committee admitted. after
the meeting. that this statement is in the
nature of rebuke to Thomas l.. Wat
son, who has been calling on all Populists
to keep In the middle OF the road. with
out paging attention to either Of the
other parties.
Early in the afternoon, Senator Marion
Butler said that Mr.. Watson would re-
main on the ticket. and that his removal
had not been discussed. A different story
was given out after the meeting. when
IL was said that Mr.. Watson had been
the chief subject under discussion during
the day. The manifesto follows:
40 the Peoples Party Voters OF the
United States
Your national committee INDUCED the
hope that the patriotic action or the
Peoples party, In national convention,
I'm subordinating the interests or the
party TO the success Of the vital Issues
involved in this campaign, would be met
by equally unselnsh devotion 10 COM
mon interest on the part OF the Dem
ocratic party. and that all the friends OF
silver could present solid front against
the minions OF greed by supporting one
ticket, the truly cooperative ticket,
Bryan ana Watson. But in this hope being
disappointed, 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 effected the same result In
this campaign that would have followed
the nomination of a straight Popullst
ticket at st. Louis, namely, the election
of Mckinley and the triumph or the
gold standard
Ii is true that the Democratic party
would be responsible, even 10 a greater
extent than ourselves, for such a result,
but TO permit evil TO triumph on such
grounds would convict us, as well as
them, OF a lack OF patriotism and narrow
partisanship, that would deserve the for
felt 10 US OF the confidence OF the Amer
lean people.
The other course left open TO your COM
mittee that was consistent with the ac-
ton of the convention in nominating Mr..
Bryan. was TO do everything in It's power
t. unite the voters Of the country against
Mckinley, and TO overcome the obstacles
and embaTrassments, which, II the Dem
ocratic party had put the cause first and
party second, we would not have en-
countered. This could only be accom-
plished by arranging for division of the
electoral vote in every state possible.
securing so many electors for Bryan and
Watson, and conceding SO many TO Bryan
and Sewall.
At the opening OF the campaign, this.
under the circumstances, seemed the
Wisest course for your committee, and
1t is clearer today than ever that ii was
The only safe and wise course. If our votes
were TO be cast and made effective for
the relief OF an oppressed and outraged
people. Following this policy, your COM
mittee has arranged electoral tickets in
three-fourths of the states. and will do
oil In its power to make the same ar
rangement in all OF the states.
BY perfecting this arrangement, every
sincere opponent of the gold standard
giving loyal support 10 these joint cleo
toral 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 Sc
cured by making a straight fight, but
We will secure the defeat of Mckinley
and the gold standard BY this ar
rangement we can unite a large majority
of the voters OF America on our joint
electoral tickets-therefore the only
hope of the money power and trusts is
TO divide and conquer us.
The Republican managers and their
gold Democratic allies realize this, and
are putting forth every effort TO accom-
plish this end. They have had their
emissarles on hand everywhere, trying
to prevent joint electoral tickets from
being arranged-failing In this they try
to find Populjsts and Silver Democrats
Il. 4
another, 10 rebel against the joint cleo
toral tickets. They either have secured,
or will secure, the services OF every man
that money can command, to breed dis
sensions and divisions. The danger lies
in the possibility of a certain portion OF
the rank and file Of the Peoples party
being misled by so-called leaders, who
for reasons best known to themselves,
or for want Of reason, are advising vot-
ers to rebel against the joint electoral
tickets and put up separate electoral
tickets, or to withhold their support from
the joint electoral tickets.
Some OF the Democrats OF the revenue
stripe, who are not weaned from the
feshprts OF Egypt, but are sticklers for
regularity, and are nominally support
ing Mr.. Bryan, while secretly and In
every underhanded way are trying 10
accomplish his defeat, are advising
against the joint electoral tickets and
falling In this they advise Democrats 10
scratch Peoples party electors, and al
ready a few so-called Populist leaders
are advising the rank and file of our
party to strike back by refusing 10 sup
port the Democratic electors on the joint
electoral tickets. This is a trap set by
the gold bugs, who are rejoicing that a
few honest men have fallen into IL.
These reports today are the only ones
that buoy up the hopes Of the Republi-
can managers, and the Democrats and
Populsts, who are thus engaged, are
doing just what the gold men most de-
sire. Therefore, we appeal to every
Popullst who may have been misled by
such mistaken or false pleas Of pre-
tended loyalty 20 the Peoples party into
refusing support 10 such joint electoral
tickets. TO stop and consider the results
Of such conduct. and refuse 10 be in
huenced by either misguided or corrupt
men.
There are but two sides I'm the conflict
that is being waged In this country to-
day. on the one side are the allied hosts
OF monopOlies. the money power. great
trusts and every corporation, who seek