Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-10-15
1 MANIFESTO ISSUED.
ponulist Executive Committee
 Send Out an Appeal.
pusroE IN STATES SANCTIONED

ruuroN IN STATES SANCTIONED. nYsnifesto Appeals to the Voters oi paaple,s Party to Help In the election of Bryan-watson's Attitude
 It Is Said, Caused Considerable Dis z cussion.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The result of the s naetiug of the national executive com.
 ,n;ttee of the Peoples party was the ,ond;pe out of manifesto. Committee
 ,on Doree of California was the only
 absent member.
 The members of the committee ad- ,n;tted after the meeting that the mani E fos,o is in the nature of a rebuke to Tbomas Watson, who has been calling on all Populists to keep in the middle ot tba road without paying attention to @ either of the other two parties.
 The statement made before the meet. ine by Senator Butler that MT, Watson
 rvould remain on the ticket and that his remoyal would not be discussed by the committee turns out different. It is said that Mr. Watson was the chief subjsct under discussion during the day
 The committee held long session. Af fter hearing reports from members, espeeiaily from H. w. Reed of Georgia, swho spent several days with Thomas E Watson. the committee formulated and issued the following manifesto Chicago, Oct. l3-To the Peoples party voters of the United States: Your national committee indulged the hope < hat the patriotic action of the Peoples ss|partv in national convention in subordi. ssnation to the interests of the party to Nfhe success of the vital issues involved in the campaign would be met by equal Eziy u se4ilsa devotion to common inter. z lest on the part of the Democratic party Band that all the friends of silver could present solid front against the minions a|Of greed by supporting one ticket, the truly cooperative ticket, Bryan and Watson. But this hope being disap- { ointed there were but two courses left, ene of which must be adopted.
 First, to run straight Bryan and
 yatson electoral ticket in every state which, on account of the failure of the Democratic party to support this ticket, Nould have effected that same result i'll this campaign that would have fol lowed the nomination of straight Pop Mplist ticket at St. Louis, namely, the Election of Mckinley and the triumph of the gold standard party.
 # It is true that the Democratic party you'd be responsible even to greater extent than ourselves for such 8 result, kut to permit evil to triumph on such grounds would convict us as well as them of lack of patriotism and mar HOW partisanship that would deservedly Forfeit to us the confidence of the Amer cau people. Remember that two Trongs never make right.
 8 When our devotion to the welfare of the people falters because of any failure 9n the part of the Democratic or any 5ather party, then indeed will we have pWered our standard and proven our gives false to our own teaching and re- pudlated our own motto of the country arst, and men and parties second. The sprave enlightened voters who constitute 1ne rank and file of the Peoples party gre incapable of such base betrayal of aAnelr country as would result from di- |Sxlslon in the ranks of those opposing the smachlnations of confederated money RoWer of two continents against the sRomes and liberties of the American z3eople and would repudiate any action SzFl tne part of the leaders opposed to 6Ianlted effort at this time as they repudi- @Fed the old parties for treacheryss'to slbeir interests.
 # The other course left open to your
 mmlttee that was consistent with the
 ction of the convention in nominating VT. Bryan was to do everything in it's SkpWer to unite the voters of the country E aahst Mckinley, and to overcome the fslactes and endorsements which, if zPe Democratic party had put the same 5Rso and party second, we would not 4FsVe encountered. This can be accom- e''sned by arranging for division of 1zpe electoral vote in every state possible, scnring So many electors for Bryan and e atson and conceding lso many to Bry-
 and sewall. At the opening of the
 palgn under the circumstances, it
 emed the wisest course for your oom-
 istee and it is clearer today than ever
 Pae It was the only safe and wise
 purse II our votes were to be cast and
 que effective for the relief of an op-