The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-14
POPuLISTs SURRENDER.
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CHICAGO, oct, lc.-4A meeting ot tho
executive committee Of the Popullst
party was held atthe Sherman House
to-day. All members were present with.
the exception OF John S. Dore, Of Cali
fornla. After hearing reports from
members present md especially from
H".W. Reed, of Georgia, who spent
several days with Thomas i. Watson,
the committee decided to Issue a man
ifesto, which Is in part, as follows:
To the Peoples Party Voters OF the
United States.
Your national committee indulged
the hope that the patriotic action OF
me People,s party In national conven-
ton In subordlnating the interest OF
party TO the success OF the vital Issues
involved In this campaign would be
met by equally unselnsh devotion 10
common interest on the part Of the
Democratic party and that NIL the.
friends OF silver could present u solid
front against the mlnlons OF greed by
supporting one ticket, the truly coop
erattve ticket, Bryan and Watson. But
this hope being disappointed there
We're but two courses left, one OF which
must be adopted.
Flrst-To run straight Bryan and
Watson ticket In every state, which on
account OF the failure OF the Democrat-
ic party to support this ticket would
nave awaited the same result In this
campaign that would have followed
the nomination of straight Popullst
ticket at st. Louis, namely, the election
OIL Mckinley and the triumph OF the
gold standard
1t Is true that the Democratic party
may be responsible even to greater
extent than ourselves for such result,
put to permit evil to triumph on such
grounds would convict us as well as
them OF n lack OF patriotism and mar
row partisanship that would deserved
~ forfeit TO us the confidence OF the
American people. Remember that two
wrongs never make right.
The other course left open TO your COM
mittee that was consistent with the ac-
t!on OF the. convention in nominating
Mr. Bryan was to do everything In It's
power to unite the voters OF the country
against Mckinley and 10 overcome the
obstacles and embarracsments which
may be II the Democratic party had put
the cause first and party second. we
would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished ONLY hy
arranging for division Of the electoral
vote In every state possible, securing so
many electors for Bryan and Watson
ana conceding 50 many to Bryan and
SewaU, AT the opening OF the CAM
palsn this, under the circumstances.
seemed the wtsest course for your COM
tm!ttee, and II IS clearer to-day than ever
that 1t was the only safe and wise course.
Following this line OF policy. your COM
mittee has arranged electoral tickets In
tnree-fourths OF the states and will do
all IN Its power TO make the same ar
rangement In all OF the states. BY per-
iecting this arrangement. and every sin
cere opponent ofhthe gold standard gly-
Ing loyal support 10 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 Sc
cured by making straight fight, but
we VIII secure the defeat OF Mckinley
and the gold standard. which should
now be the greatest desire OF every citi-
zen who believe In the principle OF true
Democracy as taught by Jefferson. and OF
true Republicanisni as represented by
Abraham Lincoln.
The members OF the committee admit
ted after the meeting that this state
m-nt Is in the nature OF rebuke to
Thomas Watson. who has been calling
on all Popullsts 10 keep In the middle OF
the road without paying attention to
either OF the other parties.
Early In the afternoon Senator Marion
Butter 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 nlesting. when 1t was said that Mr.
Watson had been the chief subject un-
der discussion during the day.