Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-16
URGES FUSION.
Peoples Party Executive Commit.
tee Issues an Address
LIBERAL SYNOPSIS OF THE DOCUMENT,
Declares Victory Can Only Be Assured
for Friends of Silver by Uniting Against
the Mckinley Forces-Natson to
Stay ON the Ticket.

SIhy Oh Cn0 TICKET
Chicago, Oct. 14.--An important meet
Ing of the national executive committee
of the peoples party was held Tuesday
at the Sherman house. The only alb
sentee was John S. Dore, of California.
The commute was in almost continuous
secret session from morning until mid
night. The preparation of an address
to the voters of the party engaged most
of the time. Fusion differences and the
attitude of certain members towards
Watson formed subject for protracted
and lively debate Mr.. Reed, of Georgia,
came MS the personal representative of
Mr.. Watson, having spent two days
with him just before leaving Atlanta,
and his signature to the address which
explains and justities joint Watson and
seNall electoral tickets and appeals to
populists to support them at the polls
is accepted as proof that peace has been
restored over this dissension in the COM
mittee. Senator Butler said that no
action had been taken by the committee
relative to Mr.. Watson, and none would
be; that he would remain on the
ticket. Following is the address pre-
pared by the committee:
The Address.
To the Peoples Party Voters of the
United States: Your national committee
INDUCED the hope that the patriotic action
OF the peoples party in the national con-
Vention in subordinating the interests of
party to the SllccaSS n 10 vito
VOWED IN this campaign would be met by
equally unselflsh devotion to common in
terest on the part of the democratic party.
and that all friends of silver could present
solid front against the minons of greed
py supporting one ticket, the truly CO.
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 straight populist ticket
at st. Louis. namely, the election of Mo.
kinley and the triumph Of the gold stand.
ard.
'Itistrue that the democratic party would
nc responsible even to a greater extent
than ourselves for such result. but To
permit evil to triumph on such grounds
Would convict us as we'll as them of a
lack OF patriotism and a narrow parti-
sanship that would deserve to forfeit to liza
the confidence of the American people,
Rcmcmber that two wrongs never made
a right. When our devotion to the vel
fare of the people falters because of any
fallure on the part of the peoples repre-
sentatives we have lowered our standard
ana proven ourselves false to our own
teachings and repudiated our own motto.
of country first and men and parties Sec
ond. The brave, enlightened voters who
constitute the rank and file of the peoples
party are incapable of such base BETRAYAL
OF their country as would result from n al.
vision in the ranks Of those opposing the
Vaccinations of the confederated money
power of the two continents against tha
homes and liberties of the American neos
pie, and would repudiate any action on
the part of their leaders opposed to united
effort at this time as they repudiated the
old parties for treachery to their inter.
ests.
Fusion the Safest Method.
The other course left open to your COM
mittee that was consistent with the action
OF the convention in nominating Mr.. Brya n
was to do everything In its power to unite
the voters of the country against Nc
Kinley and to overcome the obstacles and
embarrassments which, If the democratic
party had put the cause first and party
second, we would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished only by an
ranging 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
to-day than ever that 1t 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,
VIII Defeat Mckinley,
Following this line of policy, your com.
mittee has arranged electoral tickets in
three-fourths Of the states and will do
an IN us power to make the same arrange
ment In all of the states. BY perfectina
this arrangement, and every sincere Oh.
ponent Of the gold standard giving Iowa.
support to these joint electoral tickets
the peoples party will not only secure in
the electoral college for Bryan and Wat
son several times as many votes as we
could have possibly secured by MAKING
straight fight, but we will secure the
defeat of Mckinley and the gold standard
which should now be the greatest desire
of every citizen who believes in the prin.
ciplcs Of true democracy"
The address then says that the only hon,
left to the money power and trusts is Il
divide and conquer, and to this they hav,
their emissaries on hand everywhere. try
Ing to prevent joint electoral tickets from
being arranged; failing In this, they try t.
find populists and silver democrats wh(
can be induced, on one pretext or another
to rebel against the joint electoral tickets
The voters of the party are warned agains
being misled by so-called leaders who ar
advising voters to rebel against the Join
electoral tickets and put up separat,
electoral tickets or to withhold their sup
port from the joint electoral tickets These
the address declares, are traps set by III,
goldbugs, who are rejoicing that a few
honest men have fallen into it. 1t appeal
to every populist voter who may hay,
been thus misled to consider the resul
and refuse to be influenced by either mis-
guided or corrupt men.
The address says the only hope of tn
| republican party Ito fasten the gold stand
ard upon the country is the corrupt us
| of an unlimited supply of money. 70
| bribery, corruption and intimidation. TIL
| patriotic action Of the peoples party 1,
forming and supporting these Joint electora
| tickets has shattered that hope. The re
| this Doodle campaign, during the last te!
| days. has 30 united them that victory
| now assured" The address concludes:
The Party of the Future.
1.-THE peoples party will be the party o
the future. The American people will rec
| ogniZe II as the agency that saved the da
| when their interests were at stake: tn
American people will rally around its ban
| ner as the party to contend against tn
| enemy of good government in the future
Every man TO his post and the victory
| won."
Farmers Quarrel Ends In Death.
Claremont, N. H., Oct. IA. - Abou
two o'clock Monday afternoon Waite
p. Hunt, aged n, shot and killed Irwin
Smith, aged 10, and then committe
suicide by shooting himself. The me
were farmers and quarreled.
| To Wed q Marquis.
Washington, Oct. 14.-A letter re
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