Evening journal., 1896-10-14

Absurd-Kniehts of Labor Also Make Es.
Inmates on the Presidential Contest.
CHICAGO. Oct ia meeting of the
executive committee of the Peoples Party
was held at the Sherman House All
members were present with the exception
Of John :. Dore Of California After hear
ing reports from members present and es-
pecially from II W Reed of Georgia. who
spent several days with Thomas f. Wat
son, the committee decided to issue the
following manifesto:
To the Peoples Party Voters Of the United
States:
Your national committee indulged the
hope that the patriotic action of the Peo /
pies Party in national convention in
subordinating the interests of party to the |
success Of the vital issues involved in this |
pampaign would be met by equally unself- |
ish devotion TO q common interest on the |
part of tho Democratic party, and that oil
the friends of silver could present q solid
front against the minions of greed by sup |
porting one ticket--the truly cooperative
tiokot, Bryan and Watson But this hope
hoing disappointed there were but two
courses left, one of which must be adopt
ed 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 tick
ct at St Louis-namely, the election OF
Mckinley and the triumph of the gold
standard
Democracy's Responsibility.
It Is true that the Democratic party
would bo responsible even to a greater ex
tent than ourselves for such a result, but
Co permit evil to triumph on such grounds
would convict us as well as them Of lack
of patriotism and narrow partisanship
that would deserve the forfeit to us Of the
confidence Of the American people. Re
member that two wrongs never mako
right.
When our devotion to the welfare of thu
people falters because of any failure on the
part Of Democrats OF any other party, then
indeed will we have lowered our standard
and proved ourselves false to our own
teachings and repudiated our own motto,
"Of country first, and men and parties
second" 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 division in the ranks of those op
posing the machinations of the oonfedeT
ated money power Of the two continents
against the homes and liberties Of the
American people and would repudiate any
action on the part of their leaders opposed
to united effort at this time as they repu-
dated the old parties for treachery to theii
interests.
The other course left open to your com.
mittee that was consistent with the action
of tho convention in nominating Mr. Bry-
an was to do everything in its power t.
unite the voters of the country against
Mckinley and to overcome the obstacles
and embarrassments which, If the Dom
ooratic party had put the cause first and
party second, we would not have enooun-
tered.
This could only be accomplished by ar.
ranging for division of the electoral votf
in every state possible, securing so many
electors for Bryan and Watson and conced.
ing so many to Bryan and Sewall.
Seemed the Wiser Course.
At the opening of the campaign this
under the circumstances, seemed th,
wisest course for your committee, and Il
is clearer today than ever that it was tn,
only safe and wise course If our votes wer'
TO be cast and made effective for the relic
of an oppressed and outraged people Fol
lowing this policy, your committee hai
arranged electoral tickets in three fourth
of the states and will do all In its powe
to make the same arrangement in all o
the states. BY perfeoting this arrangemen
every sincere opponent of the gold stand
ard giving loyal support to these join
electoral tiokots the Peoples Party vii
not only secure in the electoral college 10
BRYAN and Watson several times as man.
votes as we could have possibly secured b.
making a straight fight, but we will Sc
cure the defeat Of Mckinley and the gol
standard, which should now be the great
est desire of every citizen who believes u
the principles OF true Democracy as taugh
'by Jefferson and of true Republicanisr
as represented by Abraham Lincoln.
BY this arrangement we can unite
large majority of the voters of America
our joint electoral tickets; therefore, til
only hope of the money power and trust
is to divide and conquer us. The Repul
lican managers and their gold Democratl
allies realize this and are putting forth e'
cry effort to accomplish this end. The
have had their emissaries on hand ever,
0yhere, trying to prevent joint electors
tickets from being arranged. Failing
thfe, they try to find Populists and silv'
Democrats who can he induced on one pr
text OF another to rebel against the Joii
electoral tickets. They either have secure
or will secure the services Of every ma
that money can command to breed disse
sions and divisions. The danger lies In q
possibility Of a certain portion Of the rar
and file Of the Peoples Party being misl'
by so called leaders who for reasons be
known TO themselves or for want Of reas'
are advising voters to rebel against q
joint electoral tickets and put up separa
electoral tickets or to withhold their su
port from the joint electoral tickets.
The sticklers For Regularity.
Some of the Democrats Of the reven
stripe, who are not weaned from the iies
pots OF Egypt, but are stioklers for reg
larity and are nominally supporting N
Bryan, while secretly and in every undo
hand way are trying to accomplish his
feat, are advising against the joint ele'
oral tickets and, failing In this, they a
wise Democrats TO scratch Peoples Par
electors, and already few so called Pc
ulist leaders are advising the rank al
file Of our party to strike back by refusi