The herald., 1896-10-14
A PEOPLES PARTY
MANIFESTO ISSUED
After Long Conference h
Committee
PARTY Interest MUST Be IGNORED
In the Battle Against Organized
Greed
THE PEOPLES ONLY n0P1
Lies In the Union Of Aatl tl-IMesepolv
Forces
The Dasger Threatesiss tts- cssstsy b -
KisIsy's eIscfiea
HE PEOPLES ONLY HoPs
Lies In the Union Of Anti -Alesepelv
Forces
The Danyer Threateniss tte- cssnlsy b ~
Klslsy's Election
The Gold Standard Must Not BE Royp
petuated and Patriotic Peoples 3
Party Men Must Unite ana !,
Overthrow Il. x,tM
Associated Press Special wire

Ch1CAGOs OCt. LA mecLlux = OF S0D
executive committee of the Peoples
party was held at the Sherman house to-
day. All members were present with the
exception Of John 8. Dore Of California.
After hearing reports from members
present, and especially from H. W. Reed
Of Georgia. who spent several days with
Thomas e. Watson. the COMMITTEES de-
cided to issue the following manifestos
To the Peoples party veters Of the
United States: Your national commit
tee indulges the hope that the PATRIOTS
action of the Peoples party in national
convention, in subordinating the inter-
ests of the partY to'the success Of the.
vital issue involved in this campaign
would be met by equally unselfish devo.
ton to common interest on the part OF
the Democratic party and that all the
friends Of silver should present q solid
front against the millions of greed@by
supporting one ticket, the truly co-oD.
erative ticket, Bryan and Watson. But
this hope being disappointed, there were
but two courses left, one Of which must
be adopted.
First. to run straight Bryan ana Wat
son electoral ticket in every state. which.
on account of the failure of the Demo-
cratic party to support this ticket. would
have effected the same result in this
campaign that would have followed the
nomination of straight Popu1ist ticket
at st. Louis, namely the election of Ac-
Kinley and the triumph Of the gold
standard.
1t is true the Democratic party would
be responsible even to a greater extent
than ourselves for such q result. but to
permit evil to triumph on such grounds
would convict us all as well as them OF
lack of patriotism and a narrow mar
tisanship that would deservedly forfeit
to us the confidence Of thu American
people.
Remember that two wrongs never
make right.
When our devotion to the welfare Of
the people falters because of any failure
on the part of the Democratic, or any
other party, then indeed, we will hava
lowered our standard and proven our
selves false to our own teachings ana
repudiate our own motto of country first
and men and party second. Brave. en-
lightened 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 opposingtthe ma
chinations of the confederated money
power OF the two continents against the
homes and liberties of the American peo-
pie, and would repudiate any action on
the part Of their leaders opposed "a
united efforts at this time as they repu.
no
cry to their interests.
The other course left open to your
committee that was consistent with tho
action of the convention in nominatin~
Mr.. Bryan was to do everything in their
power to unite the voters of the country
against Mckinley and to overcome the
obstacles and embarrassments which
If the Democratic party had put thu
cause first and party second, we would
not have encountered
This cause should be accomplished
only by arranging for division Of the
electoral vote In every state possible.
securing so many electors for BRYAN ana
Watson and conceding so many to BRYAN
and Sewall. At the opening of the CAM
paign this. under the circumstances
seemed the wisest course for your COM
mittee; and it is clearer today than ever
that it was the only safe and wise course
II our votes We're to be cast and mafl..
effective. for the relief of an oppressed
and outraged people.
Following this line of policy, your
committee has arranged electoral tick
cts in three-fourths of the states ana
will do all in its power to make the same
arrangement in the others, and every
sincere opponent of the gold standard
giving loyal support to 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 possibly have
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 principles OF true
Democracy taught by Jefferson and of
true Republicanism as represented BY
Abraham Lincoln.
BY this arrangement we can unite .
large mapority OF the voters Of America
on our joint electoral tickets; therefore.
the only hope of the money power and 4
trusts is to divide and conquer. Tho
Republican managers and their gold
Democratic allies realize this Ap6 -