The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-22
ADDRESS ISSUED BY THE NATION
Al EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
PEOPLES PARTY.

scooED Oh thE NAHUM
Al EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE or THE
PEOPLES PARTY.
10 TIE Peoples Party Iotsrs Of the Init
ed .Sfotes:
our National Committee indulg. d
the nope that the patriotic action If
the Peoples Party in National conven-
ZION, IN snbordinating the interest of
party to the success OF the vital issues
involved in this campaign would be
met by equally unsellish devotion to a
common interest on the part OF the
Democratic party, and that all OF the
friends OF silver could present solid
| front against the minions of greed by
| supporting one ticket, the truly CO.
operative ticket, Bryan and Watson.
But this hope being disappointed,
there were but two courses lett, one of
which must be adopted.
FIRST, 10 run straight Bryan and
watson electoral ticket in every State.
which, on account OF the failure of the
| Democratic party TO support this tick
| ct, would have effected the same result
in this campaign that would have fol-
lowed the nomination OF a strai GIT
Popuiist ticket at st. Louis, namely,
the election of Mckinley and the tr-
VA tuc SotN StdNuaTu-
II is true that the Democratic marty
would be responsible even 10 Il great
err extent than ourselves for such a
result, but to permit evil 10 triumph
on such grounds would convict Us as
well rs them OF & lack OF patriotism
and narrow partisanship that would
deserve the forfeit TO Us OF the conf
dence OF the American people. Re-
member that two wrongs never make
right.
, When our devotion to the welfare of
the people falters because Of any fail
, ure on the part CT the Democratic or
any other party, tnen indeed will we
have lowered our stand ard proven
J ourselves false to our own teachings
/ and repudiated our own motto Of couu-
try first, and men and parties second
= The brave, enlightened voters who
5 constitute the rank and file Of the peo-
f Piles party are incapable Of such base
betrayal of their country as would re-
! suit from division in The ranks OF
= those opposing the Vaccinations OF
G the cOnfederated money power of the
1 two continents against the homes and
? liberties of the american people
: and would repudiate any action or
: the part Of their leaders opposed tt
= united effort at this time, as they re-
= pudiated the treachery to their inter
5 ests.
Z TO UNITE AGAINST NJ CkINLET.
The other course lett open to you
. committee that was consistent with
% the action of the convention in nomi
!, mating Mr. Bryan was to do eyerythin:
" in its power to unite the voters Of tn
u country against Mckinley and to over
come the obstacles ana embarrassment.
I which, if the Democratic party sla'
u pur the cause first and party second
l, we would not have encountered.
u This could be accomplished only b,
Ii arranging for division of the cleo
=, t0ral vote in every State possible, ST
:, curing SO many electors for Brya
and Watson and co9ceding SO many t
y Bryan and Sewali. At the openin
Of The campaign this, undes the cir
q Cnm,tanCes, seemed the wisest cOurs
s. for your committee, and it is cleare
n today than ever that il vas the Onl
If safe and wise course if our votes Wer
II to be cast and made effective for tn
l. relief Of an oppressed and outrage
n PEOPLE. Following this line. of polio
,e your committee has arranged cleo
le toral tickets IN three-fourths of tn
1T States, and will do all in It's power
ID make the same arrangement in all til
IN States.
By periecting this arrangement, an
every sincere opponent Of the gOl
= standard giving loyal support to thes
III Joint electoral tickets, the People
"a Party will not only secure in the ele'
u toral college for Bryan and Watso
~ several times rs many votes as v
}" could have possibly secured by
nj straight fight, but We will secure I'll
+ defeat of Mckinley and the gold stant
ou ard, which should now be the create
desire of every citizen who believe
1T in the principles Of true Democrat
it as taught by Jefferson, and eff tt,
he Repu biicanism as represented
at Abraham Lincoln.
&c THE DIVIDE AND CONQUER POLICY.
rot BY this arrangement. we can uni
,;t large ma jority OF the voters Of Anne
lea on our joint electoral ticke
therefore, the only hope Of the mon
. power and trusts is to divide and co
to Quer. The Republican managers al
,se their gold Democratic allies reali
he this, and are putting forth every {
lat fort to accomplish this end. TIL
9TH have their emissaries on hand ever
Ire where trying to prevent joint ele
lit toral tickets from being arranged
lly failing IN this they try to find Pop
ace lists and silver Democrats who can
CO. induced on one pretext or another,
by, rebel against the Joint electoral tx
nus cts. They either have secured, or "
ore secure, the services Of every man ii
md money can command to breed disse
Tou sious and divisions.
cad The danger lies in the possibility
ina q certain portion Of the rank and
are of the Peoples Party being misied
tu- So called leaders, who, for reast
best known to themselves, Or for ":
OF reason are advising voters
~r rebel against the joint electoral ii
,ea cts and put up separate electoral ii
NV. cts, or to withhold their support fr
70 the joins electoral tickets.
at! DEMOCRATS OF THE REVENUE sIRII
'a'f Some OF the Democrats Of the Re
ooe nue. stripe who are not yet YEA
not from the fieshpots Of Egypt, but
zoe sticklers for regularity, and are 10
the nally supporting Mr. Bryan. while
pa cretly and ia every unaerhand '
olu- are trying-to accomplish his def
a are advising against the joint e
per- torai tickets, and failing in this, t
Say advise Democrats to scratch Peol
o"s Party electors, and already a few
hey called Pnnulists leaders are a6yis
ing tha rsnk And fla Of our marty to ST
troy hack by refusing TO sunnort
will Damocr.tic Glaciers on the mint g
you toral tickets This is a tran set
goldbuss, who are rejoicing that a
honest men have fallen into it. I'll
!, reports to-day are the only ones
o IN buoy up the hopes of the Republ
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