The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-16
P0PULBT APPEAL.
Executive Committee Of the Peo-
PIES Party Issues a Manifesto.
JOINT ELECTORAL TICKETS WANTED.
The Danger Of Putting Up Separate Tickets
The Two Sides to the Present Coz
lict-The Peoples Party the
Party OF the Future.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA meeting OF the
executive committee of the peoples
party was held at the Sherman house
yesterday. After hearing reports from
members present the committee de-
eided to issue the following manifesto:
To the Peoples Party Voters Of the United
States:
Your national committee INDUCED the hope
that the patriotic action Of the peoples party
In national convention In suboTdiHating the IN
terests OF party to the success Of vital issues
involved in this campaign would be met by
equally unselfsh devotion to a common inter-
est on the part Of the democratic party, and
that all friends Of silver should present asOlid
front against the minions Of greed by support
ing one ticket, the truly cooperative ticket
Bryan and Watson. But this hope being dis
appointed, there we're but two courses left,
one Of which must be adopted;
FiTst-TO run a straight Bryan and Watson
electoral ticket 10 every state. which, On ae-
count 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 a straight pOpulist
ticket at St Louis. namely: the election OF
Mckinley and the triumph OF the gold stand
ard
The other course left open TO your committee
that was consistent with The action Of the con-
Vention in nominating Mr.. Bryan was to do
everything In It's power to unite the voters Of
the country against Mckinley and to overcome
the obstacles and embarrassments which, if
the democratic party had put the cause first
ana party second, We would not have encoun-
tered. This could be accomplished only Oy ar
ranging for division Of the electoral vote in
every state possible, securing so many electors
for Bryan and Watson. and conceding so many
10 Bryan and Sewall At the opening Of the
campaign, this, under the circumstances,
seemed the Wisest course for your committeei
aud it is clearer to-day than ever that it was
the only safe and wise course if our votes we're
to be cast and made effective for the relief Of
an oppressed and outraged people.
Following this line OF policy, your commit
tee has arranged electoral tickets in three
fourths Of the states and win do all in its
power to make the same arrangement in all Of
the states. By perfectiug this arrangement
and every sincere opponent Of the gold stand
ard giving loyal support to these joint electoral
tickets, the peoples party will not only secure
in the electoral college for Bryan and Watson
several times as many voters as we could pos
sibly 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 as taught
by Jefferson, and OF true republicanism as
represented by Abraham Lincoln. By this ar
Tangement we can unite a large majority OF
the voters Of America on our Joint electoral
tickets Therefore, the only hope of the
money power and trusts is to divide and con-
H. in suF
certain portion Of the rank and file of the peo-
pies party being misled by so-called leaders
who, for reasons best known to themselves, or
for want of reason are advising voters to rebel
against the joint electoral tickets and put up
separate electoral tickets, or to Withhold their
support from the joint electoral tickets
There are but two sides in the conflict that
is being Waged in this country to-day. On the
one side are the allied hosts Of monOpOlies, the
money power, great trusts and railway cOTpOr-
stions who seek the enactment Of laws to
benefit them and impOverish the people. On
the other side are the farmers, labOrers, meT-
chants. and all others who produce wealth and
bear the burden Of taxation The one repre-
sents the wealthy and powerful classes who
want the control OF the government to plumber
the people. The other represents the people,
cCntending for equality before the law and
the rights Of man. Between those two there
is no middle ground Let everyone do his
duty and fail not Let our boast be that We
are American citizens and that American citi-
zens are more than paFtisans.
This done, the cohorts Of domestic and for
eign greed will be driven from our legislative
councils and the domination Of American in
situations; this done, and the betrayed repUb-
lie will be redeemed and American prosperity
restored The men and the party that achieve
such q grand and patriotic result in this crisis
will be the men and the party Of the future. tt
has been left for the peoples party and the
silver republicans 10 make the party sacrifice
and TO DO the patriotic work necessary to ae-
eompiish this result. The peoples party must
do it, for no other party will; the peoples party
will DO it Therefore, the peoples party will
be the party Of the future, the American
people will recognize it as the agency that
saved the day when their interests we're at
stake the American people VIII rally around
its banner as the party to contend against the
enemy Of good government in the future.
Every man to his post and the victory is won,