Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
P0PULIST APPEAL.
Executive Committee Of the Peo-
pies Party Issues q Manifesto
JOINT ELECTORAL TICKETS WANTED.
The Danger Of Putting Up Separate Tickets
The Two Sides to the Present Con.
hict-rhe Peoples Party the
Party Of the uturc.

executive committee OF the people
party was held 1t the Sherman hous
yesterday After hearing reports from
members present The committee de
cided 10 issue the following manifesto
To the Peoples Party Voters Of the Unitet
States:
Your national committee INDUCED the hop
that the patriotic action OF the peoples part!
IN national convention In subordinating the In
terests Of party to the success Of vital issue'
involved In this campaign would be met b.
bqaally unsefsh devotion 10 common inter
est on the part Of the democratic party, ant
that oil friends Of silver should present solit
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 were but two courses left
one Of which must be adopted;
First-To run straight Bryan and Watson
electoral ticket In every state which. on &C.
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 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 oon-
venti0n In nominating Mr. Bryan was to do
everything In Its power TO unite the voters Of
the country against Mckinley and to overcome
the obstacles and embarrassments which, II
the democratic party had put the cause first
and party second, we would not have enc0un-
tered. This could be accomplished only by ar
ranging for division OF the electoral vote in
every state possible, securing so many electors
for Bryan and Watson, and concedng 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 II our votes were
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 will do all In Its
power to make the same arrangement In all OF
the states By perfecting 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
rangement we can unite 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-
luer. The danger lies In the possibility Of o
certain portion OF the rank and file OF the peo-
PIES party being mislod by so-called leaders
who, for reasons best known to themselves, or
or want Of reason, are advising voters to rebel
against the joint electoral tickets and put up
Ieparate electoral tickets, or to Withhold their
support from the joint electoral tickets
There are but two sides In the conflict that
s being waged In this country to-day. On the
me side are the allied hosts Of monopoles, the
money power, great trusts and railway corpor-
'tions, who seek the enact ent Of laws to
'eneft them and impoverish the people. On
he other side are the farmers, laborers, rner-
hants and oil others who produce wealth and
ear the burden Of taxation. The one repre-
epts the wealthy and powerful classes who
rant the control OF the government to plumber
he people, The other represents the people,
offending for equality before the law and
he rights OF man Between those two there
no middle ground Let everyone do his
uty and fail not Let our boast be that we