The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-10-21
THE pOPULIST ADDRESS,
RESULT OF TIER EXECUTIVE COM
MITE MEETING.


MITE MEETING.
watson WIN Not be Taken on, But Popu-
lists Urged to Fuse With Democrats and
Defeat Mckinley.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13.--An important
meeting of the national executive com,
mittee OF the Peoples party was held
today at the Sherman House. The
following members were present:
Senator Marion Butler, chairman;
R. Sovereign, Arkansas; Il. w Reed.
Georgia; George T. Washburne, Mass
achusetts; John W. Briedenthal, Kan
sas; M. C. Rankin, Indiana; J. A.
Edgarton, Nebraska; G. +. Taylor OF
Pennsylvania. The only absentee
was John S. Dore of California. The
committee was in almost secret ses-
sion from morning until midnight.
The preparation of an address to the
voters of the party engaged most ot
the time. Fusion differences and the
attitude of certain members towards
Watson formed a subject for protracb-
ed and lively debate. Mr.. Reed came
IS he personal representative OF Mr..
Watson, having spent two days Win
him lust before leaving Atlanta. Ills
sionsture to the address which ex-
niains and iusti6es joint Watson and
Sewau electoral tickets and appeals TO
Popolists to support them at the polls
is accepted as proof that peace has been
restored over this discussion IN the
committee. Senator Butler said that
no action had been taken by Inc COM
mittee relative to Mr.. Watson and
ncne would be; that he would remain
on the ticket. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow. The following is
the address prepared by the commlttee:
To the Peoples Party Voters OF the
United State
Your national committee INDUCED
the hope that the patriotic action OF
the Peoples party in national conven-
ton in subordinating the Interests OF
party to the success of the vital issues
involved in this campaign would be
met by equally unsel6sh devotion to a
common interest on the part OF the
Democratic party and all the friends
of silver could present a solid front
against the minions of greed by sup
porting one ticket, the truly cooper
alive ticket, Bryan and Watson. But
this hope being disappointed there
were but two courses left, one OF
which must be adopted.
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 a
straight Populist ticket at st. Louis,
namely, the election of Mckinley and
the triumph of the gold standard. The
other course left open to your com
nittee that was consistent with the
action of the convention in nominal
ing Mr.. Bryan was to. 60 everyt hing
in its power to unite the voters OF the
country against Mckinley and to
overcome the obstacles and embarrasS-
ments, which if the Democratic party
had put the cause first and party sec
on6 we would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished only BY
arranging for diviaion Of the electo,
raj vote in every State possible, Sc
curing Sc many electors for Bryan
and Watson, and conceding SO many
to Bryan and Sewal. At the opening
OF the campaign tins, under the cir
cumstances seemed the worst course
ior your committee, and it Is clearer
today than it ever was that is the one
safe and wise course If our votes were
to be cast an%nade- effective the
zeselief Of an oppressed and outraged
5sScple. Following this line Of pol
icy, Your committee has arranged
electoral tickets in three-fourths Of the
States and will do all in its power to
make the same arrangements in all OF
the States. By yperfecting this arrange:
ment and every sincere opponent OF
the gold standard giving loyal sup
port to these joint electoral tickets,
the Peoples party will not only secure
in the electoral college for Bryan and
Watson several times as many votes
as we could have possibly secured by
making straight ticket, 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. By this arrangement we
can unite large majority Of the vot-
ers on our joint electoral ticket, there.
fore the only hope of the money pow
er and trusts it to divide and conquer.
The Republican managers and their
Democratic allies realizs this and are
putting forth every effort to accom-
plish this end.
Some of the Democrats OF the reve-
nue. stripe who are not yet weaned
from the flesh pots OF Egypt, but are
sticklers for regularity and are ncmi,
nally supporters of Mr.. Bryan, while
secretly and in every underhanded
way trying to accomplish his defeat,
are advising against the joint electoral
ticket and falling in this, they advise
Democrats to scratch Peoples party
electors and already a few so.called
Populist leaders are advising the rank
and file of our party to strike back by
refusing to support the Democratic
electors on the joint electoral tickets.
This is trap set by the gold bugs,
who are rejoicing that few honest
men have fallen into it. These reports
today are the only ones that buoy up
the hopes of the Republican managers
and the Democrats and Populists who
are enleagued are doing just what the
gold men desire. We appeal to every
Populist who may have been mlsted
by such mistaken or false pleas Of pre-,
tended loyalty to the Peoples party
into refusing to support such joint
electoral tickets totstop and consider
the results of such conduct and refuse
to be influenced by either misguided
or corrupt men. The revolution OF
the American people against these