The herald., 1896-10-14

putting forth every efEort to accomplish
b <his end. They have had their emissar-
iss on hand everywhere trying to pre-
vent joint electoral tickets from being
arranged-failing In this they try to find
P0pulists and silver Democrats who can
Be Induced ON one pretext or another to
rebel against the joint electoral ticket.
They either have secured or secure the
services Of every man that money can
command, to breed dissension and diver
s1on. The danger lies in the possibility
of certain portion of the rank and file
Of the Peoples 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 joinA
electoral tickets.
Some Of thesD Democrats Of the. revenue
stfipe who are not yet weaned from the
deshpots of Egypt, but are sticllers for
regularity and are nominally support
ine Mr.. Bryan while secretly and in
very underhand way are trying to ac-
ccmplish his defeat, are advising against
the joint electoral tickets; and, failing
n this. they advise Democrats to scratch
Peoples party electors; and already
s1ew so-called Populist leaders are advis-
Afng the rank and file offtheir party to
strike back by refusing to support the
: Democratic electors Of the joint cleo
toral tickets. This is a trap'set by the
Ngoldbugs, who are rejoicing that few
honest men have fallen into it. These re-
ports today are the only ones that buoy
up the hopes of the Republican manag-
ers. ana the Democrats and Populists
who are thus engaged are doing what
the gold men most desire.
Therefore we appeal to every Popu-
list who may have been misled by such
mistaken or false pleas Of pretended 10y
! atty to the Peoples party into refusing
to such joint electoral tickets. to stop
and consider the results of such conduct
and refuse to be Influenced by either
misguided or corrupt men.
Z There are but two sides in the conflict
that II being waged In this country to-
day. On the one side are the allied hosts
of monopoly, the money power, great
trusts and railway corportions who seek
the enactment of laws to benefit them
and impoverish the people. On the other
side are the farmers, laborers, mer-
chants and all others who produce
wealth and bear the burden of taxation.
The one represents the wealthy and
powerful classes who want the control
apf 10 nj n
pie. The other represents the people
contending for equality before the law
and the rights of man. Between these
two there is no middle ground. The one
and only hope of the Republican party
to win in this campaign and fasten the
gold standard upon the country is the
: corrupt use of unlimited supplies OF
money for bribery, corruption and in
timidation. The patriotic action of the
Peoples party in forming and support
ing these joint electoral tickets has shat
tered that hope. Already they are alarm
ed at the impotency Of a Doodle cam
paign, when all. of the great moral forces
Of the people are solidly united in the
defense of American institutions. The
revulsion of the American people
against tfiis Doodle campaign during the
last ten days has so united them that
victory Is now assured.
The Peoples party made this revolu-
tion possible. Let every one do his duty
and fail not. Let our boast be that we
are American citizens and that Ameri-
can citizens are more than partisans.
This done, the cohorts of domestic
xui1 ho ri
our legislative councils and the domina-
ton of American institutions; this done
and the betrayed republic will be re-
deemed and American prosperity re-
stored The men and the party that
achieved such grand and patriotic re-
suits in this crisis will be the men and
party Of the future. 1t has been left fol
the Peoples party and the silver Repub-
licans to make the party sacrifice and to
do the patriotic work necessary to ac-
complish 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 rally
around its banner as the party to con-
: tend against the enemy of good govern
ment in the future. Every man to hi!
post and the victory is won.
Signed: Marion Butler. chairman
j. r. Sovereign, H. w. Reed, George +
Washburn, John W. Breidenthal, M. c
Rankin, c. F. Taylor, ]. A. Edgerton
secretary,
The members of the committee ad
mitted after the meeting that this state
ment is in the nature of rebuke =
Thomas e. Watson, who has been call
ing on all Populists to keep in the mid
die of the road without paying attention
to either of the old parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator Mariol
Butler said that Mr.. Watson would re
main on the ticket, and that his remova
had not been discussed. A differen
story was given out after the meeting
when it was said Mr.. Watson had beel
the chief subject under discussion dur
Z ing the day. .tt--,l..
A HIDEOUS BEAST.
A San Francisco Procuress Convicted