Evening star., 1896-10-14
ADVICE TO POPULlSTS
Address Issued by the National E1-
ecutive Committee.
UNION NECESSARY TO SUCCESS
Voters Urged to Be on Their Guard
Against Stratagem.
NO AFFRONT TO WATSON

Following is the address prepared by the
national populist executive committee at
Chicago yesterday for submission to the
popuiist voters:
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
subordinating the interests Of the party to
the success Of the vital issues involved In
this campaign, would be met by equally un-
selfish devotion to common interest on
the part of the democratic party, and that
all the friends of silver could present a
solid front against the minions Of greed by
supporting one ticket, the truly co-opera-
tive ticket. Bryan and Watson Blu. this
hope being disappointed there were but
two courses left, one of which must be
adopted.
son electoral ticket in every state. which.
on account Of the failure of the democratic
party to support this ticket would have ef-
fected 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.
1t is true that the democratic party would
be responsible even to a greater extent
than ourselves for such result, but to
Permit evil to triumph on such grounds
would convict US as well as them OF iack
of patriotism and narrow partisansh1p that
would deserve to forfeit to US the conn-
dence Of the American people. Remember
that two wrongs never make. right.
When our devotion to the welfare OF the
people falters because of any failure on the
part of the democratic or any other party,
then, indeed, Will we have lowered our
standard and proven ourselves false 10 our
own teachings and repudiated our own moi
to of country first, and men and partisans
1s<vI,k H. n
ccntitute the rank and file of the people 5
rarty are incapable of such base betrayal
of their country as would result from a
division in the ranks of those opposing their
Vaccinations of the confederated money
power of the two continents against the
homes and liberties OF the American people,
and would repudiate any action on the par I
of their leaders opposed to united enort at
this time, as they repudiated the OLD partles
for treachery to their interests.
The other course left open to your COM
1nittee. that was consistent with the acuon
OF the convention in nominating MI. Bryan
was to do everything in its power to unite
the voters of the country against Mckinley
and to overcome the obstacles ana emoar-
Iassments which, If the democratic party
had put the cause first and party second
we would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished only by ar
ranging for a division of the electoral vote
in every state possible. securing SO many
electors for Bryan and watson, ana con-
ceding 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 today
than ever that 1t was the only sa1e aho
wise course IL our votes were to be. cast
and made effective for the relief OF ar
oppressed and outraged people.
Following this line of policy your COM
| mittee has arranged electoral tickets IN n
| three-fourths of the states and will do all
| In its power to make the same arrange
ments in all Of the states. By perfecting
| this ARRANGEMENT, and every sincere oppo-
nent 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 couiu
| have possibly secured by making stra1ght
| ticket but we will secure the defeat OF
Mckinley and the gold standard, whlcn
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 represented by
Abraham Lincoln
| BY this arrangement we can unite a large
| majority of the voters on our JOINT elec.
| toral tickets. Therefore the only hope OF
| the money power and trusts Is to d1Vlde
and conquer. The republican managers and
| their democratic allies realize this and are
putting forth every effort to accomphsn
| this end.
| They have had their emissaries on hdnf
everywhere trying to prevent joint eiectora
| tickets from being arranged-ralnng IL
/
| democrats who can be induced, on one pre-
text or another, to rebel against the JONI
| electoral tickets. They either have secured
| or will secure, the services OF every mar
that money can command, 70 oree1 dis
| sersions and divisions. The danger lies Il
| the possibility of a certain portion OF The
| rank and file of the peoples party being
misled by so-called leaders. who. for rea
| of reason, are advising voters to rebe
i against the joint electoral tickets and pu
/ up separate electoral tickets. or to With
! hold their support from the joint electora
i tickets.
/ Some of the democrats of the revenue
stripe who are not yet weaned from the
flesh pots of Egypt, but are sticklers Of
/ regularity and are nominally supporters OF
/ Mr.. Bryan, while secretly and in every un
/ derhand way trying to accomplish MS de-
| feat, are advising against the joint cleo
| toral tickets, and, failing in this, they ad
| wise democrats to scratch peoples party
| electors and already a few so-cailed popu
| list 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 a 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 demo
| Gratis and populists, who are thus en-
| leagued, are doing just what the gold mer
| desire. 80.
| Therefore We appeal to every poDulist
| who may have been misled by such mis-
| taken or false pleas of pretended loyalty t.
| the peoples party, into refusing to sup
port such joint electoral tickets. to stoI
| and consider the results OF such conouc
and refuse to be Influenced by either mis-
| guided Or corrupt men.
There are but two sides in the confiic
that Is being waged in this country today
On the one side are the allied hosts o
monopolies, the money power, great trust
and railway corporations. who seek tn
enactment of laws to benefit them and I'm
| p1verish the people On the other side ar
! the farmers, 1aborers, merchants and al
others who produce wealth and bear tn
burden of taxation. The one represent
the wealthy and powerful classes, VIII
want the control of the government t
plunder the people. The other represent
the people, contending for equality befor
the law and the rights Of man. Betwee
these two there is middle ground.
The one and only hope of the republica
party to win In this campaign and taste
the gold standard upon the country is tn
corrupt use of an unlimited supply Q
money for bribery. corruption and intim
dation. The patriotic action of the pee
pies party In forming and supporting thes