Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
APPEAL TO THE POPuilsTs.
To the Peoples PGrty UOterS of the
United Statss:

"Your national committee indulged
the hope Cha the patriotic acsicn OF
the peoples party in national Convsn-
ton in subordihating chs interests OF
party 20 the sCccscs OF Che Vita
issues involved in this campaign
would be met by equally unseldsh
devotion to 3 common interest en- the
part of the demoOrstiC party, end thsS
all the friends Of silver could present
solid front against the mlnions OF
greed by supporting one ticket, the
truly cooperative ticket Bryan and
Watson. But this hope being dlssap-
pointed, thers were but two courses
left, one of which must be adopted.
"First-To run o straight Bryan
and Watson electoral ticket in every
state, which, on account Of the failure
Of the democratic party 70 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 Mo
Kinley and the triumph of the gold
standard.
1T is true that the democratic party
would be responsible even to greater
extent than ourselves for such re-
suit, but to permit evil to triumph on
such grounds would convict us as
we'll as them of lack of patriotism
and narrow craftsmanship that would
deservedly forfeit to us the conf
dence of the American people. Re-
| member that two wrongs never make
, a right.
, "When our devotion to the welfare
D 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
J proven ourselves false TO our own
q teachings and repudiated our own
Q motto Of country first, and men and
r parties second. The brave enlighten-
ed voters who constitute the rank and
q file Of the peoples party are incapable
Of such base betrayal of their country
q as would result from division in the
: ranks of those opposing the machi-
D nations Of the confederRted money
o power of the two continents against
: the homes and liberties Of the Ameri-
= can people, and would repudiate any
}. action on the part Of their leaders op'
9 posed to united effort at this time, aa
they repudiated the old parties fol
o treachery 10 their interests.
q TO UNITE AGAINST M'KINLEY.
a "The other course left open to your
n committee that was consistent with
n the action Of the convention in nomi
d mating Mr.. Bryan was to do every
n thing in its power to unite the voters
10 Of the country against Mckinley, snC
to overcome the obstacles and EN-
barrsssments which, If the democratic
d party had put the cause first snt
). party second, I'VE would not have en-
W Countered. =
II "This could be accomplished onl.
r. by arranging for a division of tn
u electoral vote in every state possible
70 securing SO many electors for Bryal
and Watson and conceding SO man,
to Bryan andTSewall. At the open
ing of the campaign this, under tn
IN circumstances, Seemed the wises
ar course. for your committee, and it
" clearer today than ever that it wa
la the only safe and wise course if on
Ia votes were TO be cast and made etfeC
nv tive for the relief Of an oppressed an
is outraged people. Following this lin
ia OF policy your committee has arranG
oe cd electoral tickets In three-fourths {
40 the states and will do all in it's powt
TO make the same arrangements in
!, of the states.
a "By perfecting this arrangemen
"a and every sincere opponent Of Ii
=. gold standard giving loyal support
y. these joint electoral tickets, the PEI
ag pies party will not only secure in tt
a, electoral eollegeifor Bryan and Wa
I'd son. several times as many votes as v
ali codld have possibly secured By NAL
ii, ing q straight fight, but wewill secul
ke the dstsatot Mckinley and the gol
on'1 standard, which should now be I'll
as greatest desire of every citizen WI
q believes N the principlsssOE .trus d
ct fIiiSGracS Tss taught byi'Jsssrson, an
s'F0f trte repubIiCanisr1 ass represents
g. by Abraham Lincoln. ~ If 80