Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-10-17
.REBUKE TO Mr.. WATSON
RIGGING ADDRESS FROM THE pG3s-
ILIsT COaiEgFG"EEE1.
Believe That Victory Us Assured
PoDuEists Do Their Duty and
Fail Not.

Georgia. who SpeIt several days y Il
Thomas r. Watson. the cCnlatirtet. W.
C. cGeG TO issue thu. following manifesto: :
TO the iNeoy ~ PARTY Of III. i-nteI
States: Your national committee inlu.
he hope that the patr- ot.c action Of t2le
peoples patty III national convention ID
saborltinat.ng tha interests OF parry 10
the success Of the vital issue involved in
,hs camD& III vrou i BE met by etial u
gnseItish a .otion to a common Interest
on the part Of The democratic party, ana
,Eat al thl friends of 4 ver saoa 1 ",
aent 4 soI-l' front against the rn.nions Of
reed i,y Il! jporting one ticket, that tralg-
600, rat u. ticl,,.-F5ryan 4ad Watzoa.
Gut this h..oe haing disappointed, th4l.
were but tE:o courses left one Cf WGieh
must be al9Dtea:
FIRST, t. run a stra ght Bryan ana
Watson electoral ticket in every s13.e,
|4.ch, on account Of The failure WI tIe
democratic party to support this 1,c.zas.
tou-d have effected the same rssu.t II
mis- campa IN that would have 70 lo.,a 1
he nomin ,.on Of 4 straight p4"u ae
.cket AT s. Louis. namely. the election
n McH-Elos ana the lr.umEA yI taa gG q
standard. ] is true the democratic D4ray
"oald be responsible even TO a 2rattr rE
Ntent than ourselves. for such u 1l4tl.e
BUT 70 pei..ltt evil to triumph on suen
grounds would convict us as weN as
nam. Of q acl, OF PATRIOTISM anl Il n..-
ov parais.l15h!p that won 4 5le-erv,.l3I>-
lorfe.t to u: the confidence of thu Amer
can people.
"HeT1eIlhsr that Two wrongs ncvas
make 4 right. when our devotion ro tbe
Aetfare OF The people faIters because iii
any failure Oh the part OF the democratic
Or any oth~r party, then .nIeeI m:i yye
aaEa lowered our standard and proved
ourselves f:.se 10 cur own teachings. ana
reDtldiatei eur own motto IF country
i'm and III and party second Rvara.
Enlightened voters. Who constitute Ihs.
rank ana Ill 0f the peoples narlr. trf f,f-
-auable Of aucFl a base betrayal oil their
ou8try IL YOU q result from afgi+ 1n in
nc ranEs @f those OPPOSING WV. tra,tY
iaton Of ne confederatei nenay a1v.ar-
VI The two continents. ag,.,i..r tT2a -,,3 i.
ma liberties OF ihs. American ,}eo.,. u. ayl
would rc5l tate uny action on the mari
VI their Y iars onposeG u united afSart
hid this ttln as fhay rfTt1atafa1 t+a II
parties for .}le.r treachcry to flaf1 ftir.~-
4st.
G77c Other Course,
The 0thar course left oDen 10 y1ur
omm:ttae CHAT WA consistent WITH tI,a
elton Of the convention in narninq+.t4r
AIr. Bryan vas 10 do evervthfna. in then.
power 10 iaui1e the votes 3f the .,ffnrry-
a@4inst NJ ii nHey. and tn of.arra,r,a tsse
Dds. 5tt'LtS pNlD.i SSlslt-Hr which
ehe .Iemorrtt.c partv bad nur t5a t.,r,s.
ti1.t and party second NO wo,1.l n-- h..s....
n.oj!nt5Isl;. This cortlli H. acao-42nrisr,s.,
9n-y ~ ar.lnesna fo,. j Iiy,..@o3 Nv -,a
a .actoraI wore i'm 4y4rx, s.l4a ao.ail o ..-
.I.rfns, u ,,,anv .4ra,tor. r,,. Tsr,,,., ,,,1
Ef-utson 3ra aat,..1.,,r IA r,,.,,t. Al rs..,.....
md Sewat1. At fl}a o-,nn-r}a. ~ tho .5,,-
1a..sn th;< under tha o-.cl1,nst,,,ce:
TN, 5r;sa.+ no,,,,., t
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I, II u -lis '- l-'@ -1a
- - ~ 60 ~ - 'AeI 'o ii!-lNG i4
~ aIflli-e!n7tls ill an Oh the s.2lg5 5.
- 'ti5a i1ia II, Hi. lii"ia' af& E"tz
'3t''itei!' - ~ 80" "l"ii1.if.t
2 ~ 81 9u!}s'otl ~ 'lle7e jo.hl 3.o2-
H. - ti1Net7' IT. peo}te P5fLy Will ho
5lA3 seizure 10 the e-Fct9Eal 60 leSe io:
N 5f'l "iAr Y .alSoh 9eFeF'ss ti1i!'9 aS many
ott3 ~ " EOisd Ilttt Dp$SiD secured
2y making q straight tiSht, bit we W.T.
s@Ife 1he defeat of Mcf>ihey ana tA
SO q standard, winch shou now ba tan
.fe"'esl desire OF every citizen who be
itNe9 ~ the pf-hcI['ieS OF true mo 'Tt@E
II LauS'nL Ny Je4iefsoh ana of rue FepuEf-
-eahl51h Us represented by Abraham LIN
'oth.
~, THIS arrangement We can unite E
ta&Sa majority ot the voters Of Ameri2a
~ OFT JOlnt eectoraI tickets, therefore.
II" only nope Of the money power ana
trusts IS to divide and conquer. Che ~
DlDLlean managers and their go 4 l-rn3-
'fatic allies realize this, and are putting
forth every effort to accomplish this cnl.
ih9E aaFe had Their emissarieS on naml
everywhere trying to prevent Joint e'oc-
tofaI tickets from being arranged Fa.1-
ms in tbs, they try to find popuis and
silver democrats who can be induced 1l
one prete2t or another to rebel against
the Iolnt electoral tickets. They have sa-
urea, or WEI secure, the services Of wv
rE man that money can command t0
breed diS&enSiOnS.
''The danger lies in the possibility OF
certain portions 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 with
hold their support from the joint cleo
tOral tickets. Some sound democrats If