The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15

pretext or another to rebel against the
Joint electoral tickets. They either Sc
cured or will secure the services of every
! man that money can command to breed
dssensons and divisions. The danger
lies in the possibility Of certain portion
, Of the rank and file Of the peoples party
being mislcd 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 joint electoral ticket..
"Some of the democrats Of the revenue
stripe, who are not yet wcaned from
the flesh pots Of Egypt, but are sticklers
for regularity and are nominally sup
porting Mr.. Bryan while secretly and in
every underhanded way they are trying
to accomplish his defeat, are advising
the joint electoral tickets, and, failing in
this then advising democrats to scratch
the peoples party electors, and already
u few so-callcd populist leaders are adj
wishing the rank and file of our party to
strike back by refusing to support the
democratic electors on the joint electoral
tickets. This is a trap set by the gold
bugs who are rejoicing that n few honest
men have fallen into it. These rcpubli-
cans today are the only ones who buoy up
the hope of the republican managers and
democrats and populsts who are. thus
engaged in doing just what the gold men
desire. Therefore we appeal to every
pOpulist who may have been mised by
such mistaken or false pleas of intended
loyalty to the peoples party into refusing
| support 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.
''Thcrc are but two sides in the con
ilict that is being wagcd in this country
today. On the one side are the allied
hosts Of monopolics, the money power,
great rusts and railway corporations, who
seek the enactment of laws to benefit
them and impovcrish the people. On
the other side are the farmers, laborers,
merchants and all others who produce
wealth and bear the burden of the gov
eminent. The one represents the
wealthy and powerful classes who want
the control of the government TO plumber
the people. The other represents the
people contcnding 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 an unlimited supply
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
shattered that hope. Already they are
alarmed ut the impOtency of Doodle
campaign when all of the great moral
forces Of the people are solidly united
in defence of the American institutions.
| The revulsion of American people against
this Doodle campaign has, during the last
ten years, so united that victory is now
assured. The peoples party made this
revolution possible. Let every man do
| his duty and fail not Let our boast be
| that we are American citizens and that
American citizens are more than parti-
sans. This done, the cohorts of domes-
tic and foreign greed will be driven
from our legislative council and the
domination of American institutions; this
done and the betrayed republic will be
redeemed and American prosperity re-
stored. The men and the party that
achieve such grand and patriotic results
in this crisis will be the men and the
party of the future. 1t has been left to
the peoples party and the silver republic
cans to make the party sacrifice and to
do the patriotic work necessary to ac-
complsh this result. The peoples party
must do it, for no other party but the
peoples party will do it. Therefore. the
peoples party will he the party of the
future. The American people will rccog-
nizc it rs the agency that saved the day
when their interests were at stake: the
American people will rally around its
banner rs the party to contend against
the enemy of good government in the
future. Every man to his post and the
victory is won.
(Signcd
MARION BUTLER. Chairman.
-. II. SOVEREIGN.
III w. REED.
GEORGE II. WASHBURN.
JOHN w. PRUDENTIAL.
IN. {. RANKIN.
&c. +. TAYLOR.
-. NJ. EDGERTON. Secretary"
The members of the committee ad
mttcd after the meeting that this state
ment is in the nature of rebuke to
Thomas Watson, who has been called on
by populists to keep in the middle of the
road without paying attention to either
of the other parties.
Early in the afternoon Senator Marion
Butler said that Mr.. Watson would re-
main on the ticket and that his removal
had not been discussed.
4 different story was given out after
the meeting. when it was said that Mr..
Watson had been the chief subject of
discussion during the day.
Senator Butler said to an Associated
Press reporter after the meeting:
I'VE are we'll pleased with the result
and have no doubt it will bring more
voters to our ticket than we would have
received under other circumstances. The
committee was unanimous in supporting
the statement we have issued.
1T is not slap ut Watson in any way
and it is not considered by the members
of the committee in that way
TRUE BILLS FOR MURDER.
Houston. Tex. Oct. 13.-(Special.)-
The grand jury has found true bills for
murder against Mrs. NJ. II. Lewis, DR..
II. Il. Thrash and Charles Fisher in con-
nection with the death of Lille Jarvis,
which occurred here n couple of weeks
ago. They were out on bond and were
rearrestcd and have asked for 4 habeas
corpus hearing. which will be given them
tomorrow.