The Irish standard., 1896-10-17
a MOST SENSIBLE APPEAL
The Popullsts Issue An Address Which
Cannot Fai, to Have Due
u Weight.
DIVISION a TRICK OF TIE ENEMY
By Standing Solidly Together Demo
Gratis and Popuiists Can Sweep
the Field.

Chicago, Oct. ia meellHS OIL tAe GA
ecutive committee of the Popuilst party
was held at the Sherman House yester'
day. All members were present Witn the
exception Of John S. Dore OF Calltornla
After hearing reports from members
present. and especially from Fl. w. Reec
of Georgia, who spent several days WITH
Thomas F.; Watson, the committee de-
cided to issue the following manllesto:
To the Peoples Party Voters OF the
United States: Your national committee
INDUCED the hope that the patrlotic &C
ton Of the Peoples party in national con,
ve1ition Misunderstanding the interests OF
party to the success Of the vital issues
involved in this campaign would De mel
by equally unself1sh devotion to com
mon interest on the part OF the Demo
cratic party, and that all friends OF silver
could present a solid front against ens
miYions Of greed by supporting one
ticket the truly cooperative ticket
Bryan and Watson. But this nope being
disappointed there were but two courses
left, one Of which must be adopted.
First-To run straight Bryan and
Watson electoral ticket in every state
which, on account of the failure Of ths
would have affected the same result In
this campaign that would have followed
the nomination Of q straight Populist
ticket at St. Louis, namely, the election
of Mckinley and the triumph OF the gold
standard.
sit is true that the Democratic party
would be responsible even to greater
extent than ourselves for such result
but to permit evil to triumph on such
grounds would convict US as well as
them Of lack of patriotism and mar
row partisanship that would deservedly
forfeit to us the condition of the Amerl-
can people. Remember that two wrongs
never make a 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 nave
lowered our standard and proven our
selves false to our teachings and re.
pudiated our own motto, of country hrst
and men and party second. The brave
enlightened voters who constitute the
rank and file Of the Peoples party are
incapable of such base betrayal Of THEM
country as would result from division
in the ranks of those opposing the machi-
nation 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 part
of their leaders opposed to united EFFORT
at this time as they repudiated the old
parties for treachery to their interests.
1.-THE other course left open to your
committee was that consistent with the
action of the convention in nominating
Mr.. Bryan was to dc everything in its
power to unite the voters OF the country
against Mckinley and to overcome the
obstacles and embarrassments 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 division Of the electoral
vote in every state possible, securing SO
M a1nfrfOrc for Rrvqn and Watson and
co11ceding so many to Bryan and Sewall.
At the opening of the campaign this,
under the circumstances seemed the W1sest
course for your committe and it is clearer
today than ever that 1t was the. only safe
and wise course If our votes were: to be
cast and made effective for the relief of an
oppressed and outraged people.
Following this line of policy your COM
nittee has arranged electoral tickets in
three-fourths of the states and will do all
in it's power to make the same arrange
ment in all of the states
BY perfecting this arrangement and
every sincere opponent of the gold stand
electoral tickets, the Peoples party will
not only secure in the electoral college for
Bryan and Watson several times as many
votes as we could have possibly secured
by making straight fight, but will Sc
cure the defeat Of Mckinley and the gold
Sldnu3fu, WHICH, io" NC Tic 8icdL-
est desire Of every citizen who believes
in the principles Of true Democracy, as
taught by Jefferson, and Of true Repub-
licanism, as represented by Abraham Lin
coin
BY this arrangement we can unite a
large majority Of the voters Of America
on our Joint electoral tickets. Therefore
the only hope of the money power and
trusts Is to divide and conquer. The re-
publican managers and their gold Demo
craticallies realize this and are putting
forth every effort to accomplish this end
They have had their ernissaries on hand
everywhere trying to prevent joint cleo
toral tickets from being arranged-failine
In this they try to find Populists and sill
yer Democrats who can be- induced, on
one pretext or another, to rebel against
the joint electoral tickets. They either
have secured or will secure the services
Of every man that money can command
to breed dissensions and divisions. The
danger lies in the possibility of certain
portion of the rank and file Of the Peo-
pies party being misled by so-called lead
ers, who, for reasons best known to them
selves or for want of reason are advising
voters to rebel against the joint electoral
tickets and put up separate electoral tick
cts. or to withhold their support from the
joint electoral tickets.
Some Of the Democrats Of the revenue
stripe, who are not yet weaned from the
flesh pots Of Egypt, but are sttcklers for
regularity. and are nominally supporting
Mr.. Bryan while secretly and In every
undetermined way are trying to accom-
plish his defeat, are advising against the
joint electoral tickets, and falling in this,
they advise Democrats to scratch Peoples
party electors and already a few so-cailed
Populist leaders are advising the rank ana
file Of our party to strike back by refus-
ing to support the Democrat electors on
the Joint electoral tickets. This Is trap
set by stt1e gold bugs who are rejoicing
that a few honest men have nallen into it.
These reports today are the only ones that
buoy up the hopes Of the Republican man
ayers, and the Democrats and Populists
who are thus engaged are doing just what
the gold men most DESIRE Therefore, we
appeal to every Populist who may have
heer rnisled by such mistaken OF false