The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-14
A REBUKE TO TOM WATSON.
No Middle of the Road Business to
Be Tolerated.
MUST FUSE WITH THE DEMOCRATS
Defeat of McKinieytsm. Trusts and the
Gold Standard the Main Issues In
voived-Stand by Bryan.

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members were present with the exception of
john +. Doree OF California. After hearing
reports from members present and especial
ls from II W. Reed. of Georgia. who
spent several days with Thomas Il. Wat
son. the committee decided to issue the
following manifesto:
Chicago. October 13-To tho people;
raIty voters of the United States:
Your National committee INDUCED hope
that the patriotic action of the peoples
party in National convention, In subordi-
mating the interests of party to the sue
cess of the vital issues involved In the
| CT mpaign, wolld be met by equally unsei-
ISL devotion to a common interest on Che
part OF The democratic party, and that all
the friends of silver could present a solid
front against the millions OF greed by sup
porting one ticket, the tIuly cooperative
ticket. Bryan and Watson. But this hope
being disappointed. there We're but two
courses left: one of which must be adopt
cd.
First. to run a straight Bryan and Wat
son electoral ticket In every State which
on account of failure OF the democratic
party to support this ticket would have Of
fected the same result In this campaign
| that would have followed the nomination of
IL straight populist ticket at ST. Louis,
| namely. the election OF Mckinley aud the
triumph of the gold standard
| 1t is true tLGt the democratic party
would be responsible even to a greater
| extent than ourselves for such a result,
but 10 permit evil TO triumph on such
! grounds would convict us as well as them
! pf N ism
tisanship that would dcsoryedly forfeit TO
us the confidence OF the American People.
| Remember that two wrongs never make
| right.
When our devotion To the welfare % The
people falters because of any .alure on the
part of the democratic party cr aly other
party. then indeed Will We nave lowered
| our standard and proven ourselves false
to our own teachings and iepuddted cur
| own motto of country first and I1en and
parties second The brave. enlightened
voters whoc onsttute the rank and file
of the peoples party are inca. lahe Of such
base betrayal Of their county us would
result from division in the ranks OF
those opposing the machlnati0n Of The coz
federated money power OF two Continents
| against the homes and li5er'i3s ~ the
| American people and would rrpudl,c any
action on the part OF the leaders opposed
to united effort at this time thoy re
pudiated the old parties for trcaclcry to
their interests.
The other course left open to your com
mittee that was consistent with the action
OF the convention in nominating Mr..
Bryan was to do everything IN its ROVER
to unite the voters OF the country against
Mckinley and to overcome thn obs;a ips
and ombarrassments which II the demo-
cratic party had put the cause first and
party second, we would not have cnc0un-
tered. This can be accomplished Ivy ar
ranging for a division of the electoral vote
IN every possible STATE, securing so taHny
electors for Bryan ard Watson and CON
ceding so many to Bryan and Sewtll At
the opening of the campaign under the cir
cumstances II seemed the wisest course for
your committee and II is clearer today than
ever that it must only be safe and wise
course If votes were to be cast aud mad /,
effective for the relief Of an oppressed and
outraged people.
| Following his line of policy your com
mittoe has arranged electoral tickets in
three-fourths OF the States and viii do all
in its power to make the same arrange
ment in all of the States By perfect ipl.
this arrangement, and every sincere Open
ent OF the gold standard giving loyal sun
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 could
have possibly secured by making a siraisAl
fight, but we Will secure the defeat of " r-
kinley and the gold standard which should
now he the greatest desire of every citi-
zen who believes In the principles Of true
democracy taught by jefferson and of
true repuhllcanism represented by
| Abraham Lincoln.
BY this arrangement we can unite
large majority OF the voters Of America on
our Joint electoral ticket Therefore the
only hope Of the mon,v power and trusts
is to diclde and conquer.
The republican managers and the gold
democratic allies realize this and are put
ting forth every effort To accomplish this
END They have had their cmlssaries on
| hand everywhere, trying to prevent joint
| electoral tickets being arranged. Failing In
| this, they try 10 find populists and silver
| democrats who can be induced on one pre-
| text or another 20 rebel against tho joint
| electoral tickets. They have either Sc
| cured or Will secure the services Of
men that money can command e., breed
| dissensious and divisions. The danger lies
in the possibility OF a certain portion OF
! the rank and file Of the peoples party be
| ing mislcd by so-called leaders who. for
reasons best known to themselves, or for
| want of reason, are advising voters TO re-
| bel against the joint electoral tickets aud
| put up separate electoral tickets or to
withhold their support from the joint cleo
| tora tickets.
| Some OF the democrats II The revenue
| stripe. who are not set weaTrI from The
fleshpots of Egypt, but are stick.ers Tor
| regularity and are NORMALLY supporting
| Mr. Bryan. while Sec'a ~ ami In tVely
| uGderhandod way are trying 10 accomp 'sh
his defeat are advising against the joint
electoral tickets, and failing in this. hon
| advising DEMOCRATS to !c.i-;h peoples par
| ty electors and already few so-callc1
popuiist leaders are advising the rank aud
| nle of our party to strike back by refusing
| to support the democratic electors or the
| Joint electoral tickets. This is a Trap set
| by the goldbugs, wh1 are rejoicing that
| few honest men have fallen into Il These
| republicans today are Tho only ones who
buoy up the hope Of ne repub ucan man
| ayers. and democrats md populsia who
| are thus engaged az doing Just what the
| gold men desire. The fore. We appeal IA
every populist who may have been msi'!
| By such mistaken or .alsc pleas Of intended
| loyalty to the peoples party M re-
fusine support 10 such Joint electoral
tickets, TO stop and and consider the results
| Of such conduct and refuse 70 be- influenced
| by either misguided OF corrupt men.
| There are but two sides m the conflict
| II