The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-11-02
WITH THE OLD PARTY.
A Peoples Party Man Who Refuses
90 be Led by OfIice-Seekers.

90 be Led by Ohice-Seekers.
Cor. State Chronicle
As | have been a strong advocate of
the peoples party in my town and vieini-
ty, | wish to say that I thought it was
money psnic relief; thought there was
something the matter with the demo
cratic party aud that our representatives.
were not doing their duty. first looked
to our county government and found it
good, so | said to my people party
friends: eve have nothing to gain by
electing the peoples party in Wake
county, but too much to risk" My
peoples party friends agreed with me
that We could not hope to better our
county government, so it would be the
height of folly to vote the peoples party
ticket and gain nothing, so let us vote
for what we fad to be the best, the
democratic ticket
| then looked to our state government.
found that good and very good. The
peoples party say it is good enough since
the democrats have had it in control.
We all gree thai it was not good enough
when the republicans were in power.
Then the democratic party has proved
worthy of our support. and we cannot
afford to go further without thinking
what is to be gained. We fad nothing
better for the people, then we are not
wise in voting for the peoples party in
the state. We must agree that we are
anxious for more money. and have been
led by office seekers to hasty action SO
we thea believe the democratic party is
the party for US in the state. Our peoples
party leaders then say our demands are
natural and we must fight naturally for
relief. They say we have been votn g
for the democratic party for twenty
five years aud they promise something,
but they do not carry it out.
Now my friends. we thought they were
not doing their duty, so when we com
menced Investigating. We find, to our sur
prise, so much they had done. We fiud
nearly half of the money in circulation
was put there and kept there by the
grand old democratic party. We find
that they carried several bills through
congress in the interest of the laborin 9
classes and they all died in republican
senate, SO we find what they would do, il
they had the power Now shall We fol
low the peoples party to our run, ol
shall we come back to the folds OF dem
ocracy! say, my friends, that we can
not longer be led by party that has
| fused with the republican party to de
feat the noble principles of a part.
that we have stood shoulder to should
to honor see the republicans sending
out their men to post the colored men t
vote for Harrison and Reid. | said &
them. that they had promised to vote 70
| Weaver, which they did not deny. The
| asked them who they were going t
vote for and they did not want to say
and I told them that thev could not al
ford 10 lie to me and to tell me the truth
As they ali knew me and knew me to b
a gentleman they gave me to understan
that they We're no Weaver men aud al
sured me further that they were only wit
the peoples party to defeat the DEM
cratic party for the success of the repul
licans. Now are We democrats or repul
licans? These things considered. l se'
cred my connection with the people
party and have returned to my first iov
the democratic party, with several of n
friends. We again feel assured that v
arc III the right road
John G UTLEY, Ex Mayor.
Holly Springs, n c., Nov. l.