The state chronicle., 1892-11-01
THE PURCHASE OF THE PRESI-
nENCY.


am and Wayne MacVeagh, who have
heretofore been republicans, but who
have recently avowed their purpose to
vote for Cleveland, declare that the I'M
portant issue involved in the present
political struggle is whether the Presi-
dency can be bought. 1t is universally
conceded that the only chance Harrison
has of election is based upon the corrupt |
use of the money now IN the HANDS OF
the republican national committee, con-
tributed by manufacturers who are pro
tected bv the present tariff laws and who
are willing to purchase continued pro-
lection
This money is used in the Northern
States in the purchase of voters either to
stay away from the polls or vote the re-
publican ticket. In the South 1t is
being used to perfect an alliance between
the third party and the republican party
La North Carolina il is being used to
manipulate a combination by which a
sufficient number of voters, heretofore
democrats. will vote for the third party
electoral ticket TO insure the election OF
the republican electoral ticket. In plain
English, the third party leaders have
undertaken to induce the men whom
they are deceiving with the promise that
Weaver will be elected, to vote the third
party ticket, not for the purpose of
eliciting that ticket, because they know
that is an improbibility. but for the pur
pose of so reducing the democratic vote
in North Carolina that the republican
t electoral ticket will carry the State.
That is the fool combination. And it
is the same combination that has been
) detected and denounced in Alabama
and Tennessee. These are the thre,
] Southern States which the republican ma
= tional committee has contracted to pur-
chase, and which the third arty lead
/ ers has contracted 20 deliver to Harri-
son.
G The money which is now in the hand
, Of the managers of the third party and
t the republican party in this State, and
which is being used to carry into effect
the infamous contract by bribery ana
purchase and Influence" comes from
: the same source. the treasury Of the re
T publican national committee 1t is giv-
: en- by men who know its power. and who
: are wilhn- 70 give it to buy the Presi
h dency
t The question is, can the men Of North
Carolina DC bought! Can enough Of tpe
n rank and file of the people of this State
n be purchased to enable the third party
:. leaders to carry out their Infamous con
r tract to deliver the vote Of this State TO
?, Harrison
IT There are honest men in the State who
lie are now acting with this third party, who
ought not to aid in this shameful en-
h deavor. They would not if they be-
l. lieved it to be true. We tell them that
the evidence, daily printed in the public
ly press, is of such convincing nature that
ct no reasonable man can doubt the truth
is of tie allegation. If they do not be
y, lieve it. it is because they wilfully shut
at their eyes and say they can not see
is There are men in many counties in North
ty Carolina, who if they believed what VI
ne say about this combination would 90 te
of the stake before they would aid in it,
en- consummstion. Some Of these men liv,
II. in Wake county and are now acting Will
n the third party. We have in mind on
at in the southwestern section Of the county
of two in the southern, one in the wester,
and one in the eastern. They are me,
of character and intelligence. We d.
~ not believe they can be purchased an,
~ yet it is hard to understand the influeu
ces that move them. In the event. whic
as we are glad to say is not probable tha
ls- North Carolina shall give her vote I
an Harrison by reason of the success of th
ne base combination we have mentioned n
~, man, who being democrat heretofo,
assisted to bring about the results wi
ie ever be able to clear his name and cha
his acter, from the stencil of treason to n
ri State and people which will rest ups1
a him forever.
'n lHE presence Of Quay at repubica
III headquarters In New York mesys an
'"o other campaign on lines of .'blecks Q
>" flve' 1t is now given out that Quay an
ny David Martin mean to buy enough State
~ 10 elect Harrison or bankrupt he reput
M lican campaign treasury in tie attempt