Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-16
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Democrats Divided ON xer-Repubs
itcans and Populists May Combtss

Democrats Divided on u.er-Rcpabs
itcans and Populists May Combtse
Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.
RALEIGH. n. c.. September L. lkss
There has been within the past two weeks
more talk in this state regarding politics
than in six months previously. There are.
to speak plainly. two sides among the
democrats, one side espousing the views OF
President Cleveland and the other those Of
Senator Vance
Inc factions In the state have come % BE-
regarded as the conditional repeal men"
VINO Hollow the Vance lead, and the "un-
CONDITIONAL repeal advocates. who follow
oleVeiand- OF course repeal means OF
'he sherman silver purchase law. which il
now the only thing discussed here.
secretary OF State Coke is very plain In
ms language regarding the repeal matter
He says that the people of this state are
opposed TO the repeal Internationally but
taNor repeal with a substitute law giving
, &c eolaee- he adds. And II they can
not get free coinage they must have stats
banks or a revolution"
Senator Vance has. by the publication OF
a a, eoSple OF letters. and by his speech in
tue senate the other day. swept aside the
pcpuist leaders. and has become the man
OF the hour with that party
But the leading alliance organ, which An
ans, one on the leaders of populist thought
1T cannot be said that Senator Vsncs
is counting the alliance for future faVor.
~nen ne works 30 heroically for one OF our
, na demands. He has always been That
way. Neitner can We be accused of trying
70 capture him by commencing his CON-
quot Tor he is right with us now on fbts
measure. ana SO long as he votes and talks
IIsnt there ls no necessity for making a
capture. Vance. Vest, Allen, and Peter
nave voted the same way in every Vots
.hat mas been taken I'm the Senate n
aoesn matter whether they call them
selves democrats or populists just now"
Inc supporters OF unconditional renear
are certainly very earnest. They say that
they represent the business public Uoon
en- in.e,vew with business men in this city
ior instance majority certainly we're
Iouho 10 FAVOR unconditional repeal but n
was not as large as one would nave
thought: basing the idea upon the state
fnent often made that business men we're
ali OF that mind OF twenty-thrxe disetnct-
commercial men who were oueetleo-
ed. nfteen favored unconditional repeal
while eight said they supported conditional
bank men are not Included
Talk Of Fusion.
There IL talk OF a combination of the
populists and republicans in the state 20,
next years campaign The road for thss n
now being paved That is admitted. The
stars correspondent today talked with a
leading republican. who is an office-holder.
said: Republicans In North Carolina are
saying very little now. Their party and fhe
populsts are against the democrats haye
these two parties are too far apart 20 see
together on national issues I believe thew
VIII DO 30 on state issues. Both these lar
Ties are united In the desire 10 repeal fbs
present county government law Gov which
the legislature elects the magistrates ana
the latter choose the county Commission
ers), ana also desire to secure a revision az
ene present county government law or Che
construction OF It. You ask the view fhs
NORTH Carolina republicans have rersfd-
ing the silver question. Views are diverse.
We DO not want silver mace a legal ten
DER Tor over SIS. The sherman law An
thousnt TO nave served its term of useful
ness. ana ought 70 be repealed. The whsle
panic was fictitious; created by the
banks TO secure the repeal of the lsv
There is no politics In the question"
The commissioner Of agriculture an ar
cent democrat who has had exceptional Op-
portunlties for weeks past of ascertaintna
the opinions OF the people "a the countSsr.
was interviewed and said: The people "A
North Carolina favor q silver curren0y
They have no love for the Sherman set.
put they want a law which authorizes tbs
The state business agent ana the sece--
tary OF the farmers alliance said that they
opposed the repeal as they believed AZ would
be the destruction OF silver unless the lst-
Ter Is restored to the old ratio Of ls 70 L
They then declared that by repeal the
prosperity Of the country would be doAmsd.
as agricultural products would -continas
low, and mortgages would be foreclosed an
the farmers and others. and I'm favor of
those for whose benent the repeal would
The wish for ratio Of ls to 1 is evident,y
quite general among the poT,ulists as web
N among . large faction OF the demo
Gratis.