Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-23
NORTH CAROLINA COALITION.
Republicans and Populists Will Probably
Come Together.
Democrats Divided Over the silver
9uestfon-Federal Affairs a Source
OF Dtscord-The Third Party.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RALEIGH. n. c.. Oct. 21.-There Is no
abatement in the warmth of the political
talk here, or of what may be termed the
divisions among democrats-divisionsw which
promise much danger to that party in the
state next year. The three chief causes of
trouble are the slowness of the Senate to
act on the silver bill; the action of Senator
Vance In antagonizing Simmons and Elias
the Presidents nominees for revenue COL
lectors In the two North Carolina districts
and the slowness in making removals of
republican Office holders and of rewarding
democratic workers.
The division of sentiment regarding the
non-action of the Senate on the silver bill
is certainly great. and feeling runs high
Bank people in the cities and towns ex-
press themselves as angry at the failure to
repeal. and say some very plain things
about Senator Vance's behavior in the mat
ter, as flying in the face of the true bust
ness interests of the country. On the other
hand. it is alleged by people who travel
much in the rural districts that nine-tenths
of the white voters side with Vance in his
views, and speak harshly of those who OPP
pose them. A bank man said today that
Vance had gone back on the men who had
in past years given him the real support
he needed.
All this difference Of opinion makes cap
ital for the smaller fry of politicians and
for all the populists. The latter are doing
all they can to deepen. the feeling and
widen any breach between democrats. AL
this initiates against democratic success
next year. Perhaps no man can be found
now who will say that the democrats will
not have to do all over again their work of
the last campaign, and that, in fact, their
task of winning success will not be even
harder than ii was then.
In the last campaign republicans and pop
uiists, had they unIteo, could have beaten
the democrats. An eAaminauon of the vote
shows this clearly. They did not then CO.
alesce. Next year they Will ON state Issues.
The popullsts will Oh these absorb the
republicans. The word has already been
passed along the line that republicans
ought to show their appreciation Oh populist
work ana workers, and that one way OF
manifesting this is to take populist news
papers. The circulation OF the latter or
gans among republicans is already SO large
that people not in the secret would not be-
lieve the rigures. The populist papers are
filled with abuse of democrats, and with de-
nunciations of President Cleveland ana his
policy. OF course there are some republi-
cans who cannot be made to cooperate
with the populists, but relatively the num-
Der is small. There is no effort to get pop
ulists and republicans together on national
issues. There they cannot agree, but the
republicans, who know that they cannot
carry the state. frankly say that they
would much prefer to see the popu1ists win
ners, their motto being anything to beat
the democrats"
There is never-ending comment on the
action of Senator Vance in attempting to
defeat the confirmation of Simmons and
Elias as collectors. Some time ago a leading
newspaper called on the democratic press
for comment on this matter. Some of the
papers do not hesitate to speak of Senator
Vance as traitor to his party. paper
published in the Piedmont section, in the
historic Alamance region, says editoriaIy:
1--WE have not had an opportunity to talk
with any of the editors, but, judging from
the way they refer to Senator Vance, many
are afraid of him. The press is certainly
the exponent of public opinion, and there
was never a more opportune time to speak
and write than now. We all have the
greatest respect for our Senator but when
he becomes an obstructionist and seeks to
wreck the party now in power for the graf
ification of personal grudge he ceases to
become a statesman and leader, and de-
serves all the criticism he gets from those
who are honest In the same It's a pretty
mess when Zebulon B. Vance. the great
North Carolina democrat, gets to work in
connection with the baby republican,
Thomas Settle, and Marion Butler, the
third party apostle. 20 defeat the confirma-
ton of worthy and trusted democrats ap-
pointed by a democratic President"
Some democrats say that il really seems
that the excess of strength has been a
costly gain to the party; that there is great
lack of harmony, and also of confidence in
the President. Some democratic papers
actually abuse the latter as If he were
republican. The organ of the Bsptists I'm
the state attacks Mr.. Cleveland editorially,
declares that his nomination was a mistake,
and that in future no President should be
elected to serve a second term. The Bap-
lists are the strongest denomination in the
state
Business has improved somewhat. but not
to the degree expected 1t is openly said
that the Senate's delay Is the cause OF
trouble. One result of this is that the SEN
tment is growing that the Senators should
be elected by the people.
The alliance men are spreading their doc
trines, in much more methodical way
than heretofore. They have divided the
state into eight districts and to each have
assigned lecturer, to present their polit-
zeal views. Their organs are filed with
letters which show that the unrest is even
greater than IL was even a year ago. 1t
happens that the alliance organs are in all
cases popuiist organs Also just as the alli-
ance officials are ardent populsts The two
in fact may be termed one and inseparable
AS to the last reason for discomfort, the
slowness in ousting republicans and putting
in democrats. there is much talk. Only the
district attorney and his assistant In this
district are democrats None of the re-
publican postmasters in the largest places
1t is said that the republican postmaster
here who Is particularly odious in a polit-
ical sense. because he has for years been
chief supervisor of elections. will in all like
lihood hold the Office until March next
This slowness in making removals is un-
questionably injuring the democratic party
and as to the cabinet no member of il is so
odious or SO much berated as Postmaster
General Bissell.
1t is alleged, and with much force, that
there will in all probability be more changes
in the personnel of the congressional dele
cation next election than in years
Mr.. j. Abner Harrell of this state appears
to feel quite confident that he will be ap-
pointed public printer of the United States
He has. he declares, the Endorsement of
over half the Senators and of sixty-seven
Representatives, and also thousands of sig
natures to petitions for his appointment
Henry G. Common has resigned as Judge of
the superior court for the third district and
Gov. Carr appoints as his successor Jacob
Battle, Congressman B. H. Bunn's law
nal