The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-22
"WHY NOT HARMONIC 2"

"WHY NOT Harmonic ?"
The political situation will soon be
the all-absorbing topic of discussion.
Much depends on the results of this
years campaign. There are just two
possible results, one of which is GER
tain, but no man living can now tell
which it will be. But either the
Democrats and the Populists must
unite and put their full strength
together or the Republican party will
sweep into power.
Already the Republicans are bid
ding for fusion with the populiots.
The Republicans know that the Pop
ulists cannot elect their men on any
ticket, and they know also that they
(the Republicans) will have an up
hill work to fight against the Demo
cratic and Populist parties, such up
hill business that they must have
help or the fight will be very close.
However, we believe that if the
Democrats and Populists continue to
pull apart, the Republicans will take
the field. There is no other rational
view to take.
With this before Us, can not some
thing be done to harmonic the Dem
ocrats and the Populists: viii not
those who have left the Democratic
party be willing to drop whatever of
their demands that are not practical
BILE and available, and will not the
Democratic party make such conces-
sions as are right: And cannot the
matter thus be adjusted?
The Democrat sees no other way to
escape Republican rule. Unless this
harmony is restored and maintained
the Republican party will be our po-
litical masters after the next cleo
tons. Who in the Democratic party
and who among the Populists will
take the initiatory steps to bring
about this harmony: He who does
it will be a benefactor to thousands,
and he who discourages it will be
recreant to his duty as a citizen, ac-
eording to our view. Let us have
this harmony, and let the work be
commenced and that right soon.-
Scotland Neck Democrat.
While we do not see our way to
acquiesce in all that our contempo-
rary says, yet We wish to say that the
above is the most sensible thing we
have seen from any Democratic pa
per. The Peoples party would like
to see harmony among the voters of
the State who endorse its essential
principles, but TaE CAUCASIAN
! doubts if it is best for the success Of
those principles for the party to fuse
with either of the old parties, unless
it is fusion, not Tor Office, but
purely on principle. A fusion with
either side simply for the sake of the
spoils of office would be all "unholy
alliance" and would mean the sacri-
| flee of the great principles Of good
government for which the Peoples
party stands. Those men in the
Democratic party who endorse the
essential principles of the Peoples
party can harmonic with us if they
are willing to stand By those princi-
Piles in National as we'll as State
elections,-if they have decided not
to again help to elect q National sd-
ministration that is opposed to every
thing that the people in the State
believe in and want. In short we
are ready to Join with that class of
men in the South who last election
voted for New England plutocracy,
but who now are ready to join hands
with the great West without regard
10 party name, in a fight for in
dustriaI freedom against New Eug-
land and foreign domination. If
| The Scotland Neck Democrat is
ready to take this position, then THE
CAUCASIAN is ready to extend its
hand. Or if L he Democrat can't de-
eide on that question before 1896,
then is it willing to join with the
Peoples party this year in fight
against the machine of both old
parties for an honest election law
and different election methods? If
SO we are willing to join with them
in such fight. But our contempt
rary has been driven into one error
by its fears. If it thinks that either
the Democratic or Republican party
can beat the Peoples party this year,
it is badly off its base. We could
give both of them combined a pretty
tough fight.
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