The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-03-01
HUSSEY, THE RENEGADE
GENER Az AGENT OF THE REPUR-
LICANS AND POPULISIS.
cratic Party During tho Cam
paign-A Dangerous Man.


paign-A Dangerous Man.
From the North CaraIinan.l
The link that connects the Republi-
can and Popuiist parties in North
Carolina and the general agent of IL e
two parties at the National Capital is
John b. Hussey, who writes weekly
letters to the Goldsboro Caucasian
and the Winston Republican, thus
bringing the two parties into closest
harmony and agreement.
But nobody who knows anything
about Hussey and his record will pay
any attention to the canardS which he
is cow sending out from Washington.
His record in this State and at the
Capital is oneof bad faith, broken con-
fldence and political depreciation, to
tiOnS in which he is said to have been
engaged. a spy Of the Rep lblican
National Executive Committee, he
came into the State in August, 1892,
and succeeded for d short while in
gaining, to limited extent, the con-
fidence Of the Democratic Executive
Committee. His double dealing, how
ever, was soon discovered and he was
notified that he must leave the State
OF ehDcSuTS Noulu 4O1iON. IiC CIOSc
the former alternative. Since that
time he has resi- ded in Washington.
Besides the many acts of bad faith
and political meanness which he COM
nIitted as he followed hIr. Glenn
around the campaign, pretending open
ly to be d Democrat, but secretly do
ing all in his power to defeat and dis
organize the Democratic party, he had
an agreement with the Republican
party TO hand the State over to them
at the election
John 3. Hussey went to New York
during the last campaign and on
Friday, October Il, was introduced by
Tom Cavanaugh, Deputy SeFgeant-at-
Arms OF the National Republican
Executive Committee, to Joe Manly,
of Maine, who at that time had
charge of the work of the committee.
He came to make proposition to the
committee that for $25 600 he was au-
thCrlZed by the representatives of the
Republican and POpuliSt parties to
guarantee that North Carolina's vote
would be cast for the Republican
electoral ticket and the Populist con-
gresSi0nal ticket. He said he was au-
thoriZed by the leaders of both these
parties to make this proposition, and
said that he and they were abundant
ly able with shat amount OF money to
guarantee the fulfillment of the prop
OSitiOn.
Shortly after the campaign Mr., Hus-
sey was given d position in the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE for efficient
work done for the Republican party
during the campaign" His influence
was Hon. Charles Foster, Secretary of
the Treasury. 1t is generally suppos-
ed that the influence Of Mr.. Foster
was secured by the influence Of Tom
Settle, candidate for Congress from
the Fifth District of North Carolina.
He did not hold the position long, but
one or more Of his children hold po-
sitiOns now, secured by Republican
influence, in the Government Print
ing Office.
Thus the Republican and Popu:ist
parties SO closely allied in every res
pect are employing the same man to
write their Washington news-and be
a political renegade at that. This is
one element of the coalition of these
two political organizations which is
sure TO come later in the campaign.
The man who, pretending to be d
Democrat, will sell out to the Repub-
lican and Populst parties viii in turn
sell them out if sufficient cOnsidera-
tion is offered. No such man can be
trusted.