The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-26

Spier Whitaker was the only man who |
had his hair parted in the middle He /
was probably chosen as the chairman Of /
the committee ON resolutions because he I
was shown to be a good hair-splitter.
Editor J L. Ramsey, of the Progres !
sive Farmer said: 1T was a very nice
convention, and was certainly consist /
emit l can say this as a non partisan. /
1t will only bring a few more Democrats /
into the grand new partY-the party of
good politics." BY which this eminent |
wag meant the Peoples party.
Senator MeWborne: "TO be honest, !
had no confidence in the meeting from
the first and, therefore, took no hand.
knew | was going to keep in the middle
lists would, and | came mainly to see
Thomas Jarvis and Buck Kitchin and
Dan Russell lie down together like the
lion and the lamb. Judge Russell was
not present and Governor jarvis had
nothing to say, and Capt. Kitchin being
the guest of Governor Jarvis had to take
possession and say all that was said and
his other friends all went on a Journey"
W. H. Kitchin: my opinion about
the convention is, that it don't amount
to much, one way or the other. | don't
think they marked out any policy to
nd vi 10 I inly
Gratis who encouraged the call of this
convention, and then used their infu
ence to prevent silver Democrats from
attending it, are set of political dirt
eaters and slime crawlers, and that their
treatment of Chambers Smith and 9th
ers was absolutely disgraceful. further
think the Democrats lost the opportu-
nifty of their lives in this State in giving
a powerful impetus to the restoration of
silver"
After the committee retired to con
slider Capt Cookies amendment Col.
Harry Skinner said: 81 don't want to
be excluded from advocating the aboli-
ton of National Banks, a constitutional
amendment permitting a tax on incomes
and against issuing more National
bonds" Capt. Cooke said he had no
objection to that, whereupOn Butler
said 81 object to the consideration of
anything else except the amendment of
Capt. Cooke, and I move that we report
unfavorably thereon" The Populist
and Republican members Of the com
mittee obeyed Buffers order and it was
reported unfayOrably.
Senator Pritchard was conspicuous by
his absence. On Monday night, so the
rumor goes, the local Republicans in
Asheville held a meeting to consider
whether or not Senator Pritchard ought
to attend the SILVER convention. His ad
visers weighed the matter pro and con
far into the night, and finally reached
the conclusion it would endanger his
political prospects to attend. They were
unanimously of the opinion that some
action would be taken that might read
him out Of the Republican party, and
they decided to send Virgilius Semper
Lusk down TO step in and see how deep
the water was. ViTgilius Samper came
down, looked wise, voted for resolutions
that will prevent his honorably voting
for the next Republican candidate for
President, and returned home. Prtchard
is glad now that he let Lusk wade into
deep water instead Of wading in himself
"Hon. Charles H. Cooke won the ad
miratiOn of every honest man WHO heard
him yesterday" said prominent citizen
last night He had signed the call and,
though not approving the purpose to
convert it into Butler ratification meet
ing, Capt. Cooke went into the confer
enee and made manly plea, for fair
dealing. He gave forth no uncertain
sound, but offered simple resolution.
in good faith, that tested the sincerity of
the Populists. Their conduct in reject
ing his amendment proved that they are
for paper money more than they are for
silver, and made it clear that the free
silver Democrat who joins the Populist
is bound to swallow all their ncstrums
or be in bad favor Capt Cooke was
speaking in all honesty and sincerity in
advocacy of his resolution. But when
the Populsts hastily rejected if, without
intending it. Capt. Cooke put them in
the deep ST OF deep holes. "
J. H Tucker, of Ashveille, says that
while the Convention was entirely con
trolled by Butler, he thinks under the
circumstances the resolutions passed
we're temperate, They were reiterative
Of the Democratic position on silver,
with the addition Of a pledge exacted |
of silver candidates IN the next campaign.
This pledge makes Fusion impossible be-
tween Republicans and Populists if there
is any honor in Populism The action of
the Convention brings the Populists
back to Democracy and says to Senator
Pfitchard "You cannot follow Mckinley
and get the support of the honest silver
advocates of North Carolina" Popu-
lists now must come back TO Democra
cracy, fight their next battle single
handed or repediate the action of their
leaders in this Convention. In either
event democracy is safe.