The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-26
DEAD CHICK
in THE EGG

In THE EGG|
An Unsuccessful Effort to Hatch
Out "National Fusion" Among
Eastern People.
Jssiss . NsslsaaI Party That Crested al New Cos.
tssds Fer IL Geld Stsslard wss't Ds-Nether Il The
Old Part,es cas Be Trsstsl-SAs~ yssr Mashed BY
Adhtsssee to PriaeipIe.
For The Caucasian.I
SUNsBURY, Gates Co.. N. c., March
20, '96.-There seems to be some
spirit of national fusion" in this
State. think the thing was Matched
by office-seeking politicians who
don't care q straw what becomes of
the great masses of the people, just
so they get the Offices.
l am a Populist; l believe in the
principles of the Omaha platform;
believe they are pure Democracy
that of Jefferson.
The Peoples Party has always do
manded the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at ratio of 16 to l.
Now, it seems to me that fusion with
national party that demonetized
silver in 1873, and to-day is contend
ing for a single gold standard, is
ridiculous. If any man doubts this,
I will refer him to the vote on the
free coinage bill last month in the
lower House in Congress, which
everybody knows is Republican by
very large majority. l think the
vote was one hundred and twenty
two majority against free coinage,
or in favor of single gold stand
ard. l think such a fusion would
be a complete surrender of the Peo-
ple's Party and the principles of the
same. 1t would be to walk deliber-
ately into a single gold standard
party.
We think much of the oppression
that the American people are now
laboring under was brought about
by the devilish crime of '73.
| The same "great" leader of the
Republican party that is almost alb
solutely responsible for the crime OF
'73, is leading it's national forces to-
day.
He said few days ago that free
coinage was a thing Of the past
there to remain. Up to '92 think
the Republican party was respon
sible for national legislation. II
'93, '94 and '95, the Democrats hat
all national legislation in theil
power. They were elected to powe
on a promise to restore prosperity t.
an oppressed people. But oh, m!
God! we have seen that promis'
proven to be bare-faced falsehood
We cannot trust either of the tw'
old parties.
left the Democratic party in '92
l had sworn that l never would vot
} for Grover Cleveland again, so whel
!: he got the nomination for the Presi
dency l left, and LEFT TO STAY, be
cause l saw his financial policy wa
that of John Sherman, Tom Rec
and others.
The Farmers Alliance grew GU
of oppression. The Peoples Part
did likewise. Both demand the fire.
} coinage of silver, which we thin
l will give great relief. l think tn
, thing to do is to drop everything a
l present but the money question. B
: doing that 1 think all of the fire
, silver element will join their force
7 and elect q free silver Presiden
That being done, then, in my opil
= ion, such legislation as is needed
: relieve the people will come. b
4 let me say right here that we nev'
can elect free silver President b
q a FUSION IN NATIONAL POLITICS wit
the Republican party.
On the 18th of February. 1879
there was a meeting called in Il
S town of Gainesville, Gates county,
n consult about FUSION" There we
= but few in attendance. A few of Il
leading Republicans and Populis
o of the county we're present. I ",
u there myself. Rev. T. W. Babb,
/, Hartford, Perquimans county, VI
q present and seemed to be more thu
II anxious for a national fusion.
9 opposed it. The vote was taken al
u every man who voted, voted for
national fusion except myself.
3 voted against it because 1 knew
1t was bad step, and my people won
3 not tolerate it. Since that time Sc
10 eral of the men who were pre- Sc
~ have come to me and told me tn
had not given it q thought. TIL
st said they could not nor would tn
If tolerate such fusion. They tell ,
y they are glad I was against it.
IN Now, SO far as tho State is CO
ne cerned, if we can enter into an he
Mt orable fusion, I have no fight
g make-am willing to fuse for go
r government-on honorable tern
ar but national fusion means
in fetal destruction of the Peopl
ne Party. 1 think this "natio,
r. fusion" egg was laid in Washingt
n City and carried to Elizabeth CT
To- Pasquotank county, and tn,
he Matched; but let me say, that e
q had q dead chick in it.
Senator Butler led the Peopl
lst Party two years ago. Yes, he I
he it, and to great success, and
yle lieve if the people of North Ca
as lima, mean the Peoples Party, ,
in listen to Marion Butler, he will /,
of them to q greater success in '96 Il
Ne in '94.
at Ny advice to Populists is: 81
er your manhood and patriotism by
,u- herring to principle, and that will
OF by uniting all the silver forces
zee the nation together to dethrone
tn cursed, internal single gold-stand