The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-29
BRYAN AND WATSON THE ONLY
SILVER CANDIDATES.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
There seems to be much trouble rel
alive to the electors of the silver can
didate for President. / believe that
w. J. Bryan will be elected by a large
MAJ ority if the right cour5 is pursued.
But the trouble seems to exist in the
Two candidates for Vice President. The
Chicago convention did right in nom
mating a man for Vice President, be
cause it did not know at that time that
the Populist convention would endorse
either one of their men, but since
Bryan has been edorsed by the Popu-
lists the Democratic committee, to be
favorable to free silver as it s3ys it is,
should at once withdraw the name of
because, if they both remain on the
ticket we cannot vote for both at the
same time, and if the silver vote is di.
vided the great probability is that Nc
Kinley will be our next President.
Here is the trouble, and how shall we
overcome it7 1t is certain that Watson
will not and should not come down;
because the Populists have gone over
half way in endorsing Mr., gan. Now
is the Democratic committee has any
courtesy about it and means business
it should be willing to help get every
difficulty out Of the way. And if Sew
all has the free silver cause. at heart
and knows that he and our cause will
be lost If he remains on the ticket he
should get out of the way without be
ing asked to do so, and if he refuses to
do 50 he will show by such action that
he is a friend Of the single gold stand
ard or that be io hired to stand in the
way of Bryan's election. And under
such consideration the Democratic
committee should take him down at
once, or the friends Of silver will soon
begin to believe, and upon good au-
thority, that the Chicago platform is a
wolf in sleeps clothing. AS matters
now stand, Bryan and Watson are the
only silver candidates. Everybody
can see the point. If SewalI is for free
silver he will not hinder the election Of
Bryan by staying On the ticket, and
dividing the vote, and if he stays on
the ticket and 50 helps to elect Nc
K,nley he is q goldbug. So Bryan and
Watson are the only silver candidates
in the field any way you tx it, and
they should be so announced at once.
We should have but one set Of cleo
tors VIZ, fer Bryan and Watson and
they can be taken from the ranks Of
the different silver elements 50 they
will pledge themselves to vote for
Bryan and Watson. l Thick this a fair
statement of the s This will re
move all the trouble and make Bryan's
election almost certain. If the Demo
cratic committee will not agree to these
facts, the Populist committee can ig-
more S3wRll and make the eb0ve an
nouncement, and upon this ticket the
whole silver element can concentrate
its votes. AS matters now stand the
people are be wildered and dissatifed.
We had about as we'll have another
man nominated for President as to
have two candidates for Vice Presl.
dent, because we cannot elect the cleo
tors, but we have endorsed Bryan and
a great cry has gone out for him and it
should go on. We all wan Bryan cleo
ted and we want every difficulty out
of the way 80 it can be so.
Ny plan is fair, reasonable and
throws every obstacle out of the way.
Let us come to terms, be on for victory.
Will the Silver Knight, National
Waterman and other reform papers
please copy9 R L BROWN.
FROM LENOIR COUNTY.