The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-21

Ch'm'n. p. p. State Eek. Com.
Beaufort county, N. c., Sept. 16.
MR.. GODLEY'S REPLY.

Beaufort county, n. c., Sept. 16.
Mr.. GODLEY'S REPLY.
Hal. w. Aver, Chairman Peoples party
Executive committee.
Dear Sir: ] have received your cir
cular letter Of Sept. 10th, requesting
contributions TO conduct the cam
paign of the Peoples party in this
State The letter states that not
single response has been made to the
urgent call for funds published
by you in the Caucasian. In young
and vigorous party this is strange
condition of affairs. 1t indicates great
apathy, if not detection, among the
rank and file of the Peoples party.
The cause is not far to seek. There
has been an infamous betrayal of every
principle the party holds dear, and for
what2 To keep in office or to provide
offices for a gang of trading and pro-
fessional politicians. 1t will be observ-
ed that the men who have pledged
the Peoples party to this base deal
and trade are either in office already
or expect to secure Office thereby. 1t
will be hard to convince the average
voter who does not expect or desire Of
flee that the party was organized to
furnish employment for set of Hes
slams. A party must stand for some
principle to deserve the confidence of
the people and to hold the allegiance
of its voters You and your commit
tee cannot lead us ''like dumb driven
cattle" You may make the trade, but
] wish to serve notice upon you and
the other contracting parties that
you cannot deliver our votes. We were
urged to place principle above party
and to abandon the Democratic party.
Why, in this campaign, pray, when,
by a shameless trade every party prin-
ciple is abandoned should we be ex-
pected to vote for the fusion candi-
dates? Is it because those who assume
to be our leaders and traffic in our
votes, command us to vote the ticket?
We are not chattels to be dealt with
in this manner We are not owned by
any man or set of men We have been
taught to believe that the free coinage
of silver was the one thing to be desired
by the farmers. In what way is that
cause to be promoted by fusion with
| gold standard Republicans upon State,
Congressional and county tickets?
| There are some questions which are
not clear to- the average Populist We
WISH ID hHUN, hlIOllS Otl1EI InutSo
WHY Mr.. AVER? WHY?
/. Why, if the People party is sin
cere in advocating the election of Bry-
an it should tie his hands by sending
| to Congress White, Settle, Linney and
| Pearson, gold standard Republicans?
9. Why, if the Peoples party be-
| lieves i'm the free coinage of silver, it
| should sanction the trade in this Com
oresaional district whereby in return
for Republican votes for Skinner for
| Congress PopulEst members Of fine
! Legislature must vote for Pritchard,
a cold standard man. for SENATOR
| 3. Less than months ago Senator
/ Butler and his committee insisted that
| two political parties could not honor
/ ABLY unite without some common
| principle or bond Of union. He offer
| ed fusion to the Republican party up
| on the basis of silver, but this tender
| was rejected I'm what respect has
the situation changed since then?
A. There are two kinds Of Repnblt
cans, one inside and the other outside
| the Peoples party, but both Republl