The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-18
PROPOSITIONS REJECTED
Populists Say it Must be on
Silver or Nothing.
THE REPUBLICANS DECLINE
The Republicans Make Proposition
for Division of the Offices
Giving Themselves
Governor

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there will be no fusion sanctioned by
Senator Butler and the Populist com
mittee. unless some concillatory
move is made by the Republicans; and
that move, if Butler is to be believed
and if one may judge from the ultima
tum of the Populist committee yester-
day, is that the Republicans adopt sill
yer as their standard and vote only for
silver men.
The subcommittee, appointed by
the two parties to consider the ques-
tion of fusion met in joint conference
in chairman Holton's room at the Park
Hotel about IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing and were in session off and on until
o'clock in the afternoon when the
Populists formally rejected the Repub-
lican ultimatum.
Immediately upon the assembling of
the committee Senator Butler began to
read the following propositions on
which the Populists were willing to
fuse:
The following is the Peoples party
demand:
Whereas the differences between
many of the cardinal principles Of the
National Peoples party and those of
the National Republican party are so
divergent as to be irreconcilable, and
Whereas, it is manifest that in order
for two political parties to success
fully and honorably cooperate to-
gether. that such cooperation must
be based upon at least one cardinal
principle which is common to the both.
Resolved, That the subcommittee of
five be. and it is hereby authorized
to propose to the State committee of
the Republican party Of North Caro-
lima, cooperation upon the basis of
the preamble and resolutions adopted
and signed by Hon. Henry NJ. Teller
and fifteen other Republican United
States Senator'S, including Senator
Pritchard, relating to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
is TO /; and the tariff; the same being
in accord with at least one of the cardi-
nal principles of the National Peoples
party.
Resolved further Th;it the commit
tee on the part Of the Republican party
be requested TO communicate in writ
ing its acceptance or rejection Of this
proposition, to the end that if accepted
further conference may be had to ar
range the details of cooperation I'M
der the terms of the above proposition,
it being understood that all candidates
nominated in this State for Presiden-
tiaI electors and for Seate officers by
their respective conventions and
agreed upon by both of them shall
support the above cardinal principle
and vote for neither men nor measures
antagonistic thereto.
s.Whereas, The difference of exchange
between standard silver countries and
gold standard countries is equivalent
to bounty of 100 per cent on the pro-
ducts Of the silver standard countries
and
whereas, The cost Of production in
the old world and particularly in
China and Japan, is less than products
can be produced or manufactured form
this country by American labor, with
out reducing our farmers, miners.
mechanics, manufacturers and indus
trial workers to the level of Chinese
coolies, therefore be it
.sResolyed, That we are in favor Of
rescuing the people of the United
States from such impending danger by
removing the difference of exchange
between gold standard countries and
silver standard countries by the only
method possible, which is the free AMI
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to i, BY the independent action OF
the United States, and we are in favor
OF a tariff which shall be sufficient 70
equalize the cost of production in the
United staes and in Europe and Ash
attic countries, and that the protection
incident to such tariff shall be equally
distributed in every section of the
United Staes, and between the various
products and industries of each State.
III. NJ Teller, Il. Il. Warren, Lee Man
lie, G. r. Shoup, j. C. Pritchard, Ed.
@. Wolcott, John IT, Mitchell, Frank j.
Cannon, r. f. Pettigrsw, Fred. L. Dll-
bois, III. G. marlborough, Il. III. Garter.
Geo. c. Perkins, j. ID. Cameron, G. d.
Clark, Arthur Brown"
Senator Butler had only finished the
preamble and the first resolution when
Chairman HoIton interrupted him and
declared that fusion on such basis
could not for moment be considered
by the Republicans.
This precipitated discussion, and 9
pretty warm one it was too, at times,
with an occasional sharp thrust back
and forth between Senator Butler and
Senator Pritchard but through IL all
the man from Wayne had the best OF
the fight and stuck to his original prop
osition- we will fuse on silver or we
aAon't fuse at all.
Pritchard was mad. He was toe
mad 10 conceal his anger and he didn't
make much attempt TO do SO. TO Quote
those free silver resolutions. signed by
himself and Teller and fourteen other
Republican Senator'S, on an occasion
like this and make them the basis Of
cooperation, was like Haunting red
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