The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02
AND WHITE SUPREMACY
He Favors Senator Morgan Tor
President
AND solEs FOR SECOND PLACE
Nomination of Southern Man on a
Free Silver Platform Would Cause
Populists and Democrats to
AGAIN lInite
Again Unite.
News and Observer Bureau,
Metrpnnlitan Hotel,


men and things to one man, at least,
from North Carolina who does not
seem to fear to express his opinion.
I refer to Congressman Shaw,
I was talking to him last night.
asked him if he would oppose local
county alliances between Democrats
and Populists.
That depends" said Mr.. Shaw, ION
circumstances. Should the Democrats
agree to support d Popalist for q local
office. would not object, provided he
would agree TO join the Democrats in
an endeavor TO establish and maintain
a white mans government in North
Carolina, and, also, to aid the Demo-
Gratis in an effort to elect free silver
Democrat for President.
The people of the country want free
coinage majority of the voters of the
whole country earnestly desire it. If
the Populist party had never been or
ganized. without doubt the next Presi-
dent would be a Democrat. Nearly
every Populist was formerly Demo
Graf, and if they had not left us, we
would have now absolute control of the
party organization. The nominee of
the Chicago convention viii be decid
ed free silver man nominated on
ssIgar platform. It is highly probable
that The nominee viii be a Southern
man. Morgan is the ablest and most
available man. If the issue is to be
made ON the silver question, the Sec
ton from which the candidate comes
x III amount to nothing. The people
s.asat 4 man of ability. Morgan is the
ablest lawyer in the country, and if
elected President would inaugurate
a foreign policy superior to any we
have ever had.
''The most important of all things 70
the people Of North Carolina and to the
South is good State and county gov
eminent. This will be accomplished,
the Democracy strengthened and the
white people again united by the nonil-
nation of free silver Southern man
for President. Morgan and Boies would
be my ticket. The majority Of the Pop
ulists were formerly Democrats, and
their natural inclination would be to
Join In with their former friends and
associates. There are very many Of
them who would embrace the opportu-
nifty to come back. IT IS unnatural for
them to be estranged, and should they
determine to return, they viii be re-
ceived and nothing win be charged up
against them for having failed to vote
the Democratic ticket with Cleveland
at its head.
.sAs TO the gold Democrats In North
Carolina, they are already all at them
thinking men, and when zoe de-
elares for silver, they will fxsif01 the
advice of Governor Campbell aud sup
port the nominees Of the party.
Would | support gold man for
President?
while / don't think that such an
affection will befall the party, yet /
could not stand idly by and see gold
Republican elected President. While
the silver question will be the moe i'm
portant of all subjects in the next cam
paign, yet there are others Of vital inn
portanee, and | should much rather
see a gold Democrat elected who is a
low tariff man. and who fayors an I'M
come tax, to a gold Republican, who is
high tariff man, and who is opposed
to an income tax. ] should have TO der
eide between two evils, and I should
choose the lesser of the two and take
the low tariff man who fayors an in
come tax.
Income taxation will come sooner or
later, if the Democratic party will have
control Of the Government for a short
while.
what North Carolina needs at this
moment is man who is not afraid of
his shadow.
During the hearing Of the case Of
Cheatham ys.Woodard, Gheatham made
a violent attack on Judge Ewart. He
said the shreWd white managers, both
Republicans and Democrats, managed
to get Ewart to pass on election con-
tests in the last Legislature. Cheat
ham charged that on account of his
(Cheatham's advocacy of the force bill
Ewart was mad with him and Ewart
in order TO crafty his prejudice enter
ed into a conspiracy with the white
Republicans to defeat him in his con-
test. Cheatham said that EWart told
him if he kept attacking him about
voting against the force bill that be
would make him (Cheatham) suffer
for it, '.and that is the reason" contin-
ued Cheatham, why he decided these
cases as he did. He went TO Edgecombe
county and to other counties in the
Second district In order to hurt me-
The members here OF the Committee
on Elections No. 2, both Democrats
and Republicans, have stated to-day
that the speeches Of Judge Conner and
Mr.. Aycock were the ablest that have
vet been heard by them in any ease.
Mr.. Amis, Of Granville. and ID. !. Gill,
of Vance are both here and my inform
alton is hat they came TO read the
riot act 10 Butler, which Il seems they
did. it seems that Amis and Gill are
in favor OF running the old fusion and
no mistake and SO, II IS said told But
Ter. There is consequently confusion
in the camp, all around,
w. Il. CHRISTIAN.
A CREDIT 10 THE WHOLE STATE.