The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-29
GUTHRIE HAS NOT CHANGED
WHO CONTROLS AVER?

slaught? This is the question honest
men of all parties will naturally ask.
We have read Mai. Guthrie's card. IL
abuses nobody. 1t merely calls on the
Populists voters not to do three
things:
J. Not to vote for gold-bugs for Con-
gress.
.. Not to vote for any man for the
General Assembly who will not pie age
himself to vote against Pritchard or
any other gold-bug for United States
Senator.
3. Not to vote against the Fotulst
principle of non-partisan Judiciary
by giving the Republicans the control
of the Supreme and Superior courts.
Mai. Guthrie also urged the Popu-
lists to rally for the Bryan electoral
ticket. and not to scratch single one
of the electors.
The Caucasian, the Progressive
Farmer, Senator Butler, and the Pop
ulist conventions have all made SINH
lar declarations. If "a Populist cannot
maintain these positions, what is left
for Populist to do? Maj. Guthrie
has not changed. We do not believe
the Populist voters have been Hanna
lied. What has come over the spirit of
Chairman Aver, who has changed?
In August of this year, the Populist
convention nominated Maj. Guthrie
for Governor by a vote of 797 us to
32t SIS for his competitor, DIR. Cyrus
Thompson, and as soon as the NOM
nation was made by this vote, Mr..
Move. of Pitt, moved to make it unan-
imous. The Caucasian says 1.-THE mo-
ton carried without a dissenting
voice" In the course of his speech of
acceptance, as published in the eau
casian of Aug. goth, Maj. Guthrie said:
you HAVE HEARD A GREAT
+ DEAL ABOUT FUSION. WHAT
EVER THE POLITICIAN MAY
DO, THE PEOPLE ARE COM
ING TOGETHER IN THIS CAM
PAIGN AND DO THE RIGHT
THING"
The Caucasian says that CHEERS"
followed this declaration which shows
that Maj. Guthrie then told his par
ty that 1.-THE people are coming to-
gether to do the right thing" If it is
not "the right thing for silver men
to vote against gold-bugs, Maj. Guth-
RE may have erred. But until recent
ly it was never promulgated as
Populist creed that the only way to
stand well with the party was to make
trades to elect gold-bugs to Congress.
In few moments after Maj Guth-
RE had accepted the nomination in
the significant words quoted above, DR..
Cyrus Thompson took the floor to OPP
pose the nomination of Dockery, and
he said, as printed in the Caucasian:
II ask you men here before
me to make up your State ticket
out of loyal Populists, AS LOYAL
AS MAJOR GUTHRIE. I had
rather go down with middle-of-
the-road ticket than a mixture"
Prior to the nomination of Maj.
Guthrie, many speeches eulogistic of
his character, devotion to principle,
and integrity were delivered, and every
speech was received with applause and
enthusiasm. He was placed in NOM
nation by Capt. James B. Lloyd, of
Edgecombe, in a highly eulogistic
speech, from which we quote the fol-
lowing, as it appeared in the Cauca-
sian:
LET us put men in authority
who possess fitness, integrity,
courage, and answering devotion
to our principles.
Men whom the love of Office
does not kill,
Men whom the spoils Of Office
cannot buy,
Men who possess opinions and
will;
Men who have honor-men who
will not He."
81 have the distinguished honor
of nominating the next Governor
of North Carolina.
LII gives 1uG P1Nc@oAhN
to present to this convention the
name of one of North Cardinals
most brilliant, honorable and dis
tinguished sons,-a gentleman
who is beloved by the great,
plain people," throughout the
State-one whose heart throbs in
sympathy with the suffering mill
lions throughout the nation-and
whose efforts in furtherance of
the cause of humanity are known
to you all.
"Place in his hands the sceptre
of authority and / pledge you
the interests of this grand old
State will be safe.
81 nominate Maj. William A.
Guthrie, of Durham, as the next
Governor of North Carolina"
The Caucasian said:
''At the mention of Guthrie's
name the convention broke forth