The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-25
THIS IS
PRETTY PLAIN
But Ii Is the Truth and People
Interested Must Look Out
For What Might Happen.

For What Might Happen.
The Democrats Are ScheminG 70 Get Con
troll of the Legislature-And If They DO
Many Voters May Lose Their Nights
Democrats Are Making Big Bids For
This Purpose.
For The Caucasian.l
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c., Juue Is
Your bold and plain speech as con
tanned in your issue of the llth of
June, has found responsive echo
and Amen in the hearts of the true
Populists here, and l believe all over
the State.
When you say "that before the
Populists would consent to fuse with
the Democrats, they would go horse.
feot, dragoon, rank and file, BODILY
into the Republican party" you do
speak, as you say, "A LIVING
TRUTH"
1t is fact, beyond contradiction,
that many thousands of the Popu-
lists were already in their mind
thinking upon adopting this very
course in the event that fusion
with the old Democratic party, was
attempted, as some seemed TO think,
was in process of adoption. Some
said that Senator Butler had already
begun to plan this course of fusion
with the party that rotten-egged
him, but we here did not for a mo-
ment believe any such talk. We
knew that Senator Butler had more
sense than to do such a thing with
his friends, and we also knew that
Senator Butler is a man of sense,
and knew he could not ''boss" the
Populists into any such thing as
this; and we therefore spnrned such
an idea, and never would believe it
of Senator Butler unless he told me
SO with his own mouth, and hardly
then, as we do not believe him capa-
Dle Of such folly. We congratulats
you upon your open and manly
words STICK RIGHT THERE, AND
PILE 1T ON.
Now you may expect Senator But
Ter and all POpulists to be abused
since they have found they can't use
US for their interests, and the Demo
Gratis won't hesitate to call us all
sorts of names either-let them 60
tive have stood it, and can do so
again.
We know they hate US at heart,
and would sooner disfranchise Us
tnan the colored people-but they
would do both-hence it is the Leg
islature we must look after, for it is
THAT THE DEMOCRATS WANT.
Here in this county they have al
ready offered to endorse our Popu.
lists sheriff and register of deeds
and in return they ask that we give
them the Legislature, for the con
troll Of which they would willingly
give every Office in the State, from
Governor down. We believe here
that it is the firm intention of the
Democrats, if they can control the
Legislature, to pass disfranchisine
law, such as they have in South Car
olina or Mississippi, or worse, anG
under that every Populist as we'll as
every Republican will be disfran
chised.
That's what we believe the Demo
. Gratis are after, and the Populist
must look out if they want to saw,
their vote, and to do this secure tn
Legislature from Democratic con
troll. We feel sure the Democrat
will pass disfranchising law if the,
j., get the power, by control of the Les
:. islature-so look out FOR TIE LEG
! STATURE.
l Iagain congratulate you, and bi
you God speed. a. j. DEAL.
q More Convention wcrk.
The Florida Democratic conver
ton tried the "straddle" busines!
s 1t voted down a resolution declarin
I for silver and then went to work an
b elected four goldbugs and four su,
Q posed silver men as delegates to th
national convention. When th
r convention met the silver men ha
9 an instructed majority, but whe
n the test came it had disappeared.
The Maine Democrats held the
State convention and declared ft
the gold standard. Thus the Dem,
,'s Gratis in the State farthest Nor,
- and the Democrats in the State ia
" thest South seem to be goldbug
W And yet "the Democratic party
!, for silver y"
Louisiana Democrats in CONVEX
q ton declared for free silver; 50 d
)" the Democratic conventions of Ne
Mexico, Idaho, California and A
kansas.
10 The Delaware Democratic conve
tien declared for the gold standar
o.