The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-29
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To The NUMBERS or THE PEOPLES /
PATTY:
The contest is upon Us. Before this
paper is iscued again the great battle |
will have been fought and the verdict
/ IL the people will have been rendered.
/ Just on the eve OF the battle | shall ask |
the attention Of the Peoples Party TO q |
( brief statement, and | ask Of that par |
/ ty its careful consideration. The state |
'ment will be simple and unclaseical.
TO begin with, have nc apology to
make for anything undertaken or &C
complished beyond that Of conscious
regret that have been unable to do
more for the Peoples Party than has
F.. been done. The moment / accepted
/ the craftsmanship OF the party became
strictly PAETY MAN. I had been hon.
ored with the custody Of the interests
and the Advancement Of the interests
Of the party, and it became my duty
and my business to gain and secure for
the party the greatest possible power
and influence. While / never lost sight
Of the PRINCIPLES which the party ad-
vocates, it was not my province, as
chairman, TO pay minute attention to
them. Ny mission was to secure the
greatest power for the party and then
let the party, By virtue of the power
thus secured, take care Of and advance
it, principles. | have, from the Begin
ming Of ths campaign until how, be-
lieyed it would be folly to trust these
! principles to the care Of any other
. party, regardless Of all the promises
and professions which any other party
may have made. SO, while not fully
, believing in the sincerity Of the decla-
rations OF one partJ,nO sympathiZing
with the declarations of another party,
have, with the approval and patriotic
. assistance OF your State Executive
1 Committee, effected arrangements
{ which, il heartily and Loyalty support
! ed by the Peoples Party or the State,
4 give US more power and influence In
r state and nation than we could posi-
Y bly, have hoped to gain by entering the
I aeid singie-handed and alone.
- The first Of these is q cooperative
i, arrangement with the Democratic par
ty on the Presidential electoral ticket.
II this arrangement shall be Loyalty
supported b. both parties to the
agreement, we have every reason to
Q believe that we can secure the
! eleven electoral voters of this State
i fo- Bryan, cur Presidential nominee,
r and five electoral votes fer Watson,
= our vioe-Presidentia nominee. I'm
f der the conditions which have
e existed and which exist now
this is much more than we could
=. have secured in this State by an indie
pendent party fight.
In State and Congressional matters
l have, with the approval and assis-
g lance OF your State committee, effected
L ali arrangement with the Republican
s party, which, if Legally and heartily
support by both parties to the agree.
- Laent {and We sincerely hope and be
lieye it will be) will give TO the PEG
plies Party five Of the nine Congress
~ men to be elected from this State, fly;
l. OF the nine State officers to be elected
: AMI large representation i'll the State
J. egialature. BESIDES this, the Peoples
ID Party has the same chance to elect 1t
IS Governor anu 1t. Governor that i
-a would have had in an Independent
,t party fight. This Is much more thar
.., could have been secured by cooper
alton On State matters with any othel
party, and the sum total is create
power and influence for the People
IL Party than could have been secured b,
10 any other arrangement that has at an.
o. time seemed possible.
= It now deyolVes upon the member
Or CT the Peoples Party TO pass judgmen
pl on the policy which has been under
ID taken by those to whom the interest
" OF the party were committed. | ca
safely assert that if there has been az
error, ii has been one Of judgment an