The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17

Will spare no efforts tn defeat the re-
forms which every principle OF good /
government demands. i
mus the Democratic party 20 long
denauched and noy Divided marty /
besef from without and from within /
by the gold monopoly Democrats. who
are plotting TO again control it--can-
not be relied upon to carry out these /
reforms Of the Peoples Party, and re-
store prosperity to the American peo-
pie. Therefore, there vas never great /
er need FOR the continued existence
aud vigorous growth of our party than
now. without IL the Democratic par
", II IN power, could not redeem its |
pledges. Without it the next national |
convention OF the Democratic party /
would repudiate the platform it has /
so recently adopted at Chicago, and /
Mr.. Bryan would stand no more chance /
OF becoming its nominee than would |
Thomas Jefferson If he were again on |
earth.
In 1882 the Democratic politicians /
denounced the principles Of the peo- |
pies party. In 1896 these same men /
were forced 10 purge themselves of +
their modern false doctrines and re-
turn 10 tie principles Of Jefferson !
and Jackson. That party in its ma
tIOnaI convention nominated for the |
| Presidency William J Bryan 4 man
who was ready 10 renounce the false |
gods Of corrupted Democracy As |
Henry NJ. Teller had renowned the |
false gods Of a corrupted Republican, |
ism. The Peoples Party III It's second |
| national convention, held Il few weeks |
later, put country above party and |
Ia iu1 zsfa
than has ever been shown hy any 9th
| or party-it recognized in tbi. young
! patriot OF the West man who stands
u the broade-r and truest sense for
! American institutions and American
| princIples-a man as worthy and as
| true a. any one within our ranks, and
besides, one who had already several
millions of votes pied g"d to his sup
! port, and who, we cOsld be sure Of
electing in the present contest. Thus
was presented to Us an opportunity to
! elect this year man who would be
the first friend Of the people in the
! White House in twenty year, such a
man as the Peoples Party had
scarcely hoped to elect before
| 1900. If the Democratic party
had been true to the people and its own
platform in its selection of a candidate
i
have he honor Of addressing you, one
Of the wnrthiest and most beloved sons
of the Peoples party. in this official
capacity, for in that event the Peo-
pies party would have nominated the
whole Democratic ticket by even
larger ma GRITTY than it nominated Mr..
! Bryan. But such was not the case. 1t
seems that the party was not able at
one effort TO purge itself OF It's modern
heresieS, cast off its plutOcratic leaders,
and at the same time 1t nominated Mr..
Bryan, give lIm running mate who
had earned i'll the arena pf action,
contendlng agains1 the foes Of the
republic, the affection. confidence and
trust OF the masses OF our people as
had Mr.. Bryan himself. Had it nomi-
mated man for the Vice presidency
who was known t. all America as
Chicftaln aud leader in defence of the
tOilers and producers of the land-One
who by the use of voice, pen, and
means. had endeared himself TO the
American people-one with a past not
ObsCured in silence suggestive of
either ignorance or Indifference to the
struggle of the people with the money
power, the occasion of this cOmmunica-
tion to your worthy self would not
have occurred. The Peoples party,
true to its principles and true to its
teachings, nominated for the high
office of NiCe-Prasident a man worthy
TO have headed the ticket, q man who
represents what Mr.. Bryan represents,
and, therefore, presents to the people
tot day in the persons of Bryan and
Watson the best silver ticket in the
tield-a ticket more representative of
American interests than any other, a
ticket that stands for iust the opposite
to that for which the Republican ticket
stands.
If the people win this fight for
financial reform it must be accom-
plished by the cooperation of the sill
yer forces of all political parties. To
secure such cooperation of the differ
ent parties it is necessary to have a
cooperative ticket Therefore, Bryan
and Watson is not only the best silver
ticket, but it is also the true C0-opera-
tive. ticket.
, We have the honor, representing the
, second National Convention Of the
Peoples party, to formally notify you
r Of your nomination for Vice President
= of the 'nited States, and hope you will
accept the high trust and carry our
banner of "equai rights to all aud spe-
cial privileges TO none to victory
I against the combined miniOns of spe-
| cial privileges, aggregated capital, and
- organized greed.
have the honor to be,
e. Yours most respectfully,
o MARION BUTLER,
4 Chln'n ex-Gificio for Notification Com.