The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-09


to defeat the Republican party"
Again quoting from Mr.. Richard
sons dispatch: "Mr. Bell, ex-Congress-
man Jere Simpson and LATE Pence all
who will attend the ST. Louis conven-
tioA on the 22nd instant say they will
urge the Populists to endorse the
Democratic ticket, if theplatform suits
them, as they believe it will. we must
all get together on silver said Mr.
Bell, and I think we Will.
Do the editor of the Progressive
Farmer and Senator Butler think they
can learn any wisdom from these
patriotic utterances, not only from "a
former Republican, but from men OF
their own party, also-all as strong
party men as they?
Do they answer: We refuse be
cause we would fight against the DEM
ocratic party rather than fight with
them for free silver? Such spirit of
spite, separated so widely from the
high calling which they profess will
not we believe, be tolerated by peo-
pie who think. The people prefer free
silver to either Senator Butler or the
editor of the Progressive Farmer, who
would come dear on their own terms.
Again: Republican and Populist re
Inducements arrived to-day and the
efforts TO influence the Democratic
convention were redoubled. A sys-
tematic canvass was made among the
different delegations. They were ar
gued with as TO the great necessity
of nominating candidate acceptable
to those outside OF the Democratic
party and of making thesilver plank
as red-hot as possible. Teller, how
ever, was no longer put out as their
ultimatum, and while they still insisted
that his nomination would be the best
that could be made, it was minated
that there were several among the list
of Democratic possibilities who would
not be objected to. One, a prominent
Populist, said:
'If we are able to persuade the Dem
ocratic party to insert a red-hot 10 to
/ plank in the platform, you can readi-
" see there will be very little need of
holding a Populistic convention in St
Louis. We will have accomplished all
our work in Chicago. 1t will only be
necessary in such an event to call our
convention to order, announce the 10
to / action of the Democrats, state that
such a plank is good enough for us
and quietly adjourn sine die. No
speeches, no wrangling. Everything
lovely.
"AnoHler prominent Poplist, how
ever, would not agree to this. 1t may
be because he makes a profitable bust
ness of his politics, and his occupa-
l4ion would be gone il the party did
not keep up its separate organization"
The sum of all these reasonings is
that the common-sense people of this
State will doubtless be disposed to
rally around the party which can carry
out their wishes irrespective of leaders
who are engaged mostly in looking
ont for themselves. And the people, not
Democrats, in thenation have doubtless
have had their views we'll expressed
by Populist Bell and Republican Teller.
The result will be that in the St.
Louis convention, If the wise counsel
Of such men as Bell be followed, SEN
ator Butler will find himself swept
from his feet by men who are filled
with the inspiration of their cause,
rather than with carlling greed for
place.
The people of North Carolina should
not be deceived into magnifying too
much the power of Senator Butler
in the face of such deliverances
as those above. If he persist in his
stubborness, the st. Louis convention
will be only too quick to scent his SCI
fishness and snub him accordingly.
Meanwhile, the Democratic party
National and in North Carolina, has
been self-reliant, bound on its journey.
TENNESSEE is A DAUGHTER OF
NORTH CAR0II INA