The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-24


agree to do certeT Kings for our own
good and for tns lesser of two evils.
Mr.. Butler fully understood this when
he arose in the United States Senate
only a few months since and fully up,
held my position.
Iquote from the Congressional Rec
ord, of January Is, 1896:
81 can cooperate with my colleague
in principles" not in policies, mark
you ''easier than I could with the
Senator from New York" A Demo
crat 1.-The Senator from North Care
lima" Mr.. Pritchardl Stands for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio Of Is t 0 1, for honest cleo
tions, for a graduated incCm9 tax, and
is opposed to the further issue of inter
est bearing bonds in time Of peace.
The Senator from North Carolina"
Mr.. Pritchard7 "does not want to
further increase the taxes OF the PEG
pie without at the same time ~increa8-
ing their ability to pay. x
The people" [Populists have begun to
re;ogniz9 the difference between party
principles and party name. They re
fuse 30 desert their principles to follow
a name. X = x X On the other
hand, the Senator from New York
! Democrat stands on the opposite
side of every one of these great quos
tions."
The words in brackets are mine.
Now have NJ. Buffers statement in
corob0ration Of mine, that this cooper
alton is wise even from principle, SO
far as Our State is concerned. This is
the very fight I make. If Mr.. Prjtch-
ard stands for all these principles, and
Mr.. Butler says he docs Gnd he Is an
honorable mani, and the Democrats
stand for the re- 2rs8 Of these priDci-
pies, and Mr. Butler says they do (lnd
he is an honorable MANI, then, in the
name Of common sense, would we not
be fools to aid by any m3ans the Dem
ocrats2 Please answer, If you can,
Mr.. Non Partisan. And yet we find
Mr.. Butler only three months after
making this statement willing to aid
the Democrats and desert Mr.. Pritch
ard. And in the same speech, Mr..
Butler truly says:
The CO operation in North Carolina
of the Populists and Republicans came
because the voice of the people could
not be heard at the ballot box on those
questions, 1t came on account Of dis
honest election methods res0rted to by
the Democratic party to stay in power
in spite Of the condemnation of the
people and it was necessary for every
body who was in favor of fair cleo
tions 10 drive that party from power
in order that we might have a free
ballot an7 a fair count and get an hon
est expression Of the will Of the PEG
pie"
If this was true in January, why is
it not true in March? II toe Demo
cratic party favors ''d.shonost cleo
ton methods" and Mr.. Butler says it
does (4nd he is an honorable man),
Why will any one wish to aid it, and
why will all not unite in the hope of
defeating it2
Again Senator Bitter said:
But I will answer the gentleman by
saying, that il, st any time, I am con
fronted with two propositions and an
bound to favor one or the other, | shall
use my Judgment az the time when the
question arises and cast my vote for
the lesser of the two evils"
But does he do it now when ON
fronted With this proposition: By vot-
for a partial Republican ticket, we can
elect 5 or 6 Populist~ electors, Co gress
men, etc, and by voting for II Popu-
list electors, we elect II goldbug Dem
ocratic electors, congressman, etc.
And yet Mr.. Butler takes the greater
of the evils.
If these men would stand to the
arguments and principles they stood
upon before election; if they will take
the lesser of two evils, then I have no
fight to make on them.
Thomas A. K9mpis says, "Ot two
evils the lesser is always to be chosen"
So as it is impossible for US Popu-
lists to carry North Carolina this year,
1 am for the best and most honorable
means to win. And Mr.. Pritcbard
ought not to be deserted now, and e8,
pecially by Mr., Butler, for he who
purposely cheats his friend, would
cheat his GodI" l have reliable in