The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

never do. they can take the chance.
Of Democrats getting hack into power
then We can stand IL IL they can. But
on the other hand, |. they will turn
their backs upon the infamous British
gold conspiracy and stand up with u,
for eight for humanity and for good
government. then cooperation 10 easy
and just II they will not, then -aox
can We cooperate with thems They
say that the election law and county
government are vastly more import
ant than national questions. II they
are honest in this, then Why do they
threaten to break up cooperation and
turn their backs on the election Law
and county government rather than to
turn loose the Republican goldbug
-tit?" We are disappointed in the po-
sition that the Republicans have ap-
parently taken. The followers OF
Mammon cannot expect cooperation
with those who are fighting the over
shadowing evils Of shylock and his
allies
QUESTION The Peoples Party down
here Is very anxious to have a Popu-
list for Governor; but inasmuch as we
got the long-term Senatorship, had We
not better concede TO the Republicans
the Governor il they insist upon it.
ANSWER: No. But to answer this
question in full, we must give some
facts which will make it appear that
We are in = scramble for Office. Now
the mere putting of men into Office
does nobody any good but office-hold-
ers. 1t does not bring the relief which
the people demand and which inspired
the organization OF a new party. But
for the purpose Of stating some facts,
we will consider the matter of office n
connection with cooperation. The
Peoples Party is not in debt to the
Republican party, but, on the other
hand, the Republicans are in debt to
us. They got much more out of the
last cooperative fight than Populists,
including the long-term Senator
ship. They not only got more offices
than the Populists, but the salaries at
tached to the offices which they got
amount to over one hundred thousand
dollars more than the offices which we
got. Let US see how the account stands.
The Peoples Party got:
One 1Inifod Sfotoe Sopotor civ
years Observation-Disclosures. $50, 600 90
One Superior Court Judge. eight
years NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000 90
One Railroad Commissioner, six
One State Treasurer, two years. GOO %
Three congressman, two years. $4,000 90
Ihree Solicitors, four years. "a 900 90
Total. .&121 900 90
Two judges were placed on the Su-
preme court bench who were not cleo
ted either as Republicans or Populists,
but who were selected and agreed on
by both sides to make up a non-parti-
san judiciary ticket. The salaries of
these two places should be divided
equally between the Republicans and
the Populists, amounting to $25, OOO.OO
Therefore, adding $12,5OO.OO to the
above we have $133,5OO.
The Republicans got:
One United States Senator, two
years ....:................. $4,000 90
One Chlef ustlce. eight years.. 10000 OO
One Associate Justice, eight years 10000 90
Five Superior Court Judges, eight
One Criminal Court Judge, two ' "
-. years ...:.................. 5000 90
ok solicitors, four years. $4,000 90
Ihree congressman, two years.. 10000 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1913 900 %
Now add to the above $12,5OO.OO,
which is half of the salaries of the two
judges above referred to, and we have
$245, 10000. But even if we we're to
add the whole salaries of these two
judges to the Populist account, still
the Republican account would stand
nearly 500, 100000 ahead. Therefore, if
the question of offices is to be consid-
cred, see how unjust and absurd it
would be in cooperating again to give
the Republicans both the United States
Senator for six years, and the Cover
nor of the State for four years, in ad-
dltlon to the above. No, the Peoples
Party in the event of cooperation is
entitled either to the Senator or to he
Governor, and even if it got both the
would still be over 500
10000 ahead on the division.
"NO MATTER WHICH OF THEM WINS"