The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
THE TERNfs OF THE CONTRACT.

The contract between the Populist
and the Republican Executive commit
tee providing for whom the votes of
those parties shall be cast in the State
is in writing signed and delivered. 1t
is in the handwriting of the Populist
chairman, and is said to have been die
tated by the Republican chairman.
This contract does not state the con-
sderation paid, if any, land a leading
Republican stated when exhibiting a
crisp new bill that ten thousand SINH
lar ones were in the city during the
week. but it does state it was for
what the lawyers term a good" con-
sideration. 1t is i'm this language, as
signed 'The good offices of our res
pective committees are pledged to
accomplish the RESULTS AIMED AT
IN THIS AGREEMENT" In the ORR
giual draft as written by chairman
Aver the language was ito accomplish
the defeat of the nominees of the Dem
ocratic party" which appears to have
been partially erased in the document
as signed.
The purpose then is not to accom-
plish financial relief for the people.
There is no mention in this disgraceful
contract of either silver, income tax
or any other matter affecting issues
now interesting the people. But the
blighting effects of gold permeate the
entire document.
The object as agreed upon is the de-
feat Of the nominees of the Demo
cratic party Which ones? Principal
" the nominees for Congress and Uni
ted States Senator. Mark Hanna is
not interested in who is governor of
North Carolina Hence that Office is
not contracted for"
The trusts are interested in who is
at the head of the law department of
the State. The contract gives this of
flee to gold bug Zeb Vance Walser, and
now, although the Populist State con-
vention refused to nominate Walser
for Attorney General because he was
a gold bug, he is the nominee under
this contract.
The gold bugs wanted the judiciary,
because the construction Of gold con-
tracts may come before it, so therefore
this contract provides three gold bug
Supreme court judges, notwithstand-
ing the Populist platform just adopted
advocates a non-partisan judiciary
BY this contract the Populist party vol
unfairly surrenders the balance OF pow
er in the court of final appeals to gold
Republicans.
Iaay, 1aoraaI T,xy 10 Ar,,g4-
that a gold Congress must be elected
in order to prevent relief to the peo-
pie in the event of Bryan's election, that
the election Of Settle, Pearson, Lin
ney and White, (co1ored,) for Con-
gress, is the OBJECT AIMED AT, and
if the people cannot be bought or
brought to vote for these gold bugs
direct, then the contractors agree to
put up Populist candidates in these
district to accomplish the defeat of the
Democratic silver nominees.
DO these high contracting parties ex-
pect to preserve the present election
law by the defeat of Kitchin and the
election of Settle to Congress? No, but
gold will get vote in Congress it is
not entitled to. This is where Hanna's
money come in,
Can the defeat of Honest Joe
Adams, for whom Maj. Guthrie is adj
vising all honest Populists to vote, and
the election of gold bug Pearson re-
tain the present system of county gov
eminent? No, but gold will get another
vote in the House Of Representatives
What benefit can the honest tillers
of the soil derive by the defeat of that
champion of free silver, Fred Woodland,
and the election of the negro White?
Gold demands it, so the contractors
agree it shall be done and it is said
Lloyd is to be put as a decoy to draw
votes from Woodland and insure the
election of his negro competitor.