The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-31

ished forever from the United States to
st. Helena or some unknown island of
the sea, and there die without friends,
and with the full satisfaction Of know
ing that they have committed the
greatest crimes of this or any other
age.
see a great deal is being said just
now about cooperation or fusion with
the Republicans this year. I wish to
have my say along this line, We must
come together as brethren and not say
hard things about Bro. Butler, Bro
Keatler, Bro. Green, Bro. Rowland or
any ocher brother because they differ
from US about this very great and all
important question. The way for Us
to do is to understand each other bet
ter, is to express our thoughts freely
along the line of CO operation. We
must weigh every question looking to
make mistakes the enemy will have US
sure.
I can not believe brother Butler
wants to organize a new party until
our party proves false to our cause
Brother Butler says he will vote for nc
man for president who is not a free sill
yer mlu-Mr. Democrat and Mr.. Re
publican will you do the same thing7
He, knowing at the same time that the
National Democratic Convention will
put up a gold bug for the preei eUcy,
the National Republican Convention
will put up a gold bug for the presi
dency and that the Peoples party will
put up a free silver man for the presi
dency, hence Mr.. Butler, like all free
silver men in deed and in truth will
have to vote the Peoples party Ma
tional ticket. This o partisan talk
is all right in its place and it will do
good In the way Of getting old Rapub
licant end Democrats to take eff their
partisan coat and put on a little com,
mon sense.
Yes. we RI willing to fuse If we can
fuse on principle. but we will never
fuse with a gold bug (knowingly) We
fused in 1894 on the county and State
tickets, and elected two United States
Senators-neither of whom are gold
bugs. One hundred and fifty Thousand
men in North Carolina endorsed the
above fusion. SO far so good. Now
let US fuse on the above endorsed fu-
sion.
Now comes the question about fusion
on u electoral ticket. The way for
tire Peoples party to do is to put up
eleven Peoples party free silver cleo
tors and then ask not only r publlcans
but Democrats, ProhlbiGionls 8, and in
fact all men of all political faith to help
us elect them. That will make q home
for all silver men in the gold bug par
ties. With such a fusion as the above,
Bro. Kestler, and in fac5 all Peoples
party speakers can face the devil and
the gold bug parties on the musings
with a clear conscience and sword Of
truth in hard and in November next
march up with a great victory for
cause. If the gold bug party or wing
of the Republican party in North Car
DINA will not fuse with US as above
stated, then let them and the Dsmo
Gratis put up their gold bug electors.
making three electoral tickets in the
feld-two gold bug electoral tickets
and one silver electoral ticket
NV. fellow Peoples party men of
North Carolina. in this case the gold
bugs will divide their votes and they
will have to have two votes to our one
to be with US in November, and if they
don't have that many then we will
elect eleven electors to cast their votes
for a free silver man for president Of
the United States from North Caroline
in November, 1895
Brother Kastler, take back psrt of
your letter ard let US fuse for p~ri2ciple
and not for ohce, aud we will get there
Eli, sure, because there are more silver
voters in North Carolina thai gold bug
voters. therefore We will beat them at
least two to one
LenOir county will indorse such a flu
sion as the above, but We will never
consent to fuse with a gold bug.
Yours for the fight,
E P. HAUsER
aUMBUGGERV AND OPPRESSION.