The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-22
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napnllata Nn have burnt tlef
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u. Il. Iii another pitched hattie, and
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sn,lueya ii deses nNilef IN tempting
offers of position
The considerations which they pre-
sent, as rendering fusion - important
stem Republican standpoint ns 70
Justify temporary sacrifices IN order e
maintain II are.
list. That II will, II oonsummated, re.
suit IN the reelection to the United
States Senate. for Six years, Of u stall
wart Republican. who ~ pledged ~
support the very highest prohibitory
tariff and 10 assist IN passing such n
force-hill, as will subiugate the Demo
Gratis of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Tennessee and Texas, and Ben Till
mans independent silver contingent IN
South Carolina.
end. That they calculate, as the re-
suit Of cooperation in another cam
paign, upon such complete solidifi-
cation of the two elements, us will
merge the distinctive existence of But
ler's followers into the Republican
party and pave the way for Butler to
step down and out in favor of that
stalwart of stalwarts, ID. i. Russell,
who is the embodiment Of the bitter
est party rancor and would stand by
Pritchard to the last in his
crusade against white. government in
the Southern States.
Bird. 4 consideration, which may be
deemed by no means unimportant by
the leaders who are urging continued
cooperation at any cost in the way Of
dickers and deals, is the calculation
that q heated campaign will so thor
oughly weld thirty thousand Populists
into the Republican organization as to
make it possible to select as the Popu-
list judges of election, old messy
backed Radicals, who have been made
to pose as members of that party till
the pretended association could be
utilized for the help of their old
friends. With two To one Settles plan
for counting out the Democrats for
twenty years may materialize at last.
From the same source we learn that
Pritchard and Pearson have the con-
sent of the committee, provided 1T
shall become necessary to prevent
combination between the Democrats
and Populists on State and Legislative
tickets, to offer, upon certain condi-
tions, the support of their party 10 a
Populist electoral ticket. The condi-
tons are that the popuIists are to
help to elect a Republican State ticket
a Republican Legislative and d mixed
judicial ticket. Pritchard does not APP
prehend That it viii become necessary
to use the plenary power given. for two
reasons: He has announced in his card,
that he expects to hold the Populists
by trading with their local leaders.
lie believes, or processes To think, that
the gold Democrats will vote with the
on silver State platform.
rather than be forced into fellowship
with the extreme enemies Of sound
money.
1t remains to be seen how far the
Democrats will go to win back white
men, who have drifted into associations
which they are beginning to find un-
congenial, and who are prevented from
returning to the old fold by bitter
things that have been said in the heat
Of controversy. Honesty forbids ii
sacrifice of principle, but broad states
demands that we discard pre-
JUDGE in considering the grave ques-
tons that may confront the party I'll
any moment.