The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-22
THE sprTATION DISCUSSED.
THE POLITICAL POT "A-EILIN'."
Editor Kingsbury Gives His Views
Upon the Peculiar Situation.
When shall we three meet galn*
1..l -. -. -. -, go IN ,

When shall we three meet gains
In thunder, lightning or in RAIN
Macbeth.
When Butler and Skinner and Cy.
Thompon last met and parted, we do
not know whether it was In tears or
with curses. These three are all desert
ers from the grand old Democracy.
Butler is at present well provided for
ii the United States Senate. Skinner,
of DISMAL Swamp" has a nice tooth
some nu'bbin or two IN the $4,000 a year
and M. G. to his name. But Cy. IS still
ont in the cold and shivering in his thin
clothing. and with a hungry stomach.
He is hoping, and you know the poet
Moore sang that hope shall brighten
days to come" but he cannot use the
next verse that memory gilds the
nast." CIV knows he has behaved bad
Nv. and if he would go to the confession
al he would probably admit his great
mistake. But this trio are no longer
hugging and loving. Skinner, of Dis
NAL swamp" and Cy.. the political
Aerolite. have reyoIted from the Popu-
list camp, and are now plotting with
the 'sfire-tried Radikils" they once pro-
fessed to distrust and abominate. Their
purpose is to divide, to disrupt their
newly fedged party before they have
really got fully through their noyitiate
We are told that they will play into the
hands Of the Radicals in trying to Dir
vide their own party into hostile camps
so that they can help to swell the Rad
icaI numbers, and if possible carry
North Carolina. OF course Cy. viii not
90 unrewarded for his treachery to his
new party and his new found friends,
and it may be that Skinner may be on
the line of promotion. What the bar
gain is no one knows.
1t is noticeable that prominent RAIDS
are coaching the revolt in the Populist
party. They pretend to believe that they
can carry the State in anyeVent, (Which
is more brag than anything else) but
to make it safe, they will induce the
Populist neophytes without principle
to come out and oppose Butler and 9TH
ers. just hear the carpet-bagger Grant
and the Will-o-the-Wisp Pearson and
Lilliputian Holton and Tennessee
Pritchard getting Cy. and Skinner in a
corner and saying; Now, dear, ambi-
tions friends, just kick high just once
more and come with us. La the day of
division of spoils You shall be remein
bered. In fight like ours of course
there is no principle involved whatever.
We are for the spoils, and we must get
there. Come over and help, and the
odors Of the fesh-pots shall be thine .
What a scene for an artist. What a
picture for gallery Of political trick
sters.
The division is on and up-to-date
Butler seems to hold the reins. New
developments may change the outlook.
Jeter Pritchard pretends to be for free
silver while Butler pretends to be for d
protective tariff. Pritchard is reported
happy Butler is reported happy.
Buck Kitchin is reported happy and All
IS merry as d marriage bell"
Who will the Democrats nominate
for Governor is what the Populists who
stick would like To know Guthrie is
The Populist favorite provided he does
H0 kicl out or return to the Republi-
car I.arty before the election. IT in
very hard TO hold latter-day politicians
of any party longer than three weeks
They get new" light some how and
flop with the agility OF an acrobat.
There are thousands of Democrats