The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-16

the proposition than the vote would
indicate Chairman Aver who has been
telling his friends for long time that
he wanted to work with Democrats,
used every particle of his influence TO
have it rejected He and s. Otho WiI-
SON jumped on it with both feet, ana
fought it bitterly during the whole
nine hours of the debate.
It came out that here is great DIS
satisfaction with present arrangements
everywhere and that there IS open re-
volt in a dozen counties. The Whole
business hangs by thread. IL could
have been snapped easily put the can
didates for office. led by w. H. worm,
opposed it because Holton mas told
them the illegal negro vote Wlll eject
them. The truth is that he mas scared
them. and the office-holders almost to
= man stood with Aver and Wilson.
Fven among those who smothergd
thai,, convictions and voted to stand
Inv the chairman, there was hot de-
unnciati0ns for the Republicans for re-
fusipg to take down Russell. 1T is an
internal shame" said one man, Ito let
The Republicans drive us up in the
gold coop, and fasten MS in
There are members of the committee,
who voted with Aver, (for the
idea OF supporting the chair
man had great weight) who will
scratch the ticket they commend TO
the party To vote. Il viii never vote
for Douglass" said one. | believe in
a non-partisan judiciary ] shudder to
think of turning the SUI RENE court
over to the Republican party. / re-
member when the RepuE cans con-
trolled that court, and it pronounced
the judiciary exhausted 1t makes
me miserable to see the PoEulist party
becoming an agent for carrying us
back to such court. | WI scratch
DOUGLASS, and many of my neighbors
will do So"
One of the active members of the
committee against any cooperation
with Democrats was r. A. Cobb, OF
Burke. He is a Republican lin every
thing but name, and the Burke Popu-
lists refused to elect him delegate
TO the State convention. He is n tool
of Russell. He has as much business
in n Populist convention as William
Mckinley He was hot against any
thing that would hurt Pritchard, Rms
sell. Walser, Mckinley and other Re-
publicans.
THE refusal to accept a fair pro-
position from the Democrats who are
honestly for silver. and fusing with
gold-bugs will work great injury to
our parity said Populist yesterday
THE rank and file are honestly for
silver. When they learn what has
been done, they will be mad with the
committee. Some will not vote at all,
some will vote the Democratic ticket,
and others viii scratch off the gold
bugs, and stop there"
Il have always been proud TO be
called a Populist until now" said an
intelligent farmer yesterday, "bnt now
that my committee rejects fusion for
the white metal and the white man
in order to give us gold monometal-
lism and negro rule, | am Disguised
beyond expression" There are MEM
bers of the Executive committee who
say the same thing in private. But
they lack the nerve and patriotism to
throw the office-seelters overheard and
make a fight for principle.
Let no reader of this paper believe
there was unanimity among the Popu-
lists in rejecting the Democratic propo-
sition. The leaders" were afraid to
move. They know that at least a third
of the party will not submit to Re-
publican fusion. Holton has scared
them by his big claim of negro regis
tration, and they were afraid to move
an inch. Office is what too many want.
| But the people will thunder their dis
approval. Beware the ides of Novem-
Der.