The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16
OBSERVATIONS ON SOME OY MIX.
prARsON's REMARKS.

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IL he (Butler) takes the course
outlined in the circular AZ printed,
he will commit an act Of perfidy and
dishonor, OF overt treason to Sena-
tor Pritchard, without q parallel in
North Carolina politics--an act that
will attaint Marion Buffers bio cd
for all time and make his name a
by.wOrd and all his political honors
valueless. One thing is sure. il he
breaks his pledge and betrays Pritch-
ard he cannot induce the great body
Of the Peoples Party to join in the
act of infamy. But it is not fair to
denounce until we know certainly
the facts. IL he takes such a course
after his public pledge in the hall Of
Representatives Mt Raleigh, the
honest men in his own party will de-
mand that he resign the Office he OBJ
tanned by false pretenses. 1t must
be- apparent to any one that the
effect Of such a course, which every
Republican would ridicule and repu-
date, would be to defeat all candi-
dates for Congress, including Messrs.
Skinner, Strowd and ShufOrd, whose
election depends upon joint fight
az ainst the Democrats.
Tho "ifs" and "andsv in this ut
tsrancs do not, in our opinion, con-
stitute q qualification of its unreas-
enable harshness, nor do we believe
it was inspired by proper spirit.
We think it an open bid for noto-
riety-something which its author
has signally failed to achieve as a
member Of Congress either at homo
or abroad. And not being able to
attract any notice by virtue of any
thing he can DO, he seeks "famer
by virtue Of timber, bitter tongue.
Desiring that the last effort of q
man shall not be wholly unsuccess-
full, we will aid him in his efforts to
achieve notice, and we think THE
CAUCASIAN is the only paper, except
the one that printed his delivery,
that he can find to thank for such
assistance.
Mr.. Pearson's expression of "per-
tidy and dishonor" is borrowed from
. man named Cleveland man for
whom Mr.. Pearson is said TO have
voted, once st least, for President of
the United States; and the utterance
indicates that Mr.. Pearson has been
keeping more Democratic company
recently than he did in the year he
voted for Cleveland. He seems to
have thoroughly learned their bill
lingsgate methods of expressing an
opinion.
1t Is said that q cannon ought to
be one hundred times heavier than
its shot; but Mr.. Pearson's shot is a
hundred times heavier than he is in
North Carolina politics, and like a
heavy ball fred from a light gun, it
goes nowhere in particular while
the gun is rolled over from the
"kick."
Under the head of Political Pot
POUR We quote Senator Butler in
words which effectually dispose of
MI. Pearson's imaginary "pledge in
the Hall Of the House of Represen-
tatives.' There is not nor has there
ever been an agreement or pledge,
to which Senator Butler is a party.
for cooperation unless the princi-
Pies on which cooperation was had
last year should be the basis of auv
future cooperation. And if there
had been, Senator Butler would have
had no more power to "induce the
great body of the Peoples Party to
Join in the act of infamy" than he
would have, in Mr.. Pearson's opiu-
ion, il he breaks his pledge and be.
trays Pritchard"
Senator Pritchard declared for
free silver at the time of his election
to the U. s. Senate and before, and
has voted for it since his election.
and it was only when he expressed
an intention (by action of repudist-
ing his principles, if his party re-
qu'red it, that there was any sug-
gestion of his possibly having a sue
cessor who would stand irmly in his
place.
The way is clear for Senator
Pritchard to continue to receive tne
support of the Peoples Party. He
has only to choose that way if he
wants the support. He has the on.
ton Of choosing between Populist
support in North Carolina and gold
bug support from Wall street. Let
him choose this day whom he will
serve.
TX Senator Pritchard will remain
true to the principles he professed
when he was elected to the Senate
Mr.. Pearson will have no cause to
complain of his being "betraved y
and Mr.. Pritehsrd himself cannot
be accused Of bstrsying any cause.
Men who prefer their party to their
rinciples will call adhering to prin.
cipls . betrayal Of party; and men
who prefer their principles to their