The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-14

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for free silver, and / know q majority
of them are not liars said DIR. Mott.
"They can't vote for Mckinley if they
are true to what the declare"
Editor Goslin, of The Winston Repub-
lican, says the Republican is n sound
money party" and predicts that free
silver resolutions will not get further
than the committee oa1 resolutions.
Senator Brice's home comfy declar-
ed for FIRE coinage at 16 to /. Ike Hills
prediction that if he bought the Ohio
Democrats this year for gold, Brice
would have to pay more for them than
las year, seems to have been we'll
founded.
James e. Boyd was asked for his
financial views and replied: so far
as our National financial policy is con-
cerned, / shall be on the platform as
expressed at St. Louis. There is no
other consistent place for Republi-
can to be"
We have received a letter from one
of the county chairmen of the Peoples
party stating that the Republicans
were distributing the Gill-Amos circu-
lar, and offering to pay the expenses
of any Peoples party man who would
go to Raleigh on May 18th to attend
the Republics State convention We
will see how far this game has been
worked The. Caucasian.
Another pension bill which is at
tracing a great deal Of interest gives
SIP a month to an I'd soldier whose
disa biIitg was Caused by ogerheating
himself at the battle OF Dull Run"
This reminds Rep -eseiEat;ta Beach,
OF Ohio. of aa.is out in his district
who was asked By Il syiaIIlntt tic
clergyman concerning he l'aitl of
her husband.
'.He is suffering severely from the
heat, / fear,' was her reply.
''Ah, indeed, pursued the clergy
man, i had not noticed any oppres-
siyeness in the temperature"
''But he is dead, she answered,
solemnly.
Dockery says that it is strange that
North Carolina Republicans can't hold
a meeting without sending 10 Wash
ington to get two Senators to tell them
what to do Il know the party wants
there is a forlorn race to be rUn Then
they say 'DocSery is the man to hold
the party together;' but when there
is any certain fruit at the end OF the
race then some fellow jumps up, ire
spectiYe of merit or fidelity to the
party, and claims it. We have ma
iority in the convention il we can con-
troll 1T. The other side viii make an
almost guperhuman effort TO whip as.
They know S. per cent of North Caro-
lima Republicans arc for me The poll
ticians have always fought me. Col.
Olds.
Thomas C. Platts analysis of the
weakness of Gov. Mckinley and of
McKinleyism must be conceded to APP
proach close to the truth, and from
almost anybody else in the party would
carry all the weight of truth. He
is not well balanced man of affairs,
as Gov Morton is; he is not a great
man as Mr. Reed is; he is not a trained
and educated publicist, as Senator
Allison is'' We must admit that, and
this further: ''He is simply clever
gentleman much too amiable and
much too impressionable to be safely
intrusted with a great executive
Office" So much was established by
Gov. McKinley's State administration
in Ohio during the four years of his
Goyernorship. Springfield Republic
can.
Ex-Congressman Whiting mentions
another advantage that will accrue
from the placing of 10000 more Federal
officer-holders under the Civil Service.
1t will keep good many people now
holding offices from changing their
politics so often. As an example of the
way an ofice-holder will switch with
every wind that blows he cites the case
OF a colored man whom he had APP
pointed ia the Federal service. Since
that time he has been a Democrat, a
Republican, a free silver man and an
advocate OF the gold standard. Some
time ago he wrote to Mr.. Whiting and
said he would like to have letter to
lis Senator, as he was afraid his place
was in jeopardy. His benefactor wrote
back and asked him what party he be-
longed to now!