The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16


We R.sei.a AgsiA.lr Z. OR. aris.t
isr fi.ndsr aud sr.slI.- II ws Co-op~r-
ate withest frlnsirie. We " iii oa late
the Campaign siranx.r rh.H w wni
Gene Out
SCOTLAND NKcK, April II, ~.
Hos. MAkIoN BUTLER, CHAIRMAN oF
PEopLE's PANTY ExrCUTivE CoM-
MIrrEE:
DEAR SIR You will pardon me for
consuming your valued time. But
there are times when one is entitled 10
speak. Ten thousand rumors are ai'oAi
a. To fusion, cooperation and com
bines. IL is said by some that you are
booming this, that and the other nan
for Governor, Senator aud so on. Now.
sensible people pay but little attention
To political rumors. SO FAR a. ] am
concerned personally | care but little
" no holds this, that or the other placr.l
am more concerned a TO the tnal sue
cess OF our effort. To restore the money
of the Constitution and bring relief TO
the struggling masses. have no CON
fidence whatever IN the professions of
any man for silver and financial re-
form who still adheres 10 the old par
ties. The man who expects or looks
for the restoration Of silver as n money
metal on an equality with gold 10y
either is fit subject for the lunatie
asylum. \ man who acts with the
Northern wing of either of the old par
ties ought not 10 receive any PopulisI' :
vote directly or indirectly for any Of
flee from the lowest To the highest, and
will never receive mine. How can any
Populis; vote for 4 goldbug candidate:
Ii is no excuse 10 say We get half. our
half will amount To nothing TO Us or
our cause, while the Republican half
| will surely elect a goldbug President
Our salvation depends upon the cleo
tion of President. IL We had ma
| iority for silver in both Houses, il
would not amount To fig with gold
bug President. But if We had tie
President and both Houses were
against US, he could stop the raids OF
the Treasury in twenty-four hours
and do much to restore silver 10 It's
money functions by paying oti,bott
| silver and gold on the demands Oi The
| Treasury. This would pe worth NOR.
to financial reform than both Houses
unless we had atwo-thirds majority IL
each House, which we can never get
So, from my standpoint, il all depend:
on the President. But l need moi
make any suggestions, as you must se'
and understand the situation muci
better than |. am writing TO you L
learn whether | am in accord with oui
party or not. AS you know, ! do no
favor cooperation with discordan
elements. | do not see how two cal
cooperate when both desire the &C
cOmplishment of different ends. II tn
Democratic party is right in principl
and practice, you and 1 ought to hav
renamed within its folds and Tough
under its banner. If it was wrong ii
principle or reasonable inits practice.
we were and are justified in separating
from it. Now, if the Republican part
was right in priuciple and practice, W
ought to have Joined it when We lef
our first love. Or, if that party ha
now reformed and regenerated itsel
and stands for reform in the finance
as you and | claim we do, We ough
still to join that party. But if tia
party still adheres to its former doc
trines and practices, which we hav
denounced ten thousand times owe
J and over, how can we be honest, con
sistent and patriotic and co-operat
with it on those Republican princi
piles? Is the Democratic party whs
it has been since the advent of Clevt
land and his gang into power! If so, "
can have nothing to do with it. Is tn
Republican party what it was unde
Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur an
Harrison? If it is, then We can, poll
T ically, have no aililiation with it.
, believe it is universally conceded b
{ our party, and by all silver men every
, where, that the Republican and Demo
, cratic parties are one and the same 0
the financial question, which is ii
= j. question now at issue. i believe it
I further conceded by all intelligeI
people that both the old parties hate I
7 as the devil hates holy water, ar
t would, either of them, blot us from ii
: political heavens in so short space
K time as twenty-four hours, if either,
o both combined had the power. And
think you must concede that the on
} use the Republican party has for us
J simply to aid them in destroying Il
9 Democratic party, and besides th'
t want to destroy US while using us as
n tool. And you must know that Il
> only use the Democratic party has +
" us is simply to aid them in Gefeatil
the Republican party. Now we mu
!, all cOncede that as the two old parti
u are dominated and controlled, togeth
with the practices of both in MAXI
n and repeating laws, we are as unli
IS each other as darkness and light.
A. must also be conceded that on
lr financial question there is not Q
"a single principle in common 'Or Q
=: ;nfaposf cnmmnn hot 70
9 our party and the two old parti
III Now, if what l have stated is true
AZ submit to you as our Senator and
N the leader of our party in this Sta
in can cooperation have any other
suits than to build up and strength
TO the goldbug power in theUnited Stat
;s and to weaken, if not destroy, our
ganization in the State, if not in
70 United States? 1t may be said by
Operation we can divide the spoils a
plunder in the State between our g
and the Republicans or Democrats
the case NAV be. Well, if this is a Fl,
for plunder, that is true. But if il
lel a fight for principle, it is not tr
,r- Now il it is a fight for spOils why
he divide all along the line? If we
n. out on hunt for plunder let us go
w the State. But as / understand
y, situation it is not a race for plume
ao 1t is fight for humanity, for hun
20 freedom, for the universal emanci
ge ton of mankind from the iron gri]
nst the money power. If this be so, a
VI vision of offices, spoils and plum
,ad must not enter into this contest.
that | do not believe the Offices
-, right belong to the victOrs; but
.ry not believe that we can afford to
IN into a contest, or any other party
he plunder alone. But in fight for p
i've ciple and for the salvation of the CT
ere try, or the perpetuation of our forl
RPS government as we understand it,
We should win, then 1 believe all
honor, glory and the offices and
emoluments thereof ought to be
to the victors.
ara lam not opposed to the principl
- cooperation or fusion. I believ
- them with all my heart. But il
sire to go to Washington, and you
l A1I