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PEOPLES PARTT.
TIE CAUCASIAN has received . mum.
Der Of letters from Popuiists saying
that Inducements are being offered e
them to try to get them TO agree to the
Republican terms Of cooperation. We
warn the people to be on their guard
All kinds OF promises and in Inducements
are being offered from certain quar-.
tsrs. 1t seems that the Republics NJ
do not desire cooperation on any
terms that would strengthen the Peo-
Piles Party. II they cannot have CO
operation on terms that would cripple
the PeoplesPar.y, then the scheme OF
some Of their leaders is to try to d.
vide and disrupt the party. Let our
people spot every Populist who be-
comes Republican agent to help in
this scheme.
The Republicans made us . PROPOSE
ton which they knew we could not
accept. They have known for over q
year, in fact ever since the last
Legislature was in session, that the
Peoples Party could not cooperate
with them on the terms they named
They have been told 50 on all occasions
The State committee of the Peoples
Party officially informed them to this
effect in October of last year.
The Republicans deliberately made
US proposition which they had been
informed officially that we could not
accept, and one that they knew We
could not accept unless we were will
ing to cripple, if not to kill, the Peo-
piles Party. They then refused to
make or to consider any other propo-
sItion. When their proposition was
declined, as they knew it would be-
they then at once proceeded to abuse
and villify the committee for not &C.
cepting their outrageous proposition
and, in addition, proceeded to make
certain offers and promises to Popu-
lists totry get them to split off from
the party. Take warning! The Re-
publican goldbug scheme is to try to
split the Peoples Party. Keep your
eye on any Populist who favors OF
helps the goldbugs in this contempt.
BILE scheme.
We are informed that great efforts
have been made, in certain quarters, to
get Populists to come to Raleigh this
week to make some kind of trade with
the Republicans for certain offices. We
have been informed that Republicans
are writing letters to certain Peoples
Party office holders, and to others
whom they think they can tempt with
certain inducements, to get them to
come to Raleigh. We have letters say
ing that the Republicans have not
only been actively distributing the
Gill-Amos circular, but in some cases
have offered to pay the expenses of ang
Peoples Party man who would come to
Raleigh this week to meet them.
We notice that one Republican paper
says there is to be a Peoples Party
State convention in Raleigh this week,
and that the Republicans will fix up a
fusion ticket with such as are here.
Another Republican paper says that
it is the duty of Republicans to en-
courage the boilers and kickers. Of
course it is clear that the purpose of
these Republican goldbugs is to try to
divide and split the Peoples Party.
Any Peoples Party man who comes
to Raleigh this week will NOT
come as delegate representing
his people. He will represent
nobody, and the Peoples Party
wiU not recognize Whot he does. He may
get the promise of an office, and will,
no doubt, promise to deliver a certain
number of the Peoples Party votes to
the Republicans in return for it; but
they will not be able to split the Peo-
Piles Party by such tactics.
The Republicans will get just one
vote by such deal with such man.
Those who 60 in such a trade, in def
ance of their party, are on their way to
the Republican camp, and the sooner
they get there the better. There will
be two recruits who will leave the old
parties and come to us on principle
to take the place of every man who de-
serts his principles and the Peoples
Party. Those who cannot abide by
the action of the Peoples Party organ
ization can 60 at once into the Repub-
lican party, or back to his vomit in
which even of the old parties he pre-
fers. The Peoples Party will never go
into either party. 1t will stand by
principle and fight both wings of the
gold party.
SOME REPUBLICAN POLITICI ANS
HAVE THE DEMOCRATIC DISEASE.
We have received a number of let
tiers asking us why we did not reply
to the contemplate, villainous attacks
which some of the Republican organs
have been making on Senator Butler
and the Peoples Party State commit
tee for the past two weeks. These
Republican pie-counter organs deserve
no more notice, and will do no more
harm than the Democratic machine
papers have done in the past. In fact,
they are suffering with exactly the
same complaint.
In 1892, when Senator Butler and
the members of the Peoples Party re-
fused to vote for British oOJdhnr Gro.