The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-30
UNDER HoLToN's CONTROL
Holton's Own Fear to Trust Him
and Have Him Swallowed.
AYERS REPUBLICAN sTRARs
Caesar Had His Brutus, Washington
Had His Arnold, and the PopuIist
Party Has Its Algerian Old
Time Scorcher.
Time s corcher.

your city at the instance OF a. Il. hOl-
ton, the so-called chairman of the Re-
publican party Ct say so-called chair
him and have him shadowed) to an
swer a charge against myself and
associate Democratic registrar for
combining to hinder or delay registrars
in the Fifth ward, Winston. Judge
Montgomery found from the affidavits
that we were not guilty of the charge,
but ignorant of the law, as to our
duties and then the non-partisan
judiciary arranged a catechism for us
to go by. | have heard good lawyers
say many cases are lost by going too
far in crosse examination, but many
Illegal voters have in this election
been registered because the registrars
have not been permitted to ask proper
questions. While in your city | call
ed on Mr.. Aver, the so-called chair
man of our Peoples party, and wanted
to know how it was, he had not given
us Populists as registrars and judges
in my county. He said that he had
not been informed until too late, and
the Republican appointments would
have to stand. Mr.. Aver expressed no
sympathy for me, because of my hav-
ing been brought 100 miles at my own
expense, but after / left the city, he
said in his paper: HE had no conf
dence in me as Populist as | was
not in good standing. Now | have
always been taught that man who
believed insehe principles advocated
by party and had voted or expected
to vote with that party, and for their
candidates, made him a member of
that party. / want to know what Mr..
Aver thinks constitutes a Populist in
good standing, and when he thinks
a Populist merits the confidence and
support of another Populist
Do you think, Mr.. Aver, that you
merit the confidence and deserve the
vote of the Populists of this State?
If so upon what grounds? The Por;@s-
list party has taught its members that
principle should be placed above party
and this had to be done in order to
get us to leave the old parties, and
join the Populist party, and now you
Mr.. Aver, are teaching us by your
acts that Office is above all principle
and decency. Mr.. Aver YOU HAVE
BETRAYED EVERY TRUST CON
FIDED IN YOU by the party as chair
man. You Mr. Aver have DESERT
ED AND BETRAYED THE POPU-
LIST PARTY, for the promise of Of
flee of Auditor You Mr.. Aver have
been, and ARE NOW UNDER THE
FULL CONTROL OF HOLTON, THE
PAY MASTER OF HANNA, AND IF
YOU HAD A PARTICLE OF MAN
HOOD LEFT, you would call your
committee together, AND RESIGN
AND LET THEM SELECT A CHAIR
MAN IN WHOM WE, THE VOTERS
OF THE POPULIST PARTY, COULD
HAVE SOME CONFIDENCE.
When a proposition was made to
cooperate with the Democrats and
place Major Guthrie on the ticket with
Mr.. Watson, and thereby secure for
us a silver Senator, you, Mr.. Aver,
YOUR SELFISH GREED for
Office to crop out, and by letters and
otherwise prevented cooperation. You
came to Forsyth, Mr.. Aver, and tried
by your affidavit TO sustain the clerk in
the appointment of the Republican
registrars TO THE EXCLUSION OF
THE POPULIST You failed i'm this,
agreed upon between the Populists
and the Democrats in Forsyth, for the
PURPOSE OF ELECTING FREE Sill
YER MEN TO THE LEGISLATURE
YOU sent secret circulars to a number
of Populists in Forsyth advising them
to hold another convention, and to
endorse the Republicans, AND ELECT
TO THE LEGISLATURE.
IF you deny it, viii flaunt the let
tiers under your own signature, in
your own face.
The true Populist in North Carolina
know you, Mr.. Aver, and if elected
YOU will be elected by TREACHERY
AND DECEPTION and at THE SA-
CRITICIZE OF ALL PRINCIPLE, and
without the vote of a single man who
honestly believes in the principles of
our party for no honest Populist can
support you. You have lent the Re
publicans your aid in the appointment
of Republican registrars and judges
in precincts ALL over the State, where
there are competent, efficient and hon
est Populists for THE PURPOSE OF
AIDING THAT PARTY IN PLACING
UPON THE REGISTRATION BOOKS
ILLEGAL VOTERS and you did so as
the PRICE OF AN ENDORSEMENT
OF YOURSELF as Auditor on that
ticket.How many Populist votes for
Mckinley did you promise Holton
for this INFIDELITY AND TREACH-
cry? You have BETRAYED AND
VIOLATED EVERY PRINCIPLE
enunciated by President Polk and
reiterated and Taught by Senator But
Ter, and are now unworthy LONGER
TO BE CALLED THE HEAD OF THE
POPULIST PARTY. You would to-
day BETRAY AND SELL OUT Will
liam j. Bryan, if by so doing you can
be ASSURED OF YOUR ELECTION.
Caesar had his Brutus, Washington
had his Arnold; and the Populist par
ty has it's Aver
T.. L. REID,
Populist Registrar Fifth Ward, Win