The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-16

Thus the aggregate Democratic vote
in these twenty-nine States was, at
the last election, 2,01G,lSO, and the
POpulist vote was ,l22 ,327. Since the
silver Republicans bolted their ma
tional convention, and cooperation
between them and the POpulists has
been agreed upon, we may at least add
| 10000 silver Republicans to the Pop
ulist columns, which would make the
combined strength of the Populists
and silver Republicans not less than
,G22,327. If we add to this number
the increase in the POpullst vote since
| 1894, it will. on a conservative estl-
mate, make tOta of not less than
100000 votes in these twenty-nine
| States of the South and West. Again,
not less than 100000 Democrats have
Joined the Populists since 1894, which
number deducted from the 100000
Democrats, leaves them l ,846, $50 votes
Again, if we deduct the gold standard
element in the Democratic party
which is not less than 20 per cent, and
who will vote with the Republicans Oh
stay at home, it reduces the true ag-
gregate Democratic vote in the TWEEN
ty-nine States named to not more than
100000. This gives the aggregate
Populist and silver Republican vote III
these States over 800 ,0U0 ma iOrity.
Thus the votes the silver Democrats
are able 10 bring to the silver ticket IN
the States necessary to elect a Presi-
dent are only 800, 900, while the silver
Republicans can bring 100000 and the
Populists solid 100000.
That the Populist vote since 1894 ha:
materially increased is proven by The
election in Mississippi in 1895 and il
Oregon in 1896.
In 1894 the Peoples Party pcllet
12,l41 votes in Mississippi for Con
, gressmen, and in 1895 17,I6G, an in
crease of about 80 per cent. In Ore
gon. the Peoples Party in 1894 polle'
| 1856 for congressman, and in 1879
81 ,52l, an increase of nearly 35 pc
cent, in spite of the fact that tn
Democrats in both States made an m
D equivOcal declaration for silver at l
= to |. The election returns of thes
| two States prove that the Populist
throughout the South and West hav
increased since 1S9i not less than frOl
5000 to 100000 votes.
That the gold standard element i
the Democratic party will contrt
fully 20 per cent. is forcIbly illustrate
y in the Nebraska State election of 1873
where both the silver and gold wing
It of that party nominated State tickt
|, to test their respective strength at Ii
J. polls, which resulted in the silver win
"a polling 1O,2li and the gold wing Is, 3333
20 This would make an estimate of 20 pt
l. l.. ID
- licans or stay at home, very cOnserv
tive. The election Of 1895, in Ke
10 lucky, further supports this estimat
4 Again, if we deduct the Democrat
g vote of Iowa and California from the
u aggregate vote in the fifteen Weste
III States it leaves them but 1S2,327 vOt
~ for the other thirteen Western Stat,
ne which they must have in order to ele
d. a President, and States which tn
We cannot get without cooperating wi
or the Populists. 1t is absolutely certa
RI that the Democratic party cam
" without cooperating with the Pop
- lists and silver Republicans, secure
10 single ElectOr in any of these fife
he Western States. This would conf
lc, the Democratic party in the conf
ay campaign exclusively to the fOurte
he Southern States. Nowhere else can
.rs look for Electors. According to
nd election returns of 1894 and 1895.
Democratic party is the "secor
party in Missouri, Kentucky, Tenn
'lo see, Virginia and West Virginia, a
I'd. with the loss of the gold standard
AT ment in the Democratic party a
lat without the support of the Populi
lat these States will give their Electors
the Republicans.
Again, the refusal of the gold wi
!oe to support the Democratic party
ltn Texas, Georgia, Alabama and No
ase Carolina will give the Electors of tn
Tue States to the POpulists.
vi Thus the Democratic party, on
silver platform, and without the
sistance of the POpulists and sill
Republicans, cannot depend on
Electors of more than five Sta
namely, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis-
= sippi, South Carolina and Flor
60 That is they have thirty-eight +
ON tors upon which they can count "
on some degree of certainty, while
!. Peoples Party and the silver Repu