The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-13
The Triumph of Principles and the
Scountry's Prosperity of Too
Much Importance to Be
Surrendered.
Surrendered.


Surrendered.
Hon. Glenn. Manly, Chairman Demo
cratic Executive Committee, Ralelgh'
n. c., August p, 1896.
Sir: Tt is certain the sun viii rise
tomorrow morning, but it is not more
certain than the election of Mckinley,
If the silver forces do not get together
and vote one and the same ticket.
I'll certain that the seasons VIII
come and go as time and tide move
on. but it is no more certain than the
defeat of Bryan and financial reform,
IF we do not marshall the silver forces
under one commander and one ban
ner and all charge and aim at the same
point. -, -
FIGHT in detachments, if we do we viii
he DESTROYED in segments, driven from
the field of battle and put to route.
No Judas must be allowed to sbe-
tray us or sell us for thirty pieces OF
silver. or to bring the enemy upon us
unaware,
He who is not with us out and out
is against us, and divided house must
fall.
ANY army divided Ina three corps far.
apart is easily conquered, as Napoleon
demonstrated in Italy. United it is all
most invincible.
Concentration of forces on short.
notice and quick time is the secret Of
success and the keynote in all great
campaigns.
Power to corral and focalize Is the
basis and foundation of success in all
the departments of life and in all
great undertakings.
From combination of fortuitous
circumstances over which the masses
of the people had no control the Popu-
listic Democrats got ahead of the Pop
ulist organ ization.
Had the Populists held their national
convention first and nominated a 81
- = ~ .pvSn FORCED to nave endorsed
naA ttelket or assume the fearful res
the iaility of defeating ali fnancia
pons a..
ro ~, 4emQeTatlc party has made 9
Inc "a and put upon it man who
plaIIorl eadoW and type Of all reforms
= 1ne 81 by the Farmers Alliance
denanae. Sopulist party, and there Il
Anu lug no reasonable and logical
SUI ean ~ u Alhancemen or Populist
eA1 1 Iol 2 rg with all his soul, mind
uo5 " Supp te the platform and the
anu. anu ivy t ~ been outwitted, out
lllan "a I'd by our own incompe-
fe snea md and have + alien ID the pit we dug
leHct anu nave Is.
lo 1Ir 1le 60 pg for the Identical
10y a. - to fight for. Their
80 rs - a,sa o,,1 aims Their victory will
be our victory. Th, {o;r $3.50 oul l ue-
feat. Then why not = go . sos' 1 go
under the leadership { - 81. - 1t
under one banner and - ! ~ ~
be a common, univers y A0A
the emancipation of the , inasses from
the iron grip of the const ~eI nioil-
ey power of Europe and 4A n
Shall we as Populists or Deinocrals
elect Mckinley simply eauss we
cannot see things alike. 81 ya aL - no
more the Democratic nominee tnah tne
Popu1ist nominee. We delibers. soely ana
almost unanimous nominal gu nm
after the Democrats had non hhaoed
him. And he is no more a Den uoclae
than a Popu1ist. He has not 'U L.t
+he Democratic ticket since 1872, ouo
the PopuIist ticket. He is the ~
bodiment of financial reform fr III
bottom TO top, and is therefore
natural, logical candidate OF all hnal
cial reformers in all parties.
And especially is ne the ndburl anu
logical candidate of all parties and
men who claim to be above party in
This contest.
We purposely and designedly post
poned holding our National conven-
lion until both the old parties had |
made their nominations, ana agreed |
with the silver organizations TO meet
at the same time and place in eonven-
ton, that we might have unity and
concert of action, and unite with
either of the old parties that made
a ticket and platform for free silver
and financial reform all along the line,
or to take advantage of any blunder
or mistake of either or both Of the
o1d parties: and in case of bolt from
either or both, to unite with them to
crush one or both the old organiza~
tions.
recent. no one win dare deny. But
4he wise ones on our side of the house
believed and hoped, and not without
grounds to hope upon, that the monied
Influences would capture and con-