The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-21

Senator Buffers Organ Says Pritchard
Is StraddIe Bug, Which is Even
Worse Than Godburg.

10 d STduuIe Bugy WnlCh IS Even |
Worse Than GoIdburg.
The Caucasian this week viii bring |
no comfort to the Republican party.
It's managing editor was present dur
ing all the sessions of the convention
taking notes, and writes from no
hear-say. 1t is even more severe in
it's denunciations of the fraud and ras-
cality in the Republican State conyen-
ton than the Democratic press. It
notes the presence of the old time Rad
icals and, speaking of the action of the
convention is turning down all the
Dockery delegates and seating the
Russell men, says: cit took four hours
to complete this job, and to every fair
minded man who saw this going on,
it was disgraceful and dirty job"
Alluding to some of the scenes in the
convention, just prior to the pretend
ed nomination of Russell, the Cauca-
sian says mot to be harsh, but to eX-
press the situation HI broke loose
again and was worse than ever"
OF the defeat of Dockery, the eau
casian says; THE Dockery men
were not bit phased with their de-
feat. The on-looller can testify that
they made a square, open, manly
fight. They had no deal-no collu-
sion. If they could win by virtue of
their own strength they wanted the
victory-not otherwise. When com
binations were made against them
they opposed their own following to
the foe, and when they were defeated
they had the satisfaction of knowing
their colors Of true blue waving to the
last"
In regard to the report that was i'm
dustriously circulated by Russe}Ps
supporters that if he were nominated
he had an understanding with the
leaders OF the Populist party, the eau
casian quotes from Russells speech
i'm which he said if the leaders OF the
populis3 party wouhl not fuse, he
| would so to the eople and fuse with
out the leaders, and adds: This
shows that Russells supporters had
been living, if they circulated these
reports, and it also gives the lie TO GER
tain statements made in Democratic
papers that Butler and Russell had an
understanding looking to fusion"
Talking about Senator PrEchard
and silver" the Caucasian says: Sen
ator Pritchard, the North Carolina
champion of Mckinley, the goJd-bug
and monopoly tool, still claims to
stand for silver But he won't say so
in plain terms. He will not have an
unequivocal declaration for silver in
his State platform. He could declare
for silver i'm a few woTds and be under-
stood. Int no! He is such an admirer
Of Mckinley, that Mckinley must be
Initiated and the way the Senator de-
clares for silver is a great game OF
beating the devil around the bush.
His silver plank is a disgusting
dodge and a disgracefu3 straddle. 1t
is an affair" that may be considered
and construed in any way that may be
demanded by a gold-bug. Senator
Pritchard may know his crowd, and
may be convinced that he can fool
them, and perhaps he can.
But the day of equivocation and
straddling has passed with honest and
intelligent men, and the failure Olsen
ator Pritchard to say in plain terms
that he favored free silver at 10 to l. or
rather his use of a hundred WORDS or
50 to declare for silver when ne could
Irage done so in seventeen words,
stamps him as 'straddle' bug, which
is even worse than an avoWed gold
bug"
The Progressive Farmer, in leading
editorial. says:
''The Republican State platform is
the ablest and most artistic straelolie
we have seen this year. Speaking OF
the sanctity of the bale we just wish
Senator Mewborne could have been |
here to zee the convention count out |
lis strongest candidate, Dockery. using |
the most improved Democraticmeth |
known. If anyone thinks he can have |
honest elections by fusing with gold |
bug Democrats or Republicans, he viii |
surely get left. Evidently the Republl- |
cans who favor honest ballots were in !,
the minority n the convention; though !,
the rank and file doubtless are IN favor
Of it. Dockery's % votes which were
thrown out would have nominated him
on the first ballot. 1t will be repudi
ated by honest Republicans eyerJ
where"
Again it says: The Republicans pat |
up a skeleton State ticket, leaving |
blanks to be filled by the Populist State
convention, if it chooses, and, OF course. |
it will pay no attention to what the
side-show did, unless there is a wonder |
ful change based on good reasons. The !
very fact that the Populists did not I
come TO this caucus is proof that they |
are in the middle of the road"
r Mr. re prAcONT rrOC11rrTJIrt