The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30

together cur posifioe win BE that Of
sue men vhs may dts-r upon sop~
objects. has vea set together urcn
/ thor matters al-sss' saicA t.ry ARE
! agreed
The free SILVER peraos rAi. cor-s ~
! ~ Ear ss ve DO, BE-: Nc ar wiiIsu. 90
tsarch with ttvm - FAR - 10y = &
IA car difrriiut. ~ ar~f. - q. ra.af-
crate uttA fkrEs p la sFfrag - 80 ~
cosApsvussss ossr t-sn.rJ.ics, sfaif,fy our
frrsr3 ~ d.sbass.i sssr o. 5al.,.afsaa-
Our p-opi- u-ri m.Fr Tnoary. !c~vr
take. snc Isss % ols.s lesi.latt,u- 3
hnt willing to 10 all IN ny power To-
si:eCg y oh.ng re for the better. 1 had
To Az oit.1n 10 hsic = plae- on Tho ua-
tionai ticket: n WAS My With L. r-turn
{" Congress; but The dispatches which
l Received irors ~. Louis stated that
my Agreement TO run with Bryan
would harmonic all factions. unite
the silver forces and nj tie same time
prevent . possible split up 81 my own
party.
Acting under that belief | telegraph
ed that my name might be used and l
therefore stand By the action Of the
convention. l believe that tie COM
binAtiun ticket can be elected.
The Popuiists united with the Dem
ocrats can carry every Southern state,
with one possible exception. The
union Of the Popuiists ana Democrats
can carry the West. The silver move
ment is. 10 y large extent, revolt of
the producing sections, The south and
| the West, and | see no good reason
why the nominees ol silver forces
| should not be taken from tn. the sec
lions " here II Is expected To get the
votes.
Furthermore. brliry. the tim. il
come when the Soath should be ac-
| corded recognition Oh the national
ticket. For thirty years now the
South has been kept on the stool of re-
| pentance. For thirty years she has
been compelled To wear sackcloth on
her loins and put sshes on her head.
Why should the South forever occupy
this humil:ating attitude! Why
should We 80 iEto every campaig n
with tacit confession that the South
has no right TO be represented on the
national ticket of any political party
| was born sept. /, l>JG, and therefore
was too young To take any part what
ever in the late civil war. | have no
prejudices growing out of At, but nj
the same time | am a Southern man,
PIouu oCCtioi uSNoNVu "
her interests, and | see no reason why
any political party should always eN-
pect to obtain the support of her l56
votes and yet always be ashamed TO
give her place on the ticket.
| The World asks what | think Of Mr.
Bryan personally.
| AS l have stated in my paper more
than week ago, when | had no
thought of being connected with him
in political campaign, Mr.. Bryan is
man of uEblemished character and
brilliant ability. We served together
in the Fifty-second Congress, voted to-
gether on nearly every question, and
were personal friends.
| When my contested election came
up in the Fifty-tmrd Congress and
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, made the mo-
tiOn to eject me at once and without a
hearing, Mr.. Bryan was one of the
three Democrats who had the nerve to
vote against it.
The Chicago platform is return to
the old Jeffersonian principles, and We
POpulists indOrse it as far as it goes
Our own platform goes further, but
there is no reason why We should moi
cooperate with the Democrats TO the
extent that we agree.
THOMAS +. WATSON.