The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11
1.-THE LARGEST G1RGULAT1OM OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DA

for that goldbug Senator. Just think
of it! Populists electing a goldbug.."
This reading brought cheers from
the crowd, after which Judge Whitaker
continued reading:
'Can we be parties to such record
as that? Would it not be a gross
qualification, and would we not begin
to lose the confidence of many people
who have begun to look TO us to see
the principles which we have so con
sistently advocated, and determinedly
pushed to the front all enacted into
operative laws? OUR PARTY is A
FAILURE, EVEN A HUMBUG AND A
FRAUD, IF WE YIELD ENOUGH TO
ENABLE A GOLDBUG UNITED
STATES SENATOR TO GO FROM
THIS STATE.
Then Judge Whitaker took up cir
c1llar of Secretary Hal Ayers under
date of August 81 last from which he
read as follws:
I'VE beg to suggest that destructive
danger lies in a serious cOnsid ration
Of the terms mentioned by the Repub-
licans for legislative cooperation in
the counties and think our people
ought to be and are unwilling to take
any steps along this line that cannot
be defended from the mountains to the
coast"
"Can - asked Judge Whitaker amid
much laughter. "be called an inconsis-
tent Populist for pursuing the policy
truthfully laid down in that circu-
lar?'
But he continued to read: IF the
: Populists should cooperate on legis-
lative matters in any counties with the
Republicans on the terms men toned
by the Republican resolutions, the
Populists would be guilty of a gross
and indefensible Inconsistency"
Judge Whitaker read from the body
of the circular the Republican resolu-
tion of August IS by the Republican
State Executive committee as follows:
/ THAT the members of the legislature
of both parties shall support the nom
1 inee of the Republican caucus for Uni
ted States Senator" The speaker
pointed out that this meant no other
, than gold-bug JeSer Pritchard and
| said a Populist to do such thing
would be a traitor to his party.
| Just at this moment, the negroes
came yelling down the courthouse
steps from. Cheeks convention, and
! Cheek with hands in his pockets,
| posted himself in three feet of Judge
| Whitaker staring him in the face. He
had not stood there many moments
before Judge Whitaker said he admired
a man like Cheek who came out boldly
and said he would support Republi-
Fcan and nobody else.
Cheek interrupted: Didn't / vote
for Butler?"
We'll, replied Judge Whitaker,
will you vote now for a Populist or
for silver man for Senator?"
Cheek refused to reply walking off
and muttering something about you
better go back to Halifax where you
belong"
NO" said Judge Whitaker, "he
wont; he will vote for Pritchard and
nobody else"
Cheek had gotten to the gate and
vanished with the crowd laughing at
his discomforture.
Judge Whitaker before closing called
attention to what he deemed to be q
very important point, namely that out
of the Republican vote in North Caro-,
lima 100000 were negroes, leaving a
fraction only of the white population
for gold, while the great bulk of the
white people were for silver, and yet
he said he as a Populist he was expect
ed by some to give up his principles in
order that this fraction could carry
out a policy of tyrrany upon the toll
ing farmers and labores. He would
not do it.
Judge Whitaker had made good i'm
preston, and all said his speech had
done much good.
He speaks tomorrow at Yanceyville,
and Tuesday at Ruffin and win speak
every day until November 1st.
w. E. CHRISTIAN.