The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-11
popULsT- REPUBLICAN FUSION.


TENDER 3rd, the public has expected
the Republican and Populist leaders
TO get together on ticket from top to
bottom in North Carolina. That edi-
torial beginning. with the question;
'SWhat's going to be doneT was dis
tincA notice to the Democrats ana
Republican leaders to send in sealed
bids for fusion for offices. 1t may be
we'll to re-quote an extract from the
wonderful editorial:
ssSome months ago the Repub-
lican party made proposltlon 10
divide equally the electoral tick
ct in the State with the Popullsts.
The Populists thought it prudent
to decline this proposition because
it might possibly lead them to the
support of goldbugs, and this the
Populists are pledged not to do.
pledge is a sacred thing and
NOTHING but the PRESERVA-
TION OF LIFE OR EXISTENCE
can be plead as an excuse for
breaking it."
The editorial then went on to sup
pose" that the existence of the Popu-
list party depended on giving a gold
bug some support" and concluded that
it would not be dishonorable to break
the pledge in order to save the life
of the party. The statement was also
made that the gold standard PROPOSE
ton of the Republicans to divide the
electors was certainly as good and
PERHAPS BETTER" than the Demo-
cratic proposition. It went on to say
that the Republicans proposed fusion'
''all down the line" whereas the Dem
oerats stopped at electoral fusion, and
said, sit is time for our Democratic
friends to quit being such dad Slam
med fools as to think they are smart
enough to fool Populist." Then this
same editorial supposed" that 1.-THE
Populists should decide to line up with
the Republicans" and remarks that
'sof course some Democrats would go
into Mysteries, talk about supporting
gold bugs" and adds, ''He who does so
will be proven to be lie in short
time"
The suppose" of the Caucasian has
been executed, and the Populist voters
have been ordered, so far as the COM
mittee had the power, to sit down
to bill of fare containing what
the Populists have termed food their
party could not touch without contain
ination.
1t is not necessary for any Demo-
cratic paper to talk about support
ing gold bugs" The Populists them
selves will denounce the action without
any Democratic help. 1t viii be only
necessary to go to the files of the eau
casian to find the serverest condemna-
ton of those who seek to defend the
action of the committee in endorsing
gold men. AS late as February Goth,
the Caucasian, having in view the sug-
gestion of a mongrel ticket, such as is
now in the field, said:
again, what a spectacle it
would be for us to have a State
ticket with one-half the candidates
supporting and advocating on the
stump the election of a gold bug
for President, and the other half
of the candidates on the same tick
ct fighting gold bugs and support
ing just the opposite kind of
candidate. There is no use in dis
cussing such proposition; it falls
of its own weight; it condemns
itself; it is absurd"
That is to say, that the ticket en-
dorsed Thursday "falls of it's own
weight; it condemns itself; it is alb
surd."
On March goth, of this year the eau
casian said:
THE Caucasian is in favor of CO.
operating for principle. But how
can we cooperate with those who
are going in an opposite direction?
We are striving to bring about re-
lief to the industrial classes and
the business of the country; We
must fight those who are herding
in the camp of the gold-bugs and
the monopolists. We have no pa
tience with those who favor join
ing together opposite and oppos-
ing forces by division of tickets
for official positions. We are OPP
posed to cooperating with those
who have no principles but who
simply want our votes to help
them to the pie counter. If we
will stand by principle we will
find that there are fifty thousand
men in the old parties who are as
patriotic as we are"
Pritchard, Pearson, Settle, Linney,
Walser, White, Adams and Douglass
are "herding in the camp of the gold
bugs and monopolists." Is electing
them to office Fighting" them?
Again on March 18th, the Caucasian
said:
eve will repudiate any party
that deserts these principles and
sells out to the monopolists and
British gold buUso