The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-11-19
PEOPLES PARTY PATRIOTISM
AND DEVOTION TO the CAUSE OF
GOOD GOVERNMENT WON the re-
sPscT AND ADMIRATION OF ALL.

S "As ZONE Gut OF The
cAmp.'ED s'th Good Rs.uIt.-A Gain
In Cor a!msn-E,.ctsd Governor. in
Five I'd Tho Party viii Proceed to
PusI aoJi Organization visorousIy-
bright Prospects For 1900.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 13.-In the
peculiar and marvellous CAMPAIGN
just closed the Republicans won by
q margin so narrow that it must be
extremely uncomfortable to them.
IN view OF the tremendous efforts and
immense amount of money put for
ward. 1t is interesting to note that
twenty-five thousand more votes
given to Bryan, and properly dis
trlbuted IN certain States would
have made him President of the
United States. 1t is clear that the
cause for which he stands will gain
ground steadily every day. There
fore, the people have nothing to do
but to press forward in their right
eous cause and victory will surely
reward their efforts in 1900.
Chairman Butler says that the
Peoples Party has come out of this
campaign in better shape than any
other party in the contest. He points
to the fact that thousands u pom
thousands of so-called Democrats Of
the regularity stripe have voted for
Bryan, or claimed to support him, yet,
who are evidently glad of his defeat.
These goldbugs and monopolists in
disguise will, of course, at once 90
to work and try to capture the ma
chinery of the party. If they fail
they will 90 to the Republican party
in the next contest. If they sue
coed, very large element of the
real silver men in the Democratic
patty will surely join the Peoples
Party. Besides, McKinley's barely
won election could not have been Sc
cured, in spite of the tremendous ef-
forts and money put forward by the
Republican party, had the patriotic
rank and file of the Republican par
ty who are opposed to monopolies
and trusts, and who are in favor of
the free coinage of silver, not
made up their minds to stay just
one more time in the old party
to which they have long belonged
and which they loved because the
name of Lincoln is connected with
it's birth. This class of Republicans
will revolt against Mckinley before
1900. as the patriotic rank and file OF
the Democratic party have revolted
against and repudiated Cleveland
ism. These men will naturally come
to the Peoples Party, and thousands
of them would have done so in this
campaign had the fight against the
gold standard been made under the
Peoples Parry banner. 1t is very
hard for a Republican, howeve,
strongly he may oppose the policy
of the Republican party to fight un
der the Democratic banner, however
much he may favor what 1t claims tt
stand for. The hope of the country IL
the future is in the patriotic ranl
and file of the Republican party. Il
Is as certain as anything can be il
politics that these men will line VI
solidly with the Peoples Party il
1900.
The Peoples party in this pas
campaign has risen to height O
patriotism and devotion to the caus'
of good government which has wo,
; for it the admiration, respect, an,
: confidence Of all good citizens. l
!, has not only acted in patriot
manner, but it has shown the YER
; shrewdest kind of political manage
ment, because the future of the pal
ty depends upon how many acces
sions it can bring to its ranks. If
}, had not taken the patriotic stand i
3 this campaign that it did, tits clea
: that 1t could never have gained re
). crults from either the Democrat
or Republican party, but now
stands in commanding and envis
;, BILE position. Besides, it has accom-
}. plished no little in the shape O
practical results in the present can
:, paign. 1t has elected over twent
s congressman, five Governors, an
!. has partial control of the State GOV
eminent in number of othe
States. In addition to this, it woul
have had the ba.ance of power i
!, the electoral college in the event {
. OlCCIAOAs SA0AAA 0A DuSAS
E, says that the party will proceed
IS push it's organization vigorously an
], will keep up a constant and increa
3 ing campaign for the next fou
!, years. He says that headquarte,
. will be kept open in Washington
- and that the National Committe
5. and State Committees will keep
e, close touch, and face the plans I
IS Mark Hanna and the gold men .
\, every turn. He says the Peopl,
d. Party will lead the fight in 19(
- against the gold combine and II
=, # monopolists. In an interview ye
J. terday he pointed out how the Po
/; ulists would manage to elimina
t, the tariff as an issue before the ne,
R. campaign. He said that numb'
s. of States like Iowa we're carrie
4; by the Republicans this time not {
u the money question but on the tar
r issue, and that with this question {
minated as a party issue that t
gold combine and monopolists Ct
d. be easily beaten in square fig
of before the people on these issue