The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27
SAVE 81 STATE.

~ A 4NOAAONs
SAVE The STATE.
To the PopuIi8t8 Of North COr0Iinu:
On next Tuesday you will be called
upon to vote in the most important
election that ever confronted the peo-
pie Of our State and nation. So COM
plicated is the situation that our peo-
pie are at a loss as to what would be
best for our party and our principles.
On State matters all are agreed that
above everything else the Demo
cratic party must be defeated. Our
suffrage, our liberty and our future
hopes as a party all depend on defeat
ing the party of election frauds.
At our National Convention a ma
jority of the delegates favored straight
Populist ticket, but Bryan and Watson
were nominated and as a party we are
honor bound to support them, although
many do not like TO support a Demo
cratic nominee. The State Executive
Committee next effected a further
fusion by which Bryan and SewaIl Ithe
representative Of all that is anti Popu-
listic) get six electoral votes and Bryan
and Watson five. This gives our party
a very slender thread to hang upon,
| and thousands Of our people will refuse
to vote the ticket. We have argued
with them to stand by the committees
action, but our logic is in vain, and the
| font SO DNTar+ 70 oil +hoF J1u1ouo COyon
step is taken to poll a large per cepG.
Of this disatfected element then Nc.
Kinley and Hobart will carry the State.
What can we do2
After a wide correspondence with
leading POpulists, l offer this plan:
Let every Populist who can consistent
~ do Sd vote the entire ticket, but
those who refuse to support the Demo
cratic electors and who will otherwise
not vote at ali, let them vote for the
five Bryan and Watson electors and
the balance Of the State ticket. This
means thousands, who would not
vote, will give five ~levenths of a
vote for Bryan and, also, save
the State from the Democrats.
There may be enough of these to carry
the State for Bryan, as the POpulists
are SO pre- Idiced against the Demo
catic party and the anti-SewaIl senti-
ment is so strong that it might aft CT
the State ticket. Iappeal to the Pop
ulists to use their last resort and have
euch tickets at hand. It is too late to
begin missionary work, so let every
PCpulis5 who is opposed to the Sewall
| combination know that the sstraight
! Bryan and Watson electors will be at
each polling precinct and rather than
not vote at all vote for them. Every
one familiar with the facts knows that
unless some plan is devised then the
State is lost for Bryan. shall be glad
to confer with any one who desires to
help US carry the State for the Repub-
lican-P Opulist cooperation ticket and
for Bryan and who sees that 80, 600
half votes means IS, 900 whole votes.
Let these who will not support the
Democratic P0pulist fusion vote for:
Electors - Robert B. Davis, Ralph
Rowland, Howard T. freeman, VIM.
s. Bailey and VIM. D. Merritt.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor-W. A. Guthrie.
For Lieutenant Governor C. 81.
Dockery.
For Secretary Of State - Cyrus
Thompson.
For Treasurer-W. II Worth.
For Auditor-H. W. Aver.
For Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion-C. q. Mebane.
For Attorney G8neral-Z Y. Wal
ser.
For Justices of Supreme Court-W.
A. Montgomery and r NJ. Douglass.
For Judge Fifth DISTRICTS. B.
Adams.
Also, the Congressman will be on the
ticket. lam sure no true Populist can
not but aid in this work, where it is
necessary.
It was clearly known to every dele.
gate in our National Convention that
the Democrats agreed to take down
SeWsl if we should nominate Bryan.
They have not stood by the agreement
and the Populists are not even bound
to Bryan until they carry out their
part of the contract, which they have
no intention of doing, but we will do
so In the interest Of silver.
G Ed KEsTLER.
! Concord, N. c., Oct. "a, 1896.