The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19
SOME MORE
PLAIN TALK.
Not a Single Man Who Would
Support a Goldbug Must be
Elected By The People.

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~ssls X 10 Better rsss Ether oi ras O.s p.r,I..
es-epsrstios For priael,le ard q pesuria 70, G,y.
eruor
For The CaucasIan.
GAKYsBUaG, y. c.. March :, 'JG.-.
When THE CAUCASIAN says tha: 1t
Is opposed TO having an electoral
ticket with even one man on it who
would support Il goldbug for Presi-
dent. the Peoples Party of this sec
tion endorses its position. We also
endorse The CAUCASIAN in it's posi-
ton against cooperating with the
machine Democracy" The Peo-
ple's Party came into existence he-
cause large number of our citi-
zens in both of the old parties con
demEed these things, and the mum
Der still continues to grow.
We do not put the slightest be
lief in the Democratic ''cock and
bull' story sent out from Washing
ton about fusion with the Democrat
ic machine, neither do We couu'e-
nance the claim made by the other
side that there are Populists who
will vote for goldbug Republican
for President There IS not Pop
ulist in this section who would sur
render his principles ard make such
a base trade to get any kind of an
office, little or big. from the Repub-
lican machine. No true Populist
will sell his American birthright and
barter his convictions for mess of
pie-counter pottage.
We are in favor of fair aud hon
orable cooperation, if we can have
1t Oh these telms; but We w)nld
rather suffer defeat than to nave it
Oh any other terms. 4 party that
has principle may be defeated, but
1t will continue to grow until it
trump if it will stand by these
principles; but if party sacrifices
Its principles it will not grow. 1t Will
begin to GROW LESS as both of the
old parties are now doing, from this
very cause.
II We sacrifice our principles, then
how much better are we than the
old parties, and how can Wa ever
hope for the best elem ant IN both Of
them to come to us7 The question
now before every man who works
for living is MORE MONEY Or sTARv-
ALTON. Will the Peoples Party
stand up for the people and dra y
the issue square, so that every man
shall have chance to vote on one
side or the others If the Peoples
Party will not do this. then it has
no excuse for living. That is what
it is organized to do.
Our State committee says let rs
| co operate against goldbugs, aud we
endorse its position. Every Popu
lists endorses this, and where is the
man who claims TO have any princi-
pie who will have the cheek to OBJ
ject to it'll We have the fullest con
tidence in Senator Butler and OIL
State committee. Senator Butlel
has not only shown his political wis
dom, but he has also proven his de
votion to the interests of the grea
plain people, when it took botl
moral and physical courage to do it
The old party papers are maxim,
desperate efforts to make the peo
pie believe that he is a boss; bu
every Populist knows that the charg
is not only untrue, but that it i
ridiculous. He has not only consult
ed the State committee, but he ha
always taken great pains to ascer
tain the prevailing sentiment of tn
party in each section of the Stat
before taking any important action
It is true that he is d man Of firm
ness, of strong will and determine
ton, but if he did not have and ez
ercise these qualities he would &C
be the kind of man We would war
for Chairman.
We are willing to do anythin
, honorable to defeat the Democrat
3 m machine. But if we sacri6ce OF
: principles and the cause of the PEI
3 pie we do the very thing that woul
help the machine, and give the ba
s lot-box suffers and the party bug:
3 the advantage of US again. In tr.
: ing to defeat one gold-bug machin
t We must be careful not to cripp
3 ourselves and to build up apoth'
: goldbug machine. We are by gol'
0 bugs like the Irlshman was b
0 snakes. He said that re struc
f them wherever he saw them, no m 4
q ter what their names were. On tt
Q other hand, the old parties have a
e ready sacrificed the principles {
). Jefferson and Lincoln, and are no
t like the fox who got his tail cut Q
and then tried to get every 9th
y fox to cut his tail off, SO that thu
q could not point to his want OF ia
Fl The surest way for US to defe
;, goldbugs and machines" is for
Y to stand by the people and our pri
t. ciples. In short, we want cooper
f ton for principles, and We want
: Populist for Governor.