The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-16
POLITICAL
PoT-poUpI.
Condensed Mention OF What
People Are Saying And What
Parties Are Doing.

Bras Eye View Of Events ss Pictured by the Press -
Expressions Of Opinion by Some People Who know
And Some Who Think They Know.
Senator Teller thinks the Republi-
cans will nominate Mckinley for
President, but says:
'He cannot carry Colorado any
more than no can carry Texas. Tie
truth is that no Republican can
carry Colorado on u gold platform or
on straddling platform. l remem-
ber that after Harrison had been
nominated in 1892. l was asked
whether my State would go Republi-
can. lreplied that it would not, and
the result proved my prediction true.
The same circumstances will govern
in the approaching campaign. The
people of Colorado will vote for any
body on silver platform. AS it is
now, there is little or no interest in
my State in the selection of delegates
to the National Republican conven-
ton. The Republicans all seem to
think that Mckinley will be nomi-
mated, and they don't want him"
"Will not Mckinley, if nominated
and elected, be pledged more than
any other man, to the passage of O.
high tariff bill, and for this reason
will not he be disposed to be friendly
to free coinage in order to secure the
passage of such bill?" was asked.
Senator Teller smiled. "Not bit
of it," he replied. "Only a little
while ago Senators Aldrich and
Platt were forced to declare in the
Senate that they would abandon
every thing rather than be forced to
take the free coinage Of silver. Nc
Kinley would be the same way. He
would be dominated by the Eastern
idea so thoroughly that even he
would be willing to lose q tariff bill
rather than have to yield to the sill
yer Republicans. The Eastern men
will not sacrifice their gold ideas, no
matter what else may be gained
thereby"
Chairman Pou, of the State Demo
cratic executive committee, tell:
what kind of silver man he is. He
is reported as saying:
IF it were in my power | woulC
enact u free silver law. | have moi
been vain enough to believe that my
: private views on the financial ques
ton were important. enough to bt
inquired about, and l have not in
hicted them upon the public. Every
one familiar with my course in tbs
last campaign knows that | insisted
that every man coming into thu
State to take part in the canvas
should speak for silver. At the SAM
time | believe that the place where
the friends of silver can do then
most effective work is INSIDE OF TIL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, and l should re
gard any division in the nationa
party caused by silver men as almos
fatal to the silver cause"
Now, Mr.. Pou's silverin-the-D an
ocratic- party idea is just exactly
equal to Senator Pritchard's silver
in.the -Republican-party idea. Th
idea of neither means silver OF an.
other sort of reform, and he is sat
fool indeed who can be fooled will
believing that either of these idea
do mean anything.
, Congressman Lockart is the onl
member from North Carolina VIII
voted against the Cuban resolutions
Francis N. Stacy, prominent Re
, publican of Minneapolis, Mimi, ha
renounced his allegiance to the Re
publican party aud joined the Popu
lists.
The Charlotte Observer quotes
: "prominent Republican" as sayin
> this.
"Senator Pri,chard says he want
: to get free silver inside the Republ
5 can party, but he had as we'll unde1
!, y take to make ice in sheol as to hor
n to get free silver this way"
~ We get this from the Washingto
"a Post:
!, Referring to the recent intervie
20 of Senator Pritchard, of Mort
iS Carolina, published in the Pos
=. Senator Marion Butler yesterds
,f afternoon said:
VI "Any statement that there we
20 any conditions to my,elcction for Il
. long term in the Senate is absolute
o. false. Having talked the matt
-, over, and believing that there cou
-, ,t be cooperation on the question
~ financial reform and possibly 9th
= great prin ciples, did say voluntar
!. that favored cooperation for t
~ next election and the reelection
~ ~ Senator Pritchard or whoever mig
~ , be agreed upon, and favor that n
! if we can cooperate on terms ali
-. 40 honorable to both sides. But tt
~ does not mean that the Republica
a have the right to name the terms
~ ~',o cooperation or that we are unt
-. the least obligations to accept 81
ho terms if it means the abardenm'
~ of financial reform and the supp
90 of the goldbugs."
~ Senator Prltchard declined to G
ry the controversy further at
present time. 81 do not care to ms
g any reply to Mr.. Buffers statem'
* lust now" said Mr.. Pritchard. "1
Ild committees of the Republicans &
ok the Populists will meet in joint s
is. sion in my State on the 10th, and
De- will wait aud see what they dec
en- to do in the coming campai
or Whether they can agree remains
ns be SEEM"