The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-13
AS TO RE-FUS|ON
DR.. Cyrus Makes Some Re-
marks on the Subject.
THE BASIS OF THE TRADE
Silver Threads Among the Gold--pop-
Mist Electors to be Conceded on
the Condition That They VIII
Vote for Mckinley if Needed.
The People viii Repu-
date 1t.

There was all kinds of story here
.ahout a re-fusion between the Popu-
lists and Republicans. As soon as the
cake nets well Drowned with one ru-
NOR it is turned over, and another en-
tirelv different rumor bobs up.
mr. CYRUS Thompson was here yes
+erday. leaving yesterday afternoon
for Hilsboro Ito look after things,
as he EXPRESSED it. While i'll the sta
ton. a reporter had some talk Win
him. touching the re-fusion story
which. however. he said he hat not
read but in the course OF the CONVEX
sotion. he took occasion TO say: we IL
take ANYTHING rather than TO see the
next Legislature go Democratic.
How will relief come to you InrouSH
the Republican party? Dr. Iholnp-
SON was asked.
der-dogs." ne replied, land the Popu-
Isis represent the other one, and 1t
is natural for the under-dogs to make
one fight"
Reference being made to what mlght
be the position of Senator Butler, Dr.
THOMPSON said no matter what Sena-
tor Buffers views were, that gentle
man could not have taken the Fopu-
lists with him toward any cooperation
with the Democrats.
While this talk is not any new thing
from DIR. Thompson. any new makeup
now between the Populists and Re
publicans looks as if somebody had
seen new light.
The facts before the people of North
Carolina are cold facts: they are the
possibility of having the State of North
Carolina put back ten years in pro
gress by passing into the hands OF
Russell and his horde.
When the Populists fused with the
Republicans the cry was a new elec-
ton law and new county govern
ment law Now they have both, and
DIR. Thompson added that the object
of re-fusion was to continue this cleo
ton law: that he believed the Demo-
Gratis to be politically dishonest, and
that if they got back into power they
would take away the election law
fruits already gathered by the Popu-
lists.
DR.. Thompson was asked if he were
ever cheated out of any votes; he re-
piled af1irmatively, adding that had he
not been he would not have contested
his seat. And vet this same seat was
declared to be Shaw's by unanimous
vote of Elections committee No. 3, all
which DIR. Thompson knew doubtless
as soon as the wires could get the
news to him.
Maybe DR. Thompson wants some
kind of a law that will send him to
Congress-deeming anything pure and
undefled that could make a statesman
of him.
No, the cold facts of Russell and
Company stand out, and Butler and
Thompson and the other populist
leaders who make any attempt now
to turn back the State into the black
ness of darkness will have the blood
of the Traitor Malone upon their
heads-Mahone, who went through
the same trade with his readjusters at
the National convention. as is now
runlored to be on hand in connection
with the so-called silver" electoral
ticket, which is TO be conceded to the
Populists ON condition that their votes
will be cast for Mckinley of he needs
them.
Is it that the Populists leaders see
ing a chance of working out their
pretended purpose of free silver
through the Democrats, turn aside
from them for the sake of having free
silver beaten in order that they may
have a further reason of existing?
Are they not anxious that a gold
man shall be put up at Chicago in order
that silver may be monopolized by
them. And even when q silver man
is put up by the Democrats, did not
Butler, either through Stiffness or
knavishness, say that a silver candi-
date could be put up at Chicago only
by the convenience and consent of the
gold-bugs-and this in the face of adj
vices that $40, 100000 have been raised
by the gold-bugs to prevent the put
ting up of a silver man.
No, no; Butler don't want any silver
man put mp by The Democrats-fle
wan.H silver 10 co!le q ~ through the
big Me. And yet, while he pretends
to be the sole channel through which
silver can come, he would be willing to
take his silver on the condition it cast
its ballot for gold Mckinley, if neces-
sary. Could there be a more dastardly
dallying than this with such people of
worth-Populists or others-who are
honest and in earnest. And to what
end? In order that tkSy may get the
voters of the Republican gang, the
Gubernatorial nomination of which
party was gotten, it is said, by the
purchase of delegates to the extent of
$4,000, the delegates from one county
being put down at $1.00.
Thus they would get silver by union
with gold, and purity of the ballot by
union with a party whose Gubernator-
ial nomination was foully bought with
money.
pASER ALI. .1-DAY