The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-22

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| executive committee of each State.
Let each State Executive Committee
send it out to each executive commit,
tee of each county let them send it out
to each township; then let each town
ship, each county, each State hold a
convention of all in favor Of said plat
form and reforms. Let all, regardless
of former party Civilizations, be invited
to attend, either in person or by dele
gates. Let there be fusion before any
nominations are made. Let the fusion
be for principle and upon principle,
and not for the spoils of cRce.
Now we had fusion in Alamance.
Some of our Republican friends in Ala
nance say they will not fuse any more.
Speak not hastily, my friends; two
years ago we gave you the county
that the Populists were to have the
representative this year. Now we
never promised to vote for any but a
silverite. At the time of our conven
WILL SOUA SoAN4AoGO "0S OpC44H duNO
eating with Mr.. Settle the free coinage
Of the full product of the American
mines. Mr.. White changed. As it
was, enough Populists voted for him to
insure his election, while if they had
voted against him he would have been
defeated. He, however, draws a dis
tincCiOn and claims that they we're Re-
publican Populists. Now in the name
of common sense are there such Popu
lists as Republican Populists and Demo.
cratic PopuIists2 Had it not been for
the many circulars squinting each way,
l would have doubted it entirely-the
ones that Mr.. Guthrie might indicate
that he was a Democratic PopuIist,
and Mr.. Ayers that he was a R9publi-
can Populis5.
The Hayseeder was some sort of a
Rep Pop paper at least, it was awfully
popular with that party. How wae
the editor early in the spring of 1894?
A very prominent Republican told me
in confidence that there was to be q
fusion between the Republicans and
Populists in North Carolina long be
fore any convention was held that it
was in the agreement that Mr.. Butler
was to go to the U. s. Senate in place
of Mr.. Ransom Gas yet Mr.. Vance was
still livIng) Nothing was said about
Hon. Jeter @ Pritchard, but certain
individuals il fuential in politics were
incidentally mentioned as parties to
the deal. Now if / am not mistaken,
most Of the leading men in both parties
who we're parties to this fusion have
gotten place and power. I think thus
far the republicans have got the lions
share-the Supreme Court Of North
Carolina and the Governor Had it
not been for the PopuIists, they would
not have had a crUm0-no Governor,
no Judges-not even a single place on
the ticket. Oh, how helpful ye Popu-
lists are! How full of electro magnet
ism you are, that you can cause so de-
funct a body as the Republican party
to CITRATE around SO lively II you don't
be cautious you may revive the old
Secesh.
Now my Populi8t friends, we hold
the balance Of power both in State and
Nation. If you use that power Alright
you can do much good; your constitu-
eDcy will hold you responsible.
We hear it stated that after all, Jeter
@. Pritchard is to succeed himself in
the U. s. Senate. Can it be SO? I
hardly believe it. It there is anything
in platforms, principles and professions
in public, I cannot gee any reason why
a silverite can vote, or should vote for
a golcbug. Mr.. Pritchard has about
faced; changed his views on the fDan-
cial question and has released every
| silveriCe from any former pledge. The
legislature Of 1897 " Il be a different
body from that OF 1895 The last Is not
bound by the pledgeso Of the first. How
many POpullsG memCers a they who
come out boldly on the stump and de
| clared themselves in favor OF the gold
standard and the election of a i. 8.
| Senator Of that type could have been
| elected? Not many, I assure you,
| there is a deep-seated belief in the
minds Of our common people that bi-
metalIism is the best. It is not as pop
ularly called silver Gre Z8. but a strong,
frmly-fixed belief, and this belief comes
from actual trial, experience and care
full study Of the whole subject.