The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-26
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
rHE PROSPECTS or ANOTHER
aEyOLUrIoN AGAIN FAroRdBLE.
Some Changes Brought About bv Nasur"'
Conditions That Are Beyond the Tom
:rol Of Politicians.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Speciai.--
The prospects Of another political revolt
Ron ln North Carolina are again favora-
bic. ana tho election % Democratic Leg
,slature which viii elect a successor 10
Senator Pritchard. IS consideyed extreme
~ probable.
The movement which IS 20 produce these
results has already gained considerable
hcaaway. and IS rapidly spreading
straneo TO say, the politicians have
nothing 10 do with IL. lt has had us
origin In the very natural dislike Of the
white men Of North Carolina for any
coalition vain Tho negroes by which tho
nsllses are given degree of supremacy
.,.r tlei~ white Heighbors. which D. Prov
in. ve,y dist sic4ui TO the White lopALa,7;
ASA result. the white r0pulists arc iirins
al flair fusion with the Republicans. anu
- turning to the Democrats as thelr
natural allies in maintaining white 'o"'io'
900 political affairs OF tlc state
4 prominent North Carolina Democratic
enc however who has not been consp'c-
n5as a. an onicc-hOlder. IS here. ana ton
To rcprosonlauvc Of The Times an inter
.eiinc story OF What b. taking place IN me
State.
According 10 this gentleman I'm several
courtes or The State the Democrats ana
thc IoDuisis have formed combination
10 control the local Offices The combi-
nation has been formed upon the basis OF
q white mans party ana coniemplates
fair division Of The county offices DO
tccon the poDulists and the Democrats.
and the election Of a Democrat from each
Of the counties affected 10 the Leg.sla-
turc.
4 WANT or AFFINITY.
The white Popuhsts OF the state. I'm
addition TO the fact that they ara tired
o. rfff political asa'ciascn with the
nccfecs. see that there is TO natural affili-
alton between themselves and the Repub-
leans.
IN tho first place. they arc all either low
tariff men or free traders and are opposed
10 protection. Then they are frce-silver
advocates. ana If there is no chance that
either OF the great parties will favor
free coinage they are more I'm sympathy
with The sound money Democrats than
with the sOund-mOney Republicans. be-
cause the latter are all protoctionists.
There seems. therefore. every reason TO
believe that the movement already started
IN the counties viii prove successful. and
that the Republican and Popuist p0lti-
clans who think they have absolute con-
troll OF the State viii find before long
that they have lost the respectable elc-
ment Of their following.
SENATOR BUTLER.
II IS understood that Senator Butler
Will do his utmost 10 prevent the success
Of this new movement. but it is also prob
able that his conduct in the Senate has
done more to accelerate il than his efforts
in the State can DO to rctard IL.
Butler has been successful in heading off
one movement among the politicians of
his party TO join the Democrats and break
away from their fusion with the Rcpub-
lcans. The present movement. however,
has started among the people themselves,
and % is probable they care little for Mr..
Buffers opinions or wishes
II Is understood that il is the determina-
ti0n q the populists of the country TO
avoid an alliances with the Republicans
this year, and the causes that have led
20 this probably have had something 10
DO also with the movement in North Car
olina.