The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30
A Letter, An Answer
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that in your opinion, it is of no con-
if the Peoples Party sur
renders to the Republicans, the
the United States
Senator, the General Assembly,
the Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Secretary OF State, Treas
surer, Auditor, Attorney General,
etc, provided we get the ii cleo
toral votes for our candidate for
President, who. by the way, you
ought to know, cannot possibly be
elected. In other words, your com
mittee seems disposed to turn over
our home government entirely to
the Republ icans, and lead the PEG
ple's Party into the Republican camp,
in fact, amusing our people, mean
while, by hurrahlng for what you
know they have at heart, but at the
same time is, in the next campaign
at least, unattainable. Consistency,
indeed! Is there any consistency in
turning over the State to the Repub-
licans absolutely, and sending to
the L. S. Senate a Republican who
chirps under the wing of Senator
Chandler, and is an ardent supporter
of Governor Mckinley, for the sake
Of the pleasure Of throwing away
eleven votes for PRESIDENT
Why did the Peoples Party coop
crate with the Republicans in 1S94f
Because, and only because, the Dem
ocratic party had put upon us such
a system of elections that it was i'm
possible to have recorded the wishes
of the people; and to secure the free
dom and political equality of the
people it was necessary to secure
fair election laws and honest cleo
ton officers. Why is it again neces-
sary to cooperate with themi To
preserve the admirable work of our
last legislature in this regard, and
thereby secure to every elector the
right to vote and have that vote
honestly counted. If you believe
that the Republicans in full power
will conduct and manage our State
affairs in accordance with the views
and wishes Of the Populists or Peo-
ple's Party, l beg to call your atten-
ton to the last General Assembly,
and the constant and vigilant work
of yourself and the able and patriotic
co-adjutors, to whom every lover of
his State should be deeply grateful.
The really important officers whe
have the most power for good or
evil are the Governor of the State,
and the Uuited States Senator. Can
it be called Incorporation" to give
. both to the Republicans. or should
r it not be more properly called zen
tering into the bowels of the Repub
lican party?"
l am, for reasons too numerous tt
mention, opposed to the Democratic
- party, and l believe it is to the in
= terest of the State that it should g
: from under its control. But l an
: not Republican, and am not willing
It to turn over the State to their tende
II care.
+ The generosity and patriotic disin
= terestedness of the proposition o
y the Republican party to co-operat
d with the Peoples Party, as reperte
l. by you, and which you seem to ar
l. prove of, except as to the electors
le ticket, strikes me with admirato
RS lor, said the spider to the fly" You
committee should promptly DECLINE
with thanks, of course; and l beg
r, say that if it does not it will fail {
st voice the sentiment Of its part
a. a., The Peoples Party must have tt
Governor, or the United States Sc,
or ator, and it cannot be induced to c
in operate on any other terms, inclu
e. ing, of course, an equal and fair a
to iustment of the other Offices alol
in down the line. If this kind Of coo
nd Grafton cannot be effected we W
lie preserve intact our organization,
into the next campaign under o
Ia own banner alone, and let the pc
,ss pie decide between the three partl'
le- | cannot understand how turni1
on over the State government, "hor'
ng foot, and dragons" to the Repuh
mt, can party, while we get only t
ow privilege of voting for President
h So candidate who will have not the
M hottest chance of election, is "co-t
nor Grating for a great and fundamen
my principle" while l must admit Il
IRE, this would "avoid our being succe
be- fully charged with cooperating
spoils," for there would certainly
on no spoils for the rank and file of
M me Peoples Party.
ties "Your State Committee held
the meeting recently to discuss t
my question" Where and when '
in this meeting, and what memb
'lg- we're PRESENT. Being "recentl
ar; ar, it must have been in Washing
nal City, and the members present S
ule. ator Butler and Represtative 81
UGH, ner. 4
vors While you sit in the marble vi
inns Inns and decorated walls of 'Fan
, oies proud temple" do not forget tina
,oht the humble homes of your frie
tina and promoters, the toiling, str
Cling, poverty-oppressed PEG
R. there reigns supreme and al-pre,
son. ing in their patriotic bosoms the
wing of liberty and equality, and
ing they will not submit to the a
d: ng cratic rule of any man or "com
ditto tee," however exalted. That thi
peculiarly so of the people of
run South. Cleveland almost univ
ot Ma ally hated by our people, who
,port once JUS oIoon. e .a;o;o;;o =,
18th, with MS own parry le!olHlns ~
make down fall, and Ransom the etee
But suave, and courtly autocrat,
and few to do him honor, are shining
lined amnles.
ruth, c.o va .aau.rd
ented Again cupPvSo o. .r~-,
n. he full electoral ticket pledged toI
al to for the silver candidate for +
dent; have you any idea they
TON. consent to thus abandon their
,ports party candidate, thereby givin