The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-30

China and Japan, rs less than products
can be produced or manufactured for
in this country by American labor
without reducing our farmers. miners,
mechanics, manufacturers, and indus
trial workers to the level of Chinese
coolies. therefore, be it
Resolved. That we are in favor of
rescuing the people of the United
States from such impending danger by
removing the differences of exchange
between gold standard countries and
silver standard countries by the only
method possible, which is the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at the ratio
of 16 to /, by the independent action
of the United States. and we are in
favor of a tariff which shall ne suf-
cient to equalize the cost Of production
in the United States and in Europe
and in Asiatic countries. and that the
protection incident to such tariff shall
be equally distributed in every section
of the United States, and between the
various products and industries of each
State.
(Signed) II. NJ Teller, +. f. Warren,
Lee Mantle, G. l.. Soup. j, G. PRITCH-
ARD, Ed. O. Wolcott, John II Mitchell.
Frank ], Cannon, Il. II. Pettigrew.
Fred 7. Dubois, II. G, marlborough, r.
II. Carter, George c. Perkins, j. d.
Cameron, c. d. Clark, Arthur Brown.
We append extracts from the Cauca-
sian of various dates which show that,
in the light of the Republican platform
and the declarations of Senator Pritch.
ard, Judge Russell and the other Re
publican leaders, all for gold, that be-
tween the Republican and Populist
parties there is a great gulf fixed. 1t
cannot be spanned except by total
abandonment of principle.
\ few Offices purchased at the sacri-
flee OF principle would end in discard
that would disrupt the Peoples party.
Editorial in Caucasian, April Q.
If no party will help us in this fight,
then let the Peoples party make a
square fight to the finish against the
Infamous gold conspiracy and all OF
its agents, allies and supporters.-Edi-
torial in Caucasian March 10.
A man who supports a goldbug for
President is a party bug; and an
enemy to the people and good
government The Peoples party was
organized to fight this kind of men,
Editorial in Caucasian. April 9.
We don't believe in the honesty of
any man who says he is a Populist and
then says he is willing to vote for a
goldbug. He may be honest but we
don't want to be mixed up with any
such honesty as that. A man may be a
good fellow in his WAY but it might
be a very proper thing to damn his
way.-Fdito rial in Caucasian, April 2
The line of battle has already been
drawn In the coming fight every voter
must be on one side or the other. He
must line himself up with the gold
combine, with trusts, monopolies OF
British Tories, or he must line himself
up with the people in support of the
candidate who will be nominated al
st. Louis on July 22nd.-Chairman
Buffers address to the Peoples party
February 6.
The aiority of the voters of the
State endorse the resolutions passed by
the Silver convention, held in Raleigh
on the 25th of last September. If the
Peoples party shall cooperate with
any other party in the coming cam
paign, it will be on the basis of those
resolutions THE PEOPLES PARTY
CANNOT COOPERATE WITH ANY
PARTY UNLESS SUCH PARTY Is
WILLING TO COOPERATE On
PRINCIPLE AND TO ADVANCE A
GREAT CAUSE. Editorial in Caucas
ian, January ID.
The populists will vote either Will
the Republicans or with the Demo
Gratis to stop this scheme Gssuine
of bonds) If neither Republicans MOI
Democrats will vote with the Populist!
to stop it, we want to ask how either
of the old parties can shift the respon
sibility for the deal. Either one car
come forward nov and crush thii
blood-sucking system. The Populist'
are appealing to them to do so. j
they will not, let both forever >atalIC
under the condemnation of an out
ragged and betrayed people. -Editoria
in Caucasian, January g.
The supreme question now is the
money question. 1t can only be settled
by the election of President uncondi
tionally committed to the financia
policy advocated only by the People:
party as a party organization. Tha-
can never be done until the people o.
all parties unite on this question anC
support it as an independent politica
issue IF it is not done in 1896, it may
be too late in 1900. No party sacrifice
should be too great to effect this peace
! full solution in 1896.-Editorial in eau
sian, February 20.
| We denounced the Democratic party
| in North Carolina for saying that i
was for free silver and then voting
to elect goldbug for President. The
| Populist party is already in the
field, and the free coinage o
silver at the ratio of 16 Il
! / is part of the Popolist religion
Perhaps the Populists may be strong
enough to capture the country in 1896
but if not, they stand ready to cooper
ate with any friends of silver, whether
| they call themselves Democrats or Re
publicans. All we ask of them is t.
cut loose from the goldbugs.-W. C
| Wilcox in Caucasian, January 80.
|
Let those in North Carolina who are
| opposed to the gold combine lose M
time in getting together and lining
| up for the greatest struggle we have