The news & observer., 1897-01-09

patronage but had been taken off the
ticket on their refusal to pledge them
selves to Pritchard
Had Col Skinner been in this meeting
he would not have professed such gross
ignorance of what everybody else knows
Nor can he any longer plead ignorant
after what occurred last night, when a
man was offered $4,000 for his vote.
Speaking further of the effect Of Pritch-
ards election or defeat Col. Skinner said
that if he was not reelected it would
break up cooperation of the Populists
with the Republican party in the future
He added:
Il will go into the Populist caucus to-
night to accept its choice and to die
or live by it,"
What do you mean: by that?" / asked
II mean that / shall try to elect Pritch-
ard whether he is the caucus nominee
or not, if it is a contest between Pritch-
ard and another Republican. But / will
abide by the caucus if it will name n
Populist."
This was another attempt on SINNERS
part to make Butler name his man and
SHOW his hand.
But he did not succeed. Butler went
down in defeat, but never a white feather
did he show.
1t remains to be seen whether or not
he will live mp to the professions he made
in his speech in Thursday nights caucus.
when he said to Col. Skinner:
Il understand you are advising these
people to bolt. II they take your advice
and desert to the gold-bug camp | win
take the remnant that is left and we will
fight out the battle single handed and
alone"
KESTLER AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
Ever since he joined the Populist party,
] 6. Ed Kestler, ex-Treasurer Of the coun-
ty OF Cabarrus, has been in a hurry to
rush to the front in an attempt to carry
the Popuists over body and soul to the
Republican party. He got out a lot of
electors tickets a few days before the
election, containing only the names Of
the PopuliSt electors and in various other
ways served the Republican party and
Pritchard faithfully. The result to him
individually was that, while the fusion
lists elected all the balance OF their ticket
in Caharrus, Kestler was left in the race,
a Democrat being elected Treasurer This
ought to have taught him not to mon
key with the buzz saw" and not to be
Republican while remaining in the popu-
list party. But it didn't, and he is in
Raleigh now; trying to induce POpulists
to vote for Pritchard. Yesterday he IS
sued a circular urging PopuEsts to sup
port the straddling Senator, and got two
other POpulist editors, who, like himself,
are not Pcpuhsts but Republicans at
heart. 1t Is an abridgement Of Harry
SINNERS speech, and is signed by Kest-
Ter (repudiated by Cabarrus pOpulists): i:
Rev. II. w. Both turned out of the
Baptist ministry for drunkenness, false
hoods, 'indiscretion," &c); II. A. Cobb,
(who Couldn't get the Burke Populists
10 elect him delegate to the State con
vention); and Il. w. Flake (yvho ever he
50 They say they represent the "Popuist
press Of tie State" 1t is doubtful IL the
combined circulation Of their papers is l.
coo week, and II more than that, they
are probably circulated by Republicans.
Here is one sentence N the address: at
is OF fundamental importance that the
Popuhst party be party Of honor and IN
tegrity." How is this honor and integ-
rtty to be preserved, according to Kest-
Ter, Baib6, Cobb and Flake? BY sending
a man to the Senate who ridicules all the
principles Of the Populist party, and who
viii support an administration elected by
trusts and pledged ito maintain the gold
standard"
1t takes all sorts of folks 10 make a
world
These are one sort.