The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-01
dollars WAS that Was il Dunniug'xa
No. II VAS Republican campaign

dollars was that Was it Dunning'xi
No. |. WAS Republican campaign
money!
From the above II is clearer now
thar it WAS during the campaign
that II was the imperative duty Of
the National committee not to pub
lish a document like Watson's letter.
In conclusion We wish to say that
our last National convention faced
not orly an embarrassing situation
but indeed crisis. We were forced
to nominate Mr.. Bryan not only to be
consistent and to do our patriotic
duty. but also to prevent our party
from splitting in twain. The Ma
tlonAl com mittee faced q situatio j
equally rs grave when it became ev-
ident that Mr.. Sewall could not be
gotten to withdraw. We were either
forced to take a course which three
fourths Of the Populist would have
rebelled against, which would have
split the party in two. leaving the
smaller portion standing with the
committee; or, on the. other hand,
We were forced to take the only
other alternative: namely; to put
out joint electoral tickets. AS en-
barrassing, painful, and demoraliz-
ing to our party as both Of these
conditions were, yet if We mad
followed different courae either
at the convention Or dning the
campaign the result to Jhr party
would have been ten fold wor,a. The
convention and the committee both
pursued the only course that it1Eas
possible to follow either to do Sul
duty to our country or to maintain
intact our own party organization
In short, no other party has evel
been called upon to face and dea
with a more embarrassing and try
ing situation than was the Peoples
party in the last campaign. Th'
problem was how to measure up t
the re requirements of duty and patriot
ism and yet preserve the party or
ganization, and hold the confidence
of the best element of the two ole
| parties from whom We must gain re
cruits. No other party could hav'
done it and survived; yet the Peo
4 Piles Party did it, and came out IN
Eder the circumstances in remarkabl.
fine shape. This is because all o
the principles and purposes of ou
party are patriotic. Ours is the onl.
party that presented solid front t
the combined money power, and il
spite of defeat comes from the fell
of battle with flying colors. Henc
| We are in a positian to take the lea
in the gigantic and unremittinI
struggle against the allied trusts an
monopelies. The Peoples party
proud of the record it has made. !
will not apologies to the county TO
having been patriotic and for hay
ing shown greater deVotion to- il
! principles than either one Of the ol
> parties has shown. Those, ~, VIII
: would have our party do so'are tn
:. party's worst enemies. They woul
, make the party ridiculous and caus
D it to forfeit the respect and admire
4 ton of all of those in the old partie
from whom we must gain our recruit
lNo party was ever in a better cond
:. ton to appeal the best element of tt
r two old parties than is now our part!
9 In short. the Peoples Party, regar'
j.. less of what Mr.. Watson and the otht
Y Coxeyites may do or say, will exc
i every effort to maintain and strengtl
/. en- our organization, and will pr
Q ceed vigorously to take the lead
i the fight of 1900 against the go
combine, monopolies and trusts.
VI - ,.. ,.,,. l,, ~. N. B..
ST. Blood purifiers Though xradusl, q
ttiradical in their effect Ayers Sars
z parilla is intended as . tifedfcfhe ON
and not stimnlant, excitafir, or bev
Immediate results may not q
a ways follow it's use but after reaso
: able time, permanent benefit is certa
r. to be realized.
Hnccn lNAHulAc IN nAlInI