The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-15
Senator Pritchard to Be in the
Cabinet.
TO RETIRE FOR HARMONY
From the Senatorial Race and
Look to Mckinley.
WILL PRlTCAARD BE WILLING
There Are Republicans Who Think
Continued Co.Operation With the
PopuIists More Important tn
Pritchara's Election.

Two or three Republicans were talking
together last night at the Park Hotel
about the two alternatives left the party,
one to elect Pritchard and thereby fore
ever destroy cooperation with the popu-
lists, and the other, to drop Pritchard
and elect a Republican upon whom the
Republicans and Populists could unite.
An old Republican talking earnestly and
with deep feeling, said:
From the time that / realized that I
belonged to an enthralled and helpless
party | have longed and struggled for
political freedom. After many, many
days this freedom came through the help
Of the Populists. They struck the shack
les Of political slavery from my heart
and hands. The light they let into my
soul, and the weight of oppression they
removed from my breast, viii stay my
hand forever from any act that will in
jure them. But for them We would not
have inaugurated q Republican Gov
ernor and listened with such pride to that
splendid address, which Will adorn the
States annals while the States history
lasts. But for them we would never have
discovered the kindly relations and the
friendships that during the last year have
spanned the lines of all party divisions
in the State.
we owe the Populists a debt We can
never pay.
Il see their ruin il the Republicans per-
sist in forcing upon them any measure
that viii divide them. 1t viii be a crime
in us to join minority of their patty
in doing anything that a majority would
repudiate aud reject.
The cooperation Of two widely differ
ing associations or men is possible, on
some line that they can = gree upou,s long
! as each association respects the rights OF
the other. There is a line, though, be-
y0nd which neither can pass, and that is
TO encourage strife in either family
| each must keep its hand OUT Of the home
hroils Of the other
in the Senatorial fight now going ou.
| the Republicans are encouraging a min
ority of the Peoples party Representa-.
tives to 60 against the will and Judgment
OF the majority, and have carried ii to the
| point or the disruption of their organiza-
ton in destroying the power II the caa-
| Gus
This is sad state Of things, and Sen
| ator Pritchard himself should put an end
| to it. He can do ii, ana with no great
sacrifice. And in doing it he can honor
| himself, and leave no stain on the Peo-
pies party-this party that has enabled
| him to reach the Senate. and owing II
| the close vote in the Senate, TO have cast
such glamor of light and interest a.
round him. Surely he would not stab this
! party.
Now there are other honors in store
| for the Senator-honOrs that exceed this
position that he seeks. II is known that
| this State can have one Of It's Repubfc2nS
in Mr.. McKinley's cabinet Mr.. McKin-
ley is the Senator's friend. Let the Re
publicans OF the State disclose to the
President-elect the troubles we are in
here and suggest the remedy, and he will
quickly respond There is no doubt a
bout it.. This is one way one Win any
body move in the matter? 1t is a con
summation most devoutIy to be wished