The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-18
AN ADDRESS
To the Peoples Party Voters of North Caro-
lima and the United States.
Adopted and Issued unanimous of the Peoples
the General Assembly of North Carolina

SAC SShCAOS xA61-AAos
The election of Mr.. Pritchard, the
candidate of Hanna, Sherman and
Wall street, to represent the silver
sentiment of North Carolina in the
United States Senate, is a shock to
every true patriot of this State, as
we'll as the nation. ]
He was elected by the votes Of
those who called themselves Popu-
lists, and at a time when they copId
have as easily elected Populist
Senator. Populists who fail in, q
critical hour to stand for Populist
principles are not the Populis.s in
whose hands and under whose lead-
ership the principles of the party
can Re carried to victory.
When the Peoples Party last sum
mer refused to enter into q contract
to support the caucus nominee Of the
Republican party for United States
Senator-regardless Of his position
on the financial question (even
though the governorship might have
been gotten for our party in return
for such a pledge, then the Repub-
lican machine laid their plans to se-
cure the votes of enough individual
Populist Senators and Represents.
tives of the legislature for such q
Senatorial candidate in spite of and
in defiance of the Peoples Party or
ganiz alton. To accomplish such a
result it WIS necessary for them to
find some one or more prominent
members of the Peoples Party whom
they could influence to barter their
principles and become their agents
and tools to carry out a conspiracy
to corrupt, debauch, and, if neces-
sary, split the Peoples Party to ac-
complish their purpose.
They found one Of their agents In
the person of Col. Harry Skinner.
The allies and satellites of this arch
traitor, who were elected as Populist
memb RS of the legislature, played
their part and by their acts uncover
ed themselves to the world in cast
ing their votes for Mr.. Pritchard for
United States Senator.
The next step to their hellish plot
is already being taken. Having dis.
rupted the Peoples Party caucus
and accomplished the election of a
gold Senator, bv open and defiant
alliance with Skinner and the bolt
ers from our caucus, they are now
studiously endeavoripg, by every in.
fl flence a. their command, to disrup!
and destroy our organic ation, be
cause they and every corporation,
monopoly, trust and combine, which
is represented by them in this con
test, hate our principles and are
alarmed at the growth and increas
ing strength of the Peoples Party
which represents these principles.
This they will endeavor to accom-
plfsh by using as their agents ir
every community in the State eithel
some local Republican boss, or some
So called Populist, who is wiling t.
accept a mess Of pottage in th'
shape of Federal patronage from
the Mckinley pie county to make in
situations and false accusation
against the character, motives an
purposes of the ma jority of the mem
bers Of the Peoples Party caucu
and those who stand by their action
1t is absolutely necessary to the cor
summation of their conspiracy t
break, if possible, the confidence o
the people at home in the men VIII
have here fought without falterin
in the face of tremendous odds an
terrible temptation to preserve tn
integrity of the party and its princi
Piles and to retain for the people tn
balance of power in the Unite
States Senate to prevent the furthe
encroachments of the allied enemie
of good government upon the lii
critics and prosperity Of the people.
1t IS a part of their scheme, in q
tempting to accomplish this purpos'
also to back up these boiling men
J bers of the legislature in their r
T spective counties and districts wit
3 patronage and other equally su
} stantial means Gas the price of the
treachery) to enable them to eth
: capture the Peoples Party organiz'
l ton in their respective counties al
. force it to approve their treache1
or to split the organization and tai
9 their corrupted portion into the R
Z publican party. If either of the
y insiduous and deep laid schem
Il should succeed it would mean t
J disruption if not the death of t
+ Peoples Party. This they know, Al
J for this they are striving. Shall ,
= ho11 aon -
g cy against the interests and welfa
> Of suffering humanity to succe
5 that few by treachery and corru
L ton may feed and fatten upon t
S misery Of millions7f
10 Certain lewd fellows of the bas
% sort bound themselves in an oa
y that they would both eat and d-i
le of the bounty Of the despoilers of t
II land until they had killed Paul. Sh
10 We allow this to be done or shall
IL draw the linef We cannot sol
10 both G ID and mammon. The fie
=. is on. under which king. Be-
VI niani"
AS the livery of Heaven is stol
to serve tho devil, soevery act CO
mitted against the integrity of
a. Peoples Party and is essential pl
ii ciples here and in the nation will
10 attempted in the name of co ope
n ton with the Republican party
.s the South and with the Democra
II party in the West.
&C. Already the Populist support
he of Hanna's man here in North Ca
lima begin to call themselves CO.
he erative Populists, when in tr
he they are nothing but Republics
re- while attempting to better serve
nv purposes of the Republican ps
to by masquerading as Populists.
<er their fruits ye shall know them"
of The only way by which the I
ie. pies Party can be able to main1
1as its existence, strengthen its Iii
and advance its basic princil
upon which good government u
hat be founded, is by purging from