The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-08-19
MffTiN6 OF THE POPUuST
STATE COMMITTEE.
an ENTHUSIASTIC AND VIGOROUS
CONFERENCE OF PEOPLE VINO
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- IL response 10 . call by the chair
nan the Peoples Party state Exec-
utise Committee met IN Raleigh on
Wednesday, August llth.
ne call for this meeting was made /
in compliance with the expression Of Q
tali1ed by wide correspondence !:
among Populists in the State, and when |
the tine came for themeetipg there wss /
lara e and splendid delegation Of rep
reseusative Popuiists present be-
sides the members OF the CON-
mittf :. In addition to this, many
leE - were received from Populista |
who could not be present, but who
wrote words of encouragement aud con-
graduation, and offered suxxes.
tions that occurred to them. All these
come in for full share Of considera.
tion.
TIE meeting was characterized by a |
spirit Of harmony and unity that could
not he surpassed. The discussions
and Interchange of opinions were
marked by deep interest and earnest
ness.
The zone thing that was more clear
than anything else was q spirit of de-
termination To push, push, work, work,
until all organized opposition to good
government in this country should be
overthrown. That this work must be
done By the Popuiist Party was and is
a settled and Interchangeable conviction
IN the minds Of the members Of the
State committee and all others who
were present, and there was not the
suspicion of thought that such great
work could be left to the care of
either of the old political parties.
The Peoples Party has undertaken
work which no other organization in
this State or country has honor and
honesty, courage and manhood toun-
dertake, and the Peoples Party is more
than ever determined to push forward
that great work. 1t is quite clear
that the Peoples Party is also
MORE ABLE THAN EVER BEFORE
to fight the battle it has begun,
for every report made in per-
son or received by letter showed An
unwavering front every where and con-
slant accessiOns to the ranks. There
| has never been committee meeting
of any kind in North Carolina in which
| there was as much harmony, determi-
nation and exhilarating enthusiasm as
were shown In this last meeting of the
State Peoples Party Executive COM
mittee.
| The members of the committee and
visiting POpulists all arrived by the
afternoon trains on Wednesday. A
few hours were spent in greetings and
general compensation.
| At s o'clock Chairman w. f. FOun-
tain called the committee to order in
the courthouse-the attendance being
too large to permit accommodation in
any orUi nary room or office.
The first procedure was call of the
Congressional Districts and a request
FOR reports from the members Of said
districts and also from any visiting
gentlemen.
All the reports were interesting and
entbusing. They were heard with
marked interest until nearly l O'Clock
a. m. Along with the reports were va
rious suggestioDs-all of which were
subsequently crystalized into a ring
ing and exhilarating address which
will be found elsewhere in this paper
At about o'clock a. m, Chairman
Fountain appointed committee OF
five to draft the sense of the commit
tee and visitors as it had been ex-
pressed in the general conference. The
, members of this committee we're:
i Capt. A. s. Peace.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson.
Hal NJ. Aver.
Capt. J. II. Sheriff..
u V. J. McArtbur.
This committee was requested to
!, report to the full committee on Thurs
, day morning at o'clock.
: THE REPORT.
i The committee of five was not ablt
: to meet the full committee promptly
: at the hour appointed, but at 1880 the
: following was submitted, and was un
animously adopted:
THE RECORD MADE AND THE WORK Fol
a THE FUTURE.
! Your committee into whose hand
] the direction Of the Peoples Party ha
= been placed, now that the storm ant
5 strife Of the political battles Of last fal
!. are past and the result ia seen, desir
s to congratulate the party on it's won
. derful success at the polls, and its mar
q Legislative, executive and judicial de
q
tiOn.
We have secured to the citizen tn
q right to cast one vote at all publ
r elections and to have that vote cOunte
as cast.
j. We have taken the public school
5, out of the hands of partisan politician
o and restored them to the people.
d We have given the right of locs
d self. government to each county in tn
IT State.
lie We have redeemed the States educs
! ticnal, charitable and penal institu
e tions from the thralldom of politics
l. bias.
& We have removed the judiciary {
& the State to a safe distance from th
r, arena of partisan politics.
IS We have lifted the State governmel
he out of the old ruts of b0urbOnism an
y placed it in the hands of the people.
er BY our endeavor these fundament'
r principles and primary rights Of Anne
IS. lean citizenship have been re-estal
1T lished in our State, and many others
Ill kindred nature which flow therefr0m
Id But your committee would be der
n- lict in its duty if it did not warn yo'
ne that if these blessings are to be pr
Id served to US and transmitted to poste
lit ity, it must be done by and throul
ir the organization of the Peoples Part
er The policy Of the general gOvernmel
al established alike by the old parties, h
he built up monOpolies, and these mono
he olies have in turn preyed upon the m
he terial interests of the country uni
as there is great destitution. oppressi'
es and want in this land of plenty.
tie And the cry of distress has reach
nd the ear and heart of the Americ1
nd people.
he In 1892, long-suffering people :
on iected at the ballot box, the Repub
ng can party which had inaugurated
ch revenue and financial system fosteri
on trust and combines. But the Dem
on cratic party being again in power,
en the people on broken promises VIII
IN they carried out the policy OF
of Republican party.
oW And now that the Republican pa
o.