The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-01
IA WARNING TO ,PoPvLlsTs."

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"Cycions~ Davis warns Popuiists to he
ware Of The Schemes Of Certain WOuld.
be7Leaders at The COnferencs-Thjy
Have a Hiddeu Purpose.
Tie following signed editorial, writ
ten by Cyclone Davis, of Texas, ap-
pears in the last issue of his papd r,
the Alliance indicator :'lade oil 4
" i. a WARNING TO -PoPULIsTs. oLi
!: L ana thoroughly convinced. THAT
there is danger serious danger from
the results Of the Nashville meeting
unless the meetiHg isatteDded by more
prudent. thoughtful, patriotic mem
bers OF our people, than at present
seems likely. Every 'Populists tn ht'
has a grievance or &rudge against the
regular. organization either State pr.
National will be likely to be there.
party; thst tcanraise lmsans to get there
will likely be on hand. And under
the leadership Of the Southern Mef-
curry and a few other captiOus ard
and vengeful malcOntents the meeting
will be taken in hand by this c1Ais,
and the hall will be filled with BITTER
calnmny, caustio, criminal accusation
and vehement, abuse agai INST our nh-
tional committee, national officers AID
all others of our party who do not sup D.
port this rebelli0us crowd and their
reckless methods.
I have always been" what IL 'ndw
styled a middle of-ahe-roader" that
/ is / have never thought it wise for our
party to combine, Cooperate, Or fuse
with either Of the' "old parties,
/ have always felt that, the position Ito
the gold and bank power of our cOuh-
try should unite but never in either
of the old parties. Il And in one of, our
last !caucusss Of the former. National
committee and other friends when it
was agreed in a split OF patriotic I'M
that we would support Henry N. Tel
Ter for President, the members of the
committee will remember and here
7 witness that 1" then and, there an
!, pounced that would suffer my body
dismembere limb by. limb before |
would support Dehocrat if the Chi
cagO convention did not nominate Tel
ler.la To this position 1 steadfast5y
clung and still adhere.
r. lam largely responsible, for the Or.
ganlzaeiOn OF the opposition to Organs
4 endOrsementat St. Loans. When Bryan
i was nominated and nsawr the inter
view Of General WeaveSyJ j. iR. -SOvef-
eign etal!3 stating that " the POpulist
EcOHventiDn, at ST., Louis, would likely
endorse the Democratic ticket, / ldft
Alabama, called in three appointments
in thaEState Anu ROC ede "a ~ once Ia
st. Louis about six days before the
convention met and began to. wire, and
write to friends and workers in all
parts, of the Union to support q
straf ght Nomination Of our pwn, urR!
ling ali organized OPPOSITION 7'-A". r
Though holding firmly these views
! I have never joined il, the volumes bf
labnse, slanfer, 15tuperationh and bit:
I ter PERSECUTION that has been" carried
1oh BY the Southern Mercury ana other
I middle Of. the road papers a1Aiflst thu
foppos1te side. II have always con-
tended that Such men as john Davis
of Kansas, r. j. Stfeeter,, OF Illinois
III. B. Weaver, Of Iowa, h. > f., Taube.
hack i1ghatfoGs' 'D6nneHy' and the
I Vinceht Brothers ali Of whom ND
4 given their fife to reform work, were
! tfaiiters simply because they are viii
lfifhg TO CO. operate WITH the Democrat.
ifc parity That these men were max.
i ing reform - speeches, bearing the
fsforn,, Gntempt, 'ahd slander' 6f old
1party pat}ers and speaktrs " hen I waf
ftraih1ng tfddtt the banners Of tCleve.
land tt,f typical 'tyt!ssht Of, THE Demo
Because | would not Jim the Mercu.
Try in its yenemQus Attacks Oh theFt
men it had 'cfassed me wifi
I them pandi sbtandsd Il me ( , As "a 'trai
q tori Tor 1ndre than hear YEAR, Al
Of whicbi hatehbo4 neni rat her thar
u fOmsnt the strife in our, psrtyl Is Til,
= Mercury 'dnesnhOt WANT bxrm0nyi il
our F4ftyit' wa nts the party DESTROY
ed and is seeking ito icoxer it's effurt,
!, under the aaudible cathe of upposiuidr
to fusioui si'k ssdbiux al, H. ircq
.1fi T ne Afertutt folks fBfz tw6 lyear.
y have sWUfn the Omahaa riayforni "a
! fsacrtd ahu whichever is6hRbStU ad1' +,
4 or take from was asvfle tfaitbf. an,
! yet at the Memphis meeting il 4 Gov
I ert' and hclIfiibR' manner fUineJ, i,
7 retUMme hR' that the u COxeyp bon,
( fsche1le BE- atded Ito our sDEStfOf n
? tThe' NJ re dty folks are 1btu nh n MA In
}. SOME aYAinSt .hisi0fi 1Jet list lsHfi 4,
rfpnb 1T hs B@foie b He hSs.a L1tlis cb6ven
tY ffon;s d "a tctrHpIet4 ,ftfsl0n Il
Dallss county with gOIdbug Repuhi
!iI'tAns ans3 bAaikurt toifuniA IA san co,,n
ntty 't41Rett 4x aftiar lshei tfxaYfizld,ii1e
"a m1tfseyaahd Mr.: 'Itaty Sne'i otith
8 fedlv8r HAs OH the fusion EbHftfttet
4 tkp M! Tray ~4sHalselA niatnb4f,H Iuu
Il 'Stxt8 lefiATy com t1ftteG,i c1fHistih
2 fHTfArys Marion" Williams kha6,yo IN
= Mailet. Tracy and WilnxmB'WtYg n
= favor of making an official fusion wit