The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-30

Bfice element Of the Democratic party
was TO ignore the Populists until after
their conversion WAS held and then
try to whip them "inso line" into dis
banding their organization and cup
porting the Democratic ticket such -
it Was.
The scheme Of Mark Hanna and his
crowd was to avert any co-oper.sion
between the Populists and Democrats
Dust what Brice and the gold Demo-
Gratis wanted and had contemplate d)
but then to try TO use the party il
possible to their advantage Afterwards.
Hanna knew that the Populist Psrty
would put out . ticket without him
spending any money to get it done.
His money, no doubt, was open-freeiy,
however, TO get man put At the head
Of the ticket like Coxey who would
not only be distasteful to . majority
Of the Populists in the State, but to the
Peoples Party Of the Nation. We re-
greet to say, that to that extent Hanna
succeeded. Hannas scheme is to try
to kill the party for be and those of
his kind fear the Peoples Party and
its principles more than any other
power in American politics.
There were no doubt some delegates
to that convention who had free passes
and money in their pocket, furnished
by Mark Hanna. They have put up
ticket which will not poll the full Pop
ulist vote, but the agents that Mark
Hanna had in that convention, will BE-
found before the polls close on next
November doing like the Palmer Buck
ner Democrats did in the last campaig u
not supporting their own ticket.
While on the other hand, some of
the best and truest Populists, in the
State will be forced to stay at home,
because they cannot support either
one of the old parties, and have little
or no confidence in the head of their
own ticket. This is extremely unfort-
innate.
1t would be enough to cripple, if not
to kill. any party that was not based on
the great fundamental principles of
jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln, princi-
pies which cannot die.
| We have received letters from true
Populists in that State who say that
the vote for the Populists ticket will
be smaller than ever, not because the
Populist party is smaller, but because
they will stay at home. These same
letters tell us that whenever the call is
made for the true Populists Of the State
to rally that they will, everyone, be
found in harness and ready for the
contest.
| We have before us also letter from
one of the most prominent and influ-
entail middle of the-road Populists OF
that State. He'was not like some mid
dle-0f-the-rOad P0pulists, a hireling OF
the Republican party in disguise, but
a middle-of-the-road Populist from bis
conception of duty. He favored the
nomination of q straight ticket. HI
was even opposed to cooperation IN
Ohio this year on any terms. bit he is
honest. He writes US that he is thor
Oughly Disguised with the result Of the
State Convention, but that it will not
demOralize or scatter the Populists,
that they will stand true and -teady
and be ready to hOld up the 'snds of
the National organization Whenever
their services are needed. We expect
still further facts on the inside
from the State and from time
to time the readers of The
CAUCASIAN shall know the truth
no matter whom it hurts or whom it
helps.
In conclusion we would like to know
where one Steinberger, of Kansas, and
W. E. Morgan, of Arkansas, two men
who bolted the action of the last Peo.
pies party National Convention. were
doing at the Ohio Convention What
have they been doing in that State
since? They are not men of wealth
are they paying their own expensess
P. S-Since the above editorial was
written we have received some inside
facts and additional Information abou,
the political situation in Ohio, which
we publish at some length on the from,
page of The CAUCASIAN this week
The facts published confirm the truth
Of the statements and opinions in the
above editorial.