The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-25


ksssms sf the ce..s.,iss ..a Pledge.
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fss z. - ssssssr-rhs -.Hsps Of Reward.
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Csitsaas-
For The CsacAslan.l
Am strictly 4 private in the rear
ranks OF the Popuii,t party, but would
like 70 be allowed space In your paper
Tor few words in regard TO tie Srna-
torial question which has lust been
settled, and more especially ia regard
10 the causes which led 10 the nomina-
tion and election of the two goldbuy
Pops-J. j. White and ID. Reid Parker.
In the fret place, | would say thar
the Popnlist- in this section are proud
of Senator Butler for his manly fiyh,
against Populist traitors. PriIchard
and Mark Hanna. feel confident that
the rank and file of Populists in Ran
dolph county and also in the State al
large approve OF the course of Sena.
tor Butler and the Populist majority
in the legislature. All true Populists
could not do otherwise. To approve
the course of Mr.. skinner & Co. one
would certainly have To lay a-ide Pop
ulist principle and enlist under the
banner of Pritchard and Hanna. The
"bolters may succeed in convincing
their constituents that il was not for
the fear of punishment that they
bOlted the POpulist caucus, but they
will find it fearful undertaking 10
convince them that il was not for the
hope of reward"
To the boiling Pops, or rather the
tail end of the Republicans, would
say be not deceived, your constituency
is not Knocked, verify, ye shall have
your reward. 1t seems that in your
estimation the characters of Judas
lscariot, Benedict Arnold and Aaron
Burr are worthy of emulation. Even
If you cannot make such big" trai-
tor as either of these you should be
content with being a little traitor OF
small consequence, provided you should
get some PIE from the Mark Hanna
pie counter. When Judas had betrayed
his Master his conscience smote him
heavily, and he returned TO the chief
priests and elders and gave back the
thirty pieces of silver and went and
hanged himself
How refreshing it would be to the
State of North Carolina if these little
traitors were endowed with the con-
science of IscariOt and if they would
go and do likewise. Yes, brothers. we
believe that you are " pie-oneer Pop
ulists," for we believe PIE is what you
are after, and that is o near.
As to Representative White and
Senator Parker-the POpulist conven-
tiOn which nominated these two men
| met in AshebOrO on the same day that
| the Republican convention met which
| nominated Mr.. Allen, the other Repre-
sentative from their county.
The question naturally arose in the
POpulist convention whether or not
the Republican nominee, if elected,
| would support Mr.. Pritchard. And it
was stated in this convention by White
Parker and the county chairman that
| the conference committee appointed
by the two parties previous to this
| date to arrange plans for cooperation
had agreed that the Republicans would
nominate man for Representative
| United States Senate. Upon these
statements and conditions the Popu-
list convention agreed to cooperate
with the Republicans, and J. J. White
was nominated for the House and ID.
Reid Parker for the Senate, and both
were supposed to be staunch free silver
men who would abide by the decision
of the majority Of the POpulist caucus
if elected.
| If these two gentlemen, who are Ger.
tainly misrepresentation of the Peo-
pies party in Randolph county, had
stated on the stump during the cam
paign that they, if elected, would sup
port Pritchard for the Senate, the Pop
ulists of Old Randolph would most
assuredly have washed their hands OF
this foul scandal upon the fair name @:
our beloved State. Aye, but they say
We have not betrayed our POpuIis,
friends; We voted for a silver man fol
Senator. Wonder if you did? Lets
see whether you did or not. Upon the
same day that the Populist and Repub-
lican conventions met in AshebOrC and
nominated these wonderful silver men
for the legislature, Senator Pritchart
addressed the citizens at the fail
grounds in the afternoon. In his re
marks he stated in substance that h'
favored the free coinage of silvel
through international agreement,
which means, as every sane mar
knows, the single gold standard. III
also stated that he stood square on th'
st. Louis platform, adopted by the Ma
tioal Republican convention, which. a
every man knows, was unequivocall,
for the gold standard. He stated fur
ther that he favored the nomination
and election of that inimitabie Msjo
Mckinley for President.
If man holding such views as tn
above ia a silver man, then I admi
that cousin Julie" and DR.. Parke
, voted for q silver man for Senator
, Mr.. Pritchard is a silver man as :. use
less tramp which is caught up and pu
to work on the public road is work
, tingman-because his overseer ha
something to do with il. In the nam
q of truth and honesty l beseech yor
= brothers. don't come back to your con
: sfituents and claim that you voted TO
a free silver United States Senator, bu
, tell your people the truth like littl
men and say that you voted for IN
3 biggest" topper and dodger in tn
State. Tell them that in voting 70
Mr.. Pritchard you had for colaborer
!, Mr.. Hanna and his agents. And aboy
! all tell Us truthfully, for We want t
know why you voted for Senate
a Pritchard when you had as the nom
;. nee of the Populist caucus DR.. Cyru
= Thompson, true, tried Populist.'
q To our Republican allies / would sa
; that in this contest you are the victo
: but you won by q close margin, and fc
Il you 1t is the most costly victory 20
}, have ever achieved in the Old Mort
= State. 1t has cost you an ally withoI
whose help you can never again marc
d on to victory. IL has added to yot
+ ranks a few traitors which you woul
n willingly get rid of, since they ba'
if served your purpose; but they are
D, you As dead bodies chained TO livir
e men. Where you 60 they follow 20
Is and they are becoming loathsome
j. your sight and . stencil in your no
% trils. Like Banquor's ghost, th'
,e will not down." Their Ehostly forn
is are ever in your midst, crying: "Gi'
10 us little more, pap; don't wean
g. yet, we are SO young We will sure
Of perish. Remember what We did
f. you in your hour Of sorrow and An