The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-25
CATAWBA POPULlSTS
Are With Butler and The Msjority-Com.
mend The Faithful and Oondemn The

Are With Butler and The Msjority-Com.
mend The Faithful and Oondemn The
Traitors.
Hickory MercuryI
In obedience to q call of the county
chairman, the county and township
Executive Committees Of the Peoples
Party of Catawba county met in Como
yer last Saturday. Seven out Of eight
townships were represented. There
about Is Or 30 present, We give . few
Of their names, those we can call to
memory: n. E. Sigmon, p. w. Whit
ener, F. V. Cline, Q. A. Setter, j. F.
HOller, G.. l.. Shuford, P. E. Fry, J. F.
Abernethy, p. G. Herman, NJ. A.
Throrebur4. NJ. X. Bost, NJ. NJ. Holler,
E. E ::Sht rrill. A. C. Shu'ord. j. w.
Lowfance, and j. A. Hefner, II. Reit-
eel and others.
Owing to the absence Of the chair
man, who, on account of other bus.
ness. could not be present, the meet
ing was called to order by the county
secretary, j. F. Click, who, after ex-
planning the object of the meeting
called Congressman A. G.. ShufOrd to
the chair as permanent chairman.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Shuf0rd
stated that we had met for free, open
and social meeting to talk over the
present situation; and requested all,
whether members of the committees
or not to feel themselves at liberty to
express not only their own feelings
but those of their people in their re-
spective communities.
Several expressed themselves freely
and told how the Populists in their
section felt about it; and all went to
show that our people were not pleased
with much that was done in the last
General Assembly by few of our So
called Representatives; and it was the
coucensus of opinion that men of that
calibre would never disgrace our Leg.
islative halls again by their help.
A committee of four was appointed
to draft resolutions for the adoption OF
this meeting.
While the committee vas out prepar.
ing the resolutions, the meeting was
entertainediby speech from the chair.
man, andMr. Shuford, who stated the
condition that the political world wai
in at the present time.
The committee submitted the fol.
lowing:
Whereas, as representatives of the
Peoples Party of Catawba county, We
feel that it is due US as party, a
| we'll as al others, to state how We fee
and view the present political situa
ton in the State and to outline policy
for the future, beginning from this
hour, believing that the reforml
which we need and must have, car
only come by enacting into law the
principles which are fully and sin.
cerely champloned by the organiza.
ton known as the Peoples Party
| therefore be it
Resolved: 1. That we reaffirm oul
Allegiance to the principles enuncia
ted in our State and national plat
forms, and that we will in the future
vote for no man of any party to legis.
late for US who will not pledge himself
over his own written signature, te
use every legitimate and honorable
means to have the same enacted intt
law.
Resolved, 2. That We heartily en-.
dorse the official action of all our Pop
ulists Representatives and Senators il
the recent General Assembly wh.
voted for DR.. Cyrus Thompson for u
'Fs. Senator those who fought 90 nObly
against the railroad lease and thos,
who opposed the one-man power ant
voted for local self-gOvernment ant
practical workings of all our State in
stitutiOns, as the same relates to tn,
welfare of the tax payers.
Resolved 3. That we endorse theil
action in Withdrawing FELLOWSHIP
from the so-calied Populists of thu
last General Assembly, who forsO0t
our party organization, and it's prin.
ciples and voted as the Republicans de-
manded them to do.
Resolved 4. That We endorse tn,
course taken by Senator Marion But
Ter and Congressman A. C ShufOrd il
standing firm and contending for tb,
principles of the Peoples Party.
Resolved 8. That we condemn tn,
course pursued by our State Senator
r. Fl. w. Barker, feeling that he vii
fully betrayed the high confidence VI
rep0sed in him as . sound Populist.
i Resolved, 6. That we stand ready
to welcome into our ranks, or extent
the cordial hand Of CO. operation to al
those of any and all parties VII,
have an interest in the oppressed and
are willing to give equal rights 10 al
and special privileges to none
Signed by the committee; J. F
Click, l.. p. Eckard. J. A. Hefner, j
w. Lowranoe.
The resolutions were read and cor
rected rs published above pnd adopte,
by unanimous vote. The feeling per
vading the meeting was that Of fra
ternal love, and all went away de
termined to profit by the experience
OF the past and be more aggressiv,
Ia nd MT in hA< nks