The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-01-28
A Product CT Political Dabauch-
ery-Republicars Play
Dodge Game.
THEY ABE BROUGHT TO TAW

tOUS ana UDkFdCeiui IOt tue hepuOll-
ans to ''recognize" these men-toois
II their own make-as the Populist
party. 1t was diserscefuI, horribly
iisgraceful in those who were thought
o be Populists to allow themselves to
,e debauched. But the deed is done
Ind SO much Of the record as is made
,y that deed belongs to the irrevOcable
past.
The terms of cooperation as agreed
upon during the last campaign have
been carried out in good faith as far
40 the POpulist organization could d.
rect the forces and effect the results.
There was no cooperative agreement |
as to L. S. Senator, and the Republi- |
cans have chosen their own method Of |
electing q man to that office. As re- |
suit they have BASTARD PRO
DUCTION OF POLITICAL RAPE
THE, however, does not relieve the
Peoples Party from any obligation 10
60 on with the terms of cooperation as
generally agreed upon and under
stood, and on Thursday of last week
the Populist CAUCUS adopted and sent
TO the Republican caucus the follow
ing resolution:
"Wbereas. terms of Incorporation were
last summer agreed upon by the or
9anization of the Peoples Party and
the organization of the Republican
party which expressly included and
covered everything at stake in the late
election, and also all matters arising
to be dealt with and disposed of by the
present General Assembly except the
Governorship, Lieutenant-Governor-
ship, SenatOrship and Authorship,
which were expressly left out Of the
terms of cooperation, with each of the
said organizations left free to pursue
its respective course with reference to
the same, and
"Whereas the first three places re-
ferred to above as expressly left out of
the terms Of cooperation have been
respectively determined and settled in
favor of the Republican party, and the
Authorship in favor of the POpulist
party, each organization pursuing
| separate and opposite courses with
| reference to the first three, as the
| terms of cooperation gave them a
right to do with reference to all four
and
"Whereas each party to said con-
tract has faithfully carried out to the
cltrded in said compact that has
arisen up to the present time, there
fore
Resolved, That the Peoples Party
caucus hereby communicates to the
Republican caucus its desire and read
| mess to proceed to carry out in good
faith all the matters yet undetermin-
ed, that were contemplated and in
cluded in said compact which binds
the two examinations in the present
CO OF ration.
Resolved further, That we are
ready to appoint committee repre-
seDting our organization to meet 8
similar committee representing your
organization; the two committees tC
confer on all matters yet undetermi1
ed and to report their recommends
tions to their respective organization.
for their approval and execution, a.
they may determine"
On Friday night the Republican:
held caucus and after some discus
sion notified the Populist caucus thai
they would appoint conference com
mittee tie consider matters and report
to their caucus.
Committees were then appointed
from both sides as follows:
POpulist: Senators Clark and Alex
ander, and Representatives AtWater
Schulken and Person of Wilson.
Republicans: Senators Grant ant
Mcneil, and Representatives Cooke
Young and Blackburn.
These committees held one meetinI
on Saturday afternoon and anothe
one on Monday evening.
The Republicans had a knotty prob
lem to deal with. They had alread,
ignored the regular Populist organi
cation and had managed to form
league with a number of men who ha,
been thought to be Populists by offer
ing to give them CERTAIN spoils an,
offices, &C. These offers would hav
to be observed iu good faith if the Re
pnblicans should keep their contract
with the boilers. In order to be Ger
tain of carrying out the contract
P they would have to continue to "recoe
n'ze" the boilers. If they failed to d
this the boiters would probably tel
too much" and a worse smell than eve
would be produced.
If on the other hand the Republi
: cans should stick to the boilers an
2 break faith with the Populists, the
the Republicans themselves WOul
break up the terms of co-operatio
. agreed upon. and this break would r
v w T.
n ED. Cooperation would be enhe
= frever, end without cooperation tn
Republican party would go into ar
other twenty years banis hment in thi
I State-just such Punishment as the
had suffered before the Peoples Part
gave them life, respectabiIity an
power.
o And thus it seemed to the Republ
d cans that they were going to fall in
hole, no matter which course the
might take.
THEY HAD STARTED wRoN,
n IN THE FACE OF FAIR WARN
u ING, and the right track seemed
them to be irretrievably lost.
y The Republicans did not kno
}. what to do, so began by pretending I
be immensely busy while they WEI
a trying their best TO do nothing. Tn
!. Populists began to grow tired of tbj
,, lodging, and determined to settle II
. matters one way or the other withor
d any further delay. Senator Pritcbar
: in the meantime had been telepraphe
r. for to come back to Raleigh to hel
his putty people out of the gully the
were in. He came. He had g,ttr
l. what he wanted and didn't care q re
:. cent about the troubles of the fellow
It who lifted him out of the ravine. n
It looked down upon the boys as the
% were squirmiDg and wriggline. q
e smiled quiet smile-said somethi n
% about keeping quiet and making som
= harmony, and then left on the fir,
d train. He had been elected ch;af 49,