The news & observer., 1897-01-21
GONE TO THE DIV'L TO
GENHER.

VIM. u. Fountain, chairman of the Peo-
ple's party State Executive committee.
There is no such thing as a majority
and minority faction of the Peoples par
ty," he replied. THE Peoples party is
united"
How about the boilers, who left the
caucus and voted for PritchardY'
'Oh, that IS a small faction of so-called
Populists, who have been slumped off the
party
What becomes of themT'
why they have gone with Mr.. Skin
ner"
''And where has he gomez"
with Jeter G.. prftchard."
And where has Mr.. Pritchard gomez"
"Why he has gone with Mckinley, of
course"
"And where has Mckinley gomez
"Oh, well he has gone with Mark Han
ma too long ago to talk about"
We'll, where has Hanna gomez"
HE has gone with the Devil
''Then they have all gone togetherY'
Yes sir" said Chairman Fountain
like the Irishman's spike team that fell
over the bank into thep recipice-'they
have all gone to the div'l together"
ODOM'S SELL OUT.
Yes, sir, | worked for Senator Oaoms'
nomination and for his election" said Mr..
Y. - Morton, member OF the House from
Richmond. Il told my people that OdOm
was true to the peoples cause, and
told them so because | had Odm's word
that he would stand by us. He had
written to me and asked me to go to the
Senatorial convention and aid him in Sc
curing the nomination. Then he asked
me to work in my county for him, and
that | could assure my people that he was
with us, heart and SOUL in the interest
OF free silver; that convention that nomi-
mated him passed a resolution pledging
him and all those who took part in the
convention for free silver, from Bryan
down. placed confidence in what Odom
told me, and | assured my friends that
he was all right.
Il wrote to him after the election, and
after l had heard that it was being
claimed that he was for Pritchard, but
could get no reply. | have seen him only
once since he came to Raleigh, and
asked him pointedly what consideration
had been offered him to vote for Prtch-
ard
HE denied that anything had been of
fered him, but when | reminded him of a
proposition that had been made TO him by
Republican with refernce to his getting
the Wadesboro Postoffice, he admitted
10 me that something had been said to
him about it.
mo, sir, he could never have received
the support of the Populist party, either
in convention or at the polls, if he had an
nounced that he was going to support
Senator Pritchard, and there is not a
true Peoples party man in my section
who will endorse his action, nor will the
people of WadeSborO ever consent for him
to get the postofFice.
All this fight and the result of it :"
said Mr. Morton, means the coming to-
gether of the white men in North Carolina
to fire the people of the State from such
unreliable men"
CONGRESSMAN STROWD TALKS.
mo sir, it does not effect the Populist
party" said Congressman StrOwd, "nor
will the boilers that elected Pritchard dis
turb the reform forces to any extent.
The party will go right along without
them fighting for the principles upon
which it was founded and they will not
be missed"
MR.. LLOYD ALSO TALKS.
We have merely cleansed and purified
the party" said State committeeman ].
b. Lloyd, of Edgecombe, "and now we
can present a united front to all the great
enemies of reform, including those who
professed TO be our friends"
MIR. j. b. SCHULKEN.
1t is the old story of warming the
snake and then getting bit by him. said
Mr. j. II. Schulken, member of the House
from Columbus county.
The POpulist party found the Repub-
lican party frozen unable to move, or
even breathe, we took it in, warmed it.
gave it life, and then it turned on us and
stuck its poisoned fangs into us, but we
were on the watch and the effect OF the
poison will not hurt us, we will apply the
healing specific, the great principle of fl
nancial reform, and the party will again
be robust and ready always to cut the
head Of the ungrateful reptile that bit US.
The reform forces in North Carolina will
come together and bury forever the forces
of Doodle and cOTruntiOn "