The news & observer., 1897-01-24

to get up some defense that will stick
Hodges of Beaufort, Is loud talker
He said: I'VE will get to work to reor-
ganize the Populist party. We contend
that we are the true Populist party.
McCasky and Pagan will stay with us.
That will make our number IL, McCas-
key and Pagan are Pritchard men at
heart Several other men now in But
ler's caucus will walk out and join u.s..
and will not be bound by the resolution
which that caucus adopted which ex-
PEELED us from that caucus
E Bryan, of Chatham, said: 'The resolu-
tions are not only unwise and tyrannical,
but selfish, purely the outgrowth OF one
man rule Butler is the saan. We claim
we are the true Populists, and Butler
and his majority caucus are driftlng 70
the Democratic party. Butler is court
ing the Democratic party to be Vice
President in 1900, knowing well that he
cannot get help from Republicans, as he
has passed the political dead line. Any
insinuation of bribery on my part, or that
/ voted for Pritchard for office, is an in
famous, malicious, downright slander-
ous lie. | favor organization in opposi-
ton to Butler
When he hears from Chatham Bryan
will be reorganized into the Republican
party.
Senator Scales, of Guilford, went down
TO Wilmington yesterday to see his hrst
and only daughter. who arrived about ten
days ago. He packed his valise last Sat
urday, but a case of the grip confined
him to his room. He has received the
congratulations of all his colleagues, with
whom he is justly popular
Yesterday Mr. H. Cayiness was n
quiet citizen of Shelby, an aged Confed-
crate soldier, a lawyer who had long
been justice of the peace. He was 50
satisfactory that the people wanted him
ito remain in office.
To-day Mr.. Caviness is famous man.
The simple iil to remove his disabilities
and continue him as j. p. is responsible
for his fame He has to thank those twin
| brothers OF Radicalism and Reform
Senator Person, colored, of Edgecombe,
and Senator Wakefield, of Caldwell, for
his distinction. They GRATED about him
in the Senate yesterday till they made
him famous.
H. Cavness is destined to be cam
! paign issue.
| The Hickory Mercury, a Populist or
gan, edited by Mr.. j. +. Click, who holds
a clerical position in the Legislature,
speaks out in meeting about the Pritch-
ard Populists. Hear him:
| 'Iet no true Populist become disheart-
pned because a few traitors show their
/ hands. Christ's Apostles had their
Judas, yet Christianity triumphed, the
] American revolution had its Benedict Ar.
mold, yet freedom crowned the blood
stained banners of our forefathers. The
populists of North Carolina have their
Skinner, yet their caSse will triumpt
because it is just, and the principles they
advocate will become the foundation
stones of higher and diviner ciyiliza
tion."
This paper has been asked to state
whether the Populist Executive commit
tee is with the silver Populists or with tht
pritchard gold-bug Popnlists. The fol
lowing resolutions, adopted by the Popu
lists State Executive committee, show
the position taken by the official represen
tatives of the party:
Whereas, the caucus of the Peoples
party members OF the General Assembly
of North Carolina has issued an addres:
setting forth the position OF the People.
party OF the State condemning the actor
of those who withdrew from the caucus
and refused to support the nominee OF tn,