The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-03

the com mtttee should DECIDE that
such course WAS not necessary or
not Wise or not for the best interests
OF the party, then how could any true
Populist in that county, who be-
lleved IN maintaining the orgauix.-
ton OF the party sustain or approve
OF the action of these citizens if they
should proceed to call a conference
IN the name OF the whole party Of
the county and attempt to lay out a
policy for the future or to take Any
other action IN the name of the par
tyf Would 1t be reasonable to sup
pose that meeting so called would
be representative meetingf 1t would
not be even representative of the
Populists Of the township if there
was any difference of opinion, much
less Of the Populists of the county,
and therefore, such action, instead
OF being binding would create fresh
friction and dissension. Surely their
action would be looked upon as a re-
volt against the organic alton, and
surely their action could not be
claimed to be taken in the interest
of party unity and party harmony.
If you wish simply to hold a CON
ference for consultation, and ex-
change of opinion among yourselves,
then there can be no objection to
that, and those who desire to attend
may be benefited thereby; but let
me urge you not to assume to speak
for those who do not see fit to take
part, nor attempt to take any action
in the name of the party organiza-
ton, lest you stir up fresh friction
and do that which is m ost desired by
the monopolies and gold trust.
In this connection, permit me to
call your attention to the fact that
Mr.. Coxey. a member of your COM
mittee, has already announced pub
licly through his paper that he has
withdrawn from the Peoples Party.
He published call for conference
at st. Louis sometime last winter
for the purpose of organizing a new
party with a different platform.
Failing in that he went to Memphis,
and, as | have understood, was one
OF the leading spirits there in favor
OF this movement for conference,
Independent of the party organizs-
ton. IT | am to judge from his pa
per, and some other newspapers that
seem to agree with him, they claim
that your com mittee was appointed
for the purpose of calling a confer
ence if the National Committee
should decide that it was wisest not
to call such a conference. l also
gather from his PAPER that he favors
the organization of a new party and
the appointment of National Com
mittee for that party at tho confer
ence which you have called. It is
evident that he wants an organiza-
ton standing for his special pet
schemes and theories, which are not
part of our platform. l trust that
you are not a party to this Coxey
plan, but feel it my duty to call your
attention to the fact that you. are
associated with HIM in this matter
of conference, though his purpose
may be one thing and your purpose
may be another.
| Again in your letter you say: Gun
der present circumstances, no old
party voter will abandon his organ
ization and come to ours for he
would not know what ticket he will
be called upon to vote when electiH
day comes" ~
The record of the Peoples Pcs,
in the last campaign is the higi; 90
possible guarantee to every old Pr .
ty voter that if he should join our IS
ganization that he would never a. a..
called upon, even under the most
trying circumstances to ever vote
either directly or indirectly in the
interest of the gold syndicate and
the allied monopolies. Certainly
this is the assurance that will ap
peal most strongly to the best ele
ment of both of the old parties, and
certainly man who would be kept
from our party on account of thi.
assurance is so wanting in manhood
and patriotism as to be incapable
of becoming Populist. A yer,
large per cent of the rank and fill
of the two old parties are as patri
otto as any of those who have al
ready left the old parties and joined
the Peoples Party; but We must 70
member that as long as q man stay
in one of the old parties that he ha
no prejudice in favor of or love TO
the Peoples Party as party. ALI o
the prejudice and party love that i
:, in this nature tends to tie him t,
+ his old party of life time. If h
ever sewers his party ties it will b
on account of his devotion to wha
. he considers the original principle
+ of his party and his desire for tn
E restoration of the prosperity whicl
has been so long promised and s
= long delayed. But even then b
will not, as a rule, sever his part
+ ties and associations of life tim
q unless there is some other politics
- organization which has proven il
y sincerely and devot ion to the pri1
ciples of Jefferson, Jackson, an
Lincoln, and show that it could b
. trusted to put the welfare of til
d country above mere partisan end
u This our party has proven when pr
to the severest test by which an
party was ever measured. Their
n fore we should use with pride tt
l. unparalleled devotion to principle
u the unquestioned proof of sinceri'
% and patriotism shown by our par
8 in the last campaign, as the stroni
/ est and most effective appeal tn
can possibly be made to every di
u gusted patriot IN the old parties.
u short we are IN a position to appe
B. to every patriotic voter to join o.
d. ranks with the unquestioned assn
ty ance that his vote and the who
y strength of the organization will a
1e ways and under all circumstanc
Mt be used to break the greedy and Vi
n famous clutches of Shylock and b
ne allied monopolies from the throat
1t the American people, redeem q (
On trayed Republic, and re-establi
II the principles of true Democracy q
r. true Republicanism in our COVER