The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-01-28
Populist Organs
On the Result.

The Caucasian today IL warm and
pours hot shot into Pritehard, Skin
ner and the boiling Populists. OF
the bolters, it says:
"a few nights ago, one of the
Populists who bolted the Peoples
party caucus, sought to oondone his
action by saying that the Peoples
party was formed by "bolters, that
had there been no boiling there
would have been no Peoples party.
Well, when the men who formed the
Peoples party bolted their ,caucuses
or conventions, they did not continue
to say they were Republicans or
Democrats. They left these old
parties altogether, aad said they
were Populists. And this is just
what these men who are permanently
boiling the Peoples party caucus
ought to do. They have no right to
bolt and still call themselves Popu-
lists. They ought to go to some
other party and say SO like honest
men"
Here is side swipe at the Repub-
licans:
"In the State Senate there are two
colored men. One of them second
ed the nomination of Pritchard yes
terday, and remarked that if the
colored voters had thought there
would have been any opposition to
Pritchard among the PopuGsts, "the
results (of the election) might have
been different" Does this black
fool understand ard appreciate the
power that gave him the slightest
chance to be where he is now. If
the results had been different, what
would they have been? If he and
his people want them different, he
can very probably get what he wants
by pursuing the course he is taking
now. And when the results shall
be different, he will find such condi-
tions as will permit him and his
people to go hoary headed aud wrin-
killed. to the grave without ever being
able to cast another vote that will be
counted, This may be some pretty
plain talk, but it is time that an un-
| derstanding is arrived at
It calls Skinner and Pritchard
"two wonderful acrobats'' and dis
courses on them thus:
"Senator Jeter G. Pritchard and
Congressman Harry Skinner are a
beautiful pair of political acrobats.
Reduced to physical conditions their
contortions would arouse agonies of
envy in the most "boneless man"
that ever adorned dime museum or
thrilled a circus crowd. Facts have
already been presented during the
past few days which show that the
gyrations of ii cyclone are not more
rapid than Mr.. Pri chard's changes
on the financial question. Buffalo
BilPs whirling deryish could not
keep up with him without becoming
dizzV.
'Name your man, yelled Col.
Skinner "a few nights ago, just after
be had said he would support no
Republican but Pritchard, but would
support Populist if the caucus
nominated one. "Name your man"
he screamed, and the classic pillars
of the Senate Hall trembled meath
the power of, and the vast dome of
the capitol reverberated deafeniHgly
with the thunder tones of his call.
The man is named, yet Col. Skinner
cometh not to the scratch-acrobatic
performance, No. 2.
1.-The truth is, Col. Skinner was
playing double game. A part of
his plan was to force the majority of
the Populists to accept Populist
nominee, Of it came to one) named
by the minority, and he thought he
had the minority so we'll in hand
that it would name him. His game
had not worked out, and he does not
support the Populist named. The
case is clear, very clear"