The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-19

Kinlev is wholly false and its author
falsifer. -
lSigned.) Il. Il, WAKEFIELD.
Since writing the above, | have seen
| Mr.. Click, of the Mercury, and he says
| that he published nothing of the kind as
| 70 me. but did make the above statement
concerning another man. He further
saws that he did not see me, when passed
through Hickory en- route to Raleigh
and will SO state. editorially, in the issue
of the Mercury this week The resfson'
sibility lies elsewhere. Let the guilty
man speak
IL. II. WAkEFlETIt.
After receiving this card. a reporter ioi
this paper called to see Mr.. Click, asid
told him Of Mr.. Waketield's card. He
said that the Lenoir Topic, from which
paper we copied the article, made a mis-
take. MY article copied into the Topici''
said Mr.. Click, twas about populiat
named Horn. and not Mr.. Wakefield. But
| have written some things about Mr..
Wakefield in this weeks Mercury talons
the same line. And l win tell YOU now
that If Senator Wakefield votes for'
Pritchard for Senator he viii be repu-
dated by every popuhst in his Senatorial
district. The Republicans will be the
only folks who will applaud his action.
He will dig his own grave If he is untrue
to his professions by voting for Pritch-
ard" Here is what Mr.. Click wrote in
the Mercury:
''Some few doubt Senator Wakefield.
1t is true he occupies a very peculiar at
titude But it is his own fault. He
ought TO have seen it before. But after
all, / can't think a man like him, who
has made the fight for principle he has
in the face of every opposition, can or
will now. when those principles have
won, sacrifice them, because some Repub-
licans want him to do so. 1t is true he
will have 10 explain to the Republicans
if he votes against Mr.. Pritchard. But
that will be equally as easy-and more
so, than to explain TO the Populists why
he voted for him. l can't think Mr..
Wakefield will THUS ABANDON HIS
ANB AS A RESULT,
FOREVER GO DOWN IN THE
WRECK, AS THE BOLTERS ARE
TO DO. And ! think the same
as to Bro. Abernethy, of Lincoln county"
Mr.. Click writes an interesting letter
to his paper, mildly criticizing his own
Senator, Mr.. Barker, for boiling the
Populist caucus, and inclines to the opin-
ion that Senator Barker will come back
to his party, and vote for a Populist for
Senator. 1t will be seen to-day whether
his faith is we'll placed, or whether Mr..
Pritchard and the Republicans carry Mr..
Barker i'm their pocket. Concerning GER
tain leaders, Mr.. Click says:
And there are few prominent men
here, working for certain men and meas
ures, who could accomplish more with
their patriotic CO motives If they were
drinking their liquor at home or in Mexico
to where they aspire. Some men, though,
when they want to do an unjust act, try
to ease their conscience by getting drunk.
This only weakens their efforts and places
them properly before the world as drunk
en- fools. We have seen one or two OF this
kind They may ease their conscience
in that way, but when they go home and
the proper time comes, they will wake up
some fine morning with the sad reality
to them that the people yet rule
The following letter was received yes
terday from prominent citizen of East
ern North Carolina with a request to pub
lish it in the News and Observer. 1t is
the copy of letter addressed to the
Populist member of the House from
Craven county.
Hassell, n. c., Jan. Is, 1897.
Hon. C. G. Pagan, House of Representa-
tives, Raleigh, n. O.:
Dear Sir: 1t is with profound regret
that we learn through the daily papers
that you have bolted the Populist caucus
and have declared that you will vote
for Hon. J. G. Pritchard for the United
States Senate to succeed himself, know
ing you to be a man OF honor and sim
certify, and also knowing and remember
ing your utterances on every stump dur
ing the late campaign in favor OF the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio Of 16 to1. we have discredited
many things the papers have said and
cannot believe you will give your vote to
a man whose history tells you he is not
for silver, but is a full fiedged gold-bug.
You pledged your support, while on the
stump in Martin county, that you would
not vote for any man who was not a
true silver man. 1t makes no difference
what Mr.. Pritchard promises at this
hour. you know that he supported Mr..
Mckinley and you also know that he
advocated the gold standard in his
speeches for Mckinley. We who address
you are Democrats, Populists and Repub-
licans. We do not oppose DIR. Pritchard
because he is Republican, but because
of his record on the silver question. If
you are a friend OF the silver cause, now
is the time for you to make it known. We
beseech you in this hour of peril not to
vote for such Wall street advocate as
Mr. Pritchard. You must know that
Mr.. Prtchards recent change of views
lif he has changed is only for office. Do
not for your sake and the sake of the
county you represent, vote for a gold-bug
TO go to the Senate. 1t may be that
Mr.. Pritchard's will defeat all the legis-
lation in favor Of the white metal. Think
before You act: think OF the wishes Of
those who honored you with their votes
at the late election. Vote for a tried
silver man and your friends will be
Hoping YOU will consider these matters
and act in accordance with our request.
Signed by several citizens of Martin
county including Populists.
Senator Early has received the follow