The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-29
;ssuetl that address were not Republicans
they ought to be in Republican employ
because the address is strong endorse
ment of Republican and Fusion legisla-
ton. 1/l(f N Fl r ma

p0n. /f( , G.. "A s.
The programme was to follow that adj
dress up with speaking and newspaper
lcampaign on questions that would divide
1.-THE white people so as to prevent the sue
lcess at the polls next year of the white
mans party. In this line of action the
caucasian was the leader. No sooner
HAD the iniquity of the programme and
the falsehoods contained in the address
been exposed by this paper than the
Caucasian and its editors took the con-
tract to impair, if possible the influence
this paper exerts among honest advo-
Gates of the free coinage Of silver. The
object of this was apparent. The people
know that this paper has fought earnest
" for a coming together of all white men
upon the platform of THE White Man
and thell White Metal" They
the twelve years of his journalistic labors
in Raleigh has sought INCREASINGLY TO
secure the. just regulation Of railroads
and rates, b and still so seeks. They
know that, without variableness or
shadow of turning, this paper was the
| frSt in the fight for the annulment of the
| infamous ninety-nine year lease. They
| know that it is our conviction that the
4ease ought not and will not stand for
the long term, and that whenever it is
possible TO overthrow it, we will stop at
| lnothing honorable to compass its annul-
| menr This record is known of all men.
1.-THE Caucasian and its editors, having
! idetermined upon campaign looking to
permanent fusion with the Republicans,
found it necessary to break down the
Influence of this paper which was ex-
lhos:ng the schemes Matched out In the
IIpopulist Executive committee.
Il How does it seek 70 do this? First,
/ by declaring that this editor had made
compact with certain goldbltgs to have
the democratic party REMAIN Silent on
1.-The money question and rqn tie cam
lhaign ON the race issue. This was a base
II,alsehood- 9hc suggestion of back
IEown &oa the Chicago. platform has not
been dgeantd Of by amy ,nqn who voted
lar eae Bzyan electoral ticket last No
vcmper, ana it win be re-aIoptel and af-
! fcmSls by tho Democratic State conyen-
son5a!most without Il dissenting vote
II any advocate Of gold couples, as a
condition d his help to redeem the State
from the present inefficient and corrupt
rule, a baclrdobn from the Chicago
platform, he will not be inyitdlfto, help.
sccond.-Haring failed 70 get ANYBODY.
Tito believe the first lie, SECOND was in
IIvented more base than the first. In "a
Thong question and answer editoriaS
1.-The Caucasian stavely inforps its read
Hers that Col. A. 3. Andrews, political
! 'overseer in North Carolina, has induced
the News and Observer to quit talking
against government by injunction, lower
railroad rates, the ninety-niae .year1ilesaset
land to follow. the programme mapped out
him. They are also told that certain
machine politicians 'who own stock IN
I the News and Observer (enough to make
/ q majority of the, stock, wrote letters to
| the editor to change the policy of his
PAPER" etc. N V gt3
We refer to this matter merely to say
| that every word of the above is false.
No stakeholder has written the editor to
| change his policy. The editor of this
paper would not edit any paper hvel
minutes for any man or set OF men VINO
could control its policy Out of one
hundred and ninety shares of stock, the
editor controls one hundred and twenty
| shares, and no living man can say do
this or "do that Some Of the stock
holders did not agree with the editor in
| his antagonism Of the ninety-nine year
lease, but they tried in no way to control
the papers policy.
There are men in North Carolina who
antagonize this papers policy, but they
know that it is not run in the interest of
any set of men; that it owes no obliga-
ton to any trust that has in times past
helped to pay the expenses of papers
printed in Raleigh; that no railroad or
syndicate can get line in it's columns
| unless the public good is to be advanced;
and that it stands free to do whatever
it believes to be for the political, materi-
al or educational progress of the State.
4 The Caucasian is poor inventor
when it asks the people to believe that
\ Col. A. B. Andrews controls the policy
of this paper. 1t is equally as silly to
| declare that Col. Andrews wants the
''nigger" issue to be the foremost. In
the last campaign that influential rail-
road politician threw his influence to car
ry> the State for Mckinley, and it is an
| open secret that he and his railroad con-
troll the Federal patronage in return for
their contributions and help in the cam.
/ na;on He owns almost every Republi-