The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-24
CHM N BIZ LER
TO CH IN YOUNG.
Why There Should be Co Opera.
tion Of Those Opposed to the
Rule Of the Gold Syndi-
cate and the Allied
Trusts and Mono
poles in Oregon.
BOTH PARTY AND PATRIOT
ISM DEMAND TT.

honorable Term, "f Co-Operation with
,u rHrtic. and Organizations who are
sincerely Opposed to the Gold standard
and the Rule of the Allied Trust and
Niou"polic, Way by which III. Sin
cerit, Of Others nn vital Issue, at STAKE
NAY he Tested The Rank aud fiIc of
the Democratic Party Tia, Faith In
Bryan and Bryanism, aud viii Desert
Their Organization IT II Deserts Him
aud Ills Principles.
Republished by Request.
The following is letter written
by National Chairman Butler to
State Chairman Young in reply to
lotter from Mr.. Young with refer
ence to the political situation in Or
egon. 1t explains why in the opin-
ION OF the national chairman the
Peoples Party should propose fair
and honorable cooperation of the
reform forces in Oregon. He shows
that whether tho proposition is ac-
cepted or rejected how it will ad-
vance the principles of the Peoples
Party and thereby the party itself.
The letter is as follows:
WAsHINGToN. ID. c., Feb II, '99.
Hon. JOHN G.. YoUN0,
Baker City, Oregon:
M DEAR SIR:-Your letter re-
coived. You seem to interpret my
letter to you as u letter of advice to
the Populsts of Oregon to fuse with
the Democrats, or rather surrender
our principles and party organiza a-
ton to the Democrats. My letter
will bear no such Interpretation, aud
am therefore little surprised at
tho tono of your reply. am not in
favor of fusion with any party, and
am not even in favor of CO opera
ton unless such cooperation can be
ON fair and honorable terms, and
the result of which will be an ad-
vancement of our principles, and
therefore victory for the people.
| should never favor another ma
tional cooperation on the same
terms as the one of 1896.
Our party would not have sub
mitted to that had 1t not been for the
peculiar circumstances brought
about by the sudden and unexpected
developments at the Chicago con-
vention. | do not suppose there is
Populist in the nation who would
be in favor of supporting the Demo
cratic ticket, or of any kind Of CO.
operation with the Democrats if they
should in their next national conven-
tiou 60 ahead and nominate whole
\ ticket and then expect to make
terms with us after ward to get us tt
support such ticket, / certainly
do not know Populist who woult
tolerate such ticket with as grea
mlsft as Mr.. Sewall on it, and an
sure that the great majority Of the
rank and file of the fairminded vot
ers of the Democratic party would
not expect us to do SO even if they
put q better man up for vice-Presi
dent.
But that is long time in the fu
ture. Suffice it to say that it i
practically the unanim Gus sentimen
of the Populists, so far as | know
operation such as the enc Of 1896. Th
thing that now confronts US is tn
campaign of 1898. Now what is tn
best for our party to do in view o
the last campaign and under pres
ent couditions7 The course tha
will do the most to advance our prin
ciples, strengthen the party, tes
the sincerely of those who clair
that they want to be our allies an
thus put US in a position to gain re
cruits not only from their own rank:
but from the large and increasln
numbers of the dissatisfied voters i
the Republican party, is the cours
that every true Populist wants I
pursue. Can you accomplish th
purpose by declaring in advanc
that you do not want to co-operat
with man or party, even if he {
it will do fair and make an homes
square fight against the allied m,
nopoliesG IL we take such cours
The Bryan Democrats will at one
announce and will continue to d
clare it all through the campaig
that they were in favor of co-ope
ating on fair and honorable term
and we will leave it so they can sa
that they were in favor of tern
most advantageous to US, not on
with reference to Offices but wi
reference to principles; and if We d
clare in advance that we will not c
operate with them under any cond
tions they will certainly take th
position whether they are honest
1T or not. If they do this, our par
will be at a disadvantage from Il
beginning of the fight. We will n
gain a recruit; certainly not fro
the Democratic party, for We W
have done the thing that will give Il
Democratic leaders who are not 81
cere a chance to hide their insince
lty and an opportunity to convin
the rank and file of their party tn
we are not the ones who are since,
Besides We will not gain q recr,
from the Republican party, bscau
every man who will leave the
publican party will do it because
is determined to see that that par
and its policies are defeated ct
pext election. Every such man
lieves that the way to do is by f
fnd honorable cooperation of
who are against the rule of the g
tyndicate and the allied trusts a
honopolies. Therefore if we decl
hat we will not cooperate with Al
pody on any terms we serve not
pa the silver Republicans that we
pot want them, or rather they '
10 construe it, and hence it will 70