The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

Issufed: II you put single delegate
= Tho 10 more in love with. or under
he influence of goldbug Republicans
han Poprlist principles or who favors
be Charlotte Observers proposition
20 defeat co operation Of all who are
opposed 10 gold end monopoly, that
that enc delegate will be certain to at
tend Ways aud means will be pro-
vided TO get him to the convention.
Now suppose only two delegates from |
this county having fifteen Delegates
attend the convention, then under our
plan Of organization that monopoly
Populist votes half OF the votes OF
your county.
1t is unpleasant to refer TO these
things, but it il our duty to the people
to do so. We know that this scheme
q nd dozens Of others are being worked
in order that the sentiment OF the
honest rank and file OF the party may
be misrepr.sented in the State conven-
ton,
60 to your primaries, elect none but
true men to your county convention;
let the county convention elect as del
egates men who are true Populists,
then if but one delegate OF your whole
number can attend he will vote the
honest sentiments OF your county.
EVERY HONEST POPJLI,T EEruDI-
aTEs II,
Several weeks ago the Charlotte OBJ
server published an interview with Mr..
j. l.. Ramsey, editor of the Progress
i've Farmer, in which Mr.. Ramsey was
quoted as saying that the Populists
would make proposition to the Dem
ocrats for cooperation but that its
purpose was simply to fool the Demo-
Gratis. We did not believe that Mr.
Ramsey was correctly reported, and
we have looked every day and week
since for him to repudiate the inter
view. In the meantime the Charlotte
Observer has frequently commented
editorially on the interview, and hal
uaed it as q part Of its goldbug ant
monopoly creed to prevent eo-opera
ton.
The following is one Of the Observ
er's editorials on this interview:
"pr. Joyful Laughter Ramsey, tn
editor of the Progressive Farmer, g0e
far with his outspoken trnthfulness, hi
almost brutal frankness to bring dow
the average of treachery, uncandor an
evasiveness of the POpulist Leadership
Thus he was quoted by our Raleig
correspondent, few days ago, as say
, ing when asked for his opinion of tn
new Populist movement for fusiol
with the Democrats 1T was to foe
; the Democrats, of course, and 1 believ
they will bite at the bait." Whateve
else may be said of him, DR.. Ramse
, is nothing of liar and he is too hon
est to evade a direct question. He ha
. tod the exact the truth about the pul
pose of this offer Of fusion; it is 1t
. fool the Democrats" Whether he
q correct in his conclusion that ~the
will bite" time will tell. They wi
not if Solomon had human beings j
mind when he said. "Surely in val
8 the net is spread in the sight of an
bird" DR.. Ramsey has put them o
notice."
If Mr.. Ramsey was not correctly RI
ported we trust he will lose NO time i
correcting this outrageous s;atemen
But whether he does or not THE CAt
e cAsIAN wants to say that j lie gay
any such interview X if he any
> thing that could be construed to mea
that the Populists would make til
Democrats proposition but that
would not be in good faith, that thel
:. on behalf of the party we repudiat
~ any such statement and brand it as
libel upon every honest Populist
the State.
There is one thing that can b. sal
y of the POpulist party, and even OF
K bitterest enemies must confess it: tn
It the Populists are honest, sincere, p
!. triotic and straightforward. Whate
~ er proposition they make will be ma,
d honestly and in good faith.