The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-19
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tract for a specific purpose, or enters
into a copartnership, it is essential
that the party or parties with whom
he deals is entitled to his confidence.
If there were no other Objectionable
features to the proposed fusion be-
tween Democrats and Populists, the
fact that the Populist leaders, with
whom and through whom the
arrangement would be contaminated,
are utterly unworthy of confidence,
is a sufficient reason within itself tor
discarding the proposition upon the
very Threshold.
Men who try to run with the hare
and hold with the hound-who swap
going and coming-who fuse with all
parties, with their differing views, at
the same election, will not do to tie
to.
To be sure, there are honest and
conscientious men in the ranks of the
Populiste, but it has been their mis-.
fortune to entrust the management
of their party affairs to men whose
predominating purpose Is to secure
political pie for themselves and they
use the party as means to that end
and are ready to subordinate the
principles of their party to personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. These leaders will
fuse or cooperate with any party or
with all parties, regardless of wheth'
er' there is harmony or discord be
tween the platforms of the party
with which they fuse and'the Popu
list party.
A difference of views upon the
principles and methods of govern
ment is the reason for the division of
the voters into distinct political
parties, and when we find a party
With declaration of principles con-
sorting with a party of opposing
principles it may be set down that
that party has no excuse for exist
ence except for spoils of office.
In the present war, the United
States is fighting in behalf of human
ity and demands the liberation of
the oppressed Cubans. On the other
hand, the Spaniards say the heel OF
tyranny shall be kept upon the
necks of the Frustrated in the
Antilles. What would we say OF
England, France, or any other
nation, if it should offer to co oper-
ate with one or the other, or with
both at the same time, conditioned
upon which, the United States or
Spain, would pay the highest price
for such cooperation? The nation
that did this would be ostracized by
the civilized countries of the world.
How much better is the political
party whose leaders thus barter its
power and influence?
The Democratic party is the only
party that can give us clean and
capable State government and it
cordially invites all who desire this
kind of government to enter its
ranks and help fight the battle and
win the victory. In issuing this in
vitation, the Democratic party wipes
out the past political record OF
those who have heretofore acted
against it and have had a part in
fastening the present disreputable
condition of affairs upon us. In
other words, all who desire good
government are earnestly invited
within the Democratic fold and to
full fellowship, regardless of past
political utilization. Here is the
opportunity for clean, honest coop
Grafton of all the forces-silver Dem
ocrats, gold Democrats, majority
Populists, minority Populists, silver
Republicans, any and all that are OPP
posed to existing Republican rule
and it's evils-a co operation of which
none need be ashamed-a co opera
ton which will secure triumph over
the trading wire pullers aud pie
hunting demagogues-a triumph
that will mean something and will be
worth something after it has been
achieved.
Let us have such cooperation