The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-05
ADAMS AND sETTLE--A CONTRAST,

In 1896. although Hal w. Aver, Popu-
list State chairman, and DR.. Cyrus
Thompson. Re-pop-lican orator, used
every effort in their power to force the
Populists to vote for dummy candidate
for Congress in the Fifth district in or
der to secure the election of Thomas Set
tie, gold-bug to Congress, they failed
of their purpose. Aver T.
sued his orders and Cyrus spoke his
speeches, but to both Of these Republican
tools the Populists of the Fifth district
turned a deaf ear, and they voted for
Mr.. Kitchin, a true silver man, and he
was elected.
In that campaign Settle ayowed his op.
position to free silver openly and pub
Iicly. Everybody understood that he ac-
cepted in good faith the declaration Of
his party to maintain the gold standard
and that if reelected he would vote
for the gold standard and kindred meas
ures. The Populists could not vote fol
him consistently and he was defeated.
AS the district is free coinage district.
he ought to have been defeated be-
cause his views were in conflict with the
conditions Of the majority of the voters
The conditions in the Fifth district arc
the same this year as in 1896. with the
exception that, while he will vote for golC
and trusts just as Settle would Adams,
the Republican candidate, is lodging
about through the district pretending TO
be silver man to the Populists and =
gold man to the Republicans. He has
never failed to vote his party ticker
negro and all, and if he should 20 to
Congress Adams would vote with his
party on the gold standard, for trusts
and everything else the Republican party
favors. As result, the honest men OF
the Republican party and the Populist
party regard him as a trickster and 2
straddIer, and he has not the respect Oh
confidence of either parties to the flu.
sion arrangement.
Mr.. Kitchin has redeemed every
pledge he made in 1896. He has stooe
: with the silver forces at Washington IL
every measure introduced in Congress
and has won the confidence of all thu
silver men in Congress.
Two years ago, when Cyrus Thompson
and Hal Aver were begging the Populist
to vote for dummy candidate to defeat
Skinner, the Populists repudiated sucl
traitorous leadership, and helped to cleo
Mr. Kitchin. Now that these assistan
Republicans in charge of the Populis
machine have ordered them to yote
straight for the gold candidate, does any
body suppose they will heed such adj
vice?
The Populists in the Fifth distric'
made a declaration of independence il
1896. They are not likely now to g,
back to wallow in the mire of voting
against their principles.
Between straight gold-bug like Sci
tie, and dishonest gold bug, like
Adams the first is most to be admired
but no silver man can vote for either.
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The Progressive Farmer says it die
not intend ito enter the political arens
this campaign, but the drift of things
impelled it to take a hand. "rhe drift
things is the $1,000 office Editor Ram
sey holds and the $1,000 office bushes
manager Denmark rattles around il
That's the drift Of things" that mad
the Progressive Farmer advocate Negr
Supremacy and electing gold-bugs
Congress The Populists who have II
such drift" will not vote to keep me-