The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-16

the Peoples party, and as will preserve
| to it not less than its present represent
/ tation in both State and National al
| fairs"
| On May 25th the Populist State Exc
| cutive Committee sent to Hon. G. Manly
| Chairman of the Democratic State Exc
| cntiye Committee, the following commu-
| nication:
Raleigh. n. c., May %, 1898.
"Hon Clement Manly, Chairman Demo
cratic State Executive COMMITTEES:
Dear Strive. the Conference Com
mittee elected by the State convention
of the Peoples party, which assembled
in this city on the 18th inst, have the
honor herewith to present copy of a Sc
ries of resolutions adopted by the said
convention, which resolution, together
with this letter we request you, rs
chairman. to present to the Democratic
State convention, which is to assemble
in this city on Thursday, May Goth, 1898,
for such consideration and action rs the
Judgment of your convention may de-
termine.
This committee was elected by the
Peoples party State convention under
the fifth resolution of the series here
presented.
IF your convention shall declare it's
endorsement of the principles and pur-
poses set forth in these resolutions, and
favor cooperation with the People
party in the coming campaign to carry
the same into effect, your convention IL
requested to name a committee to confer
Wit. us as to the details of the coon
GRAFTON.
1--WE are now present in this city, with
Headquarters at room No. 49, Park
Hotel, where we will await the action OF
your convention upon this transaction.
We have the honor to be.
Every respectfully,
CYRUS THOMPSON, Chm.
JAMES Il. LLOYD.
MORRISON II. CALDWELL
-. b. SCHULKEN,
~ T. GARRETT,
"E. A. MOVE.
Committee"
HAL w. Aver, n member of the Con-
ference Committee, was out of the State
when the letter was transmitted, and
did not sign it. though he approved IT'D
On May Goth the Democratic State
convention declined the proposition for
fusion.
1t will be noted that the fifth resolu-
ton of the populist convention author
ICES the election of a conference COM
mittee, which shall be authorized to cou-
fer with any party or faction of party
that declares its endorsement of the
principles and purposes set forth in the
preceding resolutions. and defines the
extent of their powers and duties. 1t
confers power on the Conference Com
mittee to treat only with n party or fac
ton declaring its endorsement of the
principles and purposes set forth in the
resolutions of May 18th.
1t leaves the Conference Committee
without power to confer with any other
party or faction. By the strongest inn
plication it forbids the Conference Com
mittee TO confer with any party or fac
ton that does not declare its endorse
ment of the principles and purposes set
forth in those resolutions. We invite
the Hon. Cyrus Thompson, chairman of
the Conference Committee, and now
chairman of the Pepulist State EXecu-
tive Committee, to Indicate any resolu-
ton, line, or sentence in the resolutions
of May 18th which authorizes any con-
ference with any party or faction of Il
party which has not declared its endorse
ment of the principles and purposes set
forth in said resolutions.
These resolutions are the act of the
Populists of the State acting through
their servant. the Populist convention.
They had a right to assume that their
servants, the Conference Committee,
would obey their directions. They had
a right to assume that their committee
would not disregard the express COM
mand of their masters, the people repre-
scented in that convention. No instruc-
lions ever given by party to its
accredited agents and servants were
more clear, explicit and easily rndcr-
stood They had made the duties OF
their committee so plain and certain
that no member could be in ioubt as to
the obligation resting upon him. A per-
feet chart had been furnished for his
guidance which none but the fool could
fail to understand, and none but the
knave refuse to follow.
So evident was this that when, on July
Goth, the Republican State convention
adopted its platform in which it not only
did not declare its endorsement of the
principles and purposes of the resolutions
of May 18th, but emphatically declared
its dissent therefrom by endorsing the
gold standard, bond issuing, high tariff,
monopoly and trust principles and pur-
poses of the Republican party, endorsing