The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
CLEAR AND
CONVINCING.
Chairman Buffers Letter to
Chairman Young on the CO.
operation Of Reform Forces.
SIZED UP THE SITUATION.

The str~ddis act Of North Csroiiss's De m
oerniie state Committee eopuiists u us
stand Together Not Lsas to Either o
the old Parties bat Cooperate wtsk
all for Victory .nd Maintain Party u.
sonomy.
For The CAUCASIAN.
Your last issue was just splendid
and inspiring and fully outlined the
situation to the especia: delight Of all
true reformers. Your structures upon
the action Of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee were appreciated by
all OF US, but best of all was Chairman
Buffers letter to Chairman Y Dung, of
Oregon. How Senator Butler can sue
coed so we'll in writing 80 clearly and
c)nvincingly and exclusively upon
questions Of party policy. is really
mysterious to me. lie has without a
doubt sized up the situation in our
State IS | see it, and there can be no
escape.
1t surely would be wise for US to act
precisely as be advised the OregOniaus
to act; but though Chairman J. X.
Jones has advised and urged all silver
forces to cooperate and distinctly
states that he is not asking any one to
abandon his party, yet the State Dem
ocratic Committee Endorses Jones in
one breath and in the next asks all OF
the Populists to abandon their party
and join them, and now their papers
say that Jones indorses them.
Ii We should not offer to cooperate
in this State with the Democrats this
year they will argue that they were
anxious for cooperation and we re-
fused and they will endeavOr to con-
vince the people that we are not sim
cere in the advocacy of even free and
unlimited coinage of silver. They will
with some show of reason, claim that
we care more for a few offices than we
do for principle.
My conviction is that the POpulists
must stand solidIy together and not
lean either toward the Democrats or
the Republicans. We must not try to
run our party upon hatred. Some hate
the Democrats so bad that they are not
willing to even have them help US to
elect a Congressman, others are so vim
dictive towards the Republicans that
they cannot see any good that can
come to the country if they vote with
US. The problem for US to solve is, how
can we keep these two elements to-
gether and prevent one class from 60
ing into the Republican party and the
other class from giving aid and COM
tort to the Democrats. 1t seems to
me that if Senator Buffers letter
is read and ruminated upon that it GER
tainly points to one solution at least.
brethren we have not accomplished
by great deal what we intended in
our beginning. We have only compell-
ed one of the old party organizations
to lndorse part of our platform of
party principles, and now there is just
as much necessity for our organization
as there ever was, for if we, as party,
loose in the Legislature or in the Ma
Clonal Congress, our enemies in the
Democratic party will say that Popu-
lism is dead and then in all probability
the old sham battle of tariff will again
be the only or main issue in American
politics.
If the people in this State love hon.
esty, love liberty of thought and &C.
ton, love law and order, despise dis
honesty in politics, hate mob violence,
and deplore government by railroad
Nlce-Presidents and their subordi-
mates, they will rally to the standard
Va CaO AOpuIISIo uO m8LCer VINO C0elr
allies may be. The spirit that domi-
mates both the old parties is inimical
to the best interest of our beloved
State and l am willing to make any
sacrifice to insure the Populists the
balance of power IN this State.
Its not possible for any self-respect-
ing Populist or Bryanite, unless he be
one of the "pIe brigade" will have
anything to do with those primaries
where no question will be asked ex-
cept that you will support the
ticket nominated. What showing
would any Populist have in such a
The most inverterate gold
oug-Mck inley mOnopolist, or Railroad
Attorney, could discount him fifty per
cent. and then beat him for any posi-
ton within its gift. If you really
want to do anything for free silver
remain away from these primaries. l
warn all lovers of this cause to beware
or we will be doing as they did in
South Carolina last election, nominate
some goldbug Democrats for Congress.
You all remember the old rhyme,
Walk into my parlor said the spider to the
Its the .prettiest little parlor that you ever
did spy.
Beware patriots, beware, ere it is
too late.
Novn