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

ed most Of the votes with a minor
ity OF the Offices. On this basis the |
Democrats think Ii is good thing |
and are trying to push ii along
while there is a strong and respec-
table element OF the Populists who
are opposed to fusion, both from
principle and from the fact that
they have furnished the fodder
while the other two wings MIXED
the COW.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bryan's
recent tour through the South was
a great disappointment to him and
his friends. He found evidence
that the free silver cause is wan
ing in that section as well As In the
West and 1t is whispered that the
question Of RELOCATING it to the
background Is being very seriously
considered both by Bryan and the
leaders Of his party in Washington.
The fact that Chairman Jones stu
diously omitted to mention silver
in his recent appeal to- the people
Of the country and that reports
from all sections show that the pro-
position is losing ground very rap
idly strengthens the belief that the
effort is to be made to bring other
issues to the front to take the place
in part, at least, OF the silver shib-
boleth.
The city SEATTLE, Washington, has
had enough Of fusion, and recently
turned down a candidate for mayor,
nominated by the Populists, DEM
ocrats, and "silver Republicans"
otherwise sore-heards) combined,
and elected a Republican. This Is
bad enough, but it is also good
enough for the Populists who were
foolish enough to be again enticed
into fusion.
Milwaukee municipal politics
presents another evidence of the
striking generosity of the Demo-
Gratis in their ''fusion" proposition.
They actually gave the Populists
all the platform-and one OF the
offices. And yet there are Popu.
lists in Milwaukee who profess to
be contend with this.
To get few POpulists into Office
by helping Democrats into office,
who do not believe in Populism
but think more of Office and the
spoils Of office than they do Of prin-
ciple, Democrats who would quite
tie the hands and render powerless
the Populists who might be SO Sc
lected, is not the aim of the rank
and file of the Peoples party. Their
aim is the recognition, the accep.
lance of the tenets Of POpulism.
My friend Marion Butler is fix
ing up dish Of fusion hash, that
you Texas Pops will gulp down, OF
course. Mr.. Butler was a nice man
before he fell among the thieves
and scOundrels who infest this cess.
pool Of rottenness. Marion should
have said to the Satans: "Get
thee behind me-" But instead, he
gave them willing ear, and the
result is Mr.. Butler is a political
} slave. He is forced to do as the
political bosses tell him. The hos
ses said "fusion," because that
means the death of the Peoples
party, and Butler says fusion, too
l hope the next Pop North Carolina
convention will kick Butler clear
out of the Peoples party over into
the camp of the Philistines, as thai
is where he belongs.-Washing
: Letter, in Southern Mercury.
, 1t is significant that the fusior
State Convention, held in Oregon
last week, and made up Of Demo
Gratis, Populists, and silver Repub
licans. rejected by large majorit,
a resolution endorsing w. j. Bryan
and the free coinage of silver ques
ton, but whether the change is t,
be toward still greater latitude O,
the currency question, and the sub
stitution of free paper money FOL
free silver, is not apparent.
The Silver Knight-WatchmaI
7 quotes Scion Chase as saying tina
t 1.-The mission Of a third party is t.
bring burning issue to the from
, which existing political partie
, handle with tongs." But how cal
the third party accomplish this
, dear Scion, if it SO mixes itself Vi
with one of those handling tn,
, tOngs that it comes to be recognize,
by everybody as merely a part Of
: and used only to its advantage?