The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-01

force us 10 r~tarn homo. "a tL-lr Ns.
tional Convention of i>s-,. they DELFT
erat-ly stole The promin.nt pIanA. of
The People. farty platform. tb-y
nominated man for the ps~.id.nry
that hsd hot voted . Democratic ticA rs
straight Tor numb-r OF y-ar- They
nomioa'sd william !. Bryan aud sa,d /:
-Sow he b all right on the national
banking issue and on the silver i..us
he 10 with you, will you 60 forward
aud put man up in hi. facer- Tho
fopuiisfs of thi. nation met an their
convention NJ ~ l.ou,. and said. No.
We want To eie~t . man who Ia. TO,
our principles IN him. and .. y ou have
put up such . man S~ ~Iil ~ndor.-
him" We nominated Mr.. Bryan, aud
We, the Popuiists Of North Carolina
showed our faith BY our work., WHEN,
notwithstanding all the ostrscism aud
odium which had oeen a,tac he'd To "a. by
the Democratic machine IN North Car
o!ina. We walked up and cast our vote
Tor william j. Bryan and carried the
State OF North Carolina for silver in
1896. They put %. To the tee; and th~y
did not hnd ns wanting. Marion Hut
l-r, Chairman of the Populi.t state
aNoftu u. NrnY 10
the Chairman Of the democratic state
Committee and made To him q PROPOSE
tion that We cooperate IL w- are silver
men. democrats and popuiist., that
We cooperate all through and through
IN North Carolina. The proposition
which he submitted 4. well known TO
many OF you II not 10 all Of you We
submitted q Proposition that - To
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Democrats should have six and the
Popuiists five. This Vas agreed upon
and carried into effect. As TO State
offices, Mr.. Butler said Ia Mr.. Manly,
let the Populisis have the Governor.
Treasurer, and superintendent of Pub
lie instruction. and the Democrats
the Lieutenant Governor the Secrs-
tarY of State, the Auditor, tn. Attor-
ney General, and the United States
Senator; or let the Democrats have
the Governor, Attorney General. super
intendent OF Public Instruction, and
the Populisfs tie the Lieutenant
Governor, Treasurer, Secretary state
Auditor, and United States senator.
AS to congressman, the Popuii.t. TO
have the first, fourth, sixth and
seventh Districts; the Democrat. TO
uovc rN,ouot nun. Bhu
Districts; the third District TO be left
open for free fight. Did they accept
that proposition? No, they did not
accept it. They wanted ia the State
OF North Carolina TO get everything
or they would get nothing. Well, they
got nothing.
In the year of grace, 1885, recoil.c.-
ing the campaign which Democratic
hAA Aa =.
financial reform, more vigorous even
than Populists could make, the con-
ventiOn Of the Peoples Party, BY its
unanimous action, said We will submit
q proposition 10 the Democratic party,
II they are for silver and financial re
form, to cooperate with Us in the
State in 1898. As chairman OF the
State Committee I went with other
and presented the following To Mr..
Manly, the then chairman Of the Dem
Ocratic State Committee. Here is the
letter wherein 1 submitted the Popu-
list proposition to the Democratic
party:
RALEIGH, y. & May %, ls9s.
Hon. CLEMENT MANLY Chairman Dem
ocFatic State Executive Committee
e
mittee, elected by the State Conven-
tio~ OF the Peoples Party, which as
sembled in this city cn the 18th inst,
have the honor herewith TO present q
COPY of series Of resolutions adopted
by the said convention, which resolu.
tiOns, together with this letter, We re-
quest you rs chairman TO present 70
the Democratic State Convention
which is TO assemble IN this city ON
Thursday, May 26, IsSs, for such con.
sideration and action as the judgmen,
OF your convention may determine.
This committee was elected by the
Peoples Party State Convention under
the fifth resolution Of the series here
presented.
IL your convention shall declare 10,
endorsement Of the principles and
purpdses set forth in these resolutions
and favor q cooperation with the Peo
plea Party in the coming campaign q
carry the same into effect, your con
vention is requested to name ; com
mittee to confer with us as t. the de
tails of the cooperation.
We are nov present in this city will
headquarters at room No. II, Park Ho
tel. wnere we will await the action @
your convention upon this transacfion
| We have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
CYRUs THOMPSON, Chm
JANIS Is. LLOYD,
MORRISON ii. CALDWELL,
j. Is. SCHULKRN,
| II. T. GARRETT,
T.. A. MoYE,
Committee.
Now lets read these resolutions an
test in the light Of this the sipcerit
OF the Democratic leadership in th
State OF North Carolina upon all th
questions of this campaign in whic
Populists believe-upOa the very qu~s
} tions which they advocated 90 vigos
OusIy before the people OF North Csrt
} lima in 1896.
Here Dr. Thompson read the rest
lu:ions which were offered by the POI
: alists TO the Democrats ~ . basis {
!. cooperation, and which contained tt
principles which Mr.. Bryan declare
+, fthe two parties had in common IN
upon which they should unite
!, I ask the men that stand here N
; hear me to-day, what single demar
: is there ia this series Of resolution
] which you do not favor: "a yoic,
: Not ODe). II there is . man in tn
: audience who opposes . single this
J We have demanded, let him hold q
D his hand that We may see who he
: "A pause.) There 10 not . man
z this audience who dares hold up b
b hand and say be is not in favor
: what the POpulists asked the Dem
o Gratis to CO. operate With them 90 q
= And there are Democrats in this .
. dience "a Voice: Mighty Few. ~
J to them let me say that am not Z
4 leging anything against the rank ~
q iIe Of the Democratic party in Nor
= Carolina, because know that st hes
: yOu are what Populists are. For th
d reason We presented these resoiutio
= to the convention Of your party u
. your leaders who would rot acce
q them for you; they did not give y
/: IN opportunity &C put int0 execute
e the very things which you have hel
le tofore believed. what ansWer d
Z they make! 1<t me Feao you tb'