The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-17
stteville Observer

| vance In 1875. and who are the CHE
opponents of Bryan to-day, realize,
the imminence Of this blow to thei
hopes. With their powerful ma
chinery, through the press and other
wise, they started, in August last,
counteractive movement. While al
was peace, they flung into the aren,
their demand for what they Gale,
"a straight figh,'-meaning thereb,
a fight in contravention of the prin
ciples of the Democratic party ant
based on a vile fusion between Dem
ocrats and Democracy's enemies.
The contest of the Observer anC
its little band of Webster +
Weekly, the Statesville Mascot anG
the Morganton Friend-in opposi
ton to this traitorous proposition
resulted in the reaffirmation o.
the Chicago platform and the en-
dorsement of Mr.. Bryan at the State
committe e's meeting on the Both Of
November last. The we'll drilled
anti-Bryanites at once set up VIC
lent attack on the silver Populistl
whom it was possible to win back t.
our side by the soft words of the
committees address.
The Observer warned its contem
poraries who we're engaged in thi.
work that they would solidify the
Populists and prevent the very thine
they were then protesting to desire
viz: the reunion, under the Demo.
cratic banner, of the two wings OF
Nance's Democracy. 1t also pre-
dicted that if their course were not
quickly changed, the process re.
ferred to would 60 on until VIC
should find ourselves at the opening
OF the campaign confronted with
the alternative of certain defeat OF
the acceptance of organic cc-opera.
ton with the POpulists.
The war upon the silver Populists
practically the whole body of ,ha
party-continued without abatement,
and the alternative referred to con.
fronts US now in very truth.
No sane man believes that We can
win without the assistance of the
Populist vote. The legislature is
the main point, by common consent
If it be conceded that the closeness
of the vote in a number of counties
renders it probable that we can
overcome that aud carry the lower
House, the Senate remains. There
is not the slightest chance of carry
ing a majority of the Senate, if we
again repel the Populists. We had,
in the last legislature, seven out of
the fifty Senators.
The Logic of Events at the ma
tional capitol has, however, come to
our assistance. The chairman of
the national Democratic committee
and the Congressional Democratic
committee have come to an agree
ment with the Populists for complete
cooperation in the Congressional
districts. They have issued their
command therefor. The North Car
DINA State com mittee was bound in
loyalty, to endorse this command,
and it issued its manifesto to that ef-
feet at its recent meeting, last week.
They referred all other matters of
party policy to the State convention,
which they called "early' for the
purpose of deciding the matter of
cooperation or no cooperation in
time for the exigencles of the cam
paign. They properly designated
the State convention S the ultimate
authority over the State organiza-
ton.
1t follows that a Congressional
district which makes a nomination
in advance of the State convention
that is the same time in contraven-
ton of the command from the ma
tional organization, will be in re-
volt.
1t also follows that if the State
convention adopts cooperation,
those who refuse to obey it's COM
mand will be boilers. Furthermore,
those who declare in advance that
they will not obey such command
will not be entitled to enter a DEM
ocratic primary, under resolution
No. 3 adopted by the committee on
the 22nd of February, liberal as the
terms Of that resolution are.
AS rejection of Popullst co-opera-
ton on the State and county tickets
will endanger the success of Coop
GRAFTON on the Congressional tickets,
If the latter should be agreed to, it
also follows that the State conven-
ton must adopt complete co-opera-
ton or none. If none, then the
State organization will have practi-
cally seeded from the national Or
ganizatiop, and it will be It's duty,
in honor, to say so. For it has no
right to use the Democratic name,
for purposes at variance with the
policy of the party as duly declared.
Resolution No. l of the 22nd OF
February turned US into the right
road at the fork-the road where
party loyalty leads. Let the people
manfully face the situation, and send
delegates to the convention instruct.
ed for cooperation or against co.
operation.
The Observer, following the lead
Of Bryan and of the national organ.
zstion, the only commanders known
to our party law. is for co-opera.
ton. But, as q States rights party
paper, believing in the right of Sc
cession, it will obey the supreme au.
thority of the State convention if il
rejects cooperation AMI declare fol-
secession from the Democratic party
Let every man carry his flag!