The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02

lists who had refused to vote for q
.e'lG- Ing Senator, and the leaders ant
the legislators denounced Senator Pritch-
ard even mere severely than during Tie
Senatorial contest. Il was bad enough
to Sc him control seventeen member
and make them hetray their party. It
was int0iprablp for him to select us their
leader the man they had officially eX-
relied from their party and branded rs
''thf arch traitor" They SwOre that they
would die sooner than accept Pritchard' >
Gictation and rp-nstatc Harry Skinner.
Time went on. The campaign of 1898
was approaching. What were the Popu-
lists to do? Thor? was division in the
ranks The convention made Il PROPOSE.
ton for cooperation with the Democrats,
provided the Democrats would ratify all
the planks in their platform an,' give
thom ms many offices MS they then held.
This. proposition was ccurteously and 70
spectfully declined.
PRITCHARB'S nTrTATION- 4AC-
cEPTED.
The PopnliSt Executive Committee,
every nicinher OF which holds an office
at The sufferaice Of the Republican
yartv and are ut their mercy held Il
.a,.oatinG in Raleigh shortly thereafter.
What did they do? Did they propose Il
the Rtrublicans cooperation upon the
basis Of the platform adopted. the rat;-
fc"t;cn cf cv"ry plank Of which they bad
made Il condition precedent 10 fusion
with the Democrats? Did they follow
the directions OF. their State convention
which gave them 10 authority Ia co
o"oratp with cay party rn'ess it 'ndors'd
BRYAN. free silver anti-mOn0pOly legisia-
ton and change in the present "infa-
nous election law % What that com
ntttee did was 10 turn back to the files
If The new rarors ard sec what Jcicr
e.. pritcharG. the cod-bug they had DE-
no,inced. wanted done. They read:
1T mca:ls not only that Col. Skin
ncr is the leader Of the Pepulist party
in North Carolina hut
he will rank in the future as the
Leader Of the Populist cause"
This committee composed. as has been
shown Of offiee-holders, sat down and 81
fcted Col. Skinner a. the leader of the
p0puiist party. and associated with hiA,
one \. S. Peace, of Grinville county,
vhH Jas been SFinner's Iicutrnin il his
fi2ht fer monopoly, gold aud Pr'tchard
lti,e7hGlder Mere chosen as an "a tYis0ry
Committee" so called. AS a.mattar OF
feet = v."e ,'cr;e IN order 10 show to Srn:i'
tor Prize hnrl th"t they were qS re'Gr
toto HIS biddia@ this year as skinner and
ueaoe ,yCre in 1891. 1T was Equivalent
to eudorsing all they had ,cDldemned
getting on their knees. apologiZing Il
Pritehard and sayings tAU
- PETITION TO fpRITCHARD.
Great and good friend Yesterday
we rallied at you. we spat upon you. we
denounced you as the agent of Wall
street. the enemy Of good government.
the tool Of political corporations. In
the dust Of humility. we crave thy royal
PARDON. We have sinned against You
most grievously. hut we repent in sack
cloth and ashes. HencefCrward and for
ever we agree to wear your collar under
our shirts if YOU will allow. and if where
it can be seen of men allow us to label
it "Ponulist'' and we do most
solennly agree that the inside shall be
labelled Republican. and as in duty
bound for YOU we viii ever pray, espc-
cially in secret.
"All we ask of you is to keep MS hOun'
tifully supplied with pie. We hay''
grown tired of making our bread in the
sweat of our face. We fAin would have
a royal Roman feast of Eeacock's brains
and nightingale's tongues cooked ON the
Tlucullian system. Thou. alone of North
Carolina. has the keeping of Hanna ;
keys to all that delights the palate. HeaI
MS in Onr petition. grant us long terms
in office with bic salaries. and we viii
If 10 Io MN
and the Yellow Metal. Most of all
Great Ruler of the Black Tribe
give to reign over us that
n"r. whom we delight to honor
Forgive us that we once misunderstood
him and that we spoke harshly of HIM
We now do ObeiSance 80 him and fall
down i'm the light Of his presence. W.
will follow where he leads and swear
that we love those principles which he
holds i'm common with You and Mark
Hanna, the great capita n of your hosts.
Grant these pettiore. And save us
from the wrath Of the people. we he
Seeth thee. Great and Good Fri, MI.
SKINNER ELEVATED TO LEAD
ERSHIP.
The petition was granted only when
Harry Skinner was elevated to lcade =
ship, and now the Populist and Republi-
can executive committees in Raleigh are
consolidated. and both are under the
control of the Republican gold-bug Sena
tor and the man he selected as leader Of
the P0pulist PARTY. What do the P0pu
lists in their humble homes, who believe
in the principles OF their party. thinF
of such betrayal by their leaders?
tell you. my countrymen. that if rhes'
patient toilers, working and sweating to
make five-cent cOtton,-if these men fui
ly understood the secret springs 10y which
through .Ieter c.. Pritchard. Harry
Skinner and their agents, Mark Hanna
is in absolute control of the P0DuiiSt par
tvs machine. they would not wGste mo-
mcnt in repudiating the men who have
thus betrayed the cause OF the White
Man and the White Metal" These men
knowing that if the people finl ont their
conduct, they will be sent 20 q political
death from which there is no rpsurr" G.
ton seek to prevent discInsIHn on the
hustings and appeal To The pIeiudicpS ii
the neople. When the lghF fully
dnwns and the Ponu!iSt': know he
truth. they will rise up as enc man and
destroy those leaders who have sold them
out to the gold and the negro party