The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-08


now disannull it. without outside help!
Is it not an admission that the Populists
had and have the power to kill and
make alive? And il they did this wrong
and are now willing to help us to undo
il; in the name of honesty, patriotism,
and all that is worth living for, what
honest. patriotic. white supremacy, six
teen TO one silver man in the Democratic
or populist parties will obiectI The
affection on either side is either Il spells
hunter. Il god-bug ut heart, and does
NOT desire the unlimited coinage of silver
rs to / and white supremacy, or he al
lows his feelings. his sentimentality, his
unforgiving spirit and his prejudices to
supervene and dominate his judgment
know it will be said by these classes.
they left us and now if they have re-
pented and want to do right, let them
come back-the door is open, the same
door they went out" Now. again, |
must remind these anti-co-operationists,
that their garments are not without
smell of fire, and that they are not en-
tirely blamelcss and sinless in this mat
ter.
| was myself in Democratic cOnven-
ton from which every Democrat was eX-
PEELED who would not pledge himself to
support Grover Cleveland. | have Ill
ways regretted the passage of such Il
resolution, also that | did not leave the
convention and aid in the election OF
Harrison instead of Cleveland. 1t would
have been Il thousand times better Tor
the party and the country TO have deteat-
ed Cleveland. But loyalty to party
bowed my head into submission.
All have sinned, both Democrats and
populsts. and are under condemnation
of the law of righteousness, and all
must repent and turn about-we must
all suffer the same condemnation and
punishment, namely: Submission to in
competency. corruption. negro DONNA
tion in fifteen or twenty counties in this
State, negro poStmaSterS, the single gold
standard, shrinkage in values, starvation
prices for our products, and low wages
for labor. added thereto the wrongs and
Impressions of trusts, combines, corpora
tions and monied syndicates.
| see my friend, Col. Waddell. in his
answer to National Chairman Jones, is
desperate against cooperation with the
/ opulists. But his argument i'll Il nut
shell is. cooperation means submission
TO Senator Buffers will and dictation.
tins logic is all right from his standpoint.
but his premises are wrong. Co-opera-
ton does not mean Buffers domination.
If it does. it will be because such men
as Col Waddell will permit it.
1 nat is the identical argument the
populistS use against cooperation with
tie Democrats. They say they will be
lea and controlled by the Cleveland
wing of the party and that the Clevc-
land wing will control the party. Now.
there is no foundation for this argu-
ment on either side. If Mr.. Butler real
IL wants cooperation, he is too wise Il
man and too smart to attempt to die
tate. He likes all of being Il fool I'll
may he the Cleveland Democrats are
afraid he will capture the organization
Well. so far as | am concerned, / prefer
the devil to capture the organization
than the gold-bugs. But there is no
danger of it's being captured by either.
and | don't believe either wants to cap
turc il. But in ease the rank and file
surrendered to any leader or any class.
it would be an end Of both organizations.
| favor cooperation with Ill my heart
on fair and reasonable terms. Both
parties believe almost the same things.
Both desire. if they are honest, the ac
complishmcnt of the very same purposes.
Both favor, or claim to favor. compe-
tent. honest administration of public af-
fairs Both favor the unlimited coinage
of silver. sixteen to one. Both favor Il
tariff for revenue. Both favor an in
come tax Both favor the issue of green
backs as money and oppose the gold
standard, and the retirement of the
private currency. Both oppose the issue
of bonds in time of peace or war, ami
under any conceivable circumstances
the issue of gold bonds. Both favor the
reorganization of the Supreme Court Of
the United States by the appointment of
Judges on the bench. as the present
court D out or resigns, who can and
will q y construe the constitu-
tion8 II the people, instead Of
in y 4 trusts. corporations, and
the AVER Both oppose govern
injunction. and favor direct
don Both favor the control of
roads within their legal and consttu-
tional limits. and if this cannot be done
then both favor the ownership of all the
railroads rather than let the railroads
own and control the government. both
State and nation.
And last but not least, both believe in
holding all the offices they can get, and
drawing all the pay possible or attached
to the offices. Now, why should they
not cooperate? OF course it would be
better to unite in one organization. But
this is impossible as both are deter
mined to preserve their organization and
identity. So cooperation is the next.
best thing to do, and the only possible
chance to win.
Take care of the present and let the
future look out for itself Let's come to-
gether like men and brothers. Every
principle of both are common to both.
And every principle of the Republican
and gold-bug Democrats are antagonistic
to both. Let the dead bury its dead.
Let by-gones be by-gones.
Forget that we belong to different or
CARNATIONS, and look only to the future
and the good of the country Bury the
Ratchet. Break the sword. Here is my
hand and here is my heart. We have
no time to fight each other. The com
mon enemy demands all our time and all
our attention. Let's get all the silver
forces together. This is the only pos
Sihlp WAY To win all along the line If