Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-04-28
TO MR.. BRYAN'S LETTER

publish q letter from Hon. w. J.
Bryan, late Democratic Popul
istic candidate for President of
the United States. And in this
State in that campaign we had
the anomalous spectacle Of Dem
ocrats and Populists voting to-,
gether, under Fusion (God
save the mark,) for a President
whom We lost, and Populists and
Republicans voting together,
under Fusion" for State and
county officers, from township
constable to Governor: and Dem
ocratic defeat followed all along
the line.
In consequence Of that Repuh-
Lean -Popuhstic fusion on the
State and comfy tickets, the
Democrats lost the Legislature,
lost largely the county offices,
lost control of the State, the
wicked rule in North Carolina
and the people mourn. And now
comes Mr.. Bryan and presumes
10 know the situation and under
stand the sentiment of Demo
Gratis in North Carolina and es-
says TO counsel US as to how we
SHALL conduct our State cam
paign this year an "'of year. at
that. with no national issues in
volved.
And aside from this, there is
not q single principle Of sound
political ethics that is not out
ragged by fusion-or "co~opera-
ton" If you prefer the latter and
more cooling term.
Mr. Bryan speaks in his letter
iof Chairman Jones and Mr. But
Ter ~(meaning our own Mary ANN
oaving conferred together, and
is acting together. Dues Mr..
b gan know that this has the eff
fec5 upon Moth Carolina Demos
Gratis of causing then to feel that
Mr.. Jones should be subjected 10
the most pungent. permeating
aud estrin9ent addition before
ne can again be considered clean
oy North Carolina Democrats.
Does Mr.. Bryan not know that
Marion Butler occupies the seat
Of the great Ransom in the
United States Senate, aud
Prigchard that of the immortal
Vance by reason Of his Butler's)
dickering and trading with Re
publicans--by his (Butler's) "co-
operation?
Does Mr.. Bryan not know that
Marion Butler stands before the
people Of North Carolina as the
embodiment OF treachery, the
synonym OF perfdity and con-
victed of uttering ia a public
speech at Rocky Mount, OF pub
llshing prior to that in his paper,
aud Of voicing in his Senatorial
committee room the most vii
famous SANDER against the D3mS
ocrats Of North Carolina that
was eve put into words or con
ceiv2d in the brain Of a demon?
Mr.Bryan talks about what Pop
plists did in the hour of need.
Was not Mr.. Bryan their nomi
nee and entitled to their votes?
What did Populists do in the
hour OF Democratic need ia North
Carolina? They gave their votes
to the Republican ticket from
the lowest to the highest Office.
negro justices of the peace and
all.
Does Mr.. Bryan not know that
there is not a so called ''gold
Democrat" in North Carolina
who didnot vote the entire Dem
ocratic ticket in the last election?
Does Mr.. Bryan not know thai
there is not 8 single Populist II
North Carolina who did not vote
the Populist Republican fusion
5icks4?
Does Mr.. Bryan not know tha
North Carolina 10 day is ruled by
d Repuolican~Populist regime
that IS the rottenesU spectacle
that ever confronted a..people?
The Chicago platform grows
stronger every day says Mr.
Bryan. Il that De true, why
then the need CT SO many parties
in support Of it? Why the need
of SO much cooperation? Why
not everybody in favor of it gei
on that platform and stay there?
Why SO many warning parties
with a common principle? l.