The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-31

renublican party-the great enemy OF our
nrinciples. and aid us in redecmIng the
nation from the clutches Of greed ana III
iu>ricc. and the state from the scandal
and incompetence which now aftiict IL.
In presenting the platform, Governor
Jarvis made Il speech during the course
of which he said:
..The matters before Us were OF >uch
grave Importance. we felt that tue ae
tion of that committee would perhaps
guide the action of this convention anu
that on the action Of this convention
depended Largely the future Weilare ol
! North Carolina.
AS to some matters that came
before that committee the com
mittee was divided: three mem
hers of that committee desired thal
in reply to il certain proposition sent 10
the committee from this convention, We
ShouId make a counter proposition.
These men were AZ good Democrats as
we are and had at heart the welfare OF
thc marty az much as the other members
of the committee. and rs an evidence OF
their loyalty to the party. their unaltcr-
able allegiance to its interests. they nave
consented Ia present no minority report
10 this convention The platform was
odopted by Il rising vote unanimously.
Governor Jarvis then presented the re-
port of the committee on the proposition
of the PopuliSts committee. which was
read and is as follows:
The Committee on Platform and lteSo-
| lutions. by direction of the co~nVrht1oh'
/ having had under consideration the prop
oSitjon for fusion made by Il committee
Of the Populist party. recommend that
this convention adopt the following res
olutionS in respect thereto:
Resolved. /. That the proposition Tor
fusion submitted by the PopuliSt COM
mittcc. be. and the same Is hereby, re-
spectfully declined.
Resolved. >. That the Democratic
State Executive Committee be, and IN"
same is hereby. instructed to entertain
10 further proposition for fusion.
The resolutions We're adopted.
Governor Jarvis was then called for.
and made a stirring speech. recalling the
time twenty-five years ago when the
State was redeemed from Republican
misrule. and be believed that with united
efforts the state could again be redeemed
from the same Republican misrule. lie
countenanced moderation and hoped that
there would he harmony in the Demo
cratic party and that if this spirit can
animate the party III every section, in
every county and in every district we
can redeem Norh Carolina.'
Hon. Thos. w. Mason was called for.
He came" he said. from Northampton
county as Il representative of the Delnoc-
racy of that county to extend to our Pop
uliSt friends the hand Of cooperation. but
the convention had decided against this
policy and adopted its platform. and upon
that platform he planted himself ana
WAS ready to march with the party and
do all in his power to win Il victory.
(.,t w w I<itcbin cnal-n nnNt He
was satisfied that there Was no room III
North Carolina for but two political par
ties.
The committee in its wisdom. per
hapS. concluded that it would be doing
not only the Democratic but the Repnbli-
can party an injustice by recognizing
what is known as the Pop
ulist party as having any organic
existence in North Carolina.
You have decided TO plant your stand
ard high upon the mountain of honor.
and 90 forth to victory or fall by the
wayside honorable defenders Of the
right. We must convince the PopuliSts
that there is no possibility of their ever
doing anything by ~scrambling around in
the middle of the road, rinking SWill
from whichever trough they get their
bills in. 1t is better that those of them
who are bound for the Republican camp
90 there and march under the goldbug
Republican standard than to wallow
around IL the middle of the road dis
turhing the two old parties. Here they
are. the Democrats party with 10000
votes, and the so-callcd Populist party
with O.OOO votes. both claiming to be
III favor Of silver. both in favor Of an
income tax, both against government by
injunction. Then here is the Repub-
lican party in favor of the single gold
standard, against an income tax, in IA
vor of government by injunction and
here we see them going fusing with the
Populist party"
Without the PopuliSt party in North
Carolina the Republican party could not
live an hour. and without the Republican,
party the Populist party would not have
4 corporal guard III North Carolina for
siN months, and without the negro i'll
North Caroline neither could live Il sin
gle day in this State
There are men in the ropulist party
who are honest: it is our duty to CON
vince them that they are being mislod.
! left the party because | saw that if it
! followed Grover Cleveland it was going
into the Republican party. but ! made q
mistake and got with Il crowd worse
than Cleveland and his crowd"
\ resolution was offered and unani-
mouSly passed thanking Hon. Clement
Manly. the retiring chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
and the member of the Democratic FIX
ecItivC Committee for their earnest. able
and untiring efforts during the campaign
J of 1896.
General W. +. Roberts. Hon. x. 4.
Doughton. Captain K. +. Peoples, Judge
\. c. Avery, Hon. +. G. B~eddingfielI
and others responded to calls from the
c%onyention. and made vigorous and pa
triotic speeches in favor Of Democratic
harmony, and pledging heir best efforts
for success.
The following resolutions. suggested
by General Roberts. and introduced by
Prof. +. l.. Brltton, We're adopted BY
4 rising vote of the convention:
"ReSolved. That as Carolinians nro,1,l