The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-24

Increasing In NUMBERS, 10 Ire up '
With the Bryan Democrats, thus {
making the Democratic party strong I
er and leaving US at a stands.ill II
not weakening us, for under these
conditions we might lose some Pop {
ulist voters.
You say in your letter that the sill
YER Republicans will soon be be
trayed by the Bryan Democrats. II
you think the Bryan Democrats in
your State are not sincere (and
confess that know a number who
claim 10 be Bryan Democrats Who l
believe are not sncere) then by all
means test their sincerity before the
next campaign opens. In short
make them fair proposition for an
honorable cooperation, not based
on Office alone, but covering the
great underlying principles in this
fight. Do this, and if they decline
your proposition you will then ex-
pose the insincerity of these leaders
not only to the silver Reput licans but
to the rank and file of their own par
ty. You will put them on the defen-
sive from the beginning Of the fight
and put yourself in q position where
you will not only align the silver
Republicans with you but each day
draw recruits from the rank and file
of the Democratic party. If the Dem
ocratic party is not honestly with
the people in this fight, if it will not
prove its sire rity by, tpudiating
its traitors and straddlers and march
ing boldly up and helping US to fl ght
the allied and combined enemies of
humanity, then it ought to die and
the quicker it dies the better But
the only way that the party can be
killed, that is: the only way that the
dishonesty and insincere men in it
can be thrust into the Republican
party where they belong, the honest
and sincere men taken into the Peo-
pies party where We hope to see
them, is by showing the honest rank
and file of that party that their lead
ers are not sincere, and that the par
ty will again betray them as it did
under Cleveland. We are now in a
position to put this test to the party
and to accomplish this and so much
to be desired, and it would be crimi-
nal In US, both from party stand
point of patriotic duty to fail to put
their sincerity to this test at this
juncture.
| l believe that the rank and file Of
the Democratic party and some of
their leaders are as honest and sim
cere as any of US. Ths same l be-
lieve is true to certain extent of
the rank and file of the Republican
party. It this were not true then
there would be no hope to redeem the
government. Then let us so act that
these elements can be brought to-
gether either under our party banner
of Jeffersonian Democracy and Lin
coin Republication, or if that can
not be accomplished at present, by
an honorable cooperation. If we
have not the sense and patriotism to
take such course then somebody
else must or the fight is lost and the
institutions of the republic will 60
down under an oligarchy Of sordid
wealth. There we're more than three
million Democrats in this country
who were on the eve of leaving the
Democratic party when the Nation
al Convention convened in 1896.
They would have left if Cleveland
had been nominated. These millions
of voters are the rank and file. They
have to-day no more confidence in
! ! the Democratic leaders who support
ed Cleveland, and who up to 1896
ridiculed silver and every other re-
form the Peoples party was advo
eating, than they had then. They
; are simply staying in the party be-
= cause they have faith in Bryan and
Organism. If We ever get these vot
, ers in the future we must do 1t by
l pursuing such a course as will com
mend itself to these men, and at the
! same time expose the Hypocrisy Of
i the pretended Bryan Democrat who
is at heart Cleveland Democrat.
1t is true as you say, that we prov
ed to these men and to the whole
world our absolute sincerity, patriot
ism and unselishness by supporting
Bryan under the most trying circum
:, stances in 1896, but tho very fac
!, that there was a cooperation in ct
makes it all the more necessary thai
the responsibility should not be or
:, our shoulders for the failure of 8
fair and honorable co operation thi.
year. If the Democratic leaders il
=, your State are insincere and they
are attempting to backslide the par
-, ty, then there is but one thing under
= high heaven that can enable thes,
= leaders to continue to hold the hon
est rank and file in the party under
their leadership and that is for US t.
= take course that will allow sucl
!, politicians to call attention from ant
!, to minimize the magnificent laurel.
;, that we won in 1896 by our unpar
alleled example of patriotism abov,
party pride. In politics as in man,
6 other things, the world is inclined t.
o Judge US more by our present cours'
than by what our past conduct ha
been, and this is especially true i
our present course should seem to b,
less patriotic than our past. am
considerable partisan myself, but i
;. We wish to advance our party W,
r must be wise before we are parti
q sans. In party that is q mai orit,
s party partisanship is taught and in
e stilled into the voters to try to hole
e them into the party even when it be
a trays the people and their interests
but minority party to grow mus
j. break down these dirty prejudices
must appeal to men to put patriotism
II above party, and in making such ap
peals We must act out our declara
= tons. If what you say is true abou
the Democratic leaders in Oregon
It then straight fight will be the inev
liable result even after you hav
l. made your fair proposition to coop
e crate, but if you:make straight fgh
you want to make one in which 70,
n will gain recruits if not win a victo
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