The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1898-10-06
ley, and Gage and his National
and State platforms %

He is the nominee of the onl
organization in the State tina
ever endorsed the single gol
STANDARD, of the only part,
whose Secretary of the Treasur,
ever prop. :sed to commit ou
country more thoroughly tn,
the gold standard.
If he should be elected his frs
vote would be for single stand
ard Reed for Speaker against
silver man. Two years hence
he will vote for Mckinley
against Bryan as he did tive
years ago. Should the mex,
Presidential election be thrown
in the House and he hold the
decisive vote he would vote fol
Mckinley. He is not superior
to Linney and Pearson who
voted with their Republican as,
sociates on all administration
measures.
If elected will he not vote Just
as would the distinguished and
able Republican whom the
Revenue powers helped him de-
feat for the nomination ?
In his two hours speech SAT-
urday he never declared his
position nfon these important
matters.
He was once an internal rev
enue officer. For years he has
been the most prominent Re-
publican in Caswell county,
having been clerk Of the court
S6feral terms,
Twelve years ago the Repub-
licans of caswell elected him
clerk and on his ticket they
elected a negro tc the Legisla-
ture. fonr years ago they
elected him clerk and on his
ticket they elected a negro TO
the Legislature. Two years ago
they elected a negro county
commissioner,in his county and
several justices Of peace. !
These facts show his position
upon the great issues over
which our nnonfa al~a ass-s-----,s..ss.s
For these and other reasons l
contend, no Populist who is free
who owns his vote and loves
his country, wants to vote for
my opponent.
If he should vote with the
Populists in Congress, Republi-
cans would despise him. But he
will vote with his Republican
associates. Intelligent patriots
know this and such Populists
do not desire to and will not
vote for him, but will repudiate
the trade which they never
authorized and to which they
will never consent.
Ny Populist friend, if the Re-
publicans should offer you $500
for your vote you would be in
suited. You would not trade
your vote for cash. Is trading
your vote for Office for yourself
or another better?
| Is it better when your com
mittee trades it for many offices
| A ballot shnuld be free, intel
lligent and patriotic.
A bought or traded ballo
whether for money or Office b,
the Populists or their committe
: for a party or an individua
whose political life is avowe
! hostility to the voters conviC
; tions is wrong.
The fact that elsewhere RI
: publicans are traded to Popu
lists does not effect it. Tw
3 wrongs does not make OF
! right.
Where men agree in princip
I they should vote together
y spite Of the wrongs or errors
u others,
n You had the manhood to lea
: US when you thought our par
: was going astray. Can you n
!. exert that manhood again al
u repudiate the deal by whi'
y your votes are transferred to b
b Republican party, with It's trus
d single standard doctrines a
h negroism, with It's national a
g ;ministration filled with wroi
= and oppression and its Sta
% administration marked wi
y scandal, incompetency and c.
!, ruption {!