The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-01

ratified by a large majority in the
August election, there will be no doubt
that Bryan will carry the State in
November. Defeat for the Black-and-
Tan party in August will make 1t
impossible for them to reform their
lines for successful battle in Novem-
Der, If the Republicans and their
allies win in August, Bryan will be
certain to lose the State in November.
While national issues do not enter
largely into the August election, one
thing is as certain as that two and
two make four, to-wit: The white
men who really want to see Bryan
carry the State in November will all
exert themselves for the Amendment
in August. The moral effect of a
Democratic victory in August will be
worth twenty thousand votes to
Bryan in November. Hanna recog-
nizes this truth and that is why he is
willing to furnish the money TO
Pritchard and Butler to carry on the
fight against the Amendment. The
Republicans understand and, while
putting their Populist cats-paws in the
forefront in Eastern North Carolina,
the Republicans are organizing the
negroes as never before. Together
these two wings of the Black-and-Tan
army are nerving themselves for the
supreme struggle in Augustine Re
publicans because it presages Re
publican victory in November and
their so-called Populist allies because
they are paid to do so and because
they are promised office if they do
the bidding of the Republicans. There
is not an honest man in the State,
conversant with the politics of North
Carolina, who does not recognize the
truth of these statements.
And vet, in view of this situation,
when the cause of the people-oppo-
sition to trusts, imperialism and fl
nancial slavery-all depend upon
eliminating most the 100000 negroes
who vote always with the trusts and
monopolies-in the face of this situa-
ton patent to the dullest mind, what
is the attitude of the leaders of the
Populist party? Recently their party
in State and National conventions de-
clared eternal hostility to the gold
standard, the national bank monopoly,
and trusts. If the leaders of that
party were true to their declarations,
does anybody suppose that Butler
would be taking orders from Pritcit-
ard and Abe Middleton; that Lloyd
would be found advocating the same
policy that George H. White is speak
ing for; that Hal. w. Aver would be
writing the same sort of editorials
that Jim Young penned for his negro
Gazette; that Cyrus Thompson is do
ing more talking for negro rule than
Senator Fuller (col.); that all the of
fetal family of thepSPopulist office
holders, many of them holding Federal
positions as pay for their betrayal of
professed principles, would be running
about the State taking orders from
white and negro Republican leaders?
The true Populsts, who want White
Supremacy in North Carolina, and
White Money as one of the founda-
tons of our financial structure, see
that Butler, Thompson d Co., while
pretending to advocate Bryan, are in
fact doing everything in their power
to give the Republicans control in
North Carolina. These Populists-
and they represent most of the voters,
will vote for the Amendment in Au-
gust, both because they want White
Supremacy at home and want Bryan
elected in November. The silver man,
be he Democrat of Populist, who does
otherwise is fighting against silver
and everything else for which Bryan
stands.
Let these truths be carried home to
every honest Populist in the State,
and no one, except a pie-eater or q
pie-hunter will oppose the Amend
ment.
POPULAR MISTAKE