The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-23

It Promises to be the Greatest Demo
cratic Meeting Of Campaign.
JEREMIAH CLICK ON TIE N. c. P0pULtSTS
He Wants to Know Whether There is a Populist
Party in North Carolina and il SO
Wishes It's Officials to
Locate It..

II 1iotI -,
are pursuing Mark Hanna tactics, IS
encouraging. The people in that dis
trict are refusing to be bought. They
have no notion of being represented III
Congress by two men who are aliens
to the best interests of North Carolina
men who will stand for trusts, impe-
rialism and the gold standard. They
will elect Buxton and Crawford 70
stand against Force bills and reducing
the representation Of North oafollla
in the halls Of Congress.
The greatest meeting OF the cam
paign has been arranged TO be heid at
Waynesville. on the 23d day OF Octo-
ber. 1t will be a grand rally ana thert
Will be a large attendance from hal1
p dozen counties. Among the speakers
on hi occasion are those two elo-
olent orators, Hon. Lee 5. Overman, OF
Rowan, and Capt. ". :. Shaw. OF
Vance. Other noted speakers VIII Dc
present and the occasion Will sounu
the death-kneH to Radicalism III the
Ninth Congressional district.
jeremiah F. Click, editor Of the Times
| Mercury. a Populist paper at HICKORY,
who edited the Caucasian during the late
camnajgn. is in a state of mind. lie
| unhurdens himself in this weeks paper
| and incidentally breaches the funeral
OF the Populist party Of North Carolina
He also takes a few digs at the fopu-
list leaders as he goes along. 1t IS a
nessimistic jeremiad from start TO hnlsh.
We make a few extracts to show the
feelings Of the editor. After renewing
his services to the party and his assocla-
. )~~,,Ji- III c1tJZPnS
MIR. Click writes:
..I-sna1v the issues only changed once
If. two or four years. But it is different
nov They have changed two or three
times in the last two years. AS a party,
we. have not taken advantage OF them.
Since our last conventions conditions nave
changed. We nave no outlined policy 70
meet, and many of US are at a loss what
to say or what to do. The time IS close
at hand when we must and will take some
action. What shall that be?
1.-The LEGISLATURE of 80 changed condl-
tions in tbe state. We insisted that our
county and State committees can lheet-
inss and outline some course of action 50
our papers and people could all go 70
work tremendously together, educating
and organizing. preparatory for a united
and intelligent conflict when the time
came. This was not done. Our people
looked and hoped for it. They became
disheartened. They felt that their brave
leaders had given up the hght. our pa
pers began fighting on different INES.
The Mercury was against the amehd-
ment; Our Home was indirectly 1or ~
and the Caucasian took no stand. Inc
: Democratic press kept saying buliel
would soon declare for the amenolheh'-
, The Caucasian did not even deny the
l--.o Tl,,o II wont O1T DpODIG grew
I; more and more disheartened. Ihey pc
came disorganized. Nothing was iohe
until our convention met in April, his
wear. Then the time was too snort 70
get our people thoroughly organized. ON
er people had already had their minus
n prejudiced. and hence they coulh not he
= reached. They would not then reao oul
- literature. And our speakers were not
5 allowed to reach them on the stump. YOU
know the results.
..Just after the recent August reVolu-
: ton (for it was not an electlon) d new
condition was forced upon the people ~
d a fraudulent election. Up to Inc preSen
no meeting has been called to outline
uniform action in the State on the par
of our party. What is the result? 1t !:
|; that all we, like sheep, have Sonf
astray.' Every one and every section ma
been left to paddle his and its own ca
noe. Chairman Butler is for Bryan ah'
Stevenson; Thompson is sitting on III
Q fence watching the dog hght, oklnhe
!, is awning wood and saying noth1hs' oo9
samon is for Barker and Donnelly. N
rank and file of the party IS diVldeu
Some will not vote at all; some VIII vol
!. with Sossamon and a great NUMBER WI
vote for Mckinley. The Popullsts !
( some districts have nominated Populls
tho nXn pnG0rSe
the Republican candidates. So here "
90 at 4 break-neck speed. And RICH
hero in three weeks of the election.
y, few COURAGEOUS Populists meet and pu
ont an electoral ticket for Barker an
Donnelly. While we think this IS belte
than nothing, yet we fear the ultilha'
results will prove hurtful to the par
The time is too short for a credltdple h6h
1t can't hope to receive more nan
fifth of the Populist vote IN the otdl
And whatever that vote ma pc, "heths
= 900 or 10, coo, it will be consldefea u
:. entire strength in the state, "hleh "
is do the party great injustice a. holne a.
abroad.
" Nav brethren. we have given you
= brief imperfect outline Of our condtlt
as a party. What do you think OF !
u Have We an organized party? Ii 5
where is it, Can our officials tell! y
have tried to find out. They VIII Il
answer. Now we do not want 70 iead
to drive. and will not try. Nelther
VIZ want to be led or driven TO do wa
we cannot defend and enter INTO Win .
whole mind, strength and soul.
IN, "Viewing it from the moral standpolf
we are forced to conclude that ali I
,as politicians and rulers. from the hlghest
the lowest. are a gang OF HAIRS d
scolndrels. and servants OF the devil
for we view it from a political standpoli
we must conclude that the Christians