The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-23

| wall nos vote iuT BARKER snd Issn.
nelly, aud rcmsin iorvv-r h-r.ailcs
in the middle at the r,ad. Many
OF them, am sur, viii Voi. diIsSt-
~ for !ickinley. .. . Itv,,s-I against
the conduct 81 Tin. Bryan Is-usocsl-
Ia The r-yent S,ate c.Inlsign. the
bitterness anal terror aud h.rshns->
and frsuduleuc- ui wnich has driven
away fruD the DrLnocriic PARTY
every Populi,i Who csnnu, gain his
consent Ia COVER like a cur b-iOf-
his enemy.
When oea-. io re,l-Si my-rli,
anu TO believe that l ahvuhi live ~
ss To command the r-sSg oi' my
wife aud rhii,in-i,. 4 shall then Ia
willing for IL lo Ia ,sid that | auI =
North CaroIias Democrat. knua-
Ing what l know, having -~-u what
i nave sen, and having suffered
what | have suhrrd si In. hands oi
the democratic Iarty, l should have
no r-speSt for ny--ir in Ioini Ui
persJnsi integrity, genuine manhood,
or -en-t of mcr- hune-~ty, ii l wcr-
to vote the h,mS'ratr Iic.-t, State
or. National
the State election in August M
an internal usv.~iy, a nrr- IaroN-
ysn and arbitrary denial "I right -
= i,sierHlistic triumph ui uiigsn-h,
IN the name of is'muerscy, leg4ii
Zing it's fraud and I.arading IL, ioio-.
denying discussion. >upia,--iug
freedom ni' -Isech and overthrow.
ing prrsonal liberty; and - ashamed
Is the party or It's victory that a.
dar,.s not boast Of il. cIuld na
return Ia the democratic PARTY, stale
or national, without in nay own
mind, endorsing all that I have. rua,-
Genned.
TN fair registration and quiet
election such n was had in North
carolina IN 1896, 1 believe that TIA
State Of North Carolina H. honestly
against Bryan and Stevenson, lat
that, in the round up, may count
for nothing. Fifteen hunireSi sud
rifty registrars la North Carolina
may register whom they will, aud
refuse whom they viii; aud tine
judges Of election st fiits-.n hundred
and fiiiy precincts may deny the
right Of voting 10 whomsoever They
will. When the ballots are counted
they may he counted a. the judge
of election will, regardle-s oi h"a
the votes may have t-en cast. This
is the way il v a. done on the End
of August, as / thoroughly believe.
What has been done may be done
again. The methods used in n state
election can be used i'm a National
election. The attitude which Pop
Aists may assume in North CaroII-
ia, cannot affect Mr.. Brysn's chances
IN North Carolina, under the pres
ent election law and present election
methods. Hence the men who's.
aid wassought To carry the State for
Mr.: Bryan IN 1896, Mr.. Butl,r,
myself and others arr insuited in
the campaign by Mr.. Bryan's friends,
denied the right To speak in pubic,
and sometimes assaulted and pre-
vented from speaking by force.
North Carolina can be carried for
Mr.. Bryan without the Populist
vote, but not honestly.
Mr.. Bryan went to Kentucky and
helped Goebel. have seen nowhere
from him q condemnation Of Ken
lucky methods I'm North Carolina.
| have always admired him anil un-
til his visit to kertncky, believed
that he was the embodiment CT all
that was honest I'm government aud
all that was honorable At the ballot
box. do mol know that the laa.
Of North Ia olina make any din, r
ence between "Isr.eny and recei T.
ing"
These things are fundamental ia
republIe-the right of election,
honesty at the ballot box, the -anc.
tity Of an oath everywhere, personal
liberty, and freedom OF sp-4-h.
These ar denied, disr-gard-d, and
loverthrown by Mr.. Bryan's Demo
cratr friends In North Carolina
Until they sre re-easbiished, no
question Of expansion or anti-exIan-
sion, Imperialism or anti-imperisl- l.
ism, an seem Of much con-equen e
Ia Populist in North Carolina, that
is To say, q North Carolina IMPERI A.
LEE. For the Populists Of this
State suffer already, through tI,e
SimmOns-Daniel's Democratic n,a-
chine, all the evils OF Imperialism.
have wfitten you very frankly
aud a. fully ~ have exPre--ed my
SELF 10 anybOiy. ! hope ! have u'i
bUred you, for however much Ne
may disagree, . have the very high.
e-t regard for your personal cha rae.
ter and integrity, and for the goo,l
nt~s which know dwell- in yo,II
heart always. You are moi ai all
the type of the North Carolina ma
chine Democrat.
Very sincerely your friend,
CYRus THoNTr-oN.