The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-31
rpE PEOPLES PARTY
Stands side by Sid. with Democracy for
paf~rm.

Stands side by SID Win Democracy Tor
The national convention Of the Penrle's
party. which was held at Sforx Falls.
Sonth Dakota. on the 9th Of May. was
gathering Of men actuated nv SIN
corld have been there and observed the
action Of the convention without being
'mnressed nv the fact that men were
Gathered there who had for their single
,nrpose the desire to advance the carse
~ Democracy. md rartfrrlar1v the IN
"nrests OF Mr.. William ]. Rrvan. In the
ave davs that L snent at Soux Falls
~ either faction there which did not In
a'cate the most sincere desire to helm
Rrrar's cause. It u trne that there was
a difference Of oninion as to the hest
method TO he adonted. There were those
who felt, as I am frank 70 say I felt.
that the wiser course would he to make
no nomination for Vice-President. but to
committee. There were others INST as
sincere and inst AS honest in their mr.
nose as we who felt that the hest thing
70 DO was to mt fnll ticket IN the
aeId Thev ultimately triumnhed. hut
among those who anita gonized this action
there is no bitterness Of feeling. because
we are not SO sure tnat we were right
mar now n?V1ng Dpo0 DeaCoG we WUuiu
| ornose the action taken. Every man
who WIS active in $780, every man who
since the defeat nf that wear has kent
| activelv Of work In Mr.. Brvan's behalf
knows Charles A. Towne TO be one of
our hest. trnest ard ahlest friends. We
can have no annrehenson that out Of his
nomination shall nroceed any sort Of
danger to the Democratic narty-orr
| rot ther. TO the three allied parties. each
| ~ which deserves eunaI consideration
" the Democratic rartv shall nominate
w Towne he will make strong and
| iadrirah' candidate. IF the Democratic
marty shall have reasons which NAV de-
I-elon between now and Jnlv to decline
Ito nominate him. no one who knows him
will aDrreherd that he will make anS
+rouhle FOR the allied partfes. And -
1.-The nomination Of Towne mav be looked
r,on as a thoroughly friendly nomina
ZION.
The platform adopted nv the People''
Party goes nerhans a little hit beyoni
me view. which the Democracy is win
ing tn stand for. and vet. as I read It, t
+eral effect IN out1'uing the platform
which the Democratic ronvention shall
adont. It Is q Populist nlatsorr m
1orh+edlv, but It Is not an extremel!
tradi~al one. s.
Prt the vital tMns aheut this con
| venfion. the one Tor which II 10 well 70
I'll Of us to keep IN mind when we rea'
~ II, or sneak of It. is that the eonven
ION showed the most note hlv and self
sacrif cing desire TO helm Democracy 4
every way. The men WHO led It are n
men who Stand couraeeousfv fn- ~
,rinciples that. the Democratic part
stands for Such statesmen as Ger
James r. Weaver Senators Pettiorew
Rutler. HeirheId and Allen. Jerrv Simr
-on. 'Cvrlore" Davis, Or. Howard
lTaylor Tom Patterson and their sort, ar
ir,en who are essentially Democrats. an
2 They controlled that gathering. It is trr
= hat thev were not all united in thei
Jews Of the conrse to he adopted. bu
1T is equally true that all are united
n +he one single rrrnose to advance II
: Interests Of Mr. Brvan and Of the polio
J. FOR which he stands.
The Democracy has reason to
s -leaeed with the action Of the 81 ~
Z Falls convention, and II has everv reAs,
" 70 feel that ont Of that action shall ror
leven a more intimate tie than that. viii
hornd the fusion forces In 1924. The
lwill be stories printed Of dlsser ,A}on !,
?. I'rreconciliab1e aptaeonism, h. thev :,
I he stories emanatine from - "a .rar,v )
q printed in naners which 30 know "a
d antagonistic 70 our caus WINS Z i
= hot. IN ;ttn National r xmocrat. CHA
m. May 49, :; sTTs