The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-06

IMPERIALISM DECLARED GREAT SUE
The A mjaistrat on Policy Threatens a Divorce
be'w-eu Our tax a. d Our Constitution.
Mr. Cochran Links ST vr Should
b. Put ASIDE Until 1904
New lol! SUM-

New lor! SUM-
The sun received Il dispatch from Ne
hraSka t.;y. Men. IL tht. effect that.
according 10 L story which WAS hein.
cirt rlatcd through Ike State. j. Stc.!.n.
Nolton. Secretary 81 Agriculture un,',
President Cleveland. and Otier o!d-tim.
Democrats we're ln:tkin. llnile to tal.rn:
tile cnnNCn> ion> which will name the
delegates from Nebraska TO the National
Democratic Convention. The object 81
ial> moNc Wa+, according 10 the story.
t" scnd II IN" National Democratic Con-
N~cntion Il delegation unilterable Oppressed
IL The nomination Of Nj. Bryan, an!
thus. il POSSIBLE. 10 make his nominatun
III the convention impossible. 1lr story
had il that Mr.. Merton was being as
sisted in organizing the State against
BRYAN by W. Bourkr Cochran and o:ner
Eastcrn Democrats The dispatch was
shown TO Mr.. Cochran Yesterday after
noon. After reading !, Q made the
following ~>tpment:
There is 10 truth in the Statement.
;" fir ;> am ,oH~,lini 1. am ne:
engaged IN any movements. plots or e.
1trrri>t> |" aud Any democratic faction
or ,nNtrt any demo rattle Ioit:ciau~. |
an neither 4 Cold Democrat. nor u
Silver I;Pmocr:tt.' Il '%Isryan' or an anti
HlEan Dtmo rat. | nm >iipp'. a Demo
rraf. Nitloul adjective. uratincation ~
hyl.ten.
In 1886 | believed thar fidelity t,
l''i1!ocr:itlc principles impose urtn>i.ion
70 III" Democratic PARTY. Therefore. /
SUPPORTED tho Republican candidate. NJ.
u ln>!jic!t. however. VA, confined to lie
raifcIn!. 10 the candidate there MAS
f1 IhInf tiNn MI tf,.,t, fA,,1 80. -
none. Tefor" Lis nomination had
served rom Years with him n Congress-.
;.i't III ili-n opinion which | formed the,
q. NJ ltl>cilti In".ltio> | am glad -
>aN = now held by the whole .tmoricau
e I'i". i'lt Mr.. RryauS personal var
tues. far from diminishing NY obje, ton
I" ,nc platforms al which he stood IN
SO. inteliSiiie~ it. Nic:ons principles a!r
never '.tn@aiuS> Nh*n Supported Iv =
vici"r~ rainnlonpi s4p man. II * only
when they enlist tire advocacy Of enti,r-
>iastic. int mi=u:Gtd y:riu". that 1hcv
icc"Inr really Formidable. From all his
YOU VIII perceive that the reason Viii
.ri ne 10 regard Mr. i;ryan ~ a most
candidate While ir rppr,Srui-
~ WAT | believed t. fc i viciou< plat
l"fiil N"u." i'ld ne I" <ulYntf him
WnrlliN i. Il" stood On Il sound nlat :.
A' ',tt - lit WI. EtfNIn can
y persuade! t. eliminate. The silver
FROM the next camnli-n:" /
Il am VERY much mistaken in him :
ne world jc ca,'ailr Of supervising. re-
or discussing his views on am,
for ny rHW I'D. rvc't III. rrc:..-
If the Emitted states. Bur rac !,
'>scfs ~ IN" ramla.-n DO not depend
IL on ". Hl!an ~ amy otiler leader. !
! hey ara fixed IL the preoceuiyation OF
'hc electors. cana ai-Il~ are alwav, !
,a1cl en Tho on ,s,i,m whi.h haJr,!I> 70
/" II chief i@ntclt~t 10 the lcrrlc Il;
he time. In this respect the convention
'a> u" "thcr function than 10 Formulate.
lie 'rin:'h reached ly the rank ant
Il" If tn" pal1y ~ The result Of in,liyid-
al lrhrrii.n and of Local discussions.
Tie ltctiar >t!'tnn. II ever. pass npon
n"r" ;han enc issue 1T Il time. tor the
my 4 question are likely u ! fer upon
'%noi!itr. and. therefore,. tt" paramount
iHr>ti"n becomes IL" ,I,..<:y, i>~ar.
"lie issue III the next election viii;
g imperialism or silver: it cannot be
No matter what platform the cor
.eHti"n m"I ADOPT. if it, candidate werr
he currency Of this country
I'D ret ]r reduced t" Il SILVER basis 10:
least four ..el"%. IL >iIrnr question.
therefore. viii not lay 4 decisive, nar1
\ the campaisn. \ y;ln~i IN w1ic. car
rot &c decided by the election cannot be-
one ore Of its issues. The American
''"rle have never waged 4 Presidential
"hteSt upon IN abstraction. The main
VI an l:np2lialistic policy or its
bandonment is the one question w1,ftil
an be decided and decided forever-by
re popular yrr!;cr nrNr \uvcn,hrr.
he Yr is Itt1n doubt that - ,,,I,
rctcd If al! who cnrdemn it are allowed ,
; unit" n opposing it. III culy "!r...ct. ;
| us s1rrtss lis iii the Il rn."r inlt anti- ;
nlcrlailstS may be divided by the in
'rtloh Of I financial discussion into the
ahipal"n. For my part, however. | be
TINS Issue will be presented withcu,
ny dl>ifactll" question to coinpiicatp i. q
Is lnconcclvable that under orr noliti. "
III system the people should he denied !
|" right t" pass directly upon Il uuccStion J
lolvlnG the vory structure ard essence 81 u
II Government. While IL desire for. Mr.
: renomlllallcG appears to l.e
unanimous III his party. the sentiment
SUI stronger flat the people of this
Suohiu nave IN opportunity to ),
~I"'tti! hl"hl }il!> lsniitr. which :
iie'''hS To erect Il dlyHrce between our :
az and cur Constitution hy unfur}in~
le one over committees whore III, nthn~
'nret exist and which has already 10
lived us of that unqne>tinned nr;n,,cx y
nolh@ civilized nations which We had
'hievcd during the first .iorious century !,
our existence. ;
|" hl te ne Democratic party il is u + "
te~Saiy that il should repuliate any
IL lolHicr expressions: that II Sbnuld
h"nnc'. sun ross or even ,iS-11isn any =.
rs h'!i"f>. The Democratic ,,rtr =
Quiz Sc inNinc;hlc If. re~cogniz:nr tha
: th't me silver question has boon /,
SiP'nc'' b The people for at least f,pr :
" 'eahirinia= If necessary the faith \
VIC Ni2J"rty III The declarations Of 'ni ),
:" the.r determination to press them -