The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-29

ieR .siA'l7~ aud ] idiciAl orapches OF
State aud National government will
create opportunities and chances for
Political prefermen, outside the
dominant party aud remove the ban
OF social, business and political
os'raeism from men who have opin-
ions OF their own and the courage to
express them. This is the way
see things at this time. I am unable
TO foreses auy probable circum-
stances prom;s d Ia the future that
will likely Justify me in revision
OF these conclusions.
Your great work and heroic self
sscIitices in hehslf OF the common
people. and my abiding faith and
absolute con6d nee In your personal
integrity and sound Judgment lesds
me to address TO you not only as
Chairman of our National Com.
Wlttee, bat also personally, my
views.
With the warmest personal re.
CARDS | remain
Yours verv truly,
4 H AUSTIN.
Minnesota Number, Nauoual Com
mitiee Peoples Party.
Mr.. wAsHBURN's INTERVIEW.
George F Washburn, OF Boston,
Treasurer OF the Ma ional Commit
tie OF the Peoples Party, in an in.
terview on the political situation,
says:
Tine campaign OF 1900 was a con
test OF conscience against capital.
IL was the greatest struggle for hu
man rights since the days OF Jack.
son or Lincoln. The 70 election of
Mckinley was a triumph for impe.
rialism and the trust. But our
grand reform movement will roll
on to ultimate victory.
The last two national campaigns
have taught US important lessons.
We cannot longer put "new wine
into old bOttles," We cannot intrus5
new ideas to old leadership. The
control of the Democratic party
will now revert to German, Hill
aud Croker, and the old machine
regime they represent. This will
create a cleavage between the reac.
tionists with the old ideas and the
refOrmers wit new ideas. 10 sue
coed, our work must be on a high
p 'litIcal plane, abso utely clean and
far above tho mlre Of machine
| methods.
IL Is beyond the range of human
pro liability that Bryan will again
become the Candidate Ut the Demo
cratic party-indeed, 1t Is now ad
m,tted by the leaders Of the new
democracy that he was defeated
Nv Democrats TO get rid Of him q.
will not surrend to this element
even to be President. He wilt no
repud'ate his record. He will no
disapp int his friends. But he car
lea d new party to victory, con
duct, d on safe and cOnser> q i've
yet progressive lines. Therefore
10 hold what We have and main
ala our present momentum, a lev
party must be formed. 1t is tn,
quickest road to ultimate succ. So
We must have a complete unior
Of the reform forces They belons
together. This can be accompiIs led
by uniting the Bryan mocrats
Bryan Republicans, Populists, anc
other smaller bodies, to be led b,
the man Of the hour, whoever h,
may be. Such a movement woulC
draw to itself the best elements O
the two old parties This woulc
leave out the machine politician
and force them together As the par
ty OF the opposition, where they
rightly belong.
Add TO this union of reform fore
es, the strong personality and mas.
terly leadership of 3 Bryan, AND
history would repeat itself In the
rapid assembling of patriots to up
hold and preserve the national hon.
or under the inspiration of a new
century Lincoln. Such 4 movemen,
would arouse q patriotic enthusi
asm not tqualed s.nce the ma jos Tic
uprising OF 1860
Although unsuccessful at the
polls, Bryan Is a mightier man to-
day than his successful opponent
He Is the greatest political crusa
der the world has ever seen. He
stands alone. He is enough of a 20
iitical genius to become the found.
er OF a great, new party, even as
Jefferson WAS the founder of the
democratic and Lincoln Of the re-
publican party. Millions Of men
would enthusiastically rally around
him. State after state would swing
to his standard. 1t Is not extrava.
CANT TO say that under these condi-
tions Bryan could hold two thirds
Of the Democratic party and very
soon attract at least one third OF
the Republican party. These, to-
gether with other reform forces,
would give US q majority OF the.
votes Of the country before another
election.
believe that had such q party
been formed four years ago Bryan
would have triumphed at this time.
There were hundreds Of thousands
Of r 'publicans who would gladly
have voted for him, who would not
move into the Democratic camp or
help r. store that party to power.
We lost because We thus failed to
make inroads In the Republican
ranks.
Accordingly, propose that at an
early date we have q conference Of
the leaders Of the parties referred TO,
In the central part of the country,
for the purpose Of effecting an I'M
mediate union. that we NAV haoin
at once the organization of the new
party. These forces should prompt
~ come together. We must unite
Or d,s'ntegrate. The sooner this mi
tial step is taken the better, SO that
the great, new movement may be.
gin with the dawning Of tie new
century.
Holy Year May be Extended.
Washington, Nov. "a The exten-
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