The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-10
ANOTHER SAYS "NUT SO'
The populist Vote Has Not Been
Tested Since 1895
1T WONT BE If BUTLER CAN HELP IT
B. cause When the Republicans See Row Few
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Pie For Pops.

Bryan will carry Chatham by
majority Of five hundred said Congress-
man Atwater, who was in Raleigh yes
terday.
IA .'now will the Populists vote?" he was
asked.
Most of them will vote for the Bryan
and Stevenson electors, he said. 81 know
that the general opinion is that they will
all vote for Mckinley or Barker. That is
a mistake l have talked with some who
were strongest against the amendment
and against the Democratic ticket in
August, and end that they will vote for
Bryan as they did in 1896. OF course,
some will vote for Mckinley, but they
are straight republicans. The most of
them in Chatham, will vote for Bryan
and Stevenson
/ was talking last night with a we'll
known, long headed politician, who said:
81 think Mr.. Atwater is right, though l
know most Democrats think most all the
Populists will vote against Bryan. Most
of the leaders would like to make trade
to deliver their votes (there are not
more than 10000 Populists in the State)
to Mckinley in return for promises OF
Federal offices. There are two things in
the way of it, /. The Republican man
ayers want all the Federal offices them
selves. since they have lost all the State
Offices; 2. The Populist leaders cannot
deliver the goods. They could not make
the Populists vote for Mckinley. The
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medicine without capsules, but most OF
them would gag at Mckinley. The best
OF them would not do it because they
know he stands against everything they
they favor Some of the worst of them
would not because they have sworn open
ly that they are not Republicans, and
they do not like to admit that they are
nothing but Republicans, as a vote for
Mckinley would clearly show. They wish
to trade again in 1902 with the .Repllb-
licans and if they walk into the Ropubli-
can camp they will have nothing to trade
on"
asked my friend: but will not the
leaders wish to carry the Populists to
Barker and Donnelly?"
THAT is the last thing in the world
they want to d. he said. ct is this
way: There are not many Populists left
in North Carolina, but as it now stands,
nobody knows how many there are.
say less than 10 coo. The Populist lead
or claims between 80, coo and 40, 600. The
Populist leaders are afraid to take vote
separate from the other parties, because
it would show that they control SO few
votes that the Republicans cannot afford
10 trade with them. And that is what
Butler e. Co wish TO avoid. But for this
fact. ] think the leaders would be for
Barker and Donnelly, but they are not
ready to show their hands at this time.
That would be such an exposure of their
weakness as would take away all their
capital in politics. You will remember
that the Populists have not dared to
stand up and be counted since 1896, and
the leaders tried to prevent it then, but
Major Guthrie, who was their candidate
for Governor, refused to be tool OF the
Republican party, and they had to come
TO taw and show that. although they
polied As 900 votes in 1892, their vote had
'swunk' to 10000 in 1896. And that was
before the revolution of 1898, when most
Of the Populists quit the party forever
Now, in 1900, the Populist leaders would
not, fer any consideration, permit their
party to stand up and be counted. For
mat reason lHey are lelJlHS mdIlSl .
drift Some will vote for Mckinley in
the hope of getting revenue position or
other Federal job; some will vote for
Barker and Donnelly just to throw their
votes away; ard others still-and that
will include the majority-will vote for
bryan and Stevenson"
''Put no dependence in any North Caro-
lima Populists voting for Bryan and
Stevenson" said another Democrat. "a
few of them may do it in Mr.. Atwater's
neighborhood, but not many. The rank
and file, as we'll as the leaders. are SO
prejudiced against the Democrats that
they would vote against st. Paul if he
had been nominated by the Democrats.
even though they had met first and
ramed the Apostle. They care nothing
for their professed principles. They are
moved by only two considerations: first
they want pie, and, second, they hate the
Democrats. 1t is true that Bryan and
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