The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-20
A TIMELY ADDRESS
To tbs Pepslisss Of the s.h Congressicn-
nj District

ration, having the best inter
ats Of our party and the country at
Iears, do issue this, our address TO
ur brethren OF this district, and to
III others who favor good govern
men. by q free ballot and q fair
cunt
Twelve months ago, or even siI
months. when 1t was understood
hat Mr.. w. J. Bryan was to LEAF
he great free silver forces OF this
nation to victory, the party behind
him, In order to prove their good |
'ai'h and combine all the force.
and factions favoring this plank IT.
the platform, agreed to nominal.
as a running mate with Mr.. Bryar
free silver Republican or a tru'
Populist. Bat instead, and owe,
the protest OF our great leader, Hor
Marion Butler, Chairman OF tbs
National Executive Committee OF
the Peoples Party, they have pu'
forward as a candidate for Vice
President with Mr.. Bryan, Adlai
Stevenson, who was second In com
nand in the Cleveland defnnct ad
ministration. Therefore no great
r insult could be offered to any
Ponulist In the nation
Further, we contend that no self
respecting Populist in the State car
lrpport Rryan and Stevenson afte'
tho treatment that the Populists Of
his State have received from thu
hands OF the leading Democrats anC
.o-ca'led champions of Bryan ano
| Stevenson.
Your Committee hereby endorses
he sentiment expressed in the lea
ling editorial Of The CAUCASIAN Of
Scpt the h, and trust that eve,
popu'ist will act accordingly.
| "Truth crushed to earth Will rise
again" Drunken mobs. red sAir'
r'ots rotten egg hoodlums, intini
'atton, fraud and ballot box stnff
ing. cannot succeed long at a tim
in a state or nation. Reaction will
eke place and tho principles incul
'ated by the Popul;st party ar
Wound to succeed sooner or later
Under existing circumstances thi
oar in this State, 1t will not he con
idered d'slOyal for POruliSts to 81
ec' the best men among all tn
candidates out of the different pal
les for President and vote AS thef
better Judgment may dictate, an
o those P"t u'ists who have burr
d the bridges behind them, an
ave been In the middle of the roa
rom the beginning, it goes will
mt saving. that they will hearth
support Wharton J Barker, I
oennsylvanta, for President, an
Tgnatius Donnelly for Vice. Pres
lent, both standard hearers Of tt
principles that underlie the gran'
,st party that this nation has ev'
given birth to, namely the Populi
narty.
WHO WILL WE SUPPORT FOR COZ
GREssi
Your committee hiss carefully su
eyed the ground ard find the f.
living conditions confronting q
Il One a representative # the Goeb'
= Simmons-Joe Daniels-Waddell. re
j hirt, rotten egg, shot gun. intimId
ion and fraud gang, in the .ers'
fl. G. Buxton; the other in Il
,arson of Srencar Blackburn. Il
{ nominee of the Republican party,
, ,erty that has shared with us in b
, Nate all the abuse that a vile, &C
mt gang could heap upon us, a,
to-day our issues ia the State are t
i same. Blackburn, with Butte
Il P,itchard. ard ell the leaders of Il
, Populist aud Republican psrti.
,leading for human liberty, fr
y ballot and fair count, while Bnxt'
r sud his party, or the leaders. a
i still keeping M the old cry, "niege
J. niger. Niger" even after thew q
sured the people that the adoption
- the amend m Mt in this State forev
~ settled the negro question. Tho,
n ore it occurs to us that it requir
Is ~ further argument as to who '
y. e;ll support for Congress.
To those of our friends who thi,
Pppulist should be nominated,
II Wish to say that il the thieving m
: bods should he carried out in IL
u Safe, that we're resorted to IN t
as election. it would be forlo
,ope to any candidate other than
Democrat But the next electio
n ing a national election, surely t
n national administration will prote
ps 's own suffrage laws and see tn
~ he same thievine crowd does n
-un rough shod over the most sacr
" rights guaranteed to the people
Il hrs nation. and il this is done t
t1 'o+es cast for Mr. Blackburn will
/, counted, he having the power Of t
government behind him to enfor
he same. Therefore, brsthreu,
2. IL stand together. keep our party ,
N ,auization in tact,apd when the res
ee ion comes ard the present misers b
>, fraudulent election methods W
" " relegated to the past. and eve
- man permitted to vote his hone
l. sentiments and have his vote cou
n ted as cast, the people everywhe
will endorse the principles of t
Pnpulist party as the party Of pro
rose, OF right, and for human libt
n ty. with equal rights to all m
q and special privileges to none. Th
we will nominate candidates OF O
'wn party with the assurance
81 their election
IT. Brethren, this address fs not ma
u 4 tory, simply suggestion for CO
rs .ideration, and that the wisdom a
wishes Of the party be consult
y and carried out, we recomme
+. that a mass meeting be held
tc Zach county in the district. q
h. such course pursued as will ser
the best interests of our party, o
country and the cause we are strl
,ng to maintain.
~ r. A. COBB,