The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-20
FnvOrS Thcophilus White foI
Congress.

congress.
To the Caucasian.
Admitting de fscto but not de iur,
for il is a subject over which the leg
islstura Of North Carolina has no iu
risdiction, and concerning which tn
result ~ the election. in August last
is IN absolute nullitv.l that the neQr,
has heen eliminated from the polite
Of the stste. what should BE- the polio
Of the Republican party in this State
shall IL cor tinuc to exist ssa party %
principles, party of law. order. a"'
prosperity. rs contradistinguished h'
Iawlsssness and lack of thrift, which
will he for the beet good Of tho whole
people " the State, ov shall il exist a.
poses only, not de 'igned for politics
success or the public good, but simpl,
and solely for securing the control o.
such Federal patronage rs may IL.
within the state? IF il is desired t.
make il n political success, all selfs,
purposes all little sauabbles. and pri
vstP ccmhats for Office, must Of neces
sity he laid aside, aud a broad. genera
and nrselfisb appeal must he made fo'
the cooperation Of every person in tn,
state thy whatever name he may. il,
tn past. have been known or called.
who opposes sn-called democratic prin
ciples and methods. And. judging
from the methods and manners EN-
nloyed by the democratic psrty, in tn
lnst election, il the people of Nortl
Carolina have any respect for them
selves or love for their State. they.
must consequently he very manv Of tn.
good: wee. the hest people Of the stat.
who VIII refuse further cn-operat.o OF
with that party In the future. And j
isa se'f-evident proposition, that ~
sPlf-vpspectirg PopuIist in the Stat
can. for moment. contemplate. will
appreciation. any cooperative actio,
with party that so far forgot ever,
rul" Of common dece,Cv as to sinI
Themselves to the level Of the ordinar,
hrute Yes. 7 saw tNa' co-operstion q
the Populists with the democratic par
tv in this State. must Of necessity he
thing 81 the past.
Vow is the opportunity ~ the Re
publiran psrty of the Ststr. Has it tn
manliuess. The capacity, to take ad
vantage Of the situation. or will few
hos-es within the par'y restrict its on
Nrations for selfish purposes and pri
vate ends only2 will they begin anew
a sqnabhle for office. which alone II
1923 caused the defeat of the partv
and, therefoye, its consequent destruc
tion in 1900?
UPON the Rennhliosn party alon
rests the ipitiative If Offering e1nits
he terms to all who will co-orerat
With II IN the future favor an eoui
table division If the offices and all rls
ces If prefermnnt with the popnlist
ana all others, with nr without nam.
in th" future. who will co-operato wit
us under some co operative name,
they will not call Themselves RspuNl
cans. AID will. in the same spirit ,
lherality and Justice. too, say (fo
snpposing our colored brother tn I
out ~ r ltics, though 7 hone not. i
thst event. the Populist vote Of tn
district will be larger than that Of II
Republican party.l think some Pr,
ulist should he nominated in this di
trict fer Congress. this year: and
think Theophi'us White is easily II
strongest man in the district.
Vt may be that Mr. white will be d
feated. and it may be that any 9th.
man named may also he defeated Rr
Jet it he remembered that the Req, hi
can party, in this State, mnst begin
new life, not upon new or untripd crir
ciples but upon new policy. offerin
20 every one who will come with u
equal. exact and certain Justice: an,
in the end, it will prevail.
FaANCis PICARD,
Hartford, N, G., sept, losb, 1900,