The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-25
BRYAN AND rowxE.

BRYAN AID IowNE.
1.-THE NonconfoFmist, Omaha. Neb.l
The NJ mination Of Bryan and
Towne at Sioux Falls was . triumph
OF the people over the politisians.
The timid politicians said, "wait;"
the brave people said, Ego ahead. !"
One asked for . committee, the other
asked for . Vice President. One
said, "don't do ANYTHING until after
the meeting at Kansas City," the
other said, NOW II tho accepted
time, now even now, il the day Of
salvation" The work at Sioux Falls
was well done, the Populists made no
mistake. They acted nobly, wisely
and generously. They asked nothing
for themselves. They buried all sell
e n desires for the good Of the coun-
try. They selected . ticket that will
please every honest reformer. They
believed that the three millions Of
Populists and Lincoln Republicans
should be represented on the ticket,
and as both could not be favored
they selected the brsvest and the
best of our notle Republican allies
and ffered him the country No
other ticket that can be Matched at
Kansas City will compare with that
Of BRYAN and Towne. They must
take our men or do worse. They
will not be self h enough to demand
all the honors and all the Offices.
When Lincoln. an old whig. was
nominated in 1860, Hannibal Ham
lin, an old Democrat. was placed on
the ticket with him. When LsfaY-
cite came to the assistance Of our
fathers in the revolutionary war be
received high honor and was consid-
cred worthy to stand by the side of
Washington. All the J. f. rsonian
Democrats in the country will rally
around Bryan, all the generous Lin
coin Republicans will follow the
leadership of Towne and all the Pop.
ullsts will support them both with
equal ardor, because We have estab-
lished our principles although unable
to place one Of our men on the ticket
of the people.
What will be done at Kansas City,
We believe the Sioux Falls ticket
will he ratified. We don't see how
our allies can turn us down. The
true men in that convention canno,
object to either of our candidates
OF course the tlme-servers and com
promisers will want to replace Townf
with an eastern man. Either q gold
bug prodigal who has como back af
ter a piece of the fatted calf, or q
military or naval hero who has ne
political principles and wouldn't
know what to do with them il be
had. We want 70 such ticket a
that, and We won't have it. II you
turn down our man and make thu
ticket an uncertain quantity you viii
lose every western state. This is q,
true as the sermon on the Mount
But you won't turn us down. The
people won't let you; they will rule
IS they ruled at Sioux Falls. Mich.
gan and Minnesota Democrats have
already declared for Towne. Every
western state will be for Towne. Th.
southern states will be salts fed Will
him. There will be 20 900 fghtire
Democrats there who are not dele
gates, and nearly all this outside In
fiuence will be for Bryan and Towne
because they represent the peopl,
and not the politicians. Bryan wa.
nominated at Chicago by the peopl'
against the protest of all the OLE
leaders of the party. Towne wa.
nominated at Sioux Falls in the sam.
way and Kansas City will follow
these illustrious examples. It vii
be Bryan and Towne at Kansas City
and before the work is finished it vii
receive the unanimous support O
that convention.
This country needs its bravest ant
strongest men right now. and VI
have given them to you. Young, en-
ergetlc, wise, patriotic and coura
geous, Bryan and Towne are all o
'hese and more. They will give d
such a red hot campaign as thi
country has never seen. The peopl
will be aroused by their wonderful
eloquence as they have never bee,
aroused before. The fight will b.
aggressive from start to finish. N,
time will be wasted in defending on
men. They need no defense. Thei
lives have been pure aud their prip
"iples have been as open as the day
No defensive campaign this tune
but we'll carry the war into the enc
my's country and will beat down al
the strongholds Of oppression, an,
allow ell the people to 60 free.