The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-25
The Beast Counting on Negro
SuPport

1t seems incredible. Iut there are
: Southern men-even North Carolina
who want Benjamin T. Butler FOR
, President. As if Grant the oppressor,
. Hayes the fraud, Garfield the whittier
were not sufficiently olious to the
] South,-thcse curious individuals. after
reviewing the entire country. single out
; as their tavorite for chief magistrate. The
man whose whole life has been marked
By demagoguery, the man who urged
On the Democracy as long as il held
power, and then stecame within less
than 4 week the bitterest OF South Ha-
ters,-the man who killed the first
North Carolina soldier al Bethel. the
man who tyrannized over Baltimore,
the man who murdered Mum!ord. the
North Carolinian.-the man who robbed
New Orleans. and sought 70 insult all
Southern women. Docs it not seem
Incredible that such a creature could be
named for any high office:
Here IS a letter from North Carolina
printed in New York SIN
"A NORTH CAROLINA IDEA.
"To The Editor II tie .Som:-Sir: Since
Mr.. Tilden's absolute determination not
TO enter the campaign, there Is no man
IN the nation who Will so certainly
bring success to the Democratic party a,
It's standard bearer Is Gen. BENJAMIN
T. Butler.
The young Democracy OF the country
Will hail the nomination Of Gen. Butler
at Chicago n July as one OF the most
hopeful signs W. have had for a long
time, that the intelligent and progress
slve clement IN the party Is coming TO
the front, and that we are breaking
away from the enclrciing arms o: old
time prcjudices. The prejudice against
Gen. Butler il the South. should he get
the nomination, VIII III a short time so
melt away that there will scarcely be a
Pigment Of it left. The world moves.
and at last We OF the South are BEGIN
ming TO o with it. :
j.. y. STIKELEATHER.
DIN. lrede!l county, y. C.. June IC.
Now, if the Beast had done ANYTHING ,
since the wa to challenge the admira- !
tlon and respect of true men. the South |
have learned to think less harsh |
" OF him. But as all the world knows :
ne ran with the yilest of our assaulters
until he saw that Mr.. Iilden was about
o be elected whcreupon he whipped
'Ver as usual to the strong side. But il
ie has never lost his hatred of the {
south. nor his personal u~ncleanness. IA
NEW YORK, June l3.-Mr. J. w. q
'eymour OF this city, having written TO
Butler, advising him to run for !,
resident, with or without a nomination. L.
las received the following reply: -
My DEAR SIR | have received vour =
cry kind note. Thanking you for your :
EXPRESSIONS of regard, | take leave to saw :,
nat there Is one view in which nv nos. y
bic election to the presidency, of which ID
on speak, might be at least of service to SO
ne country. Although running upon tn
ne Democratic ticket, or in any event a. In
Democrat, with my views, which | be.
eve to be Democratic upon many sub 81
cts, shouid receive, ! tain would be- no
eve, a very large colored vote at the til
outh. The colored men know me. lin
ave commanded many thousands q a
lem as soldiers, so that my election as
would wipe out the color line
the South b. bringing the two races -,
gether under one political head, and la
at seems to me to be a very great IL;
,slderatum. and would be the greatest on,
rvlce to the country, as it might be The az
st which | could render. The Demo ~
attic party OF the South would be Obliged
acknowledge me as a Democrat. The :.
lored men would know me as a friend. q
q the relations are not incompatible. so pui
at | cant see why even as firm a Re- OPP
.bllcan as yourself might not feel iusti- Ter
as you say you would do, in voting the
me. Renewing my thanks, | am Sol
1y truly you friend and servant, h
BENJAMIN +. Butler. III
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