The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-11-12
PRESIDENT MARION BUT
LEK At LENOIft.

t5pec. Cor. 10 Progressive Farmer. J
Ar. Editor: ! was present at the
meeting OF the District Lectures Of
the sth district in Lenoir on the lst
inst, for the purpose Of organizing
the Lecture Bureau, and | want the
readers of the Progressive Farmer
10 know one or two things that oc-
cured on that occasion. 4 quorum
cf the County Lecturers not being
present, Bro. Butler postponed the
organization Of the Bureau Till an
other time, and addressed The audi
euce in a public speech of Two h0urs'
length, and I wish 10 add right here
that it has rarely been the good
p'aasare of this scribe 10 listen To a
b; lei. one. The court house was
f! I and cheer alter cheer went
ycaledif up from that large audi
&c as they listened with bated
cath to the recital Of the wrongs
az have been perpetrated upon the
honest yeomanry OF this fair land Ut'
cars. Bro, Butler showed up in
Ills mastery style the enormous ini-
Guilty Of our national banking sys-
.Jn, the unjust class legislation that
we have been suffering under for
the last quarter Of century, and ii
was right amusing to see some Of
the hard old political sinners quail
under The tcrribl" arraignment. Ii
was thought when Bro. Butler
touched the Sub-Treasury plan that
there would be a row and sure
enough one brother arose and re-
marked that the Tgument8 OF Bro.
Butler were very plausible but that
there might be some things be-
tween the lines, as it were, that
were not fully brought out and
asked that he be allowed to say q
few words, when he (Bro. Butler)
was through. Hisrequest was gran
ted and the brother subeided fer the
time being. 1t was interesting then
TO hear Bro. Butler straightfor-
ward, common sense analysis Of the
piaI, his remarks were 50 cOnvinc-
ing that when call was made for
hands up in favor Of the Sub-Trea-
sury plan Or something better il WAS
unani nous. The noes we've called
and not single hand went up, even
the brother had been convinced, it
seemed, Of the error Of his way.
The Alliancenen Of Caldwell county
are almost q unit in their demands
for the Ocala demands, the Sub
Treasury plank included. Really
there are net half dozen men in
the county who are opposed to them
and they try to raise breeze on
every occasion to make up in hluster
what they want in numbers AT
the conclusion Of Bro. Buffers
speech he called for tho brother who
wanted division Of time, telling
Kim that he could have The audience
III long as he wanted them; thai his
train was then due. Some ~ the
antics have started the report that
Bro. Butler stayed in LenOir tW'
hours after the speech. The facts ii
the case are these: Bro. B:tler was
informed after he left the court
house that he could not reach the
train then in time 50 he stayed til
after dinner and then took private
conveya. ce to ConneIly's Springs tc
make cOnnectin with the night trair
to AsheviIle. I was pleased with
Bro. Buffers speech. have heard
many spGecher on the great reform
movement but his was the mos
convincing that have yet heard
His carneStness Of manner carrie:
conviction with 1t. We have made
no mistake i'll placing our banner il
his hands. Ii could not have bee;
entrusted to a more LOYAL, patriotic
ard trueI Son Of the good old Nortl
State. Let us hold up the hands o
oCr worthy President in his manii
fight against the plutOcratic none!
| powers that are trying to ensIavt
our people. c. &. WRIGHT.