Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-10-06
GLENN AND BUTLER.
A Lively Meeting Between these two
at Statee Vile.


A Lively Meeting Between these two
at Statee Vile.
The meeting of Glenn and Butler
at Statesville last Thursday resulted
in field day for Democracy and in
the utter confusion Of the unstable
apostle of the Third party-ths said
Marion Butler.
The Stauesville Landmark gives an
extensive account of the occasion,
from which we make the following
clipping:
Mr.. Glenn then proceeded to tell
of the various Democratic Efforts to
reduce the tariff on the necessaries of
life. some successful and some un-
successful. by reason of Republican
opposition. His treatment of the
tariff was clear, cogent and convinc-
ing.
/ can't believe, said lie, that man
who fears God or loves his country
will dare to tell this people that the
Democrats have made no effort to re-
duce the tariff.
One hundred and forty-eix mill
lion dollars are now paid out yearly
in pensions to Federal soldiers. Some
of these were never In 1000 miles of
a battlefield, never heard the shrek
of q shell or the whis le of a bullet.
IT. ia a shame and an outrage that
men should draw pensions for in
juries received while applying the
tortch 10 Southern barns, or raiding
Southern hen roosts. Did you ever
hear of Republican President Veto
ing a pension bill? The only man
who had the courage to do it was
the very man Mr.. Butler is going
about over the State abusing and de-
nouncing as unworthy of your sup
port. Why don't you tell the peo-
pie this, unless you are merely an
aid to the Republican party? You
haye not one solitary word to say
against Harrison. Why is it that
you have so much abpse for Demo-
Gratis and not word to say against
Republicans 1t is passing strange.
It looks like you were working in
the interest of Harrison. Mr.. Glenn
then drew a contrast between Clese
land and Weaver in their treatment
of the South. He told of the South
ern men Cleveland had honored with
positions in his cabinet and on the
Supreme bench. He was the first
President in many years who con-
sidered Southern men worthy to rep
resent the flag of the country in for
eign courts. He told how Weaver
had vilified and abused the Southern
people, long years after the war,
read extracts from his speeches, and
showed up his record while mill
tary commander in Tennessee.
None but coward would strike
man who is down. Mr..
Butler, appeal to your patriotism.
Can you indorse all the damnable
things said against your people by
j. B. Weaver? Was your father in
the war? (Mr. Butler nodded in
the affirmative) Weaver says your
father was traitor, and man
hating, woman selling sccundrel.
Tell this people how you can sup
port Weaver. l wonld be unworthy
of my father and my country if l
uttered any word of praise of that
man who had applied to as these
epithets. (Mr. Glenn then read
other extracts) These are the ut-
terances of the man who yilified
your father and mine. If your father
is living he is ashamed of his son
Marion Butler. lie he is dead /, the
SON of another Confederate soldier,
am ashamed for that dead father, of
his son, Marion Butler.
Weaver is in favor of paying the
Federal soldiers over again. On yes
terday Governor" Exum said it was
rirht to pay them. Will you say iii
want yon to tell this people in your
honor and a half reply. You say
the Democratic party is the enemy
of silver coinage. The first free
coinage act that of 1887, was passed
by the Den >cratic party. lie yon
want to be hoIest, why don't you
tell the whole truth! Why don't
you tell them that In the Forty
fourth Congress Democratic
House passed silver bill which was
defeated by Republican Senate;
that in the next Congress it passed
. Democratic House and Senate, and
was 7etoed by Republican Presi-
dent; and was finally passed over his
yeto? You abuse the Democrats for
not passing the Stewart bill. I ask
you to sayIf you are in favor of the
S4owort k;1l wrote tn Mr.. fyleye.