The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-04
GLENN---BUTLER.

Messrs. Glenn and Butler, electors Of
the Democratic and Peoples parties,
spoke is this place On the 22d inst, to
a large crowd. Notwithstanding the
weather was unfavorable, and it had
rained the day before so that the water
courses were up SO as to prevent many
who would have attended otherwise,
a procession of over two hundred
mounted men joined in escorting Mr..
Butler from the depot around the
city.
The speaking began at 1 o'clock, Mr..
Glenn leading for one and a half hours,
followed by Mr.. Butler same time;
Glenn, % minutes and Butler, Is.
Mr.. Glenn is a young man, good
looking and an easy talker. His
words flow fast, forcible, earnest. He
ingeniously weaves into his speech, ap-
peals to prejudice and passion, and
succeeds in arOusing much enthusiasm
among his followers.
Mr.. Butler made a plain, practical
common sense speach. He took up
the issues dividing the parties and dis
cussed them in a fearless, manly and
convincing way. He said he would
endeavor to clear away the "chaff
from the wheat" in MIR. Glenn's speech,
and crack the kernels. He did this in
a practical and thorough way. A
separation showed it to consist of
about fifty bushels of chaff, made up
of gush, personal abuse and appeals to
prejudice, with three grains of wheat,
labeled respectively tariff, pension and
force bill. and a grain of cheat labeled
free silver. The grain of tariff had a
live germ, and was proven to be very
prolific under Democratic or Republi
can nurture. 1t is cultivated by both,
one for Revenue and the other for Pro
lection. 1.-The records show that a tariff
for Revenue has been greater than
when levied for protection, and that 1T
cannot fail to increase rapidly under
either~sO long as the expenses of a
| government of sixty-fOur millions of
people must be met principally from
| that source. The grain of pension had
| also a live germ and was shown to be
quite prolific under Democratic or Re-
publican culture. The records show
that it increased rapidly each succeed
ing year since the war, that the in
crease under Cleveland's administra
ton was very much ahead of any yield
under former administration and that
should Cleveland be again elected and
make as great increase in this crop
over his predecessor as he did yer his
former predecessor the pension would
indeed be a burden to the country.
The grain of force bill was found to be
much watered, badly swollen and the
germ apparently dead, but Mr.. Butler
very appropriately branded as in
famous the spirit that conceived it or
that would now encourage its growth.
| fThe remarks of both on this subject it
occurred to us were quite applicable to
| those who resort to force and intimida-
ton to prevent a free and fair discus
sion of the issues in this campaign,
but III people may not have made a
personal application, or the ground
that present company are excepted. "
The grain of cheat-free silver
needed no proof before our people as
to it's character, of the record of Mr..
Cleveland was well known to all.
Democrats have notheretofore claimed
that he was favorable to free silver.
Mr.. Glenn claimed to have later ad-
vices, but Mr.. Butler was equal to the
occasion and produced still later and
overwhelming evidence that free coin
age has no hope at the hands of Mr.
Cleveland. We will give proof in next
issue.
Mr.. Glenn and his friends fail to ap-
| DEGCldJO b4O OAUS1U I'll Lu0 CNuCoUAOAd4
work that has been going on in this
country for sometime, if they suppose
that attacking and besmirching the
character of Mr.. Butler, Gen. Weaver
or n number of other men, car effect
the issues in this campaign; that the
character of these men does or can in
any degree affect the legislation that is
needed to give relief to the sixty four
millions of people under this Govern
ment. They seemed to be laboring
under the impression that Mr.. Butler
was the great issue and if they could
demolish him, democracy would be
safe, when as a matter of fact Mr..
Butler is not even a candidate for any
Office, and the fact that he may be
very good or extremely bad, has moth
ing in the world to do with and cannot
in the least injure or improve the con-
dition of the country. A very low
estimate must be put on the intelli-
gence of an audience who are expected
to accept fuss and buster for argu-
ment, that such stuff answers the cry
of millions for relief; that such stuff
will be satisfactory to intelligent men
who attend these speakings to learn
what Is their duty as voters. Is such
stuff the best arguments that the
Democratic party can offer to induce
thinking men to vote that ticket?
Again If it is supposed that by gett-
ing a noisy crowd TO hollow and shout