The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-02

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T llorsroN. Va. Oct. 23.-Nirgin-
ians h.cc scud YOU greetings.
The cause If the people has been
abl i prr,cat"d to-day by your editor
. in-chirf, iInn. Marion Butler. Our
county courl met to-day but all bus
mess was suspended and the day Civ
en- politics. Senator j. ". Daniel
and ex-governor Lee we're present to
represent the bemocats-.wo of the
biggest men of their party IN the
State.
oar friends were delighted when
they found that the farmers Of North
Carolina, our sister State. felt that
sympathy ia our cause to send one of
her young aud gifted sous into our
midst in his hoHr of our country's
peril. In order that all the people
might hear the living ISSUES discuss
ed and decide Oh the 9TH of Novem-
bcr ia The calm light of Judgment
and reason, We challenged the Dem
ocrats to "A Joint discussion with
fair division of time, which was pos
itively declined. Two meetings were
then held. The Democrats upon one
side of the court green and the Pop
ulists upon the other Mr.. j. Is.
StOrall introduced Mr.. Butler to the
vast throng. When he referrd To
the ties that bind Virginia and North
Carolina, and our interests and
hearts as one, and presented Mr.. But
Ter to our people the applause was
deafcning. Mr.. Buffers fame as an
orator had preceded him and we'll
Itio he sustain it. The lateness of
the hour of writing you makes it i'm
possible to give You more than syn-
opsiS of his arguments. His telling
points and irresistible logic carried
the crowd bv storm. The Democrats
made the most, perhaps, of defend
ing bad cause and soon found that
they had made mistake in not di-
viding time since the people wanted
to know the cause of our financial
distress and the remedy to be applied.
They do not yet know how Senator
Daniel could make so able speech
for the money of the people and
stand up here to-day and tell them
to vote for Cleveland's gold basis
standard by voting for O'Ferrel
whose election would 60 out to the
world as triumph for Cleveland's
policy.
Mr.. Butler arraigned the Democra-
tic party for its hypocrisy and brok-
Ell promises in a bold and fearless
manner that sent thrill of enthus-
iasm and determination through his
audience. He quoted Senator Dan
iel's speech to prove that the gold
trust of England was trying to strike
down The peoples money through
the repeal of the Sherman law, and
then asked the audience who were
the agents of the gold trust in Amer
lea and Virginia. When he an
swered the question by calling the
names of Grover Cleveland and
Charles T.. O'Ferrell the audience
went wild with applause;
lie then asked Senator Daniel
why he was giving aid and comfort
to this gold trust by asking the peo-
pie to endorse Cleveland and OFer-
rell. At this point a man in the
audience cried out: ale can't answer
this question and that is why they
are opposed to dividing time" AS
soon as the applause following this
hit died away democrat who had
come over to listen cried out "we
will carry the county anyway" Mr..
Butler retorted instantly ''if you do
you will have to steal it, and that
you mad better not dare 10 attempt"
This timely retort brought the ap-
plause Of the audience to high water
mark.
Mr.. Butler is doing great service
in our State. Long may he live to
serve the people.
Yours etc,