The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-08-02
THE POPULIST CONVENTION
Third Party State Convention from an
Independent Standpoint.

as they were at this. The ConyentiOn
held at Raleigh yesterday was composed
mostly of farmers They are men with
out sham or show of dress. Occasionally
you would see a delegate in his shirt
sleeves.
They knew little of parliamentary pro.
cedure or cOnvential rules, but they had
in them the spirit of business, and busi-
was was rapidly gotten through with
The convention came near getting tan
gled once or twice, but the skein was
soon Strengthened.
S Otho Wilson, the ex Grand Gideon,
was one Of the features Of the COnven-
tion He was enveloped in linen dus-
ter that would haye done credit to a
Norfolk excursion, and in his hand he
held in quite an effective way palm
leaf fan. With this instrument Of COM
fort he made gestures that varied from
the majestic to the ludicrous He was
always enthusiastic, always in earnest
At one stage in the proceedings when
Mr.. Butler had made an especially effec-
tive point Mr.. Wilson happened to be in
the centre aisle. He stopped where he
was and let his lungs have full play.
Far above the other cheers and the ap-
! plause rose this Indian war.hoop. It's
effectiveness was emphasized by ener-
getic waves of the palm leaf fan.
Whether the whOOp was resurrected
from the traditionary Band of Gideon
or was something arranged for the oc
casiOn, or was spontaneous Ontburst Of
enthusiasm is hard to tell
There was no drunkenness among The
the delegates. | talked with a saloon
| keeper regarding this unusual feature Of
a political convention He said olti-
cal convention generally increased trade
in wet good,' cousiIccah.y, but this
convention hal hardly affected their
business
Marion Butler hal tie convention in
| his hands. If there was report to
m axe he made it. If there was a rcsolu.
ton to be offered he Offered it. If any
thing wa, to be explained he explained
it. He is the moving spirit in the pOpu
list party. Incorporation" is much
smoother word than "fusion." Perhaps
Mr.. Butler is clever handler of words
and phrases and understands their nice
ties. Perhaps it was he who relegated
"iusion" to dim and dusty past and put
in its place eco operation"
Most Of the delegates to the convention
are unknown to fame, but one could look
into their faces and see honesty stamped
there. The faces were often, rough, rug
ged, unshavan. They were not the
faces of politicians or manipulatOrs.
There is among them mere sprinkling
of towns people. 1t was a convention Of
farmers, and farmers who know what
work is.
There were politicians in the cOnven-
ton, politicians who hope to ride into
prominence or position on the wave of
new party, men who have entered the
party not from principle, but from de-
sire to further selfish ambition. There
are some illiterate dabblers who profess
profound knowledge Of the science Of
government Rara Aoes are not lacking.
The conYention had in its pers )nnel mem
berS of all parties. But these politicians
and chasers of ignes fatui were in a
marked minority.
After you had looked over the mosaic,
the first thing with which you were
struck was that the men composing the
convention were in earnest. They may
be deceived in themselves, some of the
things they advocate are undoubtedly
chimerical, but they believe in them with
fervor that suggests religion.
The platform reads rather more like an
argument or a speech than q simple aftir.
nation Of principles. 1t contains a great
deal of we denOunce' and we con
demn" Ii is not so radical platform
and does not advocate such bubbles as
the sub treasury or the government
ownership of railroads. The populists
, have gained wisdom in two years.
TIE GLOBE treats political parties
, from the stand point of the independent.
IL dCCOIuS ~ eFtIS LA1u tuC IISAN ~ AAS
opinions 1t differs with political par
ties often as TO their opinions and meas
ures, but it accords to every sincere man
the right TO his own opinion and 10 the
expression of that opinion. 1t writes of
, the populis,s what was seen from an indie
pendent standpoint.
That Tired Feeling
Is Il dangerous condition directly due TO
10 depleted or impure blood. 1t should
not be allowed 10 continue, as in its de
bility the system is especially liable 10
serious attacks OF illness. HoOd's Sarsa
psrilla is the remedy for such condition,
and also for that weakness which pre-
walls al the change Of season, climate or
life.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, care
fully prepared from the best ingredients.
= - cents.
John Y MacRae, druggist, Raleigh, y.