The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-11
SPEAKING IN EDGRcoMBE.
Butler and Skinner Have Good Crowd
and Do Much Good.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
LEGGETT, N. G.
Will you kindly allow a girl who is
accustomed to reading your paper and
Is a member of the Alliance, Populist
and reformer, to speak few words
through THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER? It
was my pleasure to attend the speak
ing at Whitaker's on July 9th, and I
enjoyed the speeches of Hon. Marion
Butler and Col. Skinner They spoke
about three hours to large audience,
and it was a noticeable fact that the
people were quiet and gave strict atten-
ton. The speakers were introduced
by Capt. James B Lloyd in few short
but impressive remarks The first was
Mr.. Skinner and he came before us
with his poetry and in beautiful Ian
guage gave us some of the facts con
corning the present grievance of our
laboring people and the remedy for it.
lie Is an eloquent speaker and enter
tanned the crowd well until the train
arrived to take him away. Many re
grets were expressed, as his time was
limited. But behold the crowd before
the train has passed from hearing, lis
tening with attentive ears to Mr.. Lloyd
az he introduces Mr.. Butler. All eyes
rest on the manly face of Mr.. Lloyd
and listen as his lips pronounce the
name so loved by North CaroIina's S
laboring people and by all who love
liberty and America. Mr.. Lloyd said
that Mr.. Butler was so well known to
us as to need no introduction to a
North Carolina audience. We know
him, as was shown by the cries for
Butler" but we like to hear one of
E1gecombe's noblest young men pay
his glowing tribute to the name we
love so we'll. Hon. Marion Butler is a
man we'll qualified to fill the place va
Gated by the noble L L. Polk, and my
prayer for him is that if such be pos
eible he ever may grow in grace and
in the knowledge of Jesus" until he
may excel that sanity gentleman in
his guidance of Americas youth. Mr..
Buffers speech was honest, upright
and truthful. No one could deny any
ting he said. He gave the Democrats
all the chance they could ask for to
clear their skirts of bad government,
but they opened not their mouths.
They sat in silence and thus threw
away another chance, like they did the
one given them in the last election.
am at a loss to understand the diff
ference between PopuIist speakings
and Democratic speakings long ago. l
was raised in the Democratic party
and knew nothing else until began to
wonder why people could love party
so we'll that would stoop to so many
vile things, and I commenced searching
to know if was right. Then I was
taught to believe that lady ought not to
hear public speeches they said it was
no place for them-it was too vile. Well,
the question arose in my mind, are men
capable of ruling the American people
whose conversation is too vile and
whose lips are too profane for ladies to
listen to their speeches2 Are these pro-
fame speeches good for the young men
of our land9 am never going to stop
until some of our Populist or Alliance
men answer that question. The ALI
ance and Populist speakers seem glad
to have the ladies hear them. Ibeg all
the ladies who love America to attend
all the Alliance and Populist speakiDgs
and you will be sure to learn some
thing.
Will the Caucasian, the Peoples
Party Paper, Atlanta, Ga, and the
Corner Stone please copy, and will Mr..
Butler, Hon. Tom Watson, Mrs. s.. E.
v Emery and the editor of THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER and all who will, an
swer this question: Are men capable
of ruling America whose speeches are
vile7"
May the Lord grant long life to the
reformers of this land and bless all
their efforts for the glory of God and
the good of humanity.
CALLIE WILKINSON.
I'VE say they are not.-EDIToR)
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