Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-01
MARION BUTLER
Views Of the Probable Populist Sen
ator From North Carolina.
DEMOCRATIC OVERTHROW PERMANENT
The Same Movement viii Extend
to Other Southern States.
THE SILVER CUES ITO n


The North Carolina legislature will elect
two Senators to succeed Ransom and jar
Wis about the 10Th of this month. The
caucus choice for these places will prob
ably be made almost Immediately on the
assembling OF the legislature, in about ten
days. In accordance with the understand
ing between the populists and the repub-
licans during the campaign, Mr.. Ransom Is
to be succeeded by a populist and Mr.. Jar
Wis by a republican. The populist candi-
date is already so definitely fixed upon as
to leave no question, but there are several
prominent men seeking the nomination of
the republican caucus.
Marion Butler, the populist who will sue
ceed Senator Ransom, was in Washington
today. Speaking of the situation in North
Carolina to a Star reporter, he said that
he was unable to say whom the republicans
would probably send to the Senate to sue
coed Jarvis There are several seeking
the caucus nomination." he said, "all Of
whom are good men. 1t Is an interesting
and active contest, and would not like to
be called upon 10 say whose chances are
best"
There is no question. then, as to the
election of a republican to the second
senatorship?'
One Republican Sure.
None whatever. The populists always
keep faith. 1t was understood well during
the campaign that if We were suco essful
the senatorship should be divided between
the two parties. and, while there was no
positive agreement on the part of the pop
ulists- that they would not elect two Sem
atorSUof their own party if they got the
oh Understanding definite
enough, and the populists would not lie
guilty of the bad faith which would be IN
volved in attempting to hold both places.
Have you any contest on your hands,"
NO; none that l consider. The demo-
Gratis are shortsighted enough to want TO
elect a republican to succeed Ransom,
rather than have a populist elected, but
they are not able to set the republicans
publican candidates is willing to seek e-ec-
ton in that way, and therefore there is no
one for the democrats to make combination
with"
DO you regard the overthrow of the
democrats in North Carolina as permanent,
or merely the result of a passing revolu-
ticn?'
Democratic Overthrow Permanent.
II regard it as permanent. The growth
of the peoples party-of the revolt against
the oliSarchy which has control OF the
south-is progressive and growing. do
not see how anything can stop 1t. If you
are familiar with the situation in the south
you know that power has been maintained
in the hands of oligarchy and the plain
people have had nothing to say. The people
in North Carolina have srebelled and over
tErown this oiigarchy. The same spirit
which gave US the victory last fall Is
abroad among the people all through the
south and Will soon find as emphatic ex-
preston in other states as it did in North
Carolina and Tennessee last November. All
efforts to work reforms within the demo-
cratic party have failed. the men who held
power being able to maintain 1T and force
their policies upon the party; therefore
democrats have revolted, and, joining the
populists, have been emancipated. 1t is
this rebellious spirit against the southern
which will make us victorious throughout
the south. n spirit of independence Is
abroad everywhere.
How far do national questions enter
into the situatiOn?'
ITO a great extent, of course but this
revolt against oligarchy is a distinguish
ing characteristic of the situation in the
south. 1t would have brought the rev.
content and dissatisfaction among DEM
ocrats On account of the policy of the ma
tional administration and the national
Congress fastened the revolution. The peo-
pie being thoroughly Disguised with the
national administration are more ready to
throw Oft the party yoke that has been
upon Them.
The Silver Question.
do your people want the free coinage
of silver?'
'As to the silver question, the situation
is this: The people are opposed to the
present financial policy, and silver is the
representative of change.
There has got to be some substantial,
tangible thing to fight for, and the free
coinage of silver being recognized as the
antipodes to the present policy, the people
are for 1t. But what they really want is a
change involving the entire overthrow of
the present financial policy. The storm
center of politics Is the financial question,
and the free coinage of silver furnishes
tangible ISSUE.
DO you think there is any prospect of
all the opposition TO the existing financial
system and policy uniting in one national
party?"
Certainly. I do not see how it can be
otherwise. I look to 90 to bring about an
alignment on the financial question. / DO
not how any change can be accom-
plished before that time, and I believe the
battle will come then. In the south there
has been a revolution in the republican as
well as in the democratic party. New men
are at the front in that party"
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