The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-22
SILVER RALLY
AT CONCORD

doesn't pay them 10 silver because be
Is . hireling Of the goldbugs.
charge 1t here, and I'll charge it on
the moor OF the United States Senate
II ne sends down his army after me
for saying it.
III you had an honest man for
PRESIDENT he could make times easier
In ten days-in calling Congress to.
gether to furnish relief. 1t is not
enough to send honest men to Con
gress. We will never see better
times till We drive traitors. out of the
White House and get an honest, free
silver man for President"
All who would vote for a man for
PRESIDENT in favor Of free silver and
financial reform, "no matter what
label he. had on" we're asked to ms Ike
q "show of hands," and every hand
went up.
Senator Butler was asked to speak
on state issues" but was too
shrewd to 60 off on that tack. He
said he could say all he had to say
on that subject in two minutes. All
the mistakes by all the legislatures
since the war have not hurt the peo-
pie like Cleveland's last bond issue.
After you get elections regulated
and fair, like we've got them now,
there Is not much to do in State is
sues. All the good laws passed by q
State wouldn't help half as much as
to have an honest man in the White
House.
81 say the last legislature came
nearer to standing by the people and
carrying out its pledges than any
other legislature, save the Alliance
legislature of 81. The State has
cause to be proud of it. 1t showed
the purpose of honest men to keep
their promises"
Mr.. Butler was asked a number of
questions after his speech. One was:
III the Democratic party would
nominate q silver man for President,
would you vote for him7" The reply
was: "Not if he opposed the income
tax or the repeal of the national
banking system"
In concluding, he said: "Let the
POpulists, show patriotism before
partisanship, and appeal to the rest
of the country to do so. Set our guns
against the gold power and We will
sweep the country. Don't let the
Populist party get before your eyes
and keep you from getting others to
join with you for REFORM"
MR.. BUTLER ON THE SILVER CON-
FERENCE.
Mr.. Butler SAID, after the speak
ing, that he favored the realignment
of free silver men of all parties into
new party on that issue. The Pop
ulists would not sickle as to name.
The name, 1.-THE American party
might be agreed upon as a com
promise.
Asked as to the silver conference
Of Senators Harris, Turpie and Jones
of Arkansas, In Washington today
he said: II understand that the men
who are engineering the silver con.
ference in Washington have said that
they will stay in the Democratic
party, even if it nominated gold.
bug for President. If this is true
then they are not honest free silve,
men, but, on the other hand, are the
most valuable and effective agents
of the goldbugs, for they can get
silver men to vote the goldbug ticket
that all the goldbug men in the
country cannot persuade to do So"
Jake Boyer, a negro Pop, led the
DrOcesSiOn nm from the deDOt on q
bicycle as far as his (Boger's) shop
Mr.. E. j. Watson, of the Columbia
State, reported the speeches for his
paper. He is a bright and hustline
young journalist.
In the next issue We will give oul
readers report of Senator Tillman'l
speech at the Concord meeting.