The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-04
YANCE'S PROPHECY
Is FULFILLED.
Nothing but q Smell Of Brinssous
and Wall Stree, Less Of the
Democratic Party.
LETTER FROM SEN. BUTLER,

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Separately
Mr.. J. T.. Fowler. State senator
from Sampson county. sends the
following letter TO the cArcAstAs
with request to printl.
ELLl"TT, y. e.. June %. lsa5.
Hos. J. n. Fs~ler. ClsA,s&. n. c.
Ny Dear Sir. Yoar esteemed IA
vor of the i1th instant received. Al
low me Ia thank you for your kind
references Co my speech At Memphis.
The convention was probably the
most remarkable gathering ever held
on American soil. All par;i.. we're
well represented. and the represent
atves of the great plain people
largely outnumber-d th. politicians.
The people did not GO because the
politicians went. but the politicians
went only becaus. they sau tina; the
people would b. there. The people
tof all parti.s) went out Of love FOR
their country; the politicians vent
'AA "a AfaA va If'ItF-
The blind idolAiry Of pArty-ths
kind OF idolsiry winch has made
good peop e follow q party name az
ter the party through its leaders,
had deserted ats principles and moth
ing but the name WAS left has for
many years been the stumbling
block 10 reform and the curse OF
American institutions. But the
Memphis convention shows that this
spell H. broken, that the people have
begun 10 read and rnink sor them
selves, and iha. they are ready TO
throw overheard the false leaders
who have kept til real facts from
them.
You are right IN saying that the
action of some of the Democratic
leaders at Memphis showed plainly
that they are not sincere in in their
pretended friendship for silver and
financial reform. u was plain that
they were willing 10 sacrifice the
cause of financial reform and leave
the people 10 suffer unless they could
get IL through the Democratic party.
They placed selfishness and party
above patriotism and country. In
fact they would not to-day concern
themselves at all about silver and
financial reform were they not afraid
of the people. This WAS not only
shown by the action Of certain Dem
ocratic leaders during the conven-
tion, but especially by their action
after the convention adjourned.
Having failed TO control and use
the convention 10 side-track reform
in the interest OF the Democratic
party, they waited until the other
delegates had left and then held .
meeting in a room in a hotel and or
ganized Democratic silver league,
and declared that IL they could
not get silver through the Demo
cratic party that they would stay in
the party and follow Grover Cleve-
land and the goldbugs. In that
room they appointed National
Democratic silver committee 10 op-
pose the national non-partisan sill
yer committee elected in open ses-
sion by the convention. These men
would not have been reorganized by
the convention had il been known
what their real purposes were, and
that they intended TO take this &C.
ton when they could not control the
convention.
Only about one-fhird Of the cop-
vention were Populists. but the
true representatives Of the Demo
cratic masses who were there, were
ready TO declare that there was no
hope OF getting these reforms in the
Democratic party, and that the time
had come for all patriots TO get TO-
gether. Such a resolution Was be-
fore the committee on resolutions
and would have been presented 20
the convention. but the old Demo
cratic leaders threatened TO bolt the
convention if it Was passed. So the
ma jority of the committee thought
il best in the interest Of harmony 10
withhold IL and give the minority
time TO put patriotism and the pros
perity of the people above the sue
cess of party and the dividing out Of
party spoils.
The convention showed that the
great plain people Of the two old
parties dn spite Of the politicians
are ready TO defy the party lash and
to join the Peoples Party ~ the I'D
vance guard of the patriotic hos
and under a common banner drive
J the shylocks from our temple OF lib
erty.
The time. as predicted by the iatl
: lamepfed Senator Vance, when 1.-THE
best part of the Democratic part,
would get up and walk out OF itseli
and leave nothing but . smell o.
; has come. The leaders Of the party
whom he SO Gtly described ~ being
l "either kpaves or fools have be
trayed the people and deserted ever,
genuine principle Of Democracy
5 And IL that great Tribune Of tn,
5 people were living to-day he wouls
: be the first to lead them out Of th,
party ofperfdy and dishonor."
e The time has come when the peo
I pie "must hang together or ham
separately The selfish politician
' are the only ones Who are now try
i ing to keep wealth producers apert
y These politicians are either the hire
D lings OF Wall street or heartless an
I selfish time servers who fear tha
I they might lose an Office il old part.
lines are disturbed. The man VII
d would sacrifice the prosperity an
t liberty OF the people on the altar o
i party success is as great . traito
e as the man who would sell his eour
!, try for gold. Thank God, the tim
Il has come when the majority Of th
d people will follow such men .
o longer. I believe that the hour o
y the peoples relief is 1t hand. L.
d wealth producers seize this oppoI
tunity and come together under
common banner, and they can restor
e their former prosperity and regail
their constitutional Liberties in ~
: Yours very respectfully,
Il nyyD