The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-10
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN BUTLER
Is INTERVIEWED BY the ATLANTA
JOURNAL AND TELLS sone INTER
ESTlkG FACTS

Why esf..erea Brsae Th~ Sssainss
*or Frssfa~as ct The ss- Louis aonv-s
tsss-a.. ro.lgson GA The C.Ea.aasss
%oiInea,ioa-se Truth sn III. k~poss
.fx Clash Between Mr. wa,.s . and H.a .
self.
To The Atlanta Journal
The Peoples Party national CON-
tnittee is exsrting every effort Ia unite
and soiidIfY th. silver vote agaius.
Mckinley and the single gold stand
ard. To this end We have accepted
every proposition that was in any wsy
fair and reasonable. and where sacn
propositions have not been III sde We
stand ready to make them and will
make them in due time.
As conscious as We are that the Peo-
pies Party has forced the financial
question 10 the front and made il the
Overwhelming issue in this campaign,
vet We are more devoted TO the sue |
cess of the principles which our party |
was organized TO advance than We are
| TO any merely partisan advantage. ard
W henever the other silver forces are |
| actuated by the same spirit we will
| have no trouble in effecting strong
and harmonious cooperation that Will
| win.
| 4 = u.
SernH. If had consulted my person.
al feelings and the personal feelings
of probably large part Of the PeO-
pies Party in North Carolina, l would
have gone there favoring straight
Peoples Party ticket. But realizing
that the result of this campaign meant
more to the people and to the welfare
Of our republican institutions than
the success of any party simply as
party. | went to ST. Louis determined
10 fight for that course that would
most surely advance the principles OF
the Peoples Party and therefore most
certainly defeat the gold standard
candidates and all that they represent.
. Therefore on arriving at st. Louis
: at once took the position that we
should nominate Mr.. Bryan because
he was probably as good representa-
r tive of the people and the principles for
which we contend in this fight as
any other man that we could nominate 4:
and also because he had already sew
= eral million votes outside of the PeO-
pies Party already pledged to his sup
port.
In short, | took the position that
>, the Peoples Party should practice
what it has preached, that is, to put
r patriotism and the welfare Of the
country above party. We did this in
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan.
e 1.-THE second man on the Chicago ticke
2, had stood for uhat Mr. Bryan stand!
n for, then the Peoples Party national con
It rention ocould hare nominated the rhol
l. ticket by much larger majority than Z
It nominated Mr.. Bryan. But, inasmuct
as this was not the case, it was Ou
duty to the country as we'll as to our
selves to nominate for the secon'
place on the ticket a man who repre-
sents what Mr.. Bryan represents. Thi
we have done; we have improved OF
Of the Chicago ticket. Bryan and Wat
No son is not only the best silver ticke
w in the field, but it represents just tn
II opposite of what the Mckinney TIC
bart ticket represents.
70 OF course the Democrat who sup
to ports Mr.. Bryan simply because he
- the nominee of his party would nc
= concur with me in this position, be
' ' cause such man does not support N
~ Bryan because of the principles he rel
resents but under protest supports hi
- in spite of the principles he represent
X. But the man who supports Bryan b.
~, cause he is on the side of the peopl
N, in this fight will also support II
lr- Watson and for the same reason tn
!
IL HAVE NEVER OPPOSED TIE NoTIFIc
La TIoN OF OUR CANDIDATES.
w This false impression has no dou
,r. been created by an interview in whlt
W. [ stated that the Peoples Party q
w not notify it's candidates Weaver al
IN Field, in 1892, in the same manner
10. which the old parties have been a
,as customed to notifying their cane
an dates-that the matter of nOtificati
,k- was simply Grassland affair a.
.v- gave an opportunity to party man
y gers to make political demOnstl
nd lions. Ia the same interview [ stat
lII that the committee had at that Til
; 81 taken no action with reference to
matter and that whatever action "
taken would be governed largely a
l., matter of political policy, rather Il
such action would be taken as v
thought would help the cause of fins
OF cial reform.
There is no cl0Shing bet,reen Mr.. "
on. son and myself. The conference
. E. day was not held to settle any diff
lar ence, but simply to confer about g
ord, eral matters concerning the campal
gh; The national committee of the 2
AID plies Party only regrets that it can
nar- have the benefit of Mr.. Watson's pr
=. II. ence at headquarters in the same '
Ac- that Mr.. Hobart is giving his CO
apt. mittee his presence, counsel and
nlte, vice. Mr.. Wetson'S services in
DR.. field cannot be spared for that I
4. Q. pose. MARION BgTLE
ates,