The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-08
Won Fame u Bryan Did

SIX wears ago United states ,'ost
Mau0n Butler. VINO IS perhaps ,ariv
prominent figure IN the PopnhS1 49, ',',y,
WAS am obscure country cu'p',' ,aLino
ccrdWood Tor subscription au' -, 10.
am occasional TRIP % Raleigh, Noi -.
nil 'itr 10 secure the re ilsioe
amount of advertising 10 he-P ~
..d,vils' tougue sflencod To-iay ~ -
a r,,,tal character What an eFoi"-'yii
e fsx hTuf yea's has Mrousnt-hN -. a.
sense of Darwin's organic theory, ~ -
tha external order OF things lioNtNN.'
Pt.,ler Is smart. and rot "A little roxy,
He took the tide at Is HOOD anu IL ~"
TO fame and probably fortune.
At that time the Farmers Aiilal.'
motanent was IN the zenith OF is glory
tn. president Of the national orSanl@a
ton Nas Colonel l.. l.. Polk OF No,tn
Carolina. who was president also OF MS
state organization. Colonel Polk was
graceful speaker. and by his cloquence
had set the river on fire. He travelled
through tho Western States. ana tnou-
sands OF people Hooked 10 near MN
wherever he spoke. His speeches uSudiy
closed in "a rhetorical flight that plunged
his audiences into "A stampede something
akin TO tho effect OF Bryan's speech AT
Chicago the other day If l remember
correctly. that climax sentence was some
thing like this -
the coming sunset. Behind me are inc
shadows on tho track. before me lies the
dark valley. and tho river. When mlh-
gle with ifs dark waters ] want 20 cast
ono lingering look upon country whose
government is Of the people, Tor inc peo-
Pile and by The people "a,
-roxpocfodfv Colonel Polk mingled with
the dark waters IN he earlier days
Of his administration ana his death was
"a national sorrow hurried meeting or
the North Carolina state Alliance W"S
held in alliei-h 20 take appropiiat' ~,
fion Marion putler. then an Alliance
Democrat was one OF the hrst or tle
members 90 appear az the hml. iiis
speech I'm euiogv Of Iconidas Polk mat
day was the most brilliant euort OF n'9
Young life n was tho sensation OF 'n'
time anil his name was on every tongue
In tho state When successor was dp-
noinfod to tho state Alliance presidency
no ono WAS SURPRISED when n was an
rouroed that Marion Butler had heen
chosen He succeeded naturally , Oh
course. 20 the national presidency lho"
Butler was in the saddle.
Thn Pouuii~t party was horh u" w
moan time and In North Carolina Young
Butler held the roins bv virtue or oUlre.
Iro has held them since. Tho campaign
o. two years ago In that state. IN whicn
fho ponuifsts and ReuuhIi'i iuseh ana
secured control ~ the state LEGISLATURE
fs woii remembered. II was deineratH
f-ht for snons and Butler managed u
VOL Senator Ichulon D. Vance had died.
anf hfe rncvnirel term ~ two years was
~ he filled Senator Matt. W Ransom
term ovnirod and a. successor was 10 he
annriufrd.
Tro patronage Of tho legislature under
tho now regime was % DO equally divided.
and if only showed Rufior's fine Italian
hand whom he WIS elected 20 the United
c'rfrr ecnnfo for six years. and Jetcr
prifchard the Republican. was elected Tor
tro -ho~t term Tho balance is present
dav history
prtior is only % years old. The same
little Weekly Caucasian That ho published
ar clinton country town. i'm $500 rs
published vet n ia now issued from Ra-
ioirh and has large circulation. And
nal w Aver. who was private secretary
to Coio-rl Polk is the associate editor
Atlanta Journal.