The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-08
WHAT Of The SEN4TE2
The Gold Bugs Are Now Try
ing TO Capture 1t.
THEY PROMISE OFFICES
In North Carolina and Delaware
TO Elect Gold Bugs.
BUTLER IN THE CAMPAIGN
The Firm Faith in Silve Possessed bY
a Brilliant Brooklyn
LAWYER.
BUTLER IN THE CAMPAIGN

| Lawyer
Washington. d. c., Nov. Z. -(SpeciaD-
| Now that the election is over L feel
that we ought to say that Senator Marion
| Butler has proved most patient, able,
| determined manager of the great and
| turbulent forces intrusted to his COM
mand. Under crucial and enormous
termination he has been loyal to Mr.. Bry-
an, and is justly entitled to
higher rank in the consideration
| of his countrymen than partisan spirit
will at once accord him. But he has
secured it. If he had been able to per-
sonally direct his party's movements in
his own State much of the scandal that
has fallen upon it like cloud might have
been avoided. His task has indeed been
a sore one and / hoped that glorious
victory for Bryan would end it, and ST.
lence forever his faithless, hessian pre-
tended followers.
As good a specimen of unterrified Dem
ocraey as Washington has seen for many
moons is Judge Mirabeau l.. Towns, the
famous Brooklyn lawyer, who was the
center OF group at Chamberlin's last
evening.
II have come over to the Capital" said
he, to a Post reporter, flor a much
needed rest, for after making thirty-one
speeches and working for Bryan eighteen
hours out of the twenty-four during the
last month of the campaign. | find my
constitution imperatively calls a halt.
Kings county gave Bryan 10000 votes,
which is more than it gave Senator Hill
or any other Democrat in the last three
years.
1T is worth nothing that a change Of
$4,000 votes, distributed in eight or nine
States would have elected Bryan Presi-
dent. He was beaten after all by the
accident of the rise in wheat, which,
coupled with the fall in silver, caused the
Western farmers to misconceive the real
situation, and grasp for the shadow, not
knowing that they let slip the substance
Even now, / venture the assertion that
not less than 100000 voters are regret
ting that they did not support him; many
of them will mourn the fact for the rest
Of their lifetime.
but what magnificent race he made
in spite of all the elements against him.
See how he was handicapped. There
was the heavy load of Sewall to carry at
one end, the crank Watson at the other,
and Marion Butler in the middle, who,
while ostensibly for Bryan, in his heart
hoped for his defeat, carried away by the
silly dream that he may be the candidate
in 1900. But he wouldn't in 10000, if he
should live so long. It's rather far in the
future to prophesy about, and | will not
assert that Bryan will again be the nomi-
nee, but he is to-day the real leader of his
party, and apt to remain such.
Against him were the trusts. the banks
the railroads, and all other corporate pow
ers. They made an apparent fight against
silver and fooled the people with the cry
Of 50-cent dollars, but that was not the
real source of their opposition. The
plank in the Chicago platform denouncing
government by injunction was the ten
der spot with them and the shield of
gold and shield of silver were cunning
devices to mislead Against him also
We're the preachers, and | want to say
here that | regard the pulpit as about
the most degenerate institution in this
republic. Ministers prated about sound
money to keep in the good graces of their
rich parishioners; they espoused the side
Of wealth from the bread-and-butter in
stinct, which is always selfish"
What remains to be done? To keep
up the battle for bimetallism? That is
not necessary, for in my judgment we
shall have bimetallism in the next four
years. England and Germany are in a
position where they may be forced to re-
nounce the single gold standard The
leading minds in both nations are for the
use of the two metals. There are not
three writer's in Europe Of any promin-
ence who do not advocate the double
standard. 1t is a necessity of civiliza-
ton.
But the Democratic party will not
abandon the principles that were promul-
gated at Chicago. The right of popular
government as against the enroachments
of the Federal judiciary is certain of be-
| ing an issue four years hence, nor will
| the contest for an income tax be aban-
| doned. These things are worth contend
| ing for, and sooner or later will be estab-
| lished. The renegades and traitors who
| abandoned the party will no doubt stay
| outside-they ought not to be allowed to
| return There are thousands of good
| men who were misled by the decoys that
| will be welcomed back. And they will
come back gladly to help win the victory
Of the people in 1900"
For all that is printed and sent out, the
| gold men will not be able to control tbs
| Senate after the fourth of next March
Those who calculate on such control rely
upon all the Western Republicans who
| supported Mckinley to go with the gold
men in the Senate. News comes here
| that Senator Garter and the other West.
ern Senators who supported Mckinley,
but who have always been silver men
| say they will stand for silver as in the
| past. Even counting that there will be
some detection OF Western Republicans
| it seems certain now that il North Caro-
| lima sends silver man here in place OF
| Pritchard, and Delaware elects silver
| Democrat, as is virtually assured, the
| gold victory will in many respects prove
/ a barren one.
The gold men here believe that promises
of patronage to Populist members of the