The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-27
BUTLER BOILS OVER
And Makes Very Heavy Drafts on His
Stock Of Uncompllmentary AdleCtlVes.
DEMOCRATS MUST VOTE FOR WATSON
Divide Electors, or Endorse Some of
the Populist ConErcsSmcn-Brynn
VIII Make Three Speeches in the
state Next NIonth--Big Cotton Mills
Completed and Others Under Way.

raleigh. N. c.. Aug. 26.-(specaD-
The Caucasian. Senator Buffers paper,
devotes itself editorially to-day to the
Democrhts. 1t attacks them, charges
them with Inconsistency and intimates
plainly that II they want to get the Pop
ulists with them in North Carolina they
must vote for Bryan and Watson, divide
electors or endorse some Populist Con-
gressmen. III is well known that Senator
Butler wants electors and Congressman.
But here is what the Caucasian says:
mo. the Populists do not believe you.
You may snort about 1t. You may rave
and cavort and curse about 1t. You
NAV throw some more stale eggs Uf you
dare) but you won't mend matters. If
YOU want to win the confidence of the
2nnple YOU must do something TO merit
1t. Platform making and promise howl
Ing are absolutely worthless when COM
ing from you. Whenever you do any
thing at all that merits confidence, you
get the approval of the people. Your ma
tional convention nominated Bryan. The
DeoDle believe in the man and they crowd
around him to support him. But the
Deople do not believe your promises. In
fact the Populists drove you to declare
in uneouivocal terms-to make some spe-
ciiio declarations-but we know the Sc
declarations were made by you under
duress. and it Is just possible that you
might take them back under a feeling of
p2rty security and aScendency. We shall
believe YOU would unless you do some
thing in this State as an evidence of
good faith. The Populists in the Fifth
district have endorsed Democrat lin
whom they have coniidence) in order to
insure he defeat of a gold-bug Republi-
can Congressman. Have you done any
thing of that kind in this State? Do
YOU know that the Democratic party"
mas called a State gold-bug convention
| to meet in Greensboro?
offered TO divide electors, did you?
Well are you yet such fools as TO think
the Populists are fools? Don't you know,
as God sees you. and hears you. that you
meant to mollfy the Populists by this
ruse. while YOU hoped TO. and felt sure
of electing Sewall? Is such 4 scheme as
this honest? Is It decent and gentle
manly TO propose such thing? Is this
not rather an action that tends to make
more difficult the establishment of conf
dence in YOU among the people? / you
are engaged. in sincerity. in that great
| struggle between the West and South"
and the East" why do you want to go
70 the East for aid? What is Maine 60
Ing to do i'm behalf of this reform move
ment? She Is simply going to elect Nc
kinlev and Hobart electors. and you
know it, And YOU know. furthermore,
| that this is lust what that class repre-
scented by Mr.. Sewall wants.
But. enough The question Is this. Are
vour sincerity? Are you willing to sub
ordinate party allegiance TO principle ?
If so. do it at once If you don't that
lack of confidence" will s;!ll exist
Your correspondent asked Chairman
Aver. associate editor of the Caucasian
what all this meant and whether he
thought there would be electoral fusion
He said: Il can't give any opinion to-
dav. Wait until after something Is
done. i don't know when anything will
be done. / want to see what the Demo-
Gratis will do. We can't suggest. we
wait The situation Is as clear to them
| as to us: that is how to secure thorough
coheSiveness in North Carolina The
PopuliSt Committee made n proposition
for complete fusion, and had 1t been
accepted would have put it before the
State Convention. You will remember
that at the State Convention q resolu-
| ton was offered declaring against cleo
tOral fusion with Democrats and that ii
| was withdrawn under a heavy fire of
| noes Cant YOU draw an inference
from that? 1 think the people will get
together on Il silver ticket 1 see signs
Of growing disposition to do this. The
| people show these signs. I know that
there are many silver Republicans. AS
to the Popuist strength our official esti-
| mate in April was $4,000. I did not know
the First District Populists had en-
dorsed Senator Pritchard. You saw
that the Eighth District Populists had
endorsed Linney. Republican, for Con-
eress. 1t was no regular Populist Con-
vention which did that: just q gather
ing of people posing as Populists The
Populists do not endorse any man who
favors the gold standard"
Chairman Manly was asked what he
had to say about the Caucasian edi-
torial and replied: II have nothing to
saw at present. Our party will adopt
its course"
The Democrats are ahead In getting
out to the county Clerks the lists Of
Judges and registrars of election
1t is asserted that the new election
law offers many openings for fraud;
particularly in the gap of a week be-
tween challenging day and the last day
of registration. for no challenging at
the polls is allowed.
Cotton pickers are in demand The
| earliness of the crop is matter of gene
raj remark.
The Democratic campaign will be in
full swing by September 10.
w. j. Bryan will certainly speak at
Raleigh. Charlotte and Greensboro.
The dates are September II. IS and 10,
| though it is not as yet settled which is
the date for each place.