The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-09
BUTLER AT WILMINGTON.
The Decrepit Old Democratic Messenger
Is Mad Because Democrat Approve The
Senator's speech.

Ihe DecreplC Old Democratic messenger
Is Mad Because Democrats Approve The
Senator's speech.
Wilmington Messenger June I'll
Pursuant to call there was a mass
meeting of free silver men at the
opera house last night to select dele
gates to the National Silver conven-
tion which meets at St. Louis, July
%. Mr.. B. F. Keith acted as chair
man. On motion, Mr.. T. W. Wood,
county chairman of the Silver Party,
and Messrs E H. Beery .and j. w.
Taylor were empowered to appoint
the delegates to St. Louis.
After the meeting had transacted
the above business, Mr.. B. F. Keith
introduced United States Senator
Butler, who spoke for three hours on
the money question, advocating the
free coinage of silver. In discussing
the question from his standpoint, he
constantly arraigned the Democratic
party, denounced Democrats as trait
ors and hypocrites, and denounced
Democratic President. Outside Of
frequent illusions to John Sherman,
however, he had very little to say of
the Republican party. He also
urged men to desert their party and
join forces for silver, and not only
denounced the National Democratic
party dis opposed to silver, but pre-
dicted that if the Democratic Ma
tional convention declared for free
silver at Chicago, they would prove
false to their pledge. He even de-
clared that the gold mon controlled
the Democratic State convention at
Raleigh. AT times his remarks were
heartily applauded.
| After Senator Butler had finish ed
his speech, Mr.. Charles l.. Gaskill,
editor Of the Evening Dispatch,
moved that the assemblage arise and
extend a vote of thanks to him for
his ''able and instructive address,"
The opera house was crowded with
men, and besides the Populists and
Silver Party men who participated
in the mass-meeting, there were
many white and colored Republi-
cans and numerous Democrats.
Strange to say, almost the entire
audience, Democrats along with the
rest, arose in response to Mr.. Gas
kills motion. After the meeting ad-
journed many Democrats also shook
hands with the maligner of their
party, thanked him for his speech
and extended their congratulations.
Thus, an audience composed large.
ly of men who call themselves Dem
ocrats extend a vote Of thanks to 8
man who destroyed white suprem
acy in North Carolina, and thus en-
dorsed his denunciation of the Dem
Ocrats as traitors and hypocrites
They either did not think what they
were doing, or it was species O
disloyalty to their party. Many de
clare, however, that they simply
meant to thank him for his instr nc
tive remarks on the money question
4 Democratic Money Plank of 1892.
We are requested to print tn
: Democratic money plank of 1892
D Here it is:
3 I'VE hold to the use Of both col,
t and silver as the standard money O
: the country and to the coinage o
j.. both gold and silver without dis
b eliminating against either metal O
S charge for mintage, but the dolla
q unit of coinage of both metals mus
d be of equal intrinsic and unchange
d able value, Or to be adjusted throug
international agreement, or by sue
), safeguards of legislation as shall in
9 sure the maintenance of tbs parit
S of the two metals and the eaus
y power of every dollar at all times i
9 the markets and in the payments o
It debts"