The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-02-13
CHAIRMAN BUrLER's CIRCULAR LET.
TER AND Address.

BUTLER's CIRCULAR LET
TER AND ADDRESS.
Chairman Buffers circular letter
to county chairman and others on
the important question of co-opera-
ton in the next campaign in this
State, was fully authorized at q
regular meeting Of the State Execu-
tive Committee in Raleigh last Octo-
Der. At that meeting, after ma
ture deliberation, the following res
olution was adopted:
RESOLVED, 1t is the sense of the
State Executive Committee Of the
Peoples Party of North Carolina
that in the coming campaign the
resolutions adopted by the State sill
YER convention at Raleigh on Sep
TENDER 25th 1895 be endorsed, and
to this end we earnestly recommend
Ito the voters of this State) that
they elect hereafter only such Sena-
tors and Representatives in the Unit
ed States Congress as are sincerely
in favor of the principles hereinbe-
fore expressed, and only such Presi-
Dental electors as will publicly de-
clare on the stump that they will
vote for no man for President or
Vice. President, who is not in favor
of such principles, and whose record
and platform are q guarantee that
they will be faithfully executed
The "recent meeting" referred to
in the circular letter was the Octo-
Der meeting. The circular was writ
ten in December, only one month in
tervening between the committee
meeting and the preparation of the
circular. The opinion of the com
mittee was unanimous in sustaining
the policy adopted at the silver con-
vention at Raleigh, and the action
Of the chairman in his efforts to as.
certain the. sentiment and opinion Of
the rank and file of the Peoples
Party in the State, was not only
proper, but follows the unvaryinl
rule of the committee when policy il
involved in the determination Of
public questions.
This is strictly Democratic. ant
protects the masses against ina
chine" methods, or one-man rule
The action of the committee was in
fluencsd wholly by this conception
Of its duty and obligations to the
party. It was tho purpose of the
chairman to cover every section Of
the State, when the publication Of
the circular in . Democratic news
paper made it unnecessary to extend
the correspondence. There is nc
danger in party leadership when it,
inspiration comes from the people
The self-evident purpose Of chair
man Buffers circular was to induce
an intelligent, dispassionate expires
sion of opinion on . vital question
Of party policy.
The supreme question now is thu
money question. It can only be set
tied by the election of . President
Internationally committed to the f.
nancial policy advocated only BY
the Peoples Party as a party organ
ization. That can never be don.
until the people Of all parties unit,
on this question and support it as al
Independent, political issue. If it i.
not done in 1896, it may be too lat.
in 1900. No party sacrifice should
be too great to effect its peaceful So
luton in 1885,
Tho Peoples Party, tn, ough it,
State and National committees, ha.
indicated. its willingness to cooper
ate with al parties to accomplish it
This is fully set forth in Chairman
Buffers address just issued. VIVA,
do the rank and file sayi To ascer
tain that was the avowed oh
ject Of Chairman Buffers circular
and the object of the State com
mittee in authorizing it. 1t need.
no defense. It is due the committe.
to state these facts, and here TIL
CAUCASIAN is content to rest thu
matter for the present-intending
hereafter, to discuss fully the su
preme importance of q vigorous, co.
operative campaign on independ.
emit silver lines. We do net care e
discuss candidates and PLACES till
this question of principle il set
tied.