The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-08

scontinned FROM nrss pese.l
first place that We have lost = great |
many city papers The impressions
which the public has Of the drift OF the |
campaign have been gained very
largely from our enemies. Thus IN
Illinois, where the combined Demo-
cratic and Popuiist vote gives . ma
jority Of 5o,00o-a State which We will
unquestionabiy carry BY. = heavy ma
jority-we have not . single great
daily paper in Chicago with ns. Then
again, most popular calculations a. to
she result have been made without
taking intO consideration the power OF
the Populist vote when il Is added TO
the Democratic strength. Let me run
over few States. There was such .
combined or fusion majority in Cali
fornia four years ago Of Is 600, and the
Popuiist vote two years ago was IS 900
greater than in the presidential year.
In Illinois, in 1899. We cast $4,000
votes; in 1894. $4,000. Similarly, in
Iowa there WAS gain in these two
years from 10000 to $4,000: in Michi-
gan from 1900 to 10000; in Mime
sofa from $1,000 to $1,000: in North
Carolina from 1900 to 10000: in Ohio
from 1900 to $1,000; in Washington
from 1900 to "a 900; in Montana from
1000 to 1900; in Nebraska from So 600
to $1,000.
combining this splendid vote with
the Democratic strength, we shall un-
questionabiy carry every Southern
state below Washington. West of the
Missouri there is only single doubt
full State, and that is Wyoming, with
but three votes. In Minnesota q per-
feet fusion of POpulists, Democrats
and free silver Republicans, under the
leadership of John Lind, has been eff
fected and nothing can wrest the State
from us. In Iowa the estimates of all
parties is that the detection of free
silver farmers, from the Republicans,
is twice the strength of the gold Dem
ocrats, and il il were only equal we
should still carry the State. Fusion is
complete in Kansas, Nebraska and
both the Dakotas, although we are not
so strong in North Dakota as in Soath
Dakota, where the Republican Senator
Pettigrew is in charge of our cam
paign. In Michigan there has been a
great revolt of free silver Republicans,
equal to at least twice that of the gold
Democrats. Here again, supposing
the one should balance the other, we
shall still carry the State. We shall
have majority in Indiana, and we
shall carry Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia. In short, without any further
claims. Bryan is elected by handsome
Majority"
The prediction with which the Pop
ulist chairman closed his review, OF
which give merely the pith here, was
uttered not in a tone of bravado but
rather from an apparently firm and
serene confidence. He is in chr touch
with the leaders of the fight in each OF
the several States, and as we Wen,
over the list he indicated to me the va
riOus local conditions which, in hi.
view, made success certain.
!. One sentence which he drCIred in
the course of his review was 10 me
striking. He said: "Few people seen
, to understand that we have the most
> perfect organization of all the parties
We have no strugglers, no uncertain
votes, and furthermore, the party ma
chinery in each of the States where ",
, have made any Roadway at all is mucl
more compact and complete than tina
of any of the older organizations
This to be sure is due to no superior
quality of leadership with US, but il
simply natural to a new marty. W.
? could have gained the power we nov
} hold, we could have cast close to mil
T lion and half of votes two years age
only through more energetic, earn
a est and effective organization than tn
other parties possess. Our member
ship is not made up CT voters who ad
here to the party from tradition an
who care little for what it represents
and often not great deal NOR
f whether it succeeds or not. Ever
hn hos of ovfv
!, Joined ours has had reason for dOin
i SO, and reason strong enough t
- make him brave the Odium and dis
= trust of his neighbors which Away
y attaches to a bOlter. It is because q
I the earnestness, the sincerity and tn
l zeal of our rank and file that the Pee
It piles Party is to-day the strongest sir
q gle force, and as this whole campaig
}, and the issues upon which it has bee
i fought demonstrates, the most pOsitiv
force in American politics."
The remark with which the intel
view closed was significant and wort
D reflection. Said Butler:
Q "While l have not the slighte
It doubt, at the present time, of Bryan
% election, his defeat would merely pos
!? pOne our triumph to still create
"a one four years hence. Meanwhile, v
~ have a Senate sOlidly for free silve
. and we shall unquestionably elect
70 free silver House, whether we gain
- ma Ority in the electoral college
e not. In other words, the Republican
70 will be pOwerless to pass any legisl
70 ton, and we shall simply have fo1
m years in which to demonstrate the
" impotence. Either way, the future
i ours"