The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02

them to send full information ~ to |
the nature, practical operation, sue
cess OF postal savings banks, postal
telegraph and telephone in foreign |
countries. l have now before me . |
copy OF the circular letter which the
Secretary Of State sent ont under
date OF July 18th to oil foreign coun-
tries, and the information he will re-
ceive in reply to the questions asked
will be laid before Congress in De-
cember- which facts Senator Butler
will use in pressing these important
and merit0rious bills Has any 9th
er Senator taken action along this
line: No.
/ wish to call attention to the fact
also that it Was Senator Bntlsr who
defeated the infamous Loud postal
bill. The purpose Of this bill Vas to
discriminate against small country
newspapers and in favor Of big
metropolitan dailies. Not only that,
but its further purpose WAS to pre-
vent from going through the mails
such books as Coins Financial S School
and other reform literature against
the gold standard and monopoly rule.
The goldbugs and monopolists know
that If they can keep the people ig-
norant that they can fool and divide
them and thereby continue to rule
and rob them, hence their anxiety to
pass this Loud postal bill. This dan
Rerous bill was passed through the
House and was supported by many
Democrats. When it reached the
Senate and went to the Committee on
post-ofices and post roads, Senator
Butler, as . member of that commit
tee, fought it and held it in the COM
mittee and prevented . report,
(though q majority Of the committee
was in favor of iD for over two
months. When at last the bill was
reported to the Senate, he fled a
strong and vigorous minority report,
and made q speech which was such .
terrible arraignment of the infamous
purposes of the bill that he succeed
ed in defeating it.
l might also call attention to the
fact that while the tariff has
has been made q leading party
issue of the Peoples party, for in
fact the Peoples party was organized
to protest against the robbery of the
people by the gold syndicate and the
combined trusts and monopolies
which the two old parties permitted
and were parties to, while fighting
sham battles with each other over
the tariff, and while the Peoples
party Congressional caucus passed .
resolution to this effect at the begin
ming of the extra session and stated
that they would not help either one
of the old parties to revive it as .
leading issue to sidetrack the vital
issues, and to this end declared that
they would refrain from voting on
the final ballot, yet no member of
Congress was more alert in the peo-
ple's interest, while that bill was
peraing than was Senator Butler.
The Record shows that both by voice
and vote he opposed everv unjust
provision and every discrimination
in the bill, not only that, but he Of
fered and pressed a number of i'm
portant amendments. l remember
now that he was the only Senator
who offered an amendment to put
the ingredient of fertilizers on the
free list, and came within one or two
votes of passing it. He offered tht
first amendment to put cotton bag
ging and cotton ties on the free list
and took the lead in passing al
amendment to this effect.
i But space forbids more length!
enumeration. Suffice it to say tha
when Senator Tillman made speecl
about q week fter the adjournmen
of Congress at Mooresville in thu
State, he took occasion to pay higl
tribute to the work done by the Pop
ulists in general, and Senator Batlel
in particular on the tariff bill. H'
said, to use his own language, whicl
l quote from memory, as follows: ."
want to say on behalf of Senate
Butler of your State, that he wa
| found on every occasion fighting tn
trusts and the greed of every grab
} ber, like the devil, just as did,"
These are few of the many thing
, ofnational importance which Senate
l Butler has accomplished in his shor
+ but brilliant and active record; thes
, are some of the leading question
: which he himself has introduced an
> taken the lead in, to say nothing Q
? the large number of local and privat
8 bills which he has introduced, pres
t ed and passed. Besides, the Recor
: shows that he has always been o
4 hand and taken q prominent and -
Q tive part in every fight where the il
r terests of the people were at stak
Q that he supported with all of b
+ power every good measure oftere
+ by any one else, that he opposed VII
# orously every bad measure.
Il Now, therefore, as . citizen OF Il
n State, as his ccuntyman, as his pla
) ma.e in boyhood and school days,
y trust that l can with pardonab
n pride ask, if any man has ever in
D or 10 years in the Senate accom-
t. lished so muchi 1t seems to me tn
ID every newspaper in the State, !
matter to what party it belonRe
10 would gladly publish these facts as
l. matter of State pride, if for nothil
1t else. But on the other hand, what
s. We sect Either out of partisan litt
,e ness or because they are muzzled a
h controlled by monopolies (Which Sc
s. ator Butler has so vigorously .
O. successfully fought they not or
q refuse to give him credit, but
no nounce him and misrepresent him
o. every possible way. And thus
is Why I ask space to publish the abo'
ID No one can appreciate the work
d. has done unless he has read ca
IS day the Congressional Record. So<
Ie er or later the people will learn
gs truth, and as they do the infuer
b. of these partisan and monopoly
" pers TO misrepresent and abuse
he man and to prevent the truth vii
an trust be largely destroyed.
ne Our Populist members Of the Ho'
le, had no opportunity to do anythl
n