Evening star., 1897-08-16
OLD NORTH STATE POPS
Meeting ofState Committee, With Butler in
Control.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Inc populist state committee has met
| here. and with IL Senator Butler congrass-
| men Fowler Strowd and Shuford Discuss
sion was prolonged. Senator Butler DOM
1 mated the meeting. His suggestions were
followed in all particulars
Inc assertion is made by committeeman
that tie party has not lost strength in
North Carolina. Senator Butler wants TO
krew IL any populists have become DEM
| ocrats or republicans
| The color line-white sunrepac,.- mas
discussed Three four members urged
| that In the declaration OF principles which
1t was decided should be issued something
| very positive should be said along the line
| that the white race must govern North
carolina The great majority demurred
ana thought IL iEopportune now 10 make
such declaration. The member who was
50 srenuously urging this course frankly
SAID the action OF the majority was be-
cause they did not know how the par;y
| might j. mp He could not more happily
| action.
Declaration Of Prfnciples.
The declaration of principles which /.
issued is in the natrre of an address. II Is
| long, but the pitch of IL is as follows:
I'VE earnestly believe that if every trus
pcpulist IN the state will actively push the
| work of organization our party will at
| tract to Its ranks thousands OF others who
| are oisgusted and dissatisfied with the
| conduct of the two old parties We be-
| lieve the sentiment of the people of the
state TO be in favor of a reduction of
| freights and passenger rates TO a low fig.
urge, corresponding with prices prevailing
under the single gold standard, which was
| foisted upon the people of the country by
means Of fraud and bribery
we reafhrm The condemnation of tha
'nlnety-nine-year lease of the North Carr
DINA railroad. and We shall use our best
encrts to have said lease annulled. until
| its validity shall have been passed anon
by our state courts.
For a more effective and equitable con-
| troll and reduction of the encroachments
OF railroad corporations We suggest that
| the railroad commissioners should be elect
ed by direct vote of the people.
In national matters shall continue
| to labor zealously for the complete re-
| monetization of silver at The legal ratio Of
16 to !; for the destruction of monster
| trusts that are today saPping and under
| mining the life of the republic: for gov
| ernment ownership of the railroads under
a rigid civil service law. to the end that
| the peoples rights and liberties shall not
be trampled upon. as under present man.
| agement, by said corporations; for tho
| abolition of national banks and the issu-
arce of all money by the national govern
| meEt.
ITO n axe good the foregoing declaration
of principles we shall in the next cam
| paign use every lawful means to aid us
| in accomplishing these reforms, and TO
that end we invite the cooperation OF men
of all Parties, that we may be successful
| in the prosecution of this work"
Butler on a Speaking Tour.
| Senator Butler yesterday began a speak
ing tour in Piedmont. n. c.. and his open.
! ing speech was at Wadesboro. He declared
| he did not come to speak to men set in
| their politics." and took occasion to de-
| nounce the twenty-five pcpulists in the leg
| islature who voted for Senator Prtchard
last January as traitors who were not
| pCpulists at heart" and added: But the
populist party will not allow such cattle.
| No party can be trusted which will not
| drive out traitors" He said that not since
| 1866. until the nomination of w. ]. Bryan,
| had the democratic party nominated a dem
| ocrat who was a better democrat than
| Lincoln. that they went to Bryan and
whooped for him. but at heart did not want
| him elected, and were glad Mckinley was
| elected, and now they have set themselves
at work against another nomination of
l Bryan.
platform in Maryland as "a straddle-bug
| one to please the Mckinley democrats"
| He made the assertion that democratic
newspapers in this state which have been
| at odds have held a secret correspondence
| and agreed to drop all issues except the
| cid ones-negro supremacy and the tariff.
| He further asserted that while the demo-
Gratis have been crying ''negror' the rail-
| ways have captured the state.
On the Matter of TRUSTS
Senator Butler went on TO say: Now,
| my friends, there Is a national ques-
| ton, that of trusts. that will be prominent
| IN the next campaign. All parties are going
| to curse them. Mr.. Cleveland in his last
| inaugural address, cried against them. hut
| what did 1t amount to? Mckinley, a man
elected by trusts, like Cleveland. denounced
| trusts, and what did il amount to? The
| question is lodged They say that first the
state has the power to destroy trusts: then
Congress. The trusts cannot live without
| such denunciation by their agents, like
Mckinley and Cleveland. Now a trust is A
sore on the business of the country, like a
cancer on persons body. / was shocked
| the other day to learn that a leading min
| lister and college president in this state was
| in favor of trusts and went so far as to call
| them a blessing"
In conclusion he said: Il am asked: Are
you going to fuse with the republicans or
| democrats next year?' In the last leg1sIa-
ture the democrats. excepting a few went
over to the monopolies. So did most of
the republicans, and a few black sheen in
the populist party. They went back on their
pledges. In the next legislature we are CO.
ing to fight for the same principles de-
feated in the last by these traitors We
are going on the stump Ind tell how the
forty populists stood for principles and
fought for reduction of freight rates,
passenger rates, to do away with free
passes. gold notes and the like. Now We
are going before the people and plead with
will pledge themselves on the reform ques-
tions and stand by their pl edges. We want
the best men-men that are honest. Now,
/. for one, am ready to join any party and
elect sUch men. What We want is honest
men, who are right and straight. 1 Will
get in the middle of the road and ask all
good men to come with me-
Liked by Republicans.
The republican leaders like the popuIist
declaration. So says Hiram L. Grant, one
of Senator Pitchards chief supporters,
who may become state chairman OF tho
party.
Senator Butler and Governor Russell had
a two hours conference They are very
near together politically.
The democrats who are willing to speak
out say it is absolutely Infamous that the
10000 populists are able 10 keep the bal
ance of power and dominate North Caro-
lima politics. And insist that they have no
higher ambition than this.
WAS PROBABLY CETTrs BALLOON.
Steamer k0ngha lfdan Reports Sight
ing One This Morning.
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