The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-08-25
1885.
Butler Scored by Kestler.

Senator Butler is engaged in a
speechmaking tour of the State,
in which it is said some scorching
language is nsed. But the crafty
Senator is not having it all his
own way. Others can talk and
Mr.. Butler occasionally gets some
of the same kind of medicine that
he gives.
In his speech at Concord last
week, whore he spoke to crowd
of about two hundred, Butler be-
gan his TRADE of abuse against
the newspapers and finally touch
ed up G.. Ed Kestler, local Pop
ulist leader. Kestler was one of
the most active middle-of-the-
readers last fall and led the fight
for straight Populist national
ticket. In this he incurred the
displeasure of the boss and was |
denounced therefor before his
home people.
Kestler can talk, however, and
his opinion of Butler was given
later. When asked by CORES
pondent of the Charlotte Observer
what he thought of the speech
Kestler said:
"Yoy may say for me that 1
| have heard candidates and defeat
| ed dead-ducks quack before. His
abuse of me because | led the mid
dle-of- of-the-roaders last fall in fa-
voring straight Populist nation
al ticket and would not help him
sell out the party to the Demo-
Gratis, shows him to be q gentleman
, without character, traitor to the
Peoples party and political pros
6 titute. He may call for peace,
peace in the Populist ranks, and
g vilify middle-of-the-road leaders,
O who are on to his ignoble schemes
@ to destroy our party, but there
4 can be no peace until this recog-
niZed traitor is buried in the mire
" of his own trickery. He has been
repudiated by the Populists all
4 over the Union and gentleman
will perform the duties of national
=: chairman. Almost every State
, has set him aside as traitor anC
almost every Populist newspaper
, is loud in denouncing HIM. HI
re can manage by his paper and sal
If ary as Senator, that was gotte1
It from the Republicans by false pre-
" lenses, to work up his schemes il
at this State for awhile, but soone
90 or later the honest people vii
"a learn that of all slick-tongue,
at demagogues that ever fooled on
10 people Butler takes the cake
Some day the people will kno7
they have been humbugged by thi
prince of humbuggery. He is no
- campaigning for reelection O
. Senator. | have no apologies t
h give for aiding in my humble wa
- in overthrowing him nationall
and this is the reason of his fres
abuse. lam on the executive con
:. mittee of the n r. P. A. and {
- Memphis helped to storm the Nasl
- vile meeting of which this sneal
10 ing demagogue was put somewhe
outside the pale of Populism al
hence his 'cussin' Let him how
-, but I'll be dad-gummed if he dor
meet his Waterloo in North Car
<: lima as he has met it in every OF
-, er State in the Union. The Pc
~ ple's party of this State is not
set of such tricksters as Butt,
=. At the proper time the middle-'
- the-roaders will be the Popul
- party of this State, Boss Butler
.o1 the contrary Notwithstanding.
49, a private individual, did not W!
,+or to get mixed up SO early in pc
- tics again, but if the Senat
: : elected by Republican votes, wal
- to die politically, ere his nation
D. course is run, which at best is VI
~ short, then perhaps we can hel
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