The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-11
ANOTHER BUTLER
SCHEME EXPOSED
In an Open Letter of Mr.. J. J.
Marshall.
A FORSYTH POPULIST
AND FORMER CANDIDATE FOR
THE LEGISLATURE
SAYS BUTLER HAS BETRAYED His PARTY
And Declares He Will Stand With White Men
For the Amendment and White Civil
zation. How Butler Tried
to Recruit.


TO Recruit.
Winston, y. c., Feb. 10-(Special)-
Mr.. j. ]. Marshall, one OF the first men
to join the Populist party in this county,
recently received a letter from Senator
Butler asking certain information in or
der 10 get ready to organize the Popuists
against the Amendment. Mr.. Marshall
is patriotic Populist who believes in
White Supremacy and his reply to Sena-
tor Butler will be widely quoted and will
do great good / have been permitted
TO secure a copy of the letter which is
as follows:
To Hon. Marion Butler:
S1r:-l am in receipt of your circular
letter, which has been, l presume, sent
out = TO hundreds of other Populists all
over the State, and as | have somewhat
TO say thereon, l will call your atten-
ton 10 the full text Of it, which is as
follows:
Washington, ID. c.. Jan. - 1900
Mr.. j. j. Marshall,
Chairman ----- Township
1JtdI bDD. 4edSS III OtI anu E0-
turn TO me as soon as you can the en-
closed blanks.
On first blank form No u give me
the names and post office address OF the
Democrats in your township who are
opposed to balot-box stuffing. and who
are against the proposed DISTINGUISHING
suffrage amendment. or who. you think
might vote against it if they should he
convinced that Section ) is unconstitu-
tional.
On the second blank Form No. y,
give me the names and post office adj
dresses of the Populists and white Re-
publicans Indicating the politics of each
after his name). who were fooled or
frightened into voting the Democratic
ticket in the last election. or who stayed
at home and did not vote. Put an TX"
mark after the name of each OF those
who stayed at home
LII the blank place below on this sheet
give me the names and post office ad-
dresses of six active and reliable Popu-
lists in Your township who will distribute
literature and who can be relied on to
assist you in other ways later. On the
back of this sheet write any remarks or
suggestions YOU can make.
Enclosed find copy Of my open letter
on the amendment and the election law.
Trusting for an early reply, ! am.
Yours very truly
MARION BUTLER.
You ask, sir that | send you the names
of Democrats of my township who are
opposed to ballot-box stufing. work
for living and therefore have not the
time to make out a roster of the Demo-
tAg.
some of them who are NOT opposed TO
ballot-boX stuffing: such men can per-
haps be found in all parties. JUST as men
can he found in all parties who are will
ing. aye eager to sell their principles
for office. and just as there are political
leaders who do not hesitate to indulge in
deals for office and dickers for place at
the expense Of those who have believed
them to be sincere leaders. who. not CON
tent with selling their own birth-right for
sorry mess Of pottage, attempt to sell
also the brth-right of others.
There may he Democrats who favor
ballot-hoX stuffing in my township. if so
| do not know them. These men against
whom you see fit to bring the insinuation
conveyed i'll your letter are my neighbors.
They have not stolen my property and
tempt TO steal my vote-or sell il.
You are not mistaken in addressing me
as a Populist | am a Populist from
principle. Therefore | am tired of seeing
my party given over, at every election.
into the arms Of that party which is
most radically opposed 10 every plank i'll
its platform l am PoFulist yes; but
first Of all and above all sir. I am a
white man. | made myself populist
| was born white man. | am even
what you would term so ''prejudiced"
as to be proud of it, and in the fight
which is now upon us in this State so
far as | am concerned, | shall stand by
my race. You and those who with you
assume to speak for the Populist party
have left me no choice in this Instance
hut to change my skin or my party ar
filiation. / prefer to change the lat
ter.
Have YOU. Mr.. Butler, stepped TO CON
slider what this thing is YOU are asking
me and other Populists to do? Do you
realize the position in which you are
attempting to place the Populist party +?
Pray. sir how far do you expect us 10
follow you: BY what right do You ask
me that / betray my principles and my
race at the same time? l believe IN the
free coinage of silver. You ask me to
cooperate with Il party that is even
NOW riveting the gold standard OH the