Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-03-01
A SCHEME EXPOSED.
of Buffers Tricks Comes to
Light.

cpuiiSlo dSdIUSI IEG Gi1eUuuE4t- M.
Marshall is a patriotic Populist who
believe IN white supremacy, and his
reply to Senator Butler will be widely
quoted and will do great good. | havs
oeen teTnltted 20 secure copy OF the
.etter which IS as follows:
TO Hon. Marion Butler:
Sir: am in receipt Of your ciscular
.etcer, which has been, l presume. sen.
out to hundreds Of other PCpulists all
over the State, and as / have some
What 70 say thereon, | viii call your
attention TO the full text OF 1t, which IL
rs follows:
Washington. d. G., Jan. %. 1900.
Nr j. J. Marshall,
-- Township.
Ny Dear Sir: Please fill out and re
turn TO me as soon as you can the en-
closed blanks.
On first blank tFGrm No. u give me-
the names and pOst0ffice address Of the
DEMOCRATS in your township who are
opposed 10 ballot box stuffing, and who
3re against the proposed d.sfranchis
1.g outrage amendment, CT who You
mink might y0ta AGAINST ir if they
Mould he convinced that section ) !
unconstitutional
On the sero0d nlont 1F0rm NJ y
rive me the names ana n3S. office ad-
lresses Of the Poou3is*s and white Re-
publican, Grdicaring ran roIirics Of
Zach after his n2mal who were foolef
II frightened into voting rne De-oo
cratic ticket IN the last election q
Who stayed at home and did not. vote
Put an * mark after the name Of
Zach of those who STAYED 3t home.
In the blank place below on this
1eet. give me the names and post
1ffAa addresses oe six active and re.
'j&ple P0oulisis in your.10wnchin vhC
viii distribute literature and who can
oe relied on 10 assist you in other
ways later. On the back Of this sheet
write any remarks or suggestions yor
AN make.
Enclosed find q coDv Gf my 0pen lei
er on the amendment and the election,
law.
Trusting fer an early reply. I am.
Y0urs very tr11ly
MARION RJ71,J.Ep
You ask. sir. tl3r I send -ou t:>e
,.anies or Utmocraos OF my township
who are opposed to ballOt-box STUFF
ng. | work for living and there
ore have not the time to make out &
.oster of the Democrats in my town
hip. There may De some OF them wnc
ire not opposed to ballot-box stuffins:
.;icl men can perhaps; be found in az
parties, Just as men can be found II a.
parties who are willing, aye eager. tc
Ell their principles for office. and ju2
IS there are political leaders who d
lot hesitate to indulge IN deals foI
)ffice and dicAors for place at the eX
2ense Of those who have believed Thea
20 be sincere leaders, who. not conten-
With selling their Cwn Drith-right TO
sorry mess OF pottage attempt t
sell also the birth-rieht O. others.
There may be Democrats who fay0,
)ailot-box stu1fing in ny township.
% | do not know them. These m9r
against whom vou see fl 20 bring tn
nsinuatiGn conveyed in your letter are
ny neighbors. Tney have not stoler
ny property and | have no reason t(
1eleye they will attempt to steal M
vote-or sell IL.
You are not mistaken in addressing
he as Populj>t. | am a POpuiis'
rom principle. Therefore I am tire9
# seeing my party given over. at ever>
lection, into the arms of that part5
which IS moss radically opposed L
hvery plank IN lis Platform. | am .
Populist. yes; biz first e al ana a3ov,
II, Sir, | am a white man. I made my
elf Populist. I WAS born whi,5
min. | am even Wnat yOu would term
% 'prejuli"ef as 70 ne proud OF i.
md in the fight which is now upon u.