The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-20
BUTLER SCORED BY A POPULIsT

One of the first men to go into the
Populist party in North Carolina was
Mr.. j. A. Marsh, of Union county. He
had been q Democratic member of the
Legislature, but since leaving the par
tv no man has been a harder fighter
of the Democrats than Mr.. Marsh,
and he is still bitter opponent of the
Democratic party. He is not willing,
however, to sit still and be carried
bodily into the Republican party as
Butler is now trying to carry all the
Populists, and is advocating the con-
stitutional amendment. In Union
county the decent element of the Pop
ulist party, led by Mr.. Marsh, Mr.. j.
Y. Green, Mr.. Price, former Populist
legislator, decided not to play second
fiddle to the negroes this year. and
decided to nominate no county ticket.
Butler didn't like this, for his trade
with Hanna and Pritchard compelled
him to fuse his party with "niggers'
everywhere. and so he sent orders to
Radicals in Union county to hold a
Populist convention when the Populist
committee had decided not to hold
one 1t created Indignation in the
ranks of the Populists of the county
which is voiced by Mr.. James A. Marsh.
From a letter, in Our Home" in which
he vigorously denounces Democratic
politicians, Mr.. Marsh scores Butler
heavily. We quote a few extracts:
Il see in the Monroe Journal that
there is to be held county convention
in this county for the purpose of nom
mating county and | suppose leg
islative ticket. They style it Popu-
list convention. i, as one of the few
Populists left over from THE lNFA-
NOUS INDECENT, FILTHY FuS-
ION DEAL OF 1898 WHICH WAS
FORCED ON Us BY A CERTAIN
REPUBLICAN HENCHMAN SENT
AROUND HERE FROM RALEIGH,
think the proper name of said meet
ing would be ten cent Republican
side show.
HAS the thing been gotten up by
Messrs. Boss Butler q Co.? or who!
What can it mean or what can 1T et-
feet or what in the name of common
sense is the thing gotten up for? 1T
can possibly have but one effect that
is to antagonize the issue. of all is
sues. the ratification of the proposed
constitutional amendment. If that is
the object / can say to the men who
are the authors of the movement,
THAT THE RESULT WILL BE JUST
TO THE OPPOSITE, IT WILL
STRENGTHEN INSTEAD OF WEAK
EN- THE VOTE FOR RATIFICATION.
Why? 1t will drive quite number OF
us to vote the entire ticket for the par
tv which has exhausted the English
language in slandering, yillifying and
abusing us. Not that we propose to
step back into that monopoly-ridden
party. but we take ths as the better
plan to place the State in the hands
of willie mln
ct is being argued all over the
State that the amendment Will dis
franchise white voters. | think Sena-
tor Butler very well knows that to dis
franchise white men in North Carolina
it would be necessary first to get all
the shot guns and revolvers out of the
State before such thing could pos
siblv be DONE WHITE MEN OF
NORTH CAROLINA ARE LAW ABID-
ING. BUT THERE IS A POINT Be
YOND WHICH TO GO FORBEAR-
ANCE CEASES TO BE A VIRTUE.
HENCE WE CONSIDER THAT AR
GUMENT SIMPLY CAMPAIGN ROT
GOTTEN UP TO DECEIVE THE UN-
INFORMED. WHITE MEN NEED
HAVE NO FEAR OF EVER BEING
DISFRANCHISED IN THIS STATE.
No difference what ticket you vote,
the white people are not built to dis
franchise. Again, in the name of
common nationality have the white
people not got eight long years in
which to correct that part of the
amendment? Surely they have and
they will do it.