The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-06-27
Washingsoa Pos,

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Wsshingtoa Post
senator Butler. OF Moth Carollna.
who 10 In washington, heisevs. the
Pops.sst party viii show murh
greater strength In thc psxt Con-
gru~ionai and Pr~identiai saertioos
than heretofore.
"rhe platform OF the Pcopsr's
Party In the next cicction." |" he ssid.
"will declare fos government own~s-
ship of all naturai monopolis~. and
the fight will bs made along thls
line. I'm confidcnt that one-hsif
OF the people OF the United staic-
hvor such policy. Mr.. Lincoln
was the candidate ofs third party,
and he was elected. IL the men who
ihvor trusts and m'nopoiic~ can be
divided between the candidates OF
the two old parties, thcn the people
can win" The Populist party, no
declared. was fAr from being rrls-
gated 10 the ear.
"The Democratic party today
continued the senator, .s full OF
moesbscks, and I do not believe that
IL will amount 10 anything until Q
new generation grows up TO replace
the ultn-conservstive leaders who
have control OF IL at the present
time. The future Of tho party lie~
with the young men. who must out
grow the rcsctionary doctrines which
they have been taught, and which
has made the party one OF chronic
grumbles and kickers."
"The government should control
the three great natural monopoiies-
money, transportation, and the con-
veyance Of intelligence. This n the
doctrine promulgated by Jefiersou.
The government now controls only
one part Of the method OF transmit
ting intelligence, the post-ofhce, but
Ii does not control the telegraph,
which, by It's very nature, II one
part Of the postal service, nor has IL
made any attempt TO gain the man
agement Of the transportation trust.
And besides the money Of the coun-
try, the life blood Of colnmerce and
the measures OF all values N MOI
] half controlled by the government.
/ The so-called gold standard law h .
bankers law, and if the present gresi
output Of gold should stop, then the
bankers would be In control OF the
volume Of our money.
Kill the railroad monopoly and
the trust question will he solved.
Moreover, until the railroads ara
owned by the government the trusts
will continue 10 grow In strength,
and soon it Will have become too
late TO cope with their immenss
power. This, In . word, will b
what the Populist party will stand
for iE 1904"
Senator Butler also discussed the
tariff question in It's relation 10 ths
new South.
AS . good business principle th'
Soath isgrowIng every day 10 recog
nize the benefits OF q proper <arif
~ . necessity In the commercial iif,
Of the section. Every business man
realizes that the Industries OF tks
South cannot be built mp. canno
successfully cope with the long
established Industries ofthe North
without the ame kind OF peosecti0'
that the North has enjoyed. In Nv
years New England, In my opinion
will send men TO Congres instructe'
; for free trade.
"The industrial outlook I'm In
South not only in North CArolins
but throughout the section, he
never been brighter than IL In now
We are beginning 10 build cur or
factories for the manufacture OF IN
, goods which we consume. and instss
OF sending our raw products Mort
= and buying them back - manufs'
tured artieles, we are nov suPplyin
D the demand ourselves. The peopl
, Of the South claim that the nortl
> ern industries were assisted by th
? government while they were bein
started, and desire the Ame trca
ment themselves The msnufh
tories Of the South are the only Il
fant industries I'm the country toda.
The policy nf the South on th
o question has been sbort-sighted, so
= Southern legislaton In Co0gro
b have voted year AFTER year, decsf
8 after decade, for . policy which vi
g Instrumental to that section."
vi When asked whc.bef, In his OPT
p lon, Mr.. Bryan would Be the ns'
n democratic nominee foe PresideA
= SENATOR Butler MD that Mr.. Bryl
= having urged the gold democrsts
stand By the party, the infsreo
was that Mr.. Bryan could not (
otherwise than support the reguI
democntic nominee. he regard
Mr.. Hill or Mr.. GoFman the Iogit
candidate Of the Democsstic part
which he believed would revert
- ifs position Of 1892.