The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-13
MARION BUTLER'S VIEW.


10 believe any thing to get in office
are men VIII are dangerous to goot
government. and that patriot
, mon OF al parties should Join il
defeating their schern-s to got lat.
power
And they feel thas the mos
effective way 10 keep tuis from
haa peoiDg IS u vote direct ful
President Ro0se geIt
| In 1896 ne oiled over 2 900.
OOO votes In The atate electi rs anC
Weaver gos about 100000 votes
80 you car 9er tat the vote w Il
De an important element in thi.
election"
MANY DEMOCRATS TOR WATSON.
Will Mr.. Bryan will have az
lnnuence with many of the demo
Gratis, at me same time many OF
them who do not disapprove h S
course In sticking 10 thr democratic
organization with the hope that il
! may be redeemed four wears hence
VIII vote according to their own
convictions. Taey don't have 10
follow Mr.. Bryan simply because
ne has swallowed Parker TO be
regular They believe M. BRYAN
was telling the truth about Parker
when he said:
Ny objection to Judge Parker
Is that he goes before the county,
on cowardly AID Hsradditng plat
form That can oDIr appeal to COW
afds Ind straddlors. i objecs to
loaded dice.
"A man who is weak enough to
put bis canGidac in their (Hill's
ard Belmop rs, hands before the
convention would MT be strong
,nongh to resist their Influence
,fter election, If he were by any
possibility successful,
The influences back Of the
Parker CO 0didacY are SO Intimately
ass oclat ID With trusts and great
that the democratic
party could not appeal to tie
m asses,
Hence they see how disastrous
lt would be 10 turn over the party
TO corporate influences hat have
been traded with in ordsr to at
temnt 20 secure q political victory.
they are against Parker for the |
same reasons that they have sup
ported Bryan. They know that thu
oest interests OF toe country de
nand che defeat of Parker and the
Niue noes behind him
"Ihs Sc democrats, though quite
ndepepdenG, :tnd with healthy
;onV1c ions, are yet still con trolled
more by senti ment than are The
'0pulls5s. Thel HiQre many of them
Ii not vote at al End many will
'ote for Watso n, though they are
cry anxious TO d, feat Parker, and
'feier iIne election OF RoossI cit.
SUIT. of curse, shore are many De-
n CT Is who will vote for President
roosevelt not only because that is
ne most etficlear way TO defeat
'afker, but also because they ad-
1lro him
$50 Many Other Democrats for Roose-
welt.
Then. too, there is another rea-
1h thar Influences number of ,,
emocr and popnlistz who espe- |,
ally admire Bryan They know
isst ne Is force d to be regular and
'te Tor Parker tn De in a position 8
'.ry to con'trOi the next demo- :
atic NATIONAL convention But q
ey also know that If ParkerN
lontd De elected that he could ue
70 great patronage he would have y
his disposal TO control the ma -
.inery OF the party and dominate
10 next convention This would -
axe 1t nexr TO impossible fer
ryan and bis frienos TO win.
ence they see clearly that Parker :,
os6 DE defe ated or he aud his =
ust hackers will be In cha1ge Of y
% nexs convention and Bryan nd :,
s followers will not have even .
;hting show.
FOR this re lason, these voter J, ~
gardless of how they feel toward r
'esioent Roo sevelt, will ysry
rgely vote for hum. But IL is safe !,
say that m. osJ Of these voters -
We a very high regard for the :,
esldent, perso nalIy. =.
VI course, this class of voters sea
, situation SD clearly that Mr.Iit
49, 1SF ~ SSl6 ,lOE faIkGr H.
Il nave no effect on them. This 90
Ie Will b very large, and it's -,
hd Is air. ady made up. -.
9enator Blu tier States His Position. 10
80 far as i am concerned, L pro-
's voting for President Roose-
. with the great masses of the Ut
.Iie L sd' mira his high courage. II
,i1g hol lesty, lofty patriotism "a 70
rugged indie pen jence of char 81
- ne has sound, progressive ar
rs ana lie does wholesome pa. sp
VIC thin gs. He is the peoples
:, Vi Inc typical American citi-
Men as! ked what he thought
9 the dis tanct i've features of The
sio ents adm Illustration that WIS
"a appeal. mo st strongly to the bv
nc, Mr.. b atieI said: 'tFirst tt W
'ae nigh list lind of patriotic br,
age and VIII sdom to use the WIS
Noes Of. his, great pesit ON to en-
80 the % .isast rous differences 81