The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-20

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Special 10 Daily Indu<srial News
Wilson. y. C.. sept - -Th.
Republican county convention ~ hich
met here ioiay 10 nominate eAusii-
dates was rreceslesi by sn address by
the Hon. Marion Butler At Es~nu.
The courthouse uss iillsxt With c IL
ms OF both parties To hear the Tor
msr Uaited States Senator. Hnd they
listened aiteniIvsiy In Mr.. Butler =
speech.
Tho addnss VAS enthusiast ieAliy
received aud warmly sppland.si, and
al it, cone usiou Senator Butler ex~
pressed him-eif a. h.ing much graft
fled with The effect of his spesch
npnn the audience.
John Meares called the meeting
tn order. and presented Dr. Tom
Person, who introduced the spea ser.
After a fex illusions 90 DR.. Per
SOL, and some reference la tn. abuse
he had received in North Carolina,
stating that he had never done one
set be was ashamed of. aud that he
challenged anyone to point To an un-
worthy act, the speaker began the
discussion Of The political issues.
He referred 10 his joint canvass
with Governor Aycock aud Others,
saying that all statements he then
made have b Ell proved TO he true,
while his opponents would he forced
to admit, were they here today, that
they were mistaken.
Mr.. Butler criticized the Demo
cratic party for the fact that while 1t
was In control Of the government il
failed to pass any antitrust laws, or
to make any honest effort to break
up the trusts, and showed what the
Republican party had done in this
connection.
The failure of the Democratic
Congress to provide tor an isthmian
canal and the building OF the same
under Republican rule received con-
sideration.
The tariff was the principal point
discus: Ell from the standpoint of ma
tiOnal politics. The speaker referred
to the predictions of the Democratic
speakers as to the 1uinous results
that would follow the present Ding
ley tariff bill and cited the present
prosperity Of the country under that
law.
He told Of the panic which came
after the election Of President Cleve-
land the Democratic tariff policy
which he stated caused it.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Butler secuted the idea that
he was candidate for any elective
or appOintive office, stating that he
was making more money than any
federal Office would pay him, and
that he could not afford to accept one.
The negro in politics came Ia for
his full share Of the discussion, the |
speaker stating that although the
Democratic party promised that the !
passage of the late Constitutions
would get the negro out
of politics, that now, after its pas
sage, the Democratic handbook de-
voted twice as much space to the ne.
gro question as ever before, stating
that the party was appealing to the
prejudice of the people, and he criti-
cIzed severely Senator Simmons for
being responsible therefor.
President Roosevelt was highly
praised for his public ac's during his
administration, aud the Republican
party given credit Cor the general
of the country, through
The protective tariff. The railroad
rate bill recently passed by Congress,
was warmly praised, as were other
policies, and the settle
ment of the strikes and differences
between labor and capital by Presi-
lent Roosevelt.