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Will Not Agree to Co-Operation on the Terms Proposed by the Republicana They Have No Right to Liy Down Terms The Pops Mnit Have the Governor This is the Last Tear There -win be Co operation in North Carolina How to Have Successful and Harmonious Co Operatloc Mr. W. E Christian, the Wash ington con-, spondeufcof The News, furnishes us today with the follow ing important document from Sen ator Marion Butler. It is addressed to the Populist chairmen in North Carolina: Washington, D. C, April 1. My dear Sir. A great deal is being said about co-operation for the coming campaign. I am in fa vor of co-operation, but I am not m favor of agreeing to the terms which our Republican friends have laid d wn, and are insisting upon. We can never get any terms for i o operation that are equally advanta geous to our party if we let the Re publicans think that we will submit to the terms which they have pro posed. They have no right to lay down their terms for co operation, their ultimatum as it were, without consulting us. This is what they have done, and are now busv charg ing that everybody is opposed to. co operation who will not agree to their terms. If we should tamely submit to this, neither they nor anybody else would have any respect for us. We must remember that they are simply looking out for the interest of the Republican party. If we do not look out for the interest of the People's party, no one else will. If we believe that the principles of the People's party are necessary to give the people relief and a return of good government, then we are false to-the people unless we use eveiy honorable effort to advance these principles, and to build up the Peo ple's party Iu my opinion, the terms which Senator Pritcbard has proposed are not only not fair to the People's party, but dangerous to its existence and future growth. In fact, I believe it would mean de moralization, if not a fatal blow to our party for ns to agree to sup port an Electoral Ticket, one half of which was pledged to vote for a goldbug for President. Iu fact, I do not "believe that one-half of the Populists in the Sfa'e could be got teu to vote for such a ticket; and I want to say, frankly, that if our partv were to be so shortsighted as to agree to such terms with the Re publicans, I do not think we could blame any Populist who would re fuse to vote the ticket. Again, what a spectacle it would be to have one-half of the state ticket ad vocating and supporting, on every stump, a goldbug for President, with the other half of the same ticket, on the same stump, opposing gld bugs, and advocating just the opposite kind of a ticket. Such a thing would be the most inconsistent and absurd combination ever seen in American politics. Such inconsist ency would be equal to the conduct of the Democratic party in claiming to be for one. thing in the State, and then supporting a candidate for President that was just the oppo site. The Democratic leaders have done this when they knew that they were sacrificing the interests of the people, and betraying the welfare of the country into the hauds of gold bugs and monopolists. They have done it in order that a few might hold Federal offices. We have con demned and repudiated the Demo cratic party for doing this. Now shall we approve of and actually assist the Republicans in doing the same thing? It seems to me that with two par ties, differing as widely as the Peo ple's party and the Republican par ty do, as National Organizations, on National issues, that it is abso lutely necessary to find some way to prevent these differences, (which will be the leading issues in the coming campaign) from bobbing up on ev ery stump to put us on the defen sive, and to cause friction and de moralization. If the Republicans in the State would stand by their convictions, there is not a great deal of difference between us on certain questions. Therefore, it seems to me that the only way to have suc cessful and harmonious co-operation, that will be alike fair and honora ble to both sides, is for the two par ties in the State to see on what prin ciples they can agree, and then to put up an Independent Electoral Ticket, not pledged to any- candi date for President, but pledged to these principles. We certainly can agree on free silver; on the income tax; and on opposition to bonds; and may be able to agree on other ques tions. Of courfe, I would like to make the whole Omaha platform the basis of co operation; but if we cannot get that, then certainly we must insist upon some principles as a basis for co operation. We cannot give up every principle and vote for goldbug electo; s. het us at least in sist upon an Electoral Ticket pledg ed not to vote for any goldbug for President. With an Independent Electoral Ticket like this, then ev ery one of the co-operative candi dates for any office in the State can say that he will vote for that Elec toral Ticket. This will not only prevent any friction between us, but will produce entire harmony, and make a winning fight from beginning to end. Besides it would enable us to put the Demo crats on the defensive by showing that we were consistent and that they were not; for they will certain ly have to support a goldbug for President, or join us. To take a course like this would not only be consistent for us, but it would be the consistent thing for the Repub licans in the state to do; and I be lieve that they Avill do it if we stand up for the right. We must remem ber that they need our votes as bad as we need theirs, and whenever they find that we are not ready to surrender all of our principles, and accept any terms that they name, they will be ready to confer in order that we may find out and agree on the best and most harmonious course to pursue. It is perfectly clear that this is the last year that there will be co operation in North Carolina. There fore, we must consider well what the future of the People's party will be after this campaign is over. If we do not cousider this matter now; if do not stand by our principles, aud niaiitain a consistent position so that we can gain recruits in the present campaign, and be in a position to gain more in the future, then we had just as well now lo make up our minds to quit and go into oue of the old parties. The People's party has nothing but its principles It is like a woman who has "nothing but her chastity; when that is gone, all is gone,and no one has any respect for her. If we can afford to sacri fice our principles, aud not only ap prove of the Republicans supporting a goldbug for President, but actual ly assist them iu doing it, then we could have afforded to stay iu the old parties, and had no good reason for leaving them and starting the People's party. We have uow before us a golden opportunity for building up the People's party. The princi ples that we have contended for can no longer be side tracked. They are now the overshadowing questions, and burning issues in American politics. We must stand in a posi tion to receive the recruits. What folly it would be for us to compro mise these issues now, when circum stances and the record of the two old parties have justified our predic tions and our course! If we do how can we ever hope for another man to leave the old parties and come to us? When good men, who are in the old parties are daily de claring that they will not vote for a goldbug if their parties nominate one, how strange and absurd it will be for us, who have left and repu diated the two old parties, to take the position that we are ready to vote for a goldbug Republican. How then could we ever expect any de cent man to leave the two old par ties and come to us? Such a course would demoralize our present forces, and prevent ns from ever gaining another vote. As IJhave said above, I believe that the Republicans will agree to the fair, logical, and consistent course if we will stand up for it, and insist upon it; but they certainly will not do so if we show a readiness to de sert our principles, and agree to any terms that they may name. We must remember that politics is war, and that neither one of the old par ties have any love for the People's party, any further than they can use us to serve their own ends. We must remember that the leaders of the Republican party fear the Peo ple's parly as much as the leaders of the Democratic party do. They are in constant dread that the rank and file of their parties will leave them and join us, because they know that we are right and that they are wrong. They know that they are trying to lead the people to vote against their own prosperity; they know they are trying to get them to support a goldbug and monopolist administration in order that the leaders may be in close touch with such administration, and control the Federal patronage; they know that this will give relief to one man out of five hundred, while the five hun dred will grow poorer. They know on the other hand, that we are try ing to lead the people to the only sure road for relief and prosperity. They know that they cannot fool the people all of the time, and that, sooner or later, the masses will leave the old parties and flock under our banner. In fact, the existence and continuous growth of the People's party is the ouly thing that menace and endan gers the existence and continuous rule of the two old parties The ad vocacy of the principles of the Peo- j pie's party is , constant source of ir- j ritation and alarm to the leaders of ' the Republican party; as well as to the leaders of the Democratic party. The Republicans would like to see us sacrifice our principles, and take a position where we would lose pres tige and influence with the masses as much as the leaders of the Demo cratic party do. In fact, it is the Republican party that we will have to tight in the future. The Demo cratic party is already practically dead. I do not believe that the Democratic party will ever elect another President. It is bouncl to split to pieces. In fact, the Demo cratic party cannot get over sixty thousand votes in the coming elec tion in North Carolina for a goldbug for President. Even if we were to have three tickets in the field, the Democratic party would be the third in the race in North Caroliua as well as in the Nation Iu fact, there is but one thing that can enable the Democrat' c machine to keep the rank and tile in the party, and that is for us to t ike such a position that no self respecting man would leave his party to come to us; and for us to sacrifice our principles, and es pecially the great question of finan cial reform is the only thing that would cause the people to remain in the discredited party We have be fore us now an opportunity that will never come again. Therefore, in the coming campaign, we must insist on terms of co-operation of such a nature that we can not only continue to draw strength from the Democratic party, but such as will put us in a position where we can gain largely from the Republicans in the next campaign. If we keep ourselves consistent on the financial question, we will b :.' !e to do this. That is, if we Lu.e co operation against goldbugs in the coming cam paign, we will not only draw from the Democratic party on that ques tion, but we will so educate the rank and file of the Republican party during the campaign in favor of fi nancial reform, that in the future, when the People's party makes a fight alone, it can appeal successful ly to these men to come to us on this question. In short, we must remember that we cau never gain a single vott from the Republican party as long as we co-operate with them. Therefore, we will not gain anything, but actually lose ground unless we co-operate for financial reform; and besides, it is impossible to gaiu votes from thej Democrats in the present campaign unless we co operate on this line. The whole fu ture, as well as the existence of the People's party is now at stake. Therefore, we must be wise and cautious; we must look ahead. In conclusion let me say that in mv opinion we should say to the Re publicans that we are in favor of co operation, but that the basis of co operation must be a common fight against the gold bugs. Please pardon such a lengthy let ter, but I feel so earnestly about this matter that I thought I ought to state my opinion to you at some length. I will be glad" to hear from you. With best wishes, I am Yours Truly Marion Butler. P. S. I will send you in a few days some copies of my speech on the Bond Bill, for distribution. Yours, etc, Marion Butler. 3IR. WOODARD'S, CONTI ST. 1 REVOLT AGAINST REED-. CHARGE THAT HE WAS COUNTED IN BY FRAUD Manuel Pulled Their Leg for 834,000. New York, April 1. The part ners of the firm of August Belmont & Co., declined today to discuss the swindle perpetrated upon them on March 12 th, when they were induced tr rash a forced check for twentv- -v o four thousand dollars.on Messrs Jose, Hidalgo & Co". They would only say that the forger is known under the name of Manuel Gonzales Men- doza. A Record of Evidence That Clearly Shows the ChargeUafoaoded Confidence tffeJt That Woodard Will Win -Congressman Show Interviewed. Special to the News- Washington, April 1. The elec tion contest of Cheathcm v 8 Wood ard was heard yesterday by election committee No. 2. Judge H. G. Connor and Hon. C. B. Ay cock rep resented Mr. Woodard and Major J. W. Graham and Blocks of -Five Dudley represented the contestant The contestant who was defeated by over 5,600 majority, alleges that Mr. Woodard was counted in by fraud on the part of the judges of elec tion. Messes Connor and Aycock both addressed the committee, and from the record of evidence clearly showed that the election was conducted fairly; that there was no intention on fraud practiced, and that the. judges of electiori were men of good character Major Graham aud Blocks-of-Five Dudley made the best showing they con M with the evi dence before them. The friends of Mr. Woodard are confident that he will win. Representative Nelson, of Cald well, was in the city last night on his way home, from New York. Judge D. L. Russell is here, also Mr. D. W. Whitaker, of Durham, ex United States Commissioner. Iu an interview today with Con gressman Shaw, he said, as to the county reciprocity plan, that if the Democrats would agree to support a Populist for a local office he would not object, provided the Populists would agree to join the Democrats in an endeavor to establish and maintain a white man's government in North'Carolina,and also to aid the Democrats in an effort to elect a free silver Democrat for President. "The peop'e of the country," said he, "want free coinage. A majority of the voters of the whole country earnestly desire it. If the Populist party had never been organized. without doubt the next President won-1 d-iff a Democrat. Nearly evfV Populist was formerly a Democrat, and if thev had not left us we would now have absolute control of the party organization. The nominee of the Chicago Convention will be a decided free silver man nominated on a silver platform. It is highly probable that the nominee will be a Southern man. Morgan is the ablest and most available man. If the issue is to be made on the silver question the section from which the candidate comes will amount to nothing. The people will want a man of ability. .Morgan is the ablest lawyer in the countrj-, and if elected President, would inaugurate a for eign policy superior to any we have had " W. E. C. THE SPEAKER BEAT AT HIS -OWN OA HI.. Iowa Democrats Endorse Boi s as the 'Gladstone of America." Des Moines, la., March oO. The first Democratic convention in Iowa to select delegates to the state con ventiui at Ottnmwa, which will choo3e national convention .delegates met in Webster City, Hamilton coun ty, and adopted resolutions denounc ing the present congress, deploring the possibility of a re-enactment of the-McKinley bill and endorsing Horace Boies, of Iowa, for President, characterizing him as "the Great Commoner, the Gladstone of Amer ica. Dispatching Troops to the Cape of 'bod Hope. London, April. 1. Owing to the gravity of the situation in South Africa, the government is taking steps to despatch five thousand troops, to the Cape of Good Hope as soon as possible, in order to be ready tor any emergency. The directors of the British Chartered South Af rican Company have formally re quested the government to order im mediate dispatch of five hundred regular troops from Capetown to Burawey. The American Tobacco Co's Snap, New York, April 2. The action of the directors of the American Tobacco Co., yesterday afternoon, after the close of the Stock Ex change, in declaring a cash divi dend of two per cent, on common and preferred stock, together with a scrip dividend of twenty per cent, on common stock, caused considerable excitement on the Stock Exchange. There was a great rush for tobacco this morning. Seventy-five thousand shares were traded in by noon, the average price being about 91. 1 he Bolter Republicans Beginning to Stan f Strong Against th Czar Georgi-lJigon c Present to M-. Cleveland -Personals. Correspondence of The Nbws. Washington, D. C , March 29. There was a distinct and decided rev lt yesterday against the Bossism of rieed, who against the best in ter es s of i he country has been gallop ing rough-shod over necessary - pri vate legislation in order, after hav ing put through the appropriation bjlls, he might close up and go home. Dispatch of business is well enough, but tvhere is much meritor ious and needed legislation that he will not bother to get evtn recogni tion. Thursday evening Cameron, of Illinois, gave notice that on yes terday the Sundry- Civil Bill would be taken up, and the general public did not, of course, dream of any other programme: But another pro gramme had been arranged ill. right enough. An incident will illustrate: Yesterday morning, in the Commit tee on Commerce, Warren Miller, of New York, was speaking, and Josiah Patterson. Democrat, of Tennessee, propjel that the committee remain until two o'clock-to hear Mr. Miller out Tim Sherman, Republican, of New York, a member of the commit tee replied that he would have to go into the House at 12 o'clock. Mr. Patterson said it would be of no use as the Sundry Civil Bill would be taken up. Sherman smiled signifi cantly, and said "well ve'llsee," and went into the House. The vote was put and in spite of Dingley, Cannon, Hill and other Reed lieutenants the 'Speaker was beat at his own game 2 to 1 and private billsvere taken up evidently by prearrangement among the Republicans. Up to this time they have been afraid to assert their independence, because they feared the threatened Reed bourn, but this has been coming in so slowly that the bolter Republicans have begun to stand with some, defiance against the once strong Czar who it seems is degenerating into a harmless luiso of fal. So it seems that Reed Mil not be permitted to be in such a hur ry as he has planned. Capt. George F. Bason was here yesterday to intercede with Commis sioner Miller in behalf of some moonshiner offenders. Last night he sent to President Cleveland a lit tle book with his compliments enti tled "Fishin' Jimmy " The Cap tain read some from the little book to his friends at the Metropolitan Lobby aud said he thought the Presi- dent would enjoy it. On the fly leaf was written: "To his Excellen cy, Grover Cleveland from one who thinks none the less of him because he goes fishin'." Dr. Robert Sherwood McGeachy, of the staff of physicians at the Ral eigh Asylum for the Insane, passed through yesterday enroute to Ral eigh. He has been for six weks at tdic te cliuics in New York on nervous diseases and insanity. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. A. McGeachy. W. E C. Ominous Preparations. London, March 3r. I here signs on the dock yards aud senals of preparations for events. Special and additional or ders have been received to prepare a number of warships for active ser vice. The stores of ammunation are being overhauled and sent on board the vessels to be prepared for commission, and all naval officers on furlough have been telegraphed to rejoin the ships immediately. These measures, nowever, are Denevea to be more of a precautionary nature than as indications of probability of hostility. The French Mediterrane an squadron, however, is to be strengthened and the second class cruiser, Cecil, has sailed on a spe-. cial mission to the African coast. Bismarck's 81st Birthday. Berlin, April 1. Today is the 81st anniversary of the birth 01 Prince Otto von- Birmarck. Active preparations have been going on for some time to make the day one of un alloyed joy for tide aged warrior statesman, as few expect he will live to see another birthday.- While his specific ailments are not more active than usual, his general strength is failing and his physician has forbid den any undue excitement. The only public demonstration inside the Friedrichsruhe grounds will be a torchlight march of the Hamburg Society tonight. Throughout the German empire though the day is being celebrated in a manner befit ting the occasion. are ar- grave