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Charlotte, JN. J.
The Cnrfew In Omabs.
! April 1. The city coun-
J a vote of fourteen to four,
iu il
favor's veto. The law will go
Sffect immediately.
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
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grave