Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-09-29 | Page 4 | The Revival of Populism.

TilE THE REVIVAL V L OF POPULISM M. M t l J An interview with Senator ex-Senator Marion I rion Butler of North Korth Carolina has attracted much interest illi in ill inthe i the subject of the revival of Populism Mr Ir Butler was u. u n very very- rr successful advocate of third-party third doc doc- trine He tried fusion with the Democrats only to suffer discomfiture in the end He has just made male the announcement that the Pops will have their own Presidential candidate in the 1 field eld in 1404 and he declares their theil candidate will find great support among o time one time Democrats Mr 11 Butler is not a rainbow chaser He lIe is a practical politician He TIo admits that the great reat question raised by the Populists Popit lists at the time of the depression sion of farming industries indus indus- tries tries the the the money question question has has been settled The quantitative theory lets has been heen vindicated he insists insist by the enormous and unexpected gold Jold output The Populists wanted an increase in the th- volume of money of redemption redemption primary primary mOIl money money and and j-and and urged ed edthe the claims of or silver The gold old mines instead sup supplied supplied plied the want and as a result he be contends prices d have ha advanced ad and prosperity abounds Ile lie can hardly expect the time farmers to care much for the old principles of Populism They are mighty might well satisfied sat with the present prosperity Will the factory hand band take up the doctrine nc The public ownership of public utilities utilities the the ownership of the earth inthe inthe in inthe the ultimate extension of or the doctrine has doctrine has an un academic popularity but is not yet a rooted deep belief in the breasts of enough voters tel's to make a areat reat reut stir Tom Johnson of or Ohio Ohio millionaire lP street treet railroad owner owner owner-is is doing something in his lu's race ace for the Governorship to exploit some pha phases es of Populism It remains to b be bg seen whether the public ownership idea is big enough h to get the people people peo peo- pIe to take hold Populism metals means socialism socialism socialism social social- ism means civil iI Christianity Are Arc two years Jear long enough time in which to bring h heven the United States or 01 even en a single Ringle State to the thc adoption of the belief nn and practice ice of the brotherhood of man mun and the Fatherhood of God And yet Mr Ir Butlers Butler's theories of success success' for his rejuvenated revised Populism r rests upon some such expectations and finalities