The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02

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lone us. and in view OF the political
,apital which the gold and negro or
zans are attempting To manufacture To
enable them 10 carry cut their deep
aid conspiracy in the interests OF mo-
nopoly, We are constrained to say that
il they meant by their affidavit TO say
that the structures which W. did use
were directed against any save the |
agents and hirelings OF Shylock aud |
or that We used language,
" hen taken IN connection with the re-
mainder of the speech, could in any
way be construed as charge that even
the scoundrels, who help monopolies to
rob the people, could st0op so low as TO
hire negroes to commit rape, then We
brand such statement as base, mali
cious and per ured falsehood. The un-
dersigned is personally resoonible for
this statement. i.
MARION BUTLER.
Since the above was written for last
issue we notice that the editor of that
Rocky Mount paper has gotten the fol-
lowing additional affidavit:
We, the undersigned, do hereby make
affidavit that We heard the speech OF
of Senator Butler, and that the above
extract is in substance what he said.
r. b. HICKS,
+. NJ. DRAUGHAt,
ISAAC LEVY.
Rocky Mount, Nash Co n. :.
Sworn to and subscribed to before
me this the oath day of November, 1897.
JOHN l.. ARLINGTON,
Notary Public.
We do not know these three men, and
all we have to say in reply is that if they
mean by this affidavit to say that the
structures which we did use were d.
rected against all Democrats or against
any save the agents and .hireliLgs of
Shylock and monopoly, or that we used
language, when taken in connection
with the remainder of the speech,
could in any way be construed as a
charge that even the scoundrels, who
help monopolies rob the people, could
stoop so low as to hire negroes to COM
NIT rape, then we brand such state:
ment as base, malicious and perjured
falsehood. The undersigned is person.
ally responsible for this statement.
MARION BUTLER
THE LIE NAILED WITH AFFIDAVITS
The following atlidavits speak for
themselves
hereby make affidavit that | was
in Rocky Mount on the 10Th day of Oc-
tober the day when Sc ator Butler
spoke there, and that [ heard his
speech; that Senator Butler sci moth
ing in his speech which con.d under
any proper constfac=-lq be taken as a
charge against d. r., ca - Lhey
hired negroes to C., amt Ills
structures were all directed against
the tools and hirelings of monOpOlies
and he did not even charge that this
class of men were mean enough to hire
| negroes to commit rape.
DAVID EVERETT.
SwOra to and subscribed before me
this 27th of November 1897.
GEO. r. DIxoN,J. p.
We, the undersigned, make affidavit
that we heard Senator Butler speak in
r )cky Mount on October 18th, and
paid close attention to his speech. We
have also read the garbled extract
given by the Rocky Mount Argonaut
and we brand it as base and mali
ciOus perversiOD, and one that puts an
entirely wrong construction upon what
he said. Senator Butler did not say or
charge that Democrats, nor even the
agents and hirelings of monopoly and
the money power against whom all of
his argument and denunciatiOn was
directed, we're mean enough to hire ne
grOes to commit nameless Outrages
His whole speech and argument was
for the rights of the people against
corporate greed, and it was listened tt
with the greatest attention by all, and
we know of many Democrats, the kline
that believe in the principles of Bryan
who declared that his arguments were
unanswerable.
We further make affidavit that We
have read the editorial in THE CACA
SIAN headed, "What Senator Butler
said at Rocky Mount" and that we en-.
dOrse it as correct version of Sena
tor Buffers remarks.
P. A MAY, Co. Com r
G. w. COLEY,
JAMES j. CoLEY, j. P
B. F. WEsTRAY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9th November, 1897.
G. r. CoLEY,
Justice of the Peace.
l also make affidavit to above.
G. T. CoLEY, p
Justice of the Peace.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
JAMES J. Colby,
Justice of the Peace.
l, the undersigned, heard Senator
Buffers speech at Rocky Mount OF
October Is b, and hereby make affida
Wit that the report made by the Rock,
Mount Argonaut is radically incorrec
and grossly misleading He did no
charge that Democrats hired negroe
to commit rape. 1 further make aft
davit that the interview which Sena
tor Butler gave to the News & Obser
yer, which was published IN that pape
on Thursday morning November 18th
and republished in the CAUCASIAN OF
Thursday November 25tb, togethe
with the editorial in the last issue O
the CAUCASIAN headed, what Senate
Butler Said at Rocky Mount" states tn
exact truth.
VAN B CARTER,
Rep. of Nash.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this the Goth day of Nov. 1897.
WILLIAM G. SHART.
Notary Public
|, Jno. B. Lewis, was in Rocky Noun
when Senator Butler spoke there OIL
October 10Th, and heard his speech
and make affidavit that Senator But
Ter did not charge that Democrat