The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-02
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III senator Butler made the state
men At Rocky Mount which the gold
and -nigger" organs are so happy 10
believe he made, and which the ROCKY
Mount sheet falsely declares caused so
much indignation among those VINO
heard il. why did not the editor who
made this slanderous and malicious
charge against Senator Butler, or some
OF The men who signed that "in sub
stance aDn1avit telegraph the fact ~
the time to all of the cai!ies Ia the
State, instead OF waiting several weeks
before they made the charge!
Would not the organs that are
working the Niger racket been
as happy 10 have circulated u
then as they are now: Again
when the Rocky Mount report was CIR
cuiatei why Was il that the authors OF
this malicious ialsehood tried TO create
the Impression that Senator Butler
made n specific charge against the
Democrats o. Rockingham until il was
drvelope that senator Buffers speech
was made IN Rocky Mount before the
outrage in Richmond county was COM
mitted:
Answer. It WAS an after thought
one born OF a desperate purpose. The
goli Democrats and railroad politi.
81 no N.
Democratic organization and carry the
, Democratic masses with them as Ions
> as the Populist Party represents tn,
principles of Jefferson and Bryan
I Therefore they found it necessary e
break the influence of Senator Butler,
, speeches in declaring for a cooperation
D Of all those who favor the great reform
5 Issues before the people. The only
, way to do it was to misrepresen
| him. Hence the malicious repor
q about his Rocky Mount speech which
D they began to circulate a month aftel
the speech was made. In his speech a
n Rocky Mount he told them he woul,
n give them any length of time the.
wanted to answer the arguments h.
: advanced as to why it would not be
good thing for the best element of tn
State in all parties to join hands t,
e elect an anti-monopoly legislature an,
e secure white supremacy at the sam
r time. This is their method of an
wering.
They secured aflidavits stating tina
O Senator Butler said ain substance" " hs
certain Rocky Mount sheet falsel
charged.he said. We call attention to
number of afiidavits from as good mel
as are in that section who heard tn
y speech branding the Rocky Noun
T ArgOnauts report as false. We cal
!, get many more to the same efiec,
a Jurymen of North Carolina take tn
case We have confidence in you
e verdict.
S Do you believe that North Carolin
IS should be dominated by trusts and b.
: corporations controlled by the advo
d Gates C. the gold standard, the innu
d ence of which has worked such destruc
II ton upon the value of your propert,
r. and the products you raise? Or d
l. you believe in arresting the destruc
: tive influence of the gold standard, an,
r are you in favor of a cooperation O
n the good people of North. Carolina il
y all parties to elect an anti-monOpol,
q Legislature, one that will be free from
e railway and corporation influence an,
y to secure other reforms that will Civ
e to North Carolina a government of tn
y people for the people and by the peo
J. pie? If you do (and we know the vas
e majority of you do) you heartily en-
u dorse every word of Senator Butler
: speech at Rocky Mount, and can readil
y see why the class referred to above ar
e so anxious to misrepresent him by cir
culating this infamous falsehood.
= We repeat We have confidence il
q your verdict,