The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-09

feeo the eoitoete0 In Ta1 CArCAslAy
headed .whaf senator Butler said ii
Rocky Mount" and the came 10 \ cor.
rect version - understood IL.
/ Jxo. b. LKwn
| sworn to and subscribed before me
this 9Th day Of November 1887.
| GEO. X. Dixox, J. +.
| was NJ Rocky Mount on oc,obes
18th 1887 and heard senator Butler
speech from beginning to end, and
DO soiemniy swear that he made nc
-uch remark - charged By the Rocky
Mount AFEonaut that Democrats hired
negroes 10 commit outrag~s; nor did
he say anything that could be SO con-
/ ssrued.
His reference To Democrats hiring
negroes WAS, in substance, a. follows
That IN times OF great political in
activity and indifference on tbs part
OF tie voters in that party. and when
the democrats had no record TO 60 be
lore the people With some of the leaders
| would hire negro 10 throw q rock into
Democratic procession in order to Gre
| ate race prejudice to enable them to
get the people to the polls.
his reference 10 the outrages com
mitted by negroes was, in substance, as
| follows:
That he was very sorry that the
the Democratic railroad organs and
the agents of monopoly and the gold
Standard In that party were endeay-
orin 3 TO create race prejudice by Re-
ferring t. these horrible outrages for
the purpose of making political CAPT
tai out OF them.
The Argonaut's repor; as referred to
above is absolutely untrue and with
out shadow Of foundation in fact.
VIC. LEIGH,
Member f the Board of Commission
era of Edgecombe county.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me
this November 90, 1897.
ED. PENNINGTON, G. sc.
We, the undersigned, were at Rocky
Mount on Oct. Is, 1897, and heard
Senator Buffers speech from beginn-
ing to end, and We do solemnly swear
that he made no such remark as charg-
ed by the Rocky Mount ArgOnaut that
Democrats hired negroes to commit
outrages; nor did he say anything
that could be SO construed. His refer
ence to Democrats hiring negroes was,
in substance, as follows:
That, in times OF great political in.
activity and indiffereI &c on the part
of the voters in that party, and when
the Democrats had no record to 20 be =
fore the people with, some of the lead
ers would hire a negro to throw a rock
into Democratic procession in order
to create race prejudice to enable them
to get the people to the polls.
His reference to the outrages COM
mitted by negroes was, in substance,
as follows:
That he was very sorry that the
Democratic railroad organs and the
agents of monopoly and the gold stan
dard in that party were endeavOring
to create race prejudice by referring
to these horrible Outrages for the pur.
pose of making political capital out of
them.
The ArgOnaut report, as referred to
above, is absolutely untrue and with
out shadow Of foundation in fact.
JAMES b LLOYD,
w. E. FOUNTAIN,
J.T. DUPREE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Goth day of Nov. 1897.
ED. PENNINGTON,
Clerk Superior Court.
| hereby certify that I was present
when Marion Butler spoke in Rocky
Mount on the 18th day of October and
that l heard his remarks on the color
question, have also read the report a.
given by the Rocky Mount ArgOnant
and | regard it as grossly misleading.
further certrify that have read SEN
atOr Rutler's interview which was
published in the News and Observer