The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-04
CAT OUT OF THE BAG"
Which Candidate is Marion Butler Trying to
Help.

Mr. Editor: The State just now is
being flooded with pamphlets containing
extracts from an editorial whlcn ap-
reared in the Caucasian of November ISL
commenting on the letters OF Y. III.
Vance and ]. G. BiSgs
These pamphlets are being sent out py
the Simmons management, as are also
copies. as l am informed, of the eau
casian itself, for the purpose OF prelE
dicing Democrats against MI. Carr by
force of the alleged opposition OF the
Populist organ to Mr.. Simmons MT
Simmons management has praceed4d
throughout the campaign as If this metnoa
of attack was their trump card. CON
fronted with charges that they have touno
it inconvenient to meet, they have sought
comfort in the Caucasian and sought 70
weaken the force of the charges fagalnft
themselves by crying, Butler is faga1nft
Simmons" fhFf@
Why has this been done? Find your
answer in these facts, which are reve-
lation: -
On Thursday night, as ] am informed,
one of Mr.. Simmons managers went" 10
the Caucasian office and purchased all the
remaining copies of this weeks edition,
for distribution among Democrats.
Friday morning this manager for Mr.. sim
mons as 1 am informed, visited the bust
ness manager of the Caucasian, senator
Buffers brother, and sought to contract
for an extra edition of 5000 copies OF the
Caucasian, for the purpose of distributing
them among Democrats, at a cost OF
$500 or $4,000. Mr.. Butler agreed, put
the type had been distributed, and the
deal was called off, because the manager
for Mr.. Simmons told Mr. Butler that ne
was afraid that it was too late Tor the
papers to do much good. But, marx you,
the above circulars of Simmons man
ager appeared, or were mailed snoftly
after the Caucasion itself.
us the cat out of the Bag? VINO
is it., then, who has been dlcKer-
ing with Populists? What has Deen
the inspiration of this support ~ Oh
Carr by Butler that has furnished so
much of the thunder of Mr.. Simmons
campaign? We have been told through
the papers, with wearisome persistence
that General Carr's support was coming
for the most part, from Popullsts ana
Republicans Pamphlets have Deen
printed and scattered with garbled re-
PORTS of General Carr's utterances, en-
phasizing the Importance of talr count
with editorials from the Caucasian de-
nouncing Mr.. Simmons. and seeking 10
|. show a bond of sympathy between Carr
and Butler 1t was a fine game, game
that was calculated to- mislead, but II
it has misled good men it can do so nc
| longer. 1t was a daring game, and one
| that none but desperate men would under
take. Carr and Butler indeed! Eutiel
| and somebody else," is it not? Will the
people tolerate such politics as this! Has
| it come to pass that man in North Caro-
| lima should seek an office through the
| dissemination of attacks upon himself
| and trusting TO the peoples overlooking
| the truths at issue by reason of the
| quarter in which they are reproduced! Thu
| articles themselves are written by mel
| whose Democracy is unquestioned. CaI
| Simmons managers lessen their force b.
| buvirg copies of the Caucasian which
| copied them? If Mr.. Simmons or hi
friends think so, they insult the intelii
| gence of the people!
This alleged friendship of Butler TO
| Carr that Mr.. Simmons managers hav