The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-11
HERE IS TIE TRUTH.

"a" who persists in his desire to
make it appear that Mr.. Bryan was
begged to speak in North Carolina on
the amendment, but declined to do so
because he did not wish to offend But
Ter, has another article in Sundays
Charlotte Observer in which he says:
Charlotte Observer, and reprinted this
week in Buffers Caucasian, in which
he says:
in connection with this statement of
Mr. Daniels, l have proposition to
make which may clear up the whole mat
ter. He anticipates a denial from Chair
man Simmons as regards his knowledge
of the Bryan refusal, and right there is
where things become interesting. Accord
ing to my informatien-which, it is need
less to say is entirely reHable-a certain
man who was on the stump for the
amendment told friend that the letters
referred to had passed between Messrs
Daniels and Bryan. Determined to push
the matter to a positive confirmation the
friend of the campaigner, at his first OPP
portunity, approached Mr.. f. NJ. Sim
Mr. Bryan were true and received the re-
ply that they were, and Mr.. Simmons
added: And 1 will state further to you
that when Mr.. Bryan was last in North
Carolina / begged him to say something
for our amendment and he refused to do
So
Now, if Mr. Daniels will secure a
statement from Mr.. Simmons to the eff
Al.o% H. 1nI oh finIo in
Raleigh, on July z, 1900, will disclose
the name of his informant in such a way
as to leave no doubt as to the latter's
identity and at the same time convict
somebody of not sticking as closely to
the truth as they should"
4 reporter of the News and Obser-
yer waited on Mr.. Simmons, showed
him the above paragraph, and inter
viewed him as follows:
O. 'Did YOU ever insist on Mr.. Bryan
speaking in favor of the amendment"
A. "As l stated in a former interview
in the News and Observer, l asked
Mr. Bryan if. in his speeches in North
Carolina, he would refer to local matters
at all, and he replied that he would not
that this was his policy, and he thought
that it would be unwise for him to do
otherwise. | then made a very brief ref
crence to political conditions in the State,
saying we had a sharp fight on the amend
ment, and that we thought it would help
us if he could allude to these matters
Mr.. Bryan again repeated his statement
that he did not think it would be wise for
him to take any part in local politics in
his speeches"
Q. did you understand by Mr.. Bryan S
answer that he was directly refusing to
discuss the amendment or was he simply
stating his policy in regard to such ques-
tions?'
A. THE conversation was Just in the
order in which have stated it above, and
l understand that Mr.. Bryan's failure to
discuss the question was solely because
of his policy not to interfere with State
matters"
@. did you have any conversation
with anybody in which you used these
words: begged him (Mr. Bryan to say
something for CUR amendment and he re
fused to, do so?'"
A. mo. The above are the facts about
the matter and 1 have made 10 state
ment inconsistent with these facts
~
Bryan urging him to favor the amend
inent and Mr.. Bryan wrote back urging
fusion with Butler. While he does not say
so in so many words, * leaves the in
ference that he obtained this information
from conversation that he says a Dem
ocrat had with you last July Did you
ever make any such statement"
A. Il know nothing of any correspond
ence between Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Daniel
in reference to his visit to North Carolin
in 1898. and / have not made any state
ment about it. Mr.. Bryan came to Mort
Carolina upon. telegraphic invitation
from Mr.. Daniels and myself. jointly"
1t is thus seen that Mr.. Simmons eN
pressly denies the allegation made b.
~" Mr.. Daniels has already state
that he never wrote to Mr.. Bryan i
reference to the amendment, never It
ceived any letter. from Mr. Brya
about the amendment, and never II
quested Mr.. Bryan to speak in favo
of the amendment, as charged by N.
As every one who is familiar with Nj
Bryan's methods knows, he never dis
cusses local matters and he was nc
expected to discuss our local State i.
sues when he visited North Carolin
in February.