The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-24
CHARGE IS FALSE,
WRITES ROLLINS
Mr.. Bynum's Speech at
Greensboro Assailed.
HE SLABS IN THE BACK
Rollins Declares Himself Disguised
With Men Who Masquerade IS Re
pubiicans Yet Willy Their Party.
A Slanderer is Worse Than
a Thief.

A-heyIle. \. c.. April 21-EapuhII-
can state Chairman Rollins tonight
addressed the following scathiAg open
letter 10 exclude W. +. Bsuun. JE.
al Greensboro, in which he state
chairman accuses the GreeuSboEo law
We with being a ~sianderer and q
"Asheyiue i. g.. April II.
Hon ". +. Hynum. Jr- Greensboro
y. c..
pear sir.-The newspapers quote
You Is having said, in your speech at
Greensboro ON Thursday, III defense Of
Congressman Blackburn. that the
leaders Of the Republican party are
"a band of political cut throats ana
pirates. forever standing with their
hands in the pockets OF their country
men
The leaders Of our party in this
State embrace the members Of the
Republican state organization. the
Presidential electors, the Republican
candidates Tor state offices. the he
publican members of the General As
sembiy and many others. whose char
.acter and standing are above re-
la,oach. Your statement is false and
.u~nWarranted. and feel that | would
be doing my duty to myself or the
party | have the honor To represent,
did | not resent your false and sland-
|erouS attack.
4 am tired and Disguised with hay
ing certain persons masquerade under
the guise of Republicans yet stabbiug
the party III the back at every turn.
land s~landering it upon any and all
Occasions.
4 remember that at the last state
convention you gave out Il slanderous
interview about U party. Yet
Their" were more than $1,000 honest.
decent white men who went 10 the
polls ANA cast their votes for the party
whose leaders you nave repeatedly
.viliiied.
''The rank ana nIe is Of
honest. self-respecting men. and They
have selected honest se~lf-respccting
leaders and representatives. and yet
by insinuation and Inference. you
state that they did not have sense
enough to know what they We're do
ing when they selected the men of
their choice to represent the Repub-
iican party in this state Aside from
the political aspect, | think yoIr re
marks We're lnSeemly and entirely out
Of place in q court Of justice. and I
feel sure that the decent. l~aW-abiding
people in North Carolina condemn YOU
for takilg advantage Of your position
as paid attorney, for ~assaulting one Of
the great political organizations. sim
ply because you are d~isgruntled and
dissatisfied with some of its leaders.
courts are established in order
that men may secure Justice. and the
issues involved fairly and impartiaIIy
discussed. ana the organization and its
leaders were not connected. directly or
indirectly, with the matter then under
consideration, and amy statement that
the organization was responsible for
Mr.. Blackburn'S Indictment is false
and without foundation. Mr.. Black
burn has been tried and acquitted, and
is entitled to the fun benefit of the
and | hope that all members of
our party will cease ftctionaI strife.
and come together for the purpose Of
presenting a solid front to the enemy
in the approaching campaign.
If you have any evidence that any
of our leaders are cut Threats and
pirates, l challenge you to produce it.
| most emphaticalIy deny your ale
cations, n assert that You have
grossly ~slandered our leaders by MAX
ing the false charges referred 10. The
chief of our country re-
Gently stated in his lecture on The
Man With the Muck Rake that Il
~slaideler was worse than a thief, and
| think the American people concur in
his opinion.
'Ingratitude is, i'm my opinion. the
basest word in the English language.
and any person who would talk about
the leaders Of the party which has
hono"ed him as the Republican party
of this State has honored YOU. is de
void of gratitude to say the least.
Very truly.
"THOMAS :. ROLLINS.
"Chairman Republican State Executive |
Committee.'