The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-16
NOT LET
MATTERS REST
Simmons Right After Of
fensiye Partisans.
DATA BY THE BUSHEL
putI,r Vould Make tie state Pay
Fraudulent Bonds il lie Could
Control the Legislature
STATE Chairman Coah-
dent Of Results.


dent of Results.
~ THOMAS j. PENCE.
Washington. - O.. oct l0--enator
simmons is not done with the Federal
o~fhceholders in North Carolina.
against whom he has preferred
charges of perniicous political activity
in violation OF civil service regula-
tons. He will pres the charges even
if il il necessary 10 10 So after tho
election. and announced today that ~
has other evidence ne viii soon place
before the proper oinclals h+.e. THIS
morning the Senate furnished the
civil Service Commission With several
newspaper columns alleging gross NO
tlations controlling Federal o~llcchotI-
ers in the classified ana unclaSsltied
services. as laid down by President
Roosevelt. Speaking of this subJec,.
the senator said:
Il have further information of his
character. and expect t. furnish data
hy the bushel. l may not BE able 10
get action as early a it should Toe had,
but / viii not let the matter rest. The
Federal ofnceholdeI& Of North Caro-
lima shall not run tin politics of the
state. 1t is no part Of their bust
mess
The campaign in the state is highly
satisfactory 10 Senator simmons, who
confessed that there was lethargy and
division in some counties in the East
prior to the appearance of
Marion Butter on the stump. The ap-
p~earanCe OF the Odd PopullSt Senator
in the campaign and his absolute con
trolling leadership OF the party, has
united the Democracy, in the opinion
OF Senator Simmons, and settled any
differences that may have existed.
Party spirit is fine. senator simmons
declared, and a healthy interest IS
manifested in polling Il good vote all
over the state. For this situation
Senator Simmons and party leaders
believe they owe some degree Of credit
to Butler. senator simmons said in
this connection:
If Butler should Control.
such danger exists. bnt if the
Republicans should control the LeGis-
nature, Butler would have registered
every negro in the State who knows
a from b. This would give them a
60, 900 negro vote, whereas now there
are possibly less than ten thousand
negroes who are entitled to vote. |
am satisfied il the Legislature should
ever pass into contrOl of the Republic
leans Butler Would dominate it. and
his primary object would be to have
Ienacted legislation that would rtullt
in a compromise of the special tax
bonds issued by the carpet-bag Legis-
lttllt lIllllitui1ItlN u Tx Wal"
These bonds. with principal and inter-
est. would approximate etWeen fifty
: and sixty million dollars. AS every
! body knows, the State got no return
for these fraudulent bonds. Butler
would not ask for the full amount.
but it is his purpose to have enacted
> legislation that will force a comprO-
! mise. All over the State Republicans
! are harping on the necessity Of the
State standing by its honor They
- = - IA,,+ 1890 O-.0I- - al hJa
( purchases This is all preliminary to
the desired and proposed raid on the
/ State Treasury. Everybody in North
Carolina knows that since Butler
e iff0pped from the Populist to the Re
publican party and assumed the man
absolutely the dominant factor of the
Il lparty. I am advised that at all coun-
e ty conventions he has urged Republi-
Y cans to subscribe to the paper, which,
: according to accepted authority, is
Q owned by Butler. Pettigrew and Co"
; Sure of Crawford and Hackea.
Speaking particularly of the cam-
o paign in the State and the efforts of
. the Republicans, Senator Simmons
said:
. The Republicans are making lit
d tie effort outside the Eighth and
lTenth districts. They have no chance
e in either district. and | am confident
n of the election of Crawford and Hack
: EFT by substantial majorities. Taking
the Eighth district as q whole, the
n situation is better han two years g
9 There is q report that Speaker Cannon
has secured q twenty thousand dollar
y campaign fund for blackburn, but !
5 place little credence in the story. The
democrats in the district are thor
| oughly united. in fact. more 50 than
lever. They are better organized and
T more active than for years with the
lPOsvible exception of one county,"
Blackburn. the Senator said, has
troubles to worry him. He made
s., promises two years ago. which he
= was unable to redeem. and as q result
there is not the aggressiveneSS or
the part of many Of his supporters
which characterized previous fights
! THE Senator said this was particularly
applicable to the whrskey element
land government officials.
Action on Charges Must Wait.
The civil service commission ha>
decided to ignore the charges of per
nicious political activity on the par
of Federal officials until after tn
election. The reason assigned fol
postpOning Investigation is that any
decision now would be charged to par.
. tisan feeling. This decision wa.
reached after charges filed by Senator
: simmons had been considered as vel
as those preferred by AssembIvmar
Winters of New York
t, An Odd Fellows Orphanaee.
The odd Fellows Of this city who
:. are planning the Establishment Of an
lOdd Fellows Orphanage. had as then
Iguest last night Past Grand Eugene