The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-04-26
THE CHARGE Is FALSE.
MI. ROLLINS REPLY TO JTDG
BYSUM.s GREENSBORO
SPEECH.

Mr.. Rollins says lie 10 Tired and Dis
xuss-d with Cersain Persons Masuaer-
Adinx No Republican. Yet s:abbinx the
Party I'm the Back.
Asheville, y. G., April 2l.-The
following open letter was addressed
to Judge Bynum by State Chairman
Rollins tonight:
Ashevilie, \. c, April 81.
To Hon. ". p. Bynum, Jr., Green's
boro, y. c.:
Dear Sir:-The newspapers quote
you as having said. in your speech
at Greensboro on Thursday, In de-
Tense OF Congressman Blackburn,
that "the leaders Of the Republican
party are a band of political cut
Threats and pirates, forever standing
with their hands in the pockets of
their countrymen."
The leaders Of our party in this
State embrace the members Of the
Republican Slate organization, the
presidential electors, the Republican
candidates for State offices, the Re
publican members of the General AS
sembly and many others whose
character and standing are above re-
proach. Your statement is false and
unwarranted and feel like would
not be doing my duty to myself or
the party l have the honor to repre-
sent, did not resent your false and
slauderOus attack.
[ am tired and disguised with
having certain persons masquerade
under the guise of Republicans, stab
bling the party in the back at every
turn and slandering it upon any and
all occasions. / remember that at the
last State convention you gave out
slanderous interview about our party,
and yet there were more than $4,000
honest, decent white men who went
to the poles and cast their votes for
the party whose leaders you have
vilified.
The rank and file is composed Of
honest, self-respecting men, and they
have selected honest, self.respecting
leaders and representatives, and yet
by insinuation and inference you
state that they didn't have sense
enough to know what they were
doing when they selected the men
Of their choice to represent the Re-
publican party in this State.
Aside from the political aspect, 1
think your remarks were unseemly
and entirely out of place in court
of justice, and l feel sure that the
decent. law-abiding people in North
Carolina condemn you for taking
advantage Of your position as paid
attorney, for assaulting one of the
great political organizations, simply
because you are disgruntled and dis
satisfied with some of its leaders.
The courts are established in Or
der that men may secure justice, and
the issues involved fairly and i'm
partially discussed and the organiza-
ton and its leaders were not con-
nected, directly, or Indirectly, witt
the matter then under consideration,
and any statement that the organiza
ton was responsible for Mr.. Black
burns indictment is false and with
out foundation.
Mr.. Blackman has been tried and
acquitted, and is entitled to the full
benefit Of the same, and / hope that
all members Of our party will cease
factional strife, and come together
for the purpose of presenting solid
front to the enemy in the approach
ing campaign. Ifyou have any evil
dence that any of our leaders are
cut Threats and pirates, 1 challenge
you to produce it.
I most emphatically deny your
allegations, and assert that you have
grossly slandered our leaders by
making the false charges referred to.
The chief executive of Cur country
recently stated in his lecture on
''The Man With the Muck Rake"
that slauderer was worse than a
thief, and I think the American
people concur in his opinions
Ingratitude is in my opinion the
basest word in the English language,
and any person who would talk
about the leaders of the party which
has honored him as the Republican
party has honored you, is devoid of
gratitude, to say the least.
Yours truly,
THOMAS 8. ROLLINS,
Chairman Republican State Execu-
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