The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
AOAMSPA|NdED
IN LUR|D COLOR
Butler Hands out White
House language.
HEAP OF HOTElS7UFF
The I;ucklcbcrry Statesman Hlc-as
The Big stick on the Stafcss 'a'f-
man. Pate-Political tohitu-
AIRY and a Hint About IL
dian TcrritoT.


contribution today I" the CONT "FefS$
between the Republican CHAIRMAN
Adams and himself. and II comes
nearer being of the asbestos variety
than anv that has yet been submitted
to the public consideration. IN ms
rejcinder to Judge Adams, thefforfler
Populist Senator employs the most APP
proved White House language, using
such expressions as "undua1ifiedly
false" "cowardly and base ~falashood,
rho false" "the methods of satan,
guilty of ingratitude' "~treacheTous.
etc. This sounds very much as II
the President was proposing y new
name for the Liars Club butssuch
Is not tho case. II only shows tnat
Eoosevcltism invective IS beng feao
and employed by statesmen Of less
luminary powers.
Ex-senator Butler does mo- mince
words. He goes into the history OF
recent patronage disputes. and %.Ees
the inside story of the fight oHcr the
Raleigh Dostmastership. The sampson
statesman refuses to be read out or
the party and charges Judge AiA.HS
with ~ effort to wreck the ittIuS-
trial News. He declares nat lie as
the endorsement Of his own county,
refers to the defect of tho 5tate .ha.f-
man in his own ward primary during
the Observation-Disclosures fiSht-
The Ex-senator who has Just TO
turned from the South says IN bis
statement:
"a Few Alleged Facts" Noticed.
81 da not care to notice thai Dart
of Mr.. Adams personal abuse. Wllfc:'
is simply an aggregation Of COARSE
.pithet&. but he atten2Dts to s-lNe some
color and excuse fer his TRAD" ~ re-
ferrirc to Il few alleged facts. lnc5e
j Ni', briefly notice:
.tL-irc+ 7 I1r3arctlI1 That he c'IirIS
that ! have interfered to hold up the
Jefferson. (North Carolina) p~cst"fIi2@
appointment. This matter / have
never mentioned TO him nor 20 1he
post Office department, nor To II
other official of the government, from
the Pre- sident down. Thi Mr.. Adams
knows or could have NOVA
He. no doubt, has one real crieE-
ance against me about : pcs office
matter refer to Hickory, y G.. IN
that case, after much fuplielty ana
false promises, he refused IT, recon-
mend fer appointment a man that The
county committee and nine-tenths if
not Il larger proportion, az the patrons
of the office wanted.
Ibis false and t~re2cheroEs conduct
in his matter raised such It Storm IF
protest. i'll which ] joined. that he
wa forced to withdraw his first re-
commentator and mako tl.@ prop@r
appointment. Here is his real eliev-
ance so far as postOffice matters are
concerned. but he has not he cour-
age nor truthfulness to state T.
One of the "TnquaIifictE' Nailed.
second. l understand hat he
charges that the first difficulty be-
tween himself and me dates back to
the time when the Republican MEM
bers of the legislature We're selecting
their caucus candidate for the Senate
The reporter says that he was inform
ed in Greensboro that / desired thu
nomination. and, though Judge Adams,
who made no efforts to secure votes,
received all of them but one. This Il
unqualifiedly false in every respect,
and Adams knows it. | never spoke
one word TO a member Of the leglS-
lature about the matter and never
permitted any of my friends to do so,
l received letters, however, saying thai
Mr.. Adams or his friends We're solicit
ing members of the legislature to vote
for him, ana wanting to know if [
would permit the use of my name. |
answered these letters, and in one of
them Ca copy of which | kept to
Representative Kennedy, of Sampson
county, | asked him not to permit the
use of my name before the caucus. Mr..
Kennedy and every other Republican,
member Of the legislature are compe-
tent and reliable witnesses as = this.
Little Buddy More Deserving.
Third, the next alleged fact is, that
l wanted my brother. Lester. post
master at Raleigh, while Judge Adams
favored the appointment of Mr..
Briggs, and that Judge Adams Won
out, getting Mr.. Briggs appointed
over my brother. The only color Of
truth in this statement is that | want
ed my brother appointed, but l did
not ask it { personal favor. / asked
for this appointment on the ground
that he was pn10rcnl NV a M a inYff .
of the ounty Republican
and by Il majority of the Republicans
of the whole county. and. besides MAS
not only as we'll qualified as any ntler
county to render efficient public ser
vice in that capacity, but that. besides,
ne was more deserving from the stand
point of party service.
After laying these facts befole
State Chairman Adams I state in the
presence of a dozen or more promin-
ent Republicans (Whose names car
be furnished and every one of whom
will bear out my statement) that
wanted him. however, in making tn
appointment. not to consider the per
sonal equation Gas much as T would
like to see my brother appointed ant
as much as l thought he deserved it,
but to do what. In his Judgment
would most promote the upbuilding o
the Republican party; that is, to d'
the most to make Wake county in
'1SdSt. ItI fNtpuDllCdl vote ana au
vance steadily toward Republican
success. Mr.. Adams. in the presenc,
of these parties, ranked me for thi
statement and said that it was a mos
unselish and patriotic position t;
take.
'CoVard1y and Base" Rrag In.
when, at last, Mr.. Adams had de
clded to recommend Mr.. Briggs. h
came to me with many explanation
and apologies, saying that he regret
ted not to recommend my brother oil
account of his very strong endorse
ments etc, but limited at some Yer
strong influences that he had to con
slider. and said it would relieve hin
and the situation of much embarrass
ment if l would conse-.t to the ap
pointment of Mr.. Briggs, | told hin
that l stood sanaEE1y by my forme
statement; and thaTaif he had reache
that conclusion, in%gpite of the fact.
! would make no further objection:
lnasnuch as | considered Mr.. Brigg
entirely competent to perform tn
public service. e~fFcien4iy.ae% Their =
asked mo to go Wfth him to the post
off1ce department. SO that they Nigh
understand there that the appoint