The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-05-16
CHAIRMAN HDAMS' ATTACK ON IA
sENAIoR RuTLER.

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graphs from Washington an inter
view with Judge Adams, In which
he makes a very abusive attack on
ex-senator Butler.
Mr.. Adams shows temper and
vindictiveness for some cause. In
the adjectives which he uses to vent
his spleen, it il noticeable that he
does not give any facts on which to
base his bitter abuse. 1t is also no
ticeable that the Raleigh News and
Observer, the most unreliable, vim
dictive and unfair Democratic news
paper in the State, publishes Adams
attack on Butler, but does not pub
lish Senator Buffers reply. This
significant occurrence tells its own
story and needs no commenting.
Mr.. Adams charged in his inter
view, that Senator Butler was ''as
dead as a door nail" in North Caro-
lima, and that his connection with
any cause would hurt it. If Mr..
Butler is so dead in North Carolina,
why does Mr.. Adams treat him as
such a live corpse? Mr.. Adams
would probably find difficulty in
getting any well informed Democrat
to agree with him as to this. I'm
questionably, Mr.. Adams would like
for him to be politically dead, be-
cause he evidently fears the addi-
ton of more recruits to the Re-
publican party. In the next place,
if Mr.. Buffers connection with any
cause hurts it, why was it that
Chairman Adams was so anxious for
his services (Butler's) for every day
in tie last campaign in North Caro-
lima, and why was it that there were
twice as many calls fer him as he
was able to fill?
And why, 1t may be asked, was
Chairman Rollins so anxious for
Senator Buffers services on the
stump In North Carolina in the
campain preceding? And why,
when it was found that his services
had been given entirely to the Ma
tional Committee, did the State
Chairman telegraph to Natioual
Chairman COrtelyou to send ten or
twenty thousand copies of the PAM
phlet containing Buffers political
views as to why all Populists and
Alliance men and independent vo-
tiers should vote the Republican
ticket in that campaign?
Mr.. Adams further charges that
Mr.. Butler has been repudiated by
his own State and forced to go north
and find refuge in which to live.
AS Mr.. Butter says in his reply,
Chairman Adams simply borrowed
this hackneyed lie from JOsephus
Daniels. But, in addition, THE
CAUCASIAN would like to add, that
it is a historical fact that Senator
Butler has never yet been repudia
ted by the majority of the Republi-
cans of his County, nor by ma
jority of all of the voters of his
County. On the other hand, it is g
historical fact that Mr.. Adams has
been repudiated by majority Of
the Republicans of his County, and
also by an overwhelming majority
of all the voters of his County. Oh
course, both of these men are better
known in their own Counties thar
anywhere. Besides, we are, in thi
connection, strongly reminded o.
the fact that Mr.. Adams owl
County repudiated him severely TO
State Chairman, and that he could
not have been elected had it no
been for his receiving the large Re
publican vote from Senator's But
ler's County.
Mr.. Adams final charge agains
Mr.. Butler is that the latter has O
is trying to run an Office brokerag
business in Washington. The eau
CAsIAN challenges Mr.. Adams t,
find a single, truthful, responsible
Republican or Democrat in tn
whole State State of North Carolin
who will support this infamou
charge of his with any fact or ever
with the belief that there is an,
truth or foundation for the same
In addition, we call attention t
Senator Buffers reply to Judg
Adams on this point, in which b
said that every Department of tn
Government at Washington woul,
be his witness that the charge wa
absolutely false.
1t seems that all of Mr.. Adams