The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06

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most precious morssI that now re-
gales The morbid taste OF the D~mo-
cratic tongue il that of Butler and
Bonds" Only recently Il waa mig
ger" bat having eorraIIed the few
negroes that can now vote. into their
own ranks. they are tiekied nightly
and say little about him
But back TO Butler and bonds
Who IL this Butierr
Why. Just = Sampson sprout that
oatgrew Democratic narrowness and
made a name and fame for himself
That's the size of IT,
And what was his crime?
Why. he just simply refused TO bow
to Democratic bsssism, corruption
and rascaiity. choosing rather TO suf-
fer persecution. abuse and villifica-
ton with the people than TO enjoy
the fieshpots OF a decaying democracy
for even long season, esteeming the
cause of the people far greater than
all the honors 10 be had otherwise.
And what has he done?
Why, he led a people from a will
derness OF rantings into an oasis OF
reason: but in an evil moment he be-
came party TO a fusion that Demo
Gratis gladly tumbled up and over one
another to embrace. Later refusing
TO again be party TO another such
disreputable bargaining. he brought
upon his head all the curses of the
Democratic vocabulary.
But about bonds; what of that?
Well, you see, away back yonder
in the fifties, there was a Legislature
that issued bonds for something. The
power to issue remained with the
powers that were. Yes, they issued
bonds then. But from 1875 they
were too busy putting the poor man
in the field to face the enemy, and
attending to matters at home, such
as about 1864, allowing the poor
Confederate soldier, whom they now
profess to love with such an undying
love, the great sum of $11 per month,
while they were legislating at $50 a
day each Greater love hath no DEM
ocrat than that he will look after the
loaves and fishes while he lets the
dogs lick the sores of the poor man.
Now, as we said, some bonds were
issued before the war, and after the
war, about 1867, more bonds were
issued by the Democratic administra-
tioR. Jonathan Worth was Govern
or, Kemp P. Battle, Treasurer, and
they signed those bonds. Then fol-
lowed what in a Democratic admins
tration would be called hard times"
or a panic of some sort. So debts
were created by issuing bonds for va
rious purposes, mainly for building
railroads. By these bonds several
million dollars were added to the
State debt. The constitution of 1875
which was ratified by the people by
very large majority, repudiated these
hard times" bonds, but not those of
that Worth Democratic administra-
ton, the honesty of which has never
been question. The amount we have
never known. Yet, in 1879, the Leg
islature provided for beating the
holders of these bonds out of as much
of them as could be done. Remem
Der, now, the State was trying to get
out of paying an honest debt. But it
was Democratic. Well, under that
act, all those bonds, except $3.50, 900
were compromised somehow. The
holders of those $250,0O0 preferred
to wait and get more. The Democrats
worked overtime to keep from paying
this honest debt after the State was
amply able to do So Well, the fate
of that effort is modern history, but
quite different from the Democratic
version To make it short, the hold
ers of those bonds collected them. To
do so lawyers were employed and
among them were Fabius II. Busbee
and Marion Butler. Now, do not lose
sight of the fact that Mr.. Busbee was
a Democrat Raleigh Democrat
and no doubt a ring Democrat. You
know the State cannot be sued by an
individual, so some bonds were given
to the State of South Dakota and
that State brought suit for them. The
brilliant minds of Busbee and Butler
had united the Gordian knot. And
the Supreme Court of these United
States said that the debt was honest
and should be paid. And paid it was.
How the Democrats did holler about
paying an honest debt, But it was
paid and there was a-hurrying and a
scurrying to pay the balance of that
S25O,000. 1t was paid.
That is the Butler bond business
in a nutshell, briefly, fairly and
truthfully told, all Democratic lies to
the contrary notwithstanding. And
envy entered the heart of many a
Democratic lawyer that he had not
been in the case to share the Busbee-
Butler fee.
Now, little about some other
bonds, those reconstruction-repu
ed scarecrow bonds.
Well, along in 1866. during re.
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