The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-20
GOVERNOR AYCOCK CALLED TO
ACCOUNT.
Hon. IredelI Meares Demands That
He Correct and Rsrass . Publish
ed False Statement OF Furnish
Proof

ed False Statement Or Furnish
Proof.
The Charlotte Observer, in its is
sues of October 5th, contains spe-
cial from Raleigh, under date OF Oc-
| tober 4th, giving report of speech
made that day in the courthouse of
that city by former Cover Aycock.
We make the following extract from
that report:
"He sounded a note of warning
that Republicans are listening with
favor o holders of fraudulent bonds
of North Carolina who would saddle
| on the State liability for fifty or sixty
| million dollars of fraudulent bonds
scattered broadcast in Reconstruction
days and declared that while Repub-
licans deny that they are having any
| relations with Them, or would take
any steps to commit the State Gov
eminent to burdening the people
with the settlement of the bonds, it
| is a fact thai cannot be denied that
| big contributions from these bond
holders and their agents are coming
into the campaign fund of the Re-
| publican party in the State.''
| II such a statement as this had
come from the editor of the Raleigh
| News and Observer, no Republican
would scarcely have felt it necessary
to notice or reply to such a charge
| from such contemplate, lying
sheet; but such a statement being
credited to Governor Aycock, and the
report of the speech being published
in the Charlotte Observer, will at
| tract the attention of all of the people
Of the State.
The people of the State, regardless
Of party, have such respect for Gov
ernor Aycock as man, and for the
Charlotte Observer as a fair news
paper, that every one will believe
that no such statement would have
been made unless the Governor had
the facts to support and substantiate
his charge, if he is correctly re.
ported.
Immediately upon the publication
of this report of Governor Aycock':
speech, Hon. Iredell Meares, the Re
publican candidate for Congress il
the Sixth District, addressed the for
mer Governor the following letter:
: Hon. c. B. Aycock, Raleigh. N. C.
Dear Sir:-In the Charlotte Dali,
Observer of October 5th, in a repor
of a speech delivered by you at Ra
: leigh, you are credited as saying, il
: substance, this:
He sounded a note of warnin
that Republican are listening witt
: ! favor to holders of fraudulent bond
of North Carolina who would saddl
a on the State liability for fifty or sixt
t million dollars of fraudulent bond
e scattered broadcast in Reconstrue
b ton days, and declared that Will
Republican deny that they are hay
y ing any relations with them or woul
IS take any steps to commit the Stat
It Government to burdening the peopl
d with the settlement of these bond.
q it is fact that cannot be denie
" that big contributions from thes
n bondholders and their agents ar
It coming into the campaign fund {
the Republican party in the State
t. 1T is we'll known to you that b
l. Article L, Section of the Const
re- tuition of North Carolina, it is prt
Is vided that the General Assembl
3 shall not assume or pay, or autho
N ize the collection of any tax to pa,
~ either directly or indirectly, express
he ed or implied, any debt or bond. il
s. CURED or issued, by authority of tt
he convention of the year 1868, nor an
Of debt or bond, incurred or issued /
s. the Legislature of the year 1876
Of either at its special session of tt
a year 1868, or at its regular session
it of the years 1868 and 1869. an
he 1869 and 1870, except the bonds i
ut sued to fund the interest on the o.
debt Of the State unless the propo
Dis Ing to pay same shall have first bee
n submitted to the people of the Stat
as at a regular election held for tn;
n purpose
&c Tt is manifest, therefore, that Il