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

.buse and Ites. 1T waa started b.
the editor Of the News and Observer
!, Raleigh" he declared. "a little
and whining. lyIng hyp-
pcrlte. Those are not pleasant words
10 the ear. bat have got the courage
= hen the occasion demands IL 10 n
the case. II those words are not
pleasing 10 him have another choice
selection which / want TO use when
the Democrats give me q man 10
speak against | may use them any
how before the campaign h over.
He quoted the Raleigh paper Is
charging that he took occasion 10
rob the State OF North Carolina. fore
ing the people 10 pay blood-money TO
specializing gamblers in Wall Street
lie charged that the editor knew
that was falsehood when he made
the statement. I'm saying what |
do deliberately"
The speaker said that the decision
Of the United States Supreme Court
shows that the bonds were not car
pet bag bonds; they were Issued by
a Democratic Legislature, when JON
athan Worth was Governor and the
honored Kemp =. Battle was State
Treasurer DIR. Battle swore TO the
court that the bonds were honest.
He was authorized TO sell them, and
when he failed on first attempt the
Legislature took the States stock in
the North Carolina railroad and with
this backed the bonds as security.
On that security they were sold.
Later a Democratic Legislature in re-
pudiating the carpet bag bonds made
mistake and repudiated these bonds
| too. II the people of North Carolina
| had known the facts, they never
| would have repudiated them. But
| the Democrats would not confess
| that they had made this great mis-
| take
Against Carpet Bag Bonds.
The speaker. using again that
short and ugly word with regard to
that charge, said that as soon as he
nailed it, the author Of the first
Matched a new one according to Gus
tom and charged that Butler was In
scheme to collect the carpet bag
bonds. representing a syndicate form
ed for that purpose. Denouncins
that statement, the speaker declared
that the editor referred to woul(
have no trouble finding him any
where in North Carolina any time hi
: cared to look for him. John G. Car
prominent Democrat, was the attor
ney for the carpet bag bonds and no
the speaker. On the contrary, Mr.
Butler asserted that an effort wa
made to employ him as counsel am
he refused to serve, stating unqual
ifiedly that at all times he would op
pose to the limit of his ability tn
, collection of them.
Passing on, while discussing thi
L general subject, the speaker referre
= to the representative from this Dis
. trict as a little pygmy who has bee
kept up there amolg giants, "a f1e
in a whirlwind." He quoted fror
= Mr.. W. w. Alexander, who was pre-:
, ent, statement which the latte
i said he heard Mr.. Webb make Will
Il he was out campaigning for re-ele,
ton. Mr., Webb was quoted as sa,
ing that it would be the worst da
" for North Carolina if McNinch wei
elected to Congress. Asked why, /
was quoted as answering that M
Ninch would be only one of the too
3 in the hand of that sly old fox, Blu
y Ter, who will have a special act pas
- ed which will make all the carpet-bs
~ bonds collectible. The the people
II North Carolina would have to D:
. $4,000, 900. That would be SIS
'e $50 for each person"
y Mr.. Buffers complimentary col
ment on that alleged statement w
We that it was "the biggest lie ever to
. by any man outside the penitentiary
no He declared the representative h
e been sailing under false colors al
he a false reputation.
oh The speaker then read from an e
Us itorial in the Charlotte News
WHICH II was Sdlu me people OF ClS
u lotte would have a chance to look
a patriot who used his influence
le collect repudiated bonds. He sa
II the writer was foxy enough not
FL say carpet bag bonds, but assert
~, that he sought to leave the impr,
ou sion, in which he would be succe
full with just the average man, tt
ne the "repudiated" bonds were carr
Vi bag bonds
'e Mr.. Butler said the Democra
0, State platform reads in substan,
LII We never have believed anythi]
EN- We don't believe anything now, a
III we don't want to believe anything
10 the future"
an Mr.. Ed Justice of Greensboro. s.
he didn't like that platform beca,
,ne 1t didn't stand for anything, did
ne have truth in it. Mr. Butler int
INC preted Mr.. Justices substitute =
re- form as but a jargon of words 8