The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-11-03
REPUBLICAN, GIVES
BUTLER A JOLT

In An Open Letter In the
Gazette-News He Tells the Arch
Traitor the Black Things He Has
Been Guilty of.
The following scathing letter was
published in the Asheville Gazette
News of July %, 1910. 1t was written
fby Mr.. r. G.. White, a Republican OF
Greensboro:
greensboro, N. c., July 1s.
"Hon. Marion Butler,
washington, D, c.
"Dear Sir:-Your letter without
date has been received and its con-
tents noted with interest. There is
food for thought therein. The matters
about which yea write are worthy OF
| considerate attention. I shall, there
! fore, do you the courtesy to make
reply.
"Your declarations have refreshed
my fading recollections and your sug-
| sestions have led me to an analysl
/ of present conditions. In truth, your
| adroit and suggestive communlca-
ton has put me in a reminiscent and
reflective mood. AS you are aware
I am not a politician. In my humble
| sphere as a business man / have
made it a rule of my life to view and
] weigh any proposition made TO me
with such prudence, caution ano
care as its Importance demands.
I prefer always to know the man
Land the motive behind any PROPOSE
ton submitted for my acceptance. l
cannot forget that I know YOU, Mr..
Butler. L recall the year 1894, the
| forces the battle and the victory.
With equal vividness I recall the
scenes enacted in Raleigh during the
session of the legislature Of 1896
the agreement for you election TO
the long in the senate and that
of Mr.. Pritchard for the short term
There was nothing in your partys
platform or in your conscience when
prevented your assent to this agree
ment and to the solemn compact thai
the republican who got the short term
of 1895 should be reelected in 1897 fol
the long term.
Two years later, in 1897, in hagran'
violation of the terms of the com
pact, as fair and square as was ever
made by men of blood and honor
your, forgetful of the terms of the
terms of that agreement-unmindfu
L Oh the CldlAtS O1E14OIIOAT
for the help which had given yor
name and place and bread and pres
tfge, and obIivious to the protests o.
those who had stood by and for YOU
in the hours of peril and ned, be-
trayed those who had trusted you ant
deliberately schemed to- compass thu
defeattof Judge Pfitchard and to eff
fectuate a deal by the terms of which
you were to deliver your party to tn
democrats n you weer to hecom
the leader of the combined forces o
your party and the democratic party
This perfidys i would gladly forget
but your in~rodinate ambition pre-
vents.
Again 1 cannot forget you con-
nection with the South Dakota bont
suit, and the fraudulent bonds still
outstanding against North Carolina
INor can I yer forget the unblushini
land nefarious methods employed p,
you to defeat the confirmation 0
Judge Ewaft.
I am also reminded that in 1906, i
the contest between Judge Adams an
Representative Blackburn for tn
state craftsmanship, you were as pro
1iiic in the dissemination of circula
letters as you are in this year Q
grace, your faction of that hour. yoi
were Murphy to Manteo. And We
after all of your loud and strenuou
appeals for your fraction Of that houl
| you were not permitted to enter tn
convention hall for the Dbyiousr req
son that yourp resence meant the de
feat of your cause.
; Let me be frank with you, MI. But
Ter. The lesson of that hour fer 70
was that the republicans Of Mort