The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-15

The Democratic bosses. before
the beginning Of this campaign. held
midnight conference here in the
National capital At that confer
ence they looked each other In the
face. and after many dreary hours
OF fear and trembling. resolved that
IL would not do 10 face the people
OF the State this year On their rec
ord or dare 10 discuss q single issue
or make . Jingle pledge for the
future. In that midnight confer
ence 10 was resolved that IL wouId
not do for them 10 attempt 10 divert
the attention OF the voters and ap-
peal TO passions and prsjudsces
through the cry Of negro DONNA
ton They resolved that they must
find some other issue or some other
campaign cry with which 10 divert
the attention OF the people and 10
arouse the passions and prefudiees
OF the people. that then they might
be able toward the end of the cam
paign TO supplement their efforts By
reviying again the ghost OF negro
domination
AT that conference IL vas re-
solved that they would manufacture
an issue for this campaign. but at
that time they were not agreed as
TO what their new paramount bogus
issue would be. This was before
the Democratic State Convention.
After the State Convention, and
when the present campaign was
about TO begin, another meeting OF
the State bosses was held. and at
this meeting there was present not
only the Kitchin but also the anti
Kitchin ring leaders, including Sim
mons and Daniels, and all the rest.
At this meeting it was resolved to
employ a stenographer to make a
report of my speeches and take the
same to headquarters for considera-
ton. They got their stenographer:
they had him to take down what I
was saying; they received an ac-
curate report of every word.
Il am told that when this meet
ing of Democratic State ring lead
ers began reading that speech, that
they began at the same time to per-
spire copious drops of Democratic
prohibition. | am told that a caucus
session of these Democratic ring
leaders was in session until after
| midnight, and before they adjourn
ed they were sweating blood.
"At the conclusion of this mid
night conspiracy, it was resolved
that they must make a desperate at
tempt to crush Butler and drive him
from the stump. This was unani-
mously agreed upon, but when the
time came for volunteers to bell the
! cat,' not one could be found to un-
dertake the job. l am told that it
was then resolved that it was not
wise to send any speaker to meet
me on the stump, because if they
| did I would disprove the charges
! which they had been making against
me through their newspapers and
| speakers, and would denounce their
| false charges as lies to their teeth
and prove the same.
! Iney IurIneT uoc1O0u IndC II would
not do to have a joint discussion
with Butler, because from the re-
port of his speeches, while he had
J said many terrible things about them
and their party record which they
could not deny, that yet he had not
told all the truth, and it was not
wise to stir him up. I am also told
that they further decided that if
there was joint discussion with
Butler that there would be from
five hundred to a thousand honest
patriotic Democrats of the rank and
file in every county in North Caro-
lima who would go to such joint dis
cussion, and that when they heard
the facts as to the record of the
Democratic bosses of broken prom
Uses and hypocracy, and also heard
the false and slanderous charges
which they have made against But
Ter completely answered, and their
speakers denounced face to face
that these honest patriotic rank and
file would join the Republican party
before they reached home that
night Cloud and prolonged ap-
plause(
i Ito be continued next week.