The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-05

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Congressman Morehead had tea
the aght for Government aid for tbs
great protect and aid that IL tbs
souiheTn States wsre represented II
Washington By Republican Congress
men and senaiors that N many mil
iions - have been spent In the West
for irrigation would nov be speni
In the South for drainage This dec
laratIon was met BY thunderous ap-
plause from the great audience.
The speaker then apologixed 10 hls
audience for rot discussing the re-
ma'nder Of the great pianks in the
Republican platform. both State
and National. and regretted tina, the
time in which he would do so mus,
be used In replying TO the false an /
slanderous attacks made by the
Democratic bosses upon him In order
TO divert attention from their own
miserable record of hypocrisy and
broken promises.
He said that the Democratic ring
had been abusing and lying on him
ever since he made his first public
speech eighteen years ago, and his
only crime then. as now, was because
he told the truth.
After referring to the various les
all these years he came down TO their
latest one. the charge that he had
collected. or intended TO collect. frau
dulent carnet-bag bonds. and when
he show ed that the bonds which he
had collected were honest bonds and
that the men who had repudiaiei
them had been guilty OF placing upon
ii the only stain that had ever mar
red the fair brow of our great State.
the audience went wild with delight
Then turning TO their last and
latest false and slanderous charge
that he was now the secret attorney
OF the carpet-bag bond-holders. he
branded the cowardly authors OF
such charges in a manner that was
responded TO In long and continuous
applause.
He held up the advertisement for
VIC pOOtiHS VI l y
which they had pointed as proof con-
, elusive against him and said that
those who had attempted TO magnify
and misrepresent that advertisement
in the last days OF the campaign
were guilty OF base and malicious
cowardice and falsehood because they
had themselves investigated this mat
ter In New York and had learned
that he had not only ordered the
advertisement discontinued but had
refused In the most positive and EN-
phatic manner, not only orally but in
writing, to act as attorney for or 10
in any way attempt to collect any
fraudulent or carpet-bag bonds. He
explained fully In detail how the
advertisement appeared and why II
was promptly discontinued.
This occurred in the year 1905. A
few months later, when the Carlisle
Syndicate sought conference AMI
attempted TO secure his services as
counsel, he forever silenced every
holder Of fraudulent or carpet-bag
bonds who had hoped to secure his
services as counsel and besides serv-
ed notice upon them and all others
that he would oppose with all his
power any effort to collect suclI
bonds.
At this point he read the follow
ing letter, which was greeted with
prolonged and deafening applause:
"Washington. D. c.. Jan. Is, 1906.
"Messrs. w. N. Coler & Co., SO Cedar
St., New York City.
My Dear Judge Hole:-Your es-
teemed favor of January 18th re-
ceived. I note what you say about a
proposition of bond committee call
ed the Carlisle committee. This Is
no doubt a responsible committee.
headed as 1t Is by ex-Secretary OF the
Treasury John G. Carlisle and by
Hon. Jefferson Levy. late Democratic
State Chairman Of Virginia, and now
or recently a Tammany Congress
! man, hut as understand 1t. they
have the special tax bonds OF North
Carolina, which bonds. as have al
ready explained to you, are fraudu-
lent carpet-bag bonds.
These bonds were issued by leg
islature largely controlled by aliens
and irresponsible native associates.
mostly blacks. These bonds sold fo-
little on the market. and that little
was largely II not wholly. stolen by
the carpet-baggers and their asso-
ciates.
There were, 1t is true, few ma
tive-born men OF the so-called bet
ter class, styling themselves DEM
ocrats. who are supposed TO have
shared In this footing OF the State.
but the State Is not to be bound by
their treacherous and degenerate
acts. even though the Democratic
party may have later honored them
with office and position. So my adj
vice is to have nothing TO do with
the Carlisle Committee. AT any rate.
I will have nothing to do with their
efforts to collect these bonds or any
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