The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-27
Shows Conclusively That He
Had No Connection With
Carpet Bag Bonds.
RIG CROWD AT DURHAM

Especial to The Caucasian.)
Durham. Oct. 25.-WhIIe Senator
Marion Butler was addressing his
audience at the Academy of Music
last night, telegram was handed
aim and he read it, the great crowd
sAearing wildly as he closed the
reading. The telegram was from a
prominent citizen of Raleigh, and
read as follows:
-. w. Bailey said in the presence
81 three men this afternoon that you
lad no connection with the bond
natter and that he so told Eller and |
mat the people would not believe it,"
Proved by Records.
Toward the close of his address,
me Senator took up again the de- |
tails of the bond matter referred TO
in the telegram and so often on the
stump by Democratic speakers and
showed conclusively to the audience
ehat his connection with the alleged
deal against the State was an honest
one and was brought about through
ture to meet the obligations of the
State itself, obligations that a pre-
vious Democratic Legislature had in
cured and for which full value had
been received. He showed by ref
erence TO the records of the United
States Supreme Court that that
great body had put their seal Of APP
from the States escutcheon the mark
OF discredit placed thereon by the
Democrats themselves. He also
showed that his colleague in the
transaction, one who had engaged
his services, was Fabius II. Busbee,
leading attorney of Raleigh, and d
Democrat, who had vainly attempted
TO obtain a recognition of the bonds
from different Democratic Legisla-
lures; that he accepted the PROPOSE
ton made to him three weeks before
She expiration of his term as Senator
rather than wait, as would a certain
extinguiShed newspaper editor in RAJ
leigh under similar circumstances,
until his term had left him in the
lurch and he could be in a position
TO pocket a large and probably un-
earned fee under cover and then pat
himself on his hypocritical back for
having accomplished a good thing for
kimseli
Proud of His Position.
''I accepted the proposition made
~ a Democratic attorney" said the
senator. 81 succeeded in effecting a
settlement between the State and its
creditors, a settlement recommended
by the Council of State as fair, hon
est and equitable, and I did so with
the full and satisfying knowledge
that in so doing / sad succeeded in
removing from the records Of North
Ssrolina the one and only stain that
could attach to it,
Previous to this a Democrat stand
ing in the wings, an admitted puller-
in for one of the Democratic 'eandi-
dates on the local ticket, cried out:
Give us a dose of Dakota bonds"
Quick as flash Senator Butler turn
ed on his questioner and cried in his
serident voice: Yes, I will give you
and your allies dose, and l assure
you it will not be pleasant in the
swallowing" Then the vast crowd
sailed out in approval and cheered
Ne Senator to the echo.
Long-Distaince Attacks.
Later on in his address he took up
Tie matter of the carpet-bag bonds
Aad showed conclusively that he had
no connection whatever with this IL
legal issue; that his opponents knew
this to be fact but continued to as
ssrt to the contrary, two hundred
miles away, but never face to face
50 that I can show even to them
selves what liars and hypocrits they
are They know to be false the
st.im that the Republicans endeavor
- obtain a majority of the State Su-
PEeme Court in order that these car
Pet-bag bonds might be declared le-
xal and payment made, and they also
lHow, IL they know anything, that
these bonds are declared illegal by
the Constitution of the State and
tat e constitutional amendment
alone, voted for by the majority of
She people, could be effective in Sc
curing the payment of these fraudu-
lent bonds.
I am positively opposed to the
Ieeognition of these bonds" declared
senator with emphasis. 81 am
ee much Of lawyer, che added
hiilingiy' but will make the Dem
ra'le managers this proposition: If
they are so anxious to settle this mat
Ter Tor all time. let them get all of
'nelr iegai brains together and we
WI arrange stated case as the law
.ers term it. This will go before
sne Supreme Court, they appearing
ior the bondholders and your hum
pie servant for the State. I will
aeree 70 put up cash bond to win
the suit for the people and ff do