The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08
This One Addressed: ITO the Pub
ic'-Simmons and Daniels Botf
Challenged.
SECOND CALL FOR MEETING.

ic"-Simmons and Daniels Both
Challenged.
But" continued Mr.. Butler, I'VE
are not yet organized for business
There were three calls issued for
this meeting. The second call Is a
challenge to both Simmons and to
Daniels. would not dignity them
by addressing this challenge to them
personally. 1t is a public challenge,
and is as follows
To the Public:-On October 18th.
I wrote a letter to Senator F. M. Sim
mons reciting certain false and SLAM
derous words which he had been re-
ported to have uttered concerning
myself, and challenged him to meet
me IN joint discussion in Raleigh and
repeat the same statements, IL lie
was correctly quoted.
He has not replied to my letter,
but is reported by certain Democratic
papers as having repeated the same
or similar false and slanderous
charges against me, concluding with
the statement that he refuses to meet
me in joint discussion because he is
too respectable to do SO.
take this occasion to announce
that I will speak in the Academy of
Music in Raleigh on Friday, Novem-
ber 4th, at 1.30 pm, at which time
will not only discuss the issues be-
fore the people in this campaign,
but will take occasion to discuss spe-
cifically Senator Simmons and his
record, and what I shall say on that
occasion will show conclusively his
real reasons for refusing to meet me
in joint debate. / shall at the same
time reply to the false and SANDER
Gus charges published in the Raleigh
News and Observer against me and
especially reply specifically to the
publication contained in that paper
on Thursday, October 27th, headed
Butler Caught in the Carpet-bag
Bond Scheme" publishing the So
called bond advertisement) and shall
not only denounce that charge as
false, but I will be prepared with
the proof.
If Mr.. Daniels and Senator Sim
mons have the proof of any wrong
doing on my part with reference to
the carpet-bag bonds or anything
else, which the News and Observer
claims to have, in the issue referred
to, then these two, unless they are
arrant towards, should be able to
pluck up courage to go to the chal-
lenged joint discussion and furnish
their proof to my face, and in the
presence Of the voters there.
I take this occasion to say that
they know their charges are false
and this Is why they refuse to meet
me. If there was any truth In them
they would not fail to meet me and
prove their charges to my face.
The News and Observer. in its Is
sue referred to, says In heavy black
| type that that paper and the Demo-
cratic party has had for some time
proof of my iufamy as attorney for
the carpet-bag bonds, but that they
have withheld the evidence ito give
me rope with which to hang myself" !"
The following is one extract, And
all the time the proof of his infamy
was available, but he was given
rope" I take this occasion to say
that If they had such alleged proof.
| this statement is confession of their
| unfairness and cowardice in with
holding their proof until near the
close of the campaign in order to de-
prive me of an opportunity to answer
them and give the people the facts
each day on the stump and through
other means. BY this admission they
convict themselves of contemplate
cowardice.
Again, I challenge these two lead
ers of Democracy and would-be de-