The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08
THIRD CALL.
Simmons and Daniels Again ChaI-
lenged to Appear at the Raleigh
Meeting, and Notice Served on
Them as to What Will Be Said.

ITO the Public:-Since publishing
the above card to the public, my at
tention has been called to an edito-
rial in the Raleigh News and Obser-
yer OF the 22nd inst, in which is
copied what purports to be a state
ment from F. NJ. Simmons, in which
he is reported to have said at Shelby:
"A few years ago I denounced Butler
in the papers of the State as a liar
and a scoundrel' If such a state
ment was made by him several years
ago | did not see nor hear of it. If
he is correctly reported l believe he
Is lying; because, If he had used such
language it could not have been kept
a profound secret. He knows that If
he had used such language that he
would have heard from me, and, be-
sides, that he could not have, during
these several years, succeeded in
lodging me.
"On next Friday, in the Opera
House at Raleigh, I shall denounce
as unqualifiedly false the charge
made by Simmons and Daniels that I
am now or ever have been attorney
for any fraudulent Carpet-Bag bonds,
or that I ever advertised to pool and
collect such bonds; I shall furnish
conclusive proof to support what I
say, and shall also denounce the ly-
ing towards who have made these
charges as they deserve.
"(Signed.) MARION BUTLER"
The reading of this last call was
greeted with even more pronounced
applause than the other two.
Simmons" Mr.. Butler then said,
lis reported by Daniels as saying that
he denounced me several years ago
as a liar and a scoundrel.' This is
great audience of North CAROLYN
ians, and in it l see men from the
mountains to the sea. There Is not
a man in this audience who ever saw
or heard of such a statement from
Simmons. If ane one in this audi
ence ever saw or heard of such a
statement from Simmons, let him
hold up his hand"
There was complete silence, and
the speaker scanned the large audi
ence from gallery to floor, and floor
to rostrum, but not single hand
went up.
mo one ever saw or heard Of such
denunciation," the speaker added,
and so I brand here another lie"
Again, the audience broke loose in
loud applause.
oiu
cuse," the speaker continued, for
not meeting me here to-day, and on
the stump from the mountains to the
sea, that he is too respectable" The
sarcastic emphasis which the speaker
put on the word respectable"
brought forth laughter and applause
from the whole audience. "Too re-
spectacle, indeed" he added, land
this man-Josephus Daniels-up-
holds and approves of this reason as
being true and sufficient.
IF ever the Democratic party ex-
poets to have a respectable leadership
again, it will have to look for differ
ent and better men than Simmons
and Daniels. They are the last two
men in the State who should dare TO
have the cheek to talk about respec-
liability. Who are they? Where did
they come from, and what do they
stand for anyway? Before I get
through I will answer this question
in detail as to both of these low
grade fellows. I will say, now, how
ever, in passing, that there is an old
saying, that you can not make silk
purse out of a soW's ear; and I wish
TO say that there is not enough vir-
tue and decency in these two sorry
soWs' ears or in a hundred of them
10 make one tiny silk purse. cloud
applause.)
CTo be continued next week.