The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-04

Bros. settled and there were no more
bonds of this issue outstanding. Why
try to- deceive the reader by ignoring
the distinction and attempting to
couple these carpet-bag bonds with
the Schafer bonds?
What has become of these "many
millions of bonds accumulated by this
committee?" Has the committee been
idissolved-have the bonds been sent
back? OF course they are held by this
committee, by these associates, await
! ing their opportunity.
| He says it was argely his but
| lers) attitude that ,revented further
dona tions and collections of these
bonds" Butler never convinced Petit
grew that the bonds were fraudulent;
oh, no! Butler never dissolved the
committee-Butler never disa ssociated
himself from his Associates not at
all. Butler was the wise one, the far
seeing one! Just then public indigna-
| ton ran high. PettigreW failed to get
his second bill through the South Da-
kota Legislature. Governor Glenn
startled the nation with his presenta-
tion Of the facts. Butler felt that a
suit then would be futile. There was
no scarcity to these bonds to give the
Court of Equity jurisdiction as in the
case of the Schafer bonds, where a
legislative mortgage on stock of n. c.
r. r. enabled the court to take juris-
diction He knew that they needed a
friend at court-that North Carolina
must be rid of Glenn and other pa
tTiotic Governors-that a Governor, a
Legislature, or a Supreme Court must
be had to compromise the States posi-
ton, and enable his committee, or as
sociates to carry out their purpose
He knows that now, and this accounts
for his activity in North Carolina poll
tics. Adams was not building up a
party fast enough, so Morehead was
taken up as a good name to conjure
with and fool the people. Butler was
then making evidence for the emer
gency that has arisen. He knew that
he must put himself in position to
prove, at least by his co-conspirators
and his own worthless assertions that
he, Butler, was not an attorney in the
proceedings.
Butler is the more dangerous be-
cause of his far-seeing effect of the
position he was in. He began then to
l0ake evidence for the day of reckon
ing. Why, if innocent, does he wait
five years to let his position be known
Why in this campaign wait till his
bent on the .pillage of the State, is
exposed? Why wait even then for
eight days till Pettigrew can be heard
from across the continent?
He expected to escape, he expected
his crime to be forgotten along with
much else that forced him forever
from power or trust in North Caro-
lima.
1t may be protested that Butler's
committee seeks to collect only
bonds honestly issued or those for
which the State received some bene-
fit
there are no outstanding North
Carolina bonds except the carpet-bag,
special tax issue, against which the
State has a perfect defence in morals,
in equity and in law. Why advertise
for North Carolina bonds if no de-
signs are had on the State? Why not
particulariZe now and point. out the
North Carolina bonds held by But
ler's committee, and let in the light
of day on this dark work? The peo-
ple have a right to know. Evidence
manufactured Immediately after the
deed was done is entitled to the same
consideration that is given to evi-
dence which is always trumped up by
a guilty conscience and held in readi-
ness when discovery and exposure
come.
There is method in it all. 1t is
worthy of the brain thatstakes credit
for Originating the plan" to harass
his State-it is worthy of the same
! heart-it is the only last desperate at,
tempt of one caught in the act.