The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-16

o.oI;es to Communication Of
- c. L. Bird" in Regard
to His Raleigh Speech

Candidacy in Primaries-hr. but
l., shows That Charge TO BE In
e and Rather Thinks Simmons
-. Logical Candidate for a De-
..,crate Party-senator yance's
rrodiction Has Come True.
III. following communication APP
.-ed in a recent issue OF the Char
Io,,e observer:
- me Editor of The Observer:
Recently you published commun- |
,,.,loD signed j. c. l.. Bird" OF Ma
,.on y. C.. under the heading Mr..
g..re- Butts In" | am a regular
-,,,scriber TO the Charlotte Observer.
-, failed TO see this article until
- .tfention was called to 1t to-day.
Tro.ice that Mr.. Bird complains that
.ori.. Of my speech delivered in Ra-
tatg5 On November 4th last are being
circulated in his county, and then
,roceeds 10 say:
There being no campaign be-
,seen the political parties in the
state in progress, the circulation of
Mary AIMS speech can not be in
,snded to influence any Democrats to
change his politics. Neither Senator
0verman nor Mr. Daniels Is a candi-
date for any office before the people
A. this time, so that the circulation
of the pOnderous document can not
he intended for them. The conclu-
sim. therefore, is irresistible that
the object in circulating that TRADE
Of abuse at this time is to influence
The Democrats of North Carolina in
their selection of United States
Senator. Senator Simmons being a
candidate for reelection, the malig-
nant shafts of Butler are undoubt-
eddy aimed at him, and that speech
is intended to influence Democrats
in the primary"
Mr.. Birds communication shows
that he did not hear the speech when
il was delivered and that he has not
read it. Therefore, he is talking en-
tirely in the dark when he says that
the speech was not made to "inf1u-
ence any Democrat to change his pol
tiles" He further says that the
speech is simply a TRADE of abuse
against Senator Simmons" and is be-
ing circulated at this time to hurt
him in his campaign for reelection
to the Senate.
Nine-tenths of my Raleigh speech
was devoted to discussing the issues
between the Democratic and Repub
lican parties, and also reviewing the
records of both parties. The chief
purpose of the. speech, which will be
seen by anyone who reads it, was tt
show that the Republican policies are
progressive and constructive, unde1
which this has become the creates
and richest country in the world
while Democratic policies, on the
other hand, are not constructive, ant
that the effect Of the same has no
been beneficial to the country.
The next important object of tn
speech, and most comprehensive dis
cussiOn, was to answer the falls
charges which have been continuous
ly made against the Republican part
for over a quarter of century t
the effect that that party was guilt
of footing the State" through tn
issue of fraudulent carpet-bag bonds
l proved that this charge was fals
IN every respect by holding up an
quoting in my speech from the Brag
fraud commission report. l state
that the copies of this report ha
been burned or destroyed, and that
had in my possession the only cop
that I knew of still in existence.
showed that it was a combination
leading Democrats who conceived tn
scheme to have the carpet-bag bond
issued, and that it was they and nc
the Republicans who got them, VIII
sold them, and who pocketed tn
money which has been described
footing the State" by the demo
cratic politicians in every campaign
l further proved that the charge tina
/ was or ever had been the attorne
for the holders of these bonds VIZ
totally false.
That speech, in pamphlet form
covers sixty-five pages. The part
the speech devoted to Mr.. Simmer
is from pages forty-eight to f1fty-on
and over half of that space is give
to quoting what Senator Vance sa
about Mr.. Simmons. I showed tn
Senator Vance not only denounct
Mr.. Simmons as being a man unit
hold any Office of honor or trust
the State, but that he predicted Il
evils that would come upon the Der
ocratic: party and upon the State
Mr.. Simmons and machine men
his type were to get in control
the party and dominate the State.
showed that Senator Vance's lpredi
tons had come true; that the Dem