The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-23
Overman Jealous OF Simmons and
Daniels.

Overman Jealous OF Simmons and
Daniels.
These two men-Simmons and
Daniels-from every standpoint
class by themselves; but there Is an
other man for whom many good peo-
pie have had more respect than they
have had for Daniels or Simmons,
who it seems has become envious
of their political prowess and party
leadership, and who seems to have
become jealous and to have decided
that it was necessary for him to des-
cend, if possible, to a plane low
enough to get into their class. That
man is Senator Overman.
During this whole campaign, it
has been noticeable that he has each
day, in his speeches, tried to deal
more and more in mud-slinging and
personal abuse. Indeed, he has tried
to outstrip Daniels and Simmons and
assume the leadership of thi4s most
dirty and disgraceful Democratic
campaign. He attempted to acquire
unique distinction as a Democratic
leader by referring to me as the
'nameless one He succeeded in get
ting part of the partisan Demo-
cratic press to play him up in great
headlines for inventing this term. But
still he seemed not to be satisfied
with the spectacle which he was max
ing of himself in order to qualify as
leader in such a campaign.
Overman Guilty of Base and Hor-
ribIe Thought.
$50, a few days ago, when he
reached the town of Henderson, it
seems that he determined to go to
greater lengths of dirt and degrada-
ton. In that speech, he is quoted by
the Raleigh News and Observer as
saying, that before he would do what
the 'nameless one had done (that is
force the payment Of on honest debit /,
he would be hired to shoot his own
mother
/ "Fellow-citizen3, what a horrible
thought, and what horrible utter
ance! Be it said, to the credit of
his Democratic audience, as I am in
formed, that not a single man cheer
ed, but that this most shocking ut
terance was heard in silence that was
ominous and oppressive. A man who
could even think of being hired to
shoot his mother, much less give
words to the thought, is not fit to
hold the smallest position of trust or
honor in North Carolina, or in any
place in the civilized world. cloud
applause.) Indeed, man who could
be capable of such a thought does
not deserve to have the respect of
any brave, patriotic Christian citizen
of this great State. (Great applause.)
81 am told that when Mr.. Overman
delivered this horrible expression,
that he seemed to be unnaturally ex-
cited, and that great beads of Demo
cratic prohibition were rolling from
his forehead. But no matter what
| his condition was, is it conceivable
that man with a single noble OF
. filial instinct could ever have stoop-
ed so low as to permit such words
. to escape from his lips!
"Fellow-citizens, you could hire
> me to do any and everything else In
the world before you could hire me
: to have such a thought as that ex
! pressed by this self-humiliated ani
self-disgraced United States Senator
He has put himself outside the pal,
of civilization Even the savage,
|, would loathe and spurn him. (Grea
e applause.)
t .I am told that Mr.. Overman de
S livered this utterance at the end o
s an excited and abusive TRADE agains
the Republican party, for being gull
ty of issuing the fraudulent carpet
bag bonds. and charging that I wa
to-day the attorney Of the holders o
the fraudulent carpet-bag bonds.
It is unnecessary for me to repeat her
It that when he made such charge b
Isl lied, and he knew that he lied: but L
this connection. want to say that