The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

Ovation at the End OF His Spec
| Continued fro
Simmons Two Bug-a-Boos.
while the editor OF the Raleigh
News and Observer was carrying out
his part OF this conspiracy in cam
paign of abuse and slander through
the columns Of his paper, Senator
Simmons takes the lead to assist in
the conspiracy on the stump.
''Mr. Simmons, in his first speech,
and in each speech thereafter, has
definitely stated the Democratic is
sues and position In this campaign as
being confined to two great questions.
He says that Republican success
would threaten the State with two
great evils that would overshadow
all other questions, namely:
"1) The repeal or annulment OF
the suffrage amendment adopted in
1900.
"(2) The collection from the State
of the repudiated fraudulent carpet
bag bonds issued by Republican
Legislature.
Senator Simmons has not dared
to go into details as to just how and
| in what way Republican Legislature
and a Republican Supreme Court
could be instrumental in doing either
one or both of the things which he
charges, even if they desired. He
| has refrained from going into details
because he knows that they can be
answered and ridiculed out of exist
ence. He dares not meet me or any
other Republican speaker on the
stump, for he knows that if we met
him in joint discussion that we would
challenge and force him to point out
to the people how what he says is a
| threatening danger could ever occur,
or force him to shut up and leave the
stump.
"Mr Simmons contents himself
with raising these two bug-a-boos and
using many strong adjectives in try
arouse the fears Of the people, and
| then devotes the remainder of his
speech to personal abuse and person
al slander.
cussiOn Before.
'sThis is not the first time that
Senator Simmons, knowing the weak
ness of his cause and the falseness of
his so-called arguments, has run from
joint discussion.
I'm 1894, just sixteen years ago,
when I was chairman of the Peoples
Party State Committee, and Mr.. Hol-
ton was chairman of the Republican
State Committee, and We were con-
Quoting the joint campaign, for hon
est elections and non-partisan ju-
dietary and other great reforms,
| which were that year endorsed by the
people by large majority, Mr.. Sim
mons became frightened at the politi-
cal outlook and bounded into the ring
and challenged me for joint discus
sion. We met at Grantham's Store,
in Wayne County, which was at that
time one of the strongest Democratic
sections Of the county or State There
was very large gathering of people
from far and wide, a majority of
them, Of course, being Democrats. Az
that discussion was over, it was the
general verdict that Mr.. Simmons not
only got more than he asked for, but
that he looked like thirty cents. Gap
plause.)
From that day to this, in every
campaign, have challenged him for
a joint discussion, but never have L
been able to get him to again face
the people on the stump in a joint
discussion.
sIn 1900. when he was chairman
of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee, formally challenged him and
his party by letter. for joint discus
sion in that campaign. He then de-
clined, as he declines now, and then
gave false reasons for declining. as
he gives false reasons now. I replied
to the false reasons given in his let.
ter of declination in that campaign
In letter, In which said that he not
only knew that he could not maintain