The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-01-12

and investigate the crime underly-
ing the new Democratic paramount.
This action having been taken,
and Senator Simmons having thus
been furnished with the whole pow
er of the Government behind him,
with every opportunity to expose
this crime, at once took cold feet;
and so one morning, we see the
strange spectacle Of this bold. patri-
Democratic paramount, rising in the
Senate and declaring that he. was
sick, and that the condition OF his
health was generally SO precarious
| that he was not able to serve on
this great and important committee.
and begged to be excused" (See
Congressional Record, page -,
61ct Congress. second session.
Why Mr.. Simmons Took "Cold Feet"
I'm this connection, I desire to
Esubmit that IL high prices were a
lRepublican crime. and as contended
by the Democrats, crime against
society," crime and an issue so
great as to be made the Democratic
paramount in this campaign.-that
then it was Senator Simmons high
est duty to the people of this state
and to the country to serve on that
committee, in order to dig up the
facts and place the crime, If crime
there be, where it belongs.
"I desire further to submit that
if the condition of his health Is so
precarious as not to permit him to
perform this greatest of duties to-
| day, from a Democratic standpoint,
! which a senator as patriot Is called
upon to perform for his people and
for society, that then he owes it to
his state to resign his position as
senator and let some one fill his
place, who has the nerve and health
to perform this greatest and most
important duty as an American Sen
ator. / have been looking for Sena-
tor Simmons resignation as senator
every day since his resignation from
this great committee, charged with
|, such tremendous and Important
. duties" (Laughter.)
mo, he has not resigned. and he
will not resign until the people OF
North Carolina force him into re-
; tirement. The minute he was ex-
cused from that great investigating
committee, his health seemed sud
, denly to recover. and he has since
, been busy as the head OF the Demo
cratic ring in North Carolina In at
, tempting to manufacture false Is
: sues in this State, to call attention
: from his false and incompetent re
, cord. and from the record OF hii
: party in the State and the Nation
But Senator Simmons had rea
. cause for taking cold feet and
] pleading that his health had sud
denly: given way. While he is re
: puted to be a shrewd and cunning
, man. yet no one has ever seriousi,
/ charged him with being learned
> man. or a great man. or statesman
i in any sense OF the word Yet n
> has intelligence enough to know tina
lie he had served on that committee
3 that when the facts were brougn
G out in an Omc1al manner uy luS ma
' jority OF the committee. that NJ
4 would have been forced to join will
a the Republicans In making q major
s ity report upon the facts, and tina
!. this would have given the lie to tn
4 new Democratic paramount
sI What are some OF the facts ina
: lhe knew would be brought out II
4 this report. and which he would D.
e forced to sign or il he refused Z
). sign, to prove were not trues ii
n knew that when he and other Demo
: Gratis had charged in their speeche
a on the Democratic paramount 10
! Icampaign consumption. that the Re
publican party was responsible 10
8 putting up prices. and that this ha
:. been done to make profits for the bi
! trusts, and that in doing this ever
: time an American citizen paid tn
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