Let the Democratic Voters Choose Between the Two
AILEY
RECORD OF SENATOR FURNIFOLD M. SIMMONS FOR GOVERNOR NORTH CAROLINA
OF NEWBERN, N. C.,
Entered Senate March, 1901—Nearly 30 Years’ Continuous
Service—Born January 20, 1854,. Age, 76 Yeas.
VOTED IN YEAR FOR PRESIDENT—
1876—Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat
1880—Winfield Scott Hancock, Democrat.
1884—Grover Cleveland, Democrat.
1888—Grover Geveland, Democrat.
1892—Grover Cleveland, Democrat.
1896—William Jennings Bryan, Democrat.
1900—William Jennings Bryan, Democrat.
1904—Alton B. Parker, Democrat.
1908—William Jennings Bryan, Democrat
1912—Woodrow Wilson, Democrat.
1916—Woodrow Wilson, Democrat.
1920—James M. Cox, Democrat.
1924—John W. Davis, Democrat.
1928—(Did not vote—passed up this box only
ing the Nominee.)
/•ebulon B. Vance, Democrat.
Thomas J. Jarvis, Democrat.
AH red M. Scales, Democrat.
Daniel G. Fowle, Democrat.
Elias Carr, Democrat.
Cyrus B. Watson, Democrat.
( harles B. Aycock, Democrat.
Robert B. Glenn, Democrat.
V iiliam W. Kitchin, Democrat.
Licke Craig, Democrat.
1 nomas W. Bickett, Democrat.
( ameron Morrison, Democrat.
Ansus W. McLean, Democrat.
-A1 Smith be- o. Max Gardner, Democrat.
SERVED IN YEAR SIMMONS AS DEMOCRATIC STATE
CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS
*1892 Simmons, State Chairman-Car elected Governor,
State Carried for Grover Celveland.
1894 James H. Pou, State Chairman—The State was lost.
1896 Clement Manly, State Chairman—The State ticket
was lost.
*1899 Simmons, State Chairman (First White Supremacy
Campaign)—The State was redeemed.
*1900 Simmons, State Chairman—Aycock elected Governor,
the State carried for William Jennings Bryan,
the State Constitutional Amendment adopted dis
fanchising illiterate negro voters. »«*
*1902 Simmons, State Chairman—The State carried, elect
ing Walter Clark Chief Justice.
1904 Simmons State Chairman—The State carried for
Parker for president and Robt. G. Glenn for Governor.
*1906 Simmons State Chairman—The State carried
*1907 Simmons, State Chairman—State prohibition adopt
ed, and Simmons retired permanently from the
State chairmanship.
Has voted 13 Demorcatic tickets in Presidential elections,27 Demo
cratic tickets in Congressional elections, 27 Democratic tickets in
State elections, and 27 Democratic tickets in County Elections.
A Democrat—Active, Able, Fearless, Honest , and True. He
will never “sell the truth to sene the hour.” Woodow Wilson’s
main strength and source of reliance in the Senate in putting
through important Democratic measures.
WOODROW WILSQ^rs ESTIMATE OF SIMMONS
“The close association I havi been privileged to have with you
has, permit me to say, made me admire your character and abili
ties alike as a party colleague and as a personal friend. I hope
and believe that many years lie before you in which you can con
tinue to be highly useful to your party and your countiy. This
letter is just a heartfelt expression of sympathy and of personal
esteem. I hope that at the next session of Congress I shall see
you in full health and vigor again when affairs will once again
stand in the need of the best guidance and devotion we can devote
to them as party colleagues and patriots. Please, my dear sen
ator .accept my assurance of warm regard and think of me always
as your sincere friend.” (Fom tnis letter dated Sunday, Febru
ary 18, 1923, and copied in the News and Observer of February
21, 1923.)
But They Say Senator Simmons ought to be punished. Fellow
Democrats, .study the records of these Two Candidates, and then
see if you are not forcibly and 1; i stly driven to ask yourself
the question :
PUNISH HIM FOR MWAT ?
(Prepared by Wm. Reid Dalton, Reidsville, N. C. May 19, 1930.)
RECORD OF JOSIAH WILLIAM BAILEY, of Raleigh, N. C.
Now a practicing Attorney, and a Candidate for the
U. S. Senate. Bom September 10,1873,'Age 57 years.
IN YEAR— • *
1898—Bailey charged by the Wilmington Messenger with be
ing a Republican, replied, “Im an Independent and always have
been.”—J. W. Bailey’s letter of August 13, 1898.
1898—Bailey thanked God that Democratic party could not
carry an election in North Carolina—Authority—J. W. Bailey’s
editorial in Biblical Recorder of November 1$, 1898.
1898—Bailey sneered at White Supremacy in North Carolina.
—Authority—J. W. Bailey’s editorial in Biblical Reorder of No
vember 23, 1898.
1898—Bailey opposed separate cars for White and Colored
Races in North Carolina (Now the law under Consolidated Stat
utes, No. 3494)—Authority—J. W. Bailey’s editorial in Biblical
Recorder of November 30,1898.
1898—Bailey advocated reduction of North Carolina’s Rep
resentation in Congress.—Authority—J. W. Baileys editorial in
Bibilcal Recorder of December 7, 1898..
1898—Bailey Eulogized Govenor Russell and Served on
Board of Agriculture With Negro, J. W. Young.—Authority—J. W.
Baileys Editorial in Biblical Recorder of December 21, 1898.
1899— tBailey opposed to his belonging to any party whatever.
Authority—J. W. Bailey’s editorial in Biblical Recorder of
April 26, 1899.
1900— Bailey Discouraged White Supremacy Issue made by
Simmons and other Good Democrats—Authority—J. W. Bailey's
editorial in Biblical Recorder of April 35, 1900.
1900—Bailey said Parties Should be Known by Their Fruits.
"Every Man Owes it to his country to vote as his conscience bids
him. We honor Wm. J. Bryan for saying this.”—Authority—
J. W. Baileys editorial in Biblical Recoder of October 24, 1900.
1900—Bailey supported McKinley, Republican, for President
in 1900, and Threatened to Bolt as n wntwi if th« Negro Question
was injected into the National Campaign, so Mr. Josephus Daniels
said—Authority—Josephus Daniesl’ letter in News and Observer
of December 24,1903.
1900—Bailey preached Republican Doctrine Insidiously which
began to Unsettle the Political Life of a few life-long Democrats.
—Authority—Josephus Daniels in News and Observer of Decem
ber 24, 1903. ..
1904—Bailey Advocated Abandonment of party if Party
Adopted a Policy He Could Not Approve.—Authority—J. W.
Bailey’s editorial in Biblical Recorder of May 11, 1904.
1904—Cailey Urged Belting and Independentism, saying "The
One King Is Conscience a >d he has no rival whatever,” and fur
ther when his pen was in his hand “He Was for No Party What
evei'- Authority—J. W. Bailey’s editorial in Biblical Recorder
of September 7, 1904.
1901—Bailey Said that the Only Remedy Against Enemies of
Republic is Independent Action. The solgan, “My Party Right
or Wrong, Plays Right Into the Hands of the Man Who Wants
It wrong.”— Authority—J. W. Bailey’s editorial in Biblical Re
order of September 28, 1904.
1907— Bailey Was Against State Prohibition and National
Prohibition, saying that National Prohibition was unenforceable
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W. Bailey’s Article io South Atlantic Quarterly of April, -1907.
1908— Bailey Said he Was an Independent Democrat and ^
further “I scratched a Judge Once Because he was a Drunkard.
I Would Scratch a Drunkard Again. Would You?”— Authority
—J. W. Bailey’s letter of April 17, 1908, to Webster’s Weekly.
1908—Bailey said: “I am Independent in That I would Not
Vote for Mortal Man or Measures if aD the Democratic Paties
in the World Should Support Them. I am Independent in the
Sense that I owe My Allegiance to My God, and my Conscience
and my State above the Allegiance that I owe to my Paty.”
—Authority—J. W. Bailey’s Letter of April II, 1908, to Web
ster’s Weekly.
BAILEY ADVOCATED HIGHER TAXES FOR FARMER—
In 1919, when the General Assembly of North Carolina was
consideringthe passage of the proposed amendment to tax in
comes, Mr. J. W. Bailey argued before the committee against the
adoption of the amendment providing for income tax, and he in
sisted upon raising the taxes of the farmer. His speech on this
occasion is quoted in the Raleigh Times, issue of February 11,
191$ ,as follows:
“If you want some revenue right badly, assess the lands of
North Carolina, thirty-three million acres of them, at their
market value, as is you constitutional duty,” he (Bailey) thunder
ed to Maxwell, “and you will get some revenue—all you need.
Why don’t you do it? Is is easier to make the corporations
shell out once more? W hy, in North Carolina hogs are valued
at less than I pay for a ham,” he shouted. Goats, Sheep, lady
jacks, etc., are very low down.”
Turning upon the late Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, Mr. Bailey
shouted:
“Why, dogs in Durham are taxed higher than mules!”
Mr Bryant replied:
'‘Anything short of the income tax will bring anarchy. Your
plan of running down the man with the cow and letting the man
with the income go is not fair.”
As has been stated by Mr. R. S. McCoin, the language of Mr.
Bailey was:—
“Not the language of a man who wanted to adjust or equalize a
burden. It was the language of a man who wanted to place the
whole burden on land. He specified all the land, even counting the
acres. He even forgot to exempt cemetries.”
In September, 1920, after the adoption of the Income Tax
Amendment, Mr. J. VV. Bailey wrote the chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee:
“I advise the the income tax does not reach the farmers, as I
should like.”
His famous “Hog and Ham” speech of 1919 should forever
condemn him in the eyes of the farmers of North Carolina.
SIMMONS THE FARMERS’ FRIEND—
There has never been a piece of legislation presented before
Congress in the past thirty years favorable to the interest of the
farmer that did not find Senator Simmons working for it, fighting
for it, voting for it. Every agricultural bill recognized by the
farm leaders of the South as being calculated or designed to aid or
promote the welfare of the North Carolina farmers was cham
pioned by Senator Simmons in the United States Senate.
Senator Simmons’ interest in the fanners of his state have con
tinued ,down to date. No longer ago than the fall of 1929, when
the tobacco market was pitifully depressed and the farmers of
North Carolina were cyring aloud in their GRE|AT distress over
the fact that tobacco prices were shot to pieces, Senator Simmons,
with statesmanlike courage, risking the displeasure of those who
might have profited by such distressing conditions called for con
ferences between the tobacco growers and manufacturers and
presented the appalling1 conditions so forcibly that the justice of
the demands of the'farmers, of this state were promptly recogniz
ed. Tobacco prices quickly advanced, not unreasonably so, but
sufficiently to enable the tamers of this state to realize the great
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work that had been done for them by Senator Simmons.
Again, in the beginning of 1930, when large numbers of farm
ers in the South were unable, by reason of the low Cotton prices
and bad crops of the previous year, to pay their indebtedness and
buy fetilizer for the year of 1930, Senator Simmons succeeded in
getting up an appropriation of six million dollars for advance
ments with which to buy fertilizer and seed.
The foregoing two instances are only illustrative of Senator
Simmons’ promptness in rising always to the defense of the farm
ing class.
This Advertisement is Paid for by Simmons Supporters in Lee County
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