Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-26

That PLATT MATTER.-A few day
since we replied to an editorial in thu
Petersburg Times (radicaD on "Scrstch.
ing Harris" The Times denounced the
statement that white republicans in.
tended erasing. the name of DR.. Harris
from the ticket as SILLY falsehood,
and dwelt in sort of lugubrious weir
upon the stories "circulated for the pur-
pose of influencing colored men and
inducing them to believe that they are
being deceived and made the dupes
of white Republicans. !" In the course OF
our remarks we showed up Jas. H.
Plat, the nominee for Congressional
honors from this district, which has
drawn the following dainty moroccan
from the said journal:
Now, we do not know what authority
the Day Book has for making the above
charge that Colonel Plat told promi,
nent honest Republican Of Norfolk to
scratch the pane of DR.. Harris from the
ticket and substitute that of Lewis,
neither do we care we would simply
state that we are authorized by Colonel
Platt to give a direct aad unqualified
denial Of the charge, and tC state fur
Their that he meyer made such remark
to any man~-Republican or Democrat,
honest or otherwise either in Norfolk
or out of it. Moreover, we will inform
the DAY Book that he does dare deny
it in Norfolk, and will do so upon his
next visit to that city, When the DAY
Book will have an opportunity to make
good its boasts and back what it as
serts. Bring on your proofs, Mr.. DAY
Book. Truth fears nothing but con-
ceaiment, you know will you come
up to the scratch?
"A direct and unqualified denial I
Just so | 1t is precisely what we cx-
pected-that he would deny it at dis
lance, AS to his coming to Norf,lk to
give it refutation, we, simply consider.
ering the source, have no hesitancy In
expressing the belief that he has no idea
ofsueh "a move, and has again spoken
falsely, as is his won't. All, perhal 8
he means This next visit to our city will
be after the 9th Of JuIy-lf so we beg
pardon. We venture to say it will eth.
err be then, or in the 'stiily night, and
that a public .ssembage in Norfolk will
not enjoy(?) the dulcet tones of his mel
lihous voice again until the end of the
grand fnale'-if then.
As to our authority in the honest Re-
publican there is no better in the State,
and we are authorized by him to invite
Mr.. Platt to come down at his earliest
convenience endeavor, Tor once in
his life, not to go back on his word by
remaining non est until after election.
The honest Republican proposes meet
ing him face to face, and hilt to hilt, and
will be accom- panied by a time-honored
quarto bible and a most courtly magis-
trate, so that he may, before Almighty
God, and the public, come at once to q
truthful solution of the point at issue,
without wasting time and patience with
his willy adversary, who would other
wise, doubtless, squirm and cavil, and
cavil and squirm, and then after all lie
out of it. Our honest man doesn' intend
to fight at long range--not a bit of it
consequently we withhold his name; but
he will gladly measure steel with the
Immediately carpet-bagger as indicat.
ed above. This is the propostion-the
challenge-fair and square, and, with
our proof, we await timely advent o
Plat. How about this, Mr.. Times
Do you think your reflector will com,
up to the scratch2 Remember, Truth
fears nothing but concea lment.'