Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-07-02
For the Journal
K he Card of B. g.. Larklns.


The recent angry card of B. G.
Larkins. as published in the JOURNAL,
rebounds upon himself and damages
no one else. The more some things
are stirred the worse they become, and
this is SO Of his political record in the
late campaign in Fender. If facts are
of any avail, the very complaints and
charges he makes against Spectator"
are those fixed upon himself Let us
see what some of these facts are. The
Long Greek Convention, to nominate
County Democratic candidates, was,
as repre- scented to me, fairly consti-
tuted and held. It seems that there
were many disappointed aspirants, B.
G. Larkins, who had pledged himself
in card to abide the decision of the
Convention, was candidate for Reg
lister of Deeds and disappointed in not
getting the nomination. 1t was held
then as now that it was not genuine
democracy to accept a nomination
from the Radicals. Unless l am mis-
informed Mr.. Larkins was repeatedly
urged by his best friends to take his
name off the Radical ticket for Survey
or, as it was embarrassing the success
OF the Democratic party and opposing
our Democratic candidate for Survey
or, Mr. Colvin. He run through and
was elected, and Mr.. Colvin defeated
When a Democrat thus acts, the voice
of his party says that he has proved
untrue to his party and gone over to
the enemy. What is this but deser-
ton ? Ii he is Unwilling to remain in
atfiilatlOD, since the election, with the
enemy, the door of the Democratic
party Is still open to him. He may be
taken back, on probation, according to
the good old plan of the Methodist
Church, and he will be able to find our
party forgiving and liberal. He knows
full well that his course in the late
campaign injured our party, and
caused much sorrow and surprise all
over the county, and his best plan now
/ 8 to come back and sin no more. We
need now, as before, union and har-
mony. Above all, orr party demands
reform and elevation from its ruinous
decentralization which has become
by-word and reproach all over the
State 1t was love of office and seek
.ng for Office by Democrats from Rad
icals that has brought down our party
to its low estate in Fender, and caused
our banner to trail in the dust. Dem
ocrats in the new county, who are so
sensitive on these points and SO anX-
ious to hear no more of this ruinous
mistake they have made III these sub
jects, will hardly be able to stop
the pens and tongues -of their friends
by idle threats, and false accusations.
Bat it was not these Democrats
whom "Spectator" was mainly alter.
1t was sorrow and not anger he felt III
the concern so many of them have
taken in seeking so eagerly for ofhcs
at the hands OF a Radical Board OF
Commissioners. It is understood that
this Board is much disgruntled at the
structures of spectator, and have
INDUCED in harsh words against hmm.
Let the m remember that the pubhc
acts OF public men are Just matters Oh
public criticism. Ii this don't satisfy
such of them as are regarded as gen
tlemen and who are so disturbed Is 10
wish to demand satisfaction common
among gentlemen. the name OF the
author of Spectator" can probably
be obtained from the proper author-
ties of the JOURNAL Office.
SPECTATOR
Junp 9th 1879