The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-03
Gov. Jarvis Heard Fr IN

\ very singular d~ocument appeared q.
Sunday morning. 1t is a card from Gov.
ernor Jarvis to the public. 1t is too Ion.
for our columns this week. Beside, q
have carefully avoided ~allusion to tn,
charges to which it refers. And. t. spe..
frankly, we should feel tLat we were nj.
doing Gov. Jarvis any kindness by circus
ting his letter. Grant that it i homes
plain, and straightforward, IN the MAN. yr
there are points that o"ght to have bee.
omitted and the whole might have beer
withheld in common Difference to tt
dignity of Iii, Excellency, the Governar
and without detriment to his hope, for n
nomination.
One of the Objectionable paragraphs i, n
these words
Il have been silent under the most ILL.,
provoked and malignant misrepreseutati1r.
'ofmy political record aud the most untccIr
''ot sneers at the crippled condition Of m
''helpless right arm.
Taking courage from that silence, n
enemies have proceeded to attack III.
personal integrity. finding a conyeucu'
vehicle for both sneers aud SANDER IN g
newspaper at the head Of whose column
stands the name Of the Chairman Of tn
Democratic State Executive Committee
In the face of such charges So graeelr atee
my personal integrity, and So circulated,
'am unwilling to remain silent.
The ~allusion to the D1iIy ObSer,t5 appea-
to us, and to all with whom We have talked
to be uncalled for, or worse. That paner
while it printed the 'CATo,' letters. at,
printed replies thereto, aud many con
munications defending Coy. Jarvis besta-
letters rejecting on Coy. Jarvis chief 0lIa
~ IL. Pa I'll. L.rI. EYr
complained rather bitterly IT the manner m
when the Obstrce5 was being used again,
their favorlte.
Capt. -Ashe, as a Journalist, and a courteo4,
fact that for two or three years re have n".
set foot inside Of any newspaper Office. eE
cept our own and of ali the State pre-.
perhaps the least favorable TO us are OIL
own city dailies.
Another surprising paragraph % p#''
Jarvis letter is a follows
"BRIBERY AND CoRRCPIIoN.
50 long as the charges against ne efeot-i
only my political record, grave Though the.
were, and so long a. my helpless Dhy>lca
condition was sneered at, was content H.
remain silent but now that | am cb1r1"
wth pos,t,or bribery and corrupt'o" / ~"
forced to the oaLv redress my position rs N.
Chtef Hugtstrote Of uour State (e1reS ape.
to me. that is TO say. a plain statement 4.
the facts to you. | am charged with nav
ing corrurtly received from John +. fIaA
erel, 81 500"
Was this necessary? Surely no man "
the State, publicly or privately has charse'
Thomas j. Jarvis with-posatsct tr'tn
and corruptfon = No man has ever even
hiuted at such a thing in our presence. Al"
if such charge were positively made, n"
official position should prevent te m'.
from demanding redress" For our par
we shall not mention the Pickerel mater
1t was explained be- Hon. {. NJ. Cooke, Oh
the floors Of the Legislature and thee J
nothing in il.
The same uIay be said of the absence tr'u
Roll caI'etc All these charges yer
too Assured to have any real weight
they would not change a single vote. -.
Nevertheless, we suppose it is natural 10
a man Of strong feeling, like Jarvis to grow
exceedingly FESTIVE under personal criticism
and unfortunately we cannot throw al.
stones at men Of that nature. even il We as
sired to-