The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-06
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M 81. a. " q NANh III AiNO
Nh. Hale, who was one OF my col
fr.-ues at the lat Chicago convention, has
turned home not alt gethe pleased with
ii El- Tip. 1t appears from a long editorial
ia lis paper that he went 10 Chicago loaded
no the mUzzic with the idea that he was
s1cclally commlss:oncd to receive the honor
OF making the tariff plank for the Ma
tionsl Democratic platform. lie came
away disappointed, and though the con-
vent,On ou the nomIoatlon Ot our de'ega-
ti0u houored hIm wtn the position OF a
sec-etary, he '-uiked" because our State
delegation Jaw fit to honor me with a place
On the Committee on platform, thereby
rreyenting him from shooting off his gun
which he mad previously loaded with 80
much care. judging from the tone of my
colleagues editorial, his feelings must have
been on his return homo very similar 10
those Of Hannah when he had attended
Queen E-tEcr's banquet, and While highly
IGNORED hims If, happened not TO have re-
c.ived al the honors which the
king had to bestow, and onotter
stood IN the way oi his sell
s--raudiz meut Chen vent Hamap forth
that day joyful aud with a glad heart; but
when HamaG saw Mordccai autIDg in the
kings gate, Mqt he stood not up nor
u.0Det Jor him, ne was full of indlg oation
a.ainst Mordecai." Nevertheless, Ha-
nan r~etraatsd AtntseJj aed Uhen he
e,a,s hoHte he sent and called his friends
aad Il resi-, mis- vile
and Hanan told them &C the glory ci
iis riches, and al the things wherein The
Ing had promoted him, and how he had
.~ivanced him above the princes and SER
wants Of the king" But said he:
Yet all this avaiieth me nothing so
long as | see Mordccai, the Jew, sitting at
the Nng's gate"
Now, 1t | consulted ny own feelings |
ryu'd quietly (li<c Mordecaj) permit Nj.
Hale like Haman) to hang himself Oh
his Own ~eal!ows, which pare eary has
eused him to attempt to erect for me.
BIT however averse l night be TO appear
Ia- conspicuous a q party 10 a newspaper
c3lsrJversy not OF my own seeking, yet
nay cWn self respect i nothing else impe,s
Ua 70 undertake 10 assure Mr.. Hale that
his attempt to beiittle me at the expense
C. truth and vent the sylcea Of his disap-
ointment Is JUS, a little more ,haD Iu
nm nature can taneIy submit. to without
= protest.
Ir. l. asserts as a fact aud would
have the people believe il, that | was "ac
e lsnttHy' chosen by our delegation as
the representative Of our State on the
platform committee at Chicago.
lie says: For this reason and for
others stated oy Judge Ruffn, Senator
anoe and Others, the author of the soIu-
ton (meauiGS himsesi( Was naturally fixed
upon IS the proper person to present the
North Carolina plank to the National
committee. "By d Misunderstanding,
however, Of the time a. which the first
formal meeting OF the delegation Was to
ae held 10 Chicago, he and several others,
.chItiy those who could have explained
his preference were absent and his noni-
Estion by Judge Rutfin for that ommitte
Was changed 70 hat OF a place as one OF
the officers OF the convention and another
delegate (me-nyng myselt) substituted"
NV, when cI whore, OF by whom "the
author Of the solution" was fixed upon"
| am sure / don't know and | nave never
heard, but this l do know, he was never
fixed upon" by our delegation, which was
certainly the only power | know of that
had any authority to SIX upon" anything
b.aliGg Ia this respect.
What "mlsQnders,a nding' there Was or
could possibly have been as to the time
O. tae first formal meeting of our dciega-
ton, | an at a loss to conjecture, for the
-,r,, o,l -i,,o ,zoro ,,ro - hz4o,.b,.a
at a meeting of the delegation IN Wash
iagton, at which Nc. Hale was present.
Perhaps Mr.. Hale concluded he was OF SO
much Importance that the delegation could
not Transact business without him.
He was nominated by Judge Ruthn for
the position to which | was elected, but
ta..e. TO get a sICgle vote. This meeting
OF the delegation was a full one, too, all
being present except Mr.. Hale, aud one
or perhaps two others. l thus became
the choice OF the delegation uPon a
tJrmaI, vote Utth1ut a single cote against
me.
Was this an ACCIDENT
When Dir. Hale Came into the room
and ioua1 mat the delegation had Unaei
moUsly U,ted Jor me, he seemed very
Much mortified and IN the light OF what
he dld at Chicago, 10 peniyetecttoneerja3
Tor the position, Claiming tUr himself pc
Culisr fitness IA tEat ae proiessed to have
8 thorough kHotCLedge of the tariff qoc3-
ton, an0 coaid, on that account, be il a
position on the platform committee 10 rem
DR. great service to his State aud the
country, and in the light OF MS admissions
Ia his editorial, that he had set his heart
upon Ii, ms chagrln al "getIug lett Il
not to be wondered ~.
Finding that Mr.. Hale Was suffering SO
much mobilization at my election, | offered
10 resign my place on the committee III
favor OF Dir. Hale ii agreeable 20 our dele
CATION. At a subsequent meetlog OF tae
delegation a motion TO reconsider my
election was made and in spite OF mir.
Hale's efforts to nave the motion to re-
consider adopted, 1t Was ooted doJ0a BY
the very decided majority OF tioenty to
tco. Therefore, when Mr.. Hale publishes
me as the accidental ehoi ce Of the deIega-
ton he is not sustained Dy the record.
i may be ~pardoned tor Reminding my
colleague that l was appointed along With
HIN Gu the platform committFea al our State
convention IN Raleigh. Perhaps TINS War
an accident 100.
The truth Of the whole matter Is our
delegation 10 Chicago sat down on MIR.
Hale, notwithstanding he evidently tharght
the place on the national platform commit