The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-17
PRETEN,SIONS.

"His pretensions are not genuine.
The reason that he brings to bear
why he opposes it are merely subti-
fuges osed to cover up his real enmi-
ty.'-Free Press.
The above quotation was written
in regard to Mr.. Kitchin.' False
reasoning may have warranted it,
but nevertheless it is an assertion
without a film Of truth. What could
have so excited the Free Press as to
saw it we are ut a loss to determine.
Free tuition we oppose. The ''it
in the quotation refers to the Uni
versity. The Free Press charges
that we oppose the University.
We have never cast a democratic
vote, but we pretend to be a friend
to the Democratic party. but because
we oppose certain acts of the party
or it's representative, Pearson's ap>
rointment for instance, would you
say we oppose the party and that
our t4Hateusions are not genuine ?
If so, You have arrived at false
conclusion through false logic. The
FIRE. Press made itself jury and,
either not having read the DEs.ocR.T
or having failed to understand Our
English, rendered an untrue yer
die. 1t has pretended to discover
that we are hostile to Chapel Hill.
Though we have time and again
stated our position, but it is not
satisfied. We have made it plain
hat free tuitiosa then at the Upi>
vcrsity is our only trouble, and our
arguments have been against that
alone, and if the Free Press favors
free tuition there why has it moi
supported it? We hope no one will
ever become so foolish as to think
by attacking our position in regard
to the University that he can render
Us hostile to that Institution.
In our short Journalistic career We
have never questioned The genuine
ness ofthe stand of any contempt
rary and we have never referred to
the editor OF any sheet by name
But our nelghbor delights in refer
ring to "Mr. Kitchin.r Why has be
not met the arguments of the DEMO
Graf instead ofreferring to person
ally to-us. If we had given any
arguments, they should have had at
tention, and if we had given none
why should our editorial have been
noticed? We have been IN many
discussions. ana we have always
considered personalities as unbecom
ing in enllg htened journalism when
there are questions and not men te
discuss. And we had hoped thai
such practices bad long since been
laid aside. A journal should argue
points Of public interest and none
other.
A "subtifuge" is unknown to VI
and no honest reader of the DEMO
Graf has never thought that we have
ever used "a suLtifuge. Others may
deal III and use subtifuges but w
nope that the DEMOCRAT shall never
I I'LL its last day be guilty Of such 6
detest;,ble act. We promise all oul
readers that whatever comes ths
DEMOCRAT shall speak its honest
opinions only.
We have said in plain Engllsl
ume, and again that we land if any
one will have it palmer, W w. kltchin
are friend to our University and
time We hope will render that fac
i2ore apparent, and any utterance te
rg.ae contrary from. whatever source
4, false.
We regret that open-hearted al
plainl, spoken English by some Cal
not be correctly understood, that j,
IS by some construed to be s'subti
fuge'' and that it means else thar
what It says.
|, 1t seems strange indeed to US thai
We should have had, to even one
among all our readers, to restste oul
position.
SECRETARY TANNING.