The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15

them that he is right and knows what
lie is ahcut asd all that. Some editors
seem to think they come next to the
President in this respect.
However these things may be, we
still hold to the opinion that q man
should not be dynamited because he
differs. We oppose free tuition atChap
Il Hill, the Blair bill.and the fertilizer
tax. But we always expect to give
our reasons in a respectful manner
and whenever we fall into controvcr
sv we hope we sh.H not forget the
common principles of genteel opposi-
ton.
We are ever ready to take off our
.at and acknowledge any error or
mistake. We always want a free and
easy discussion. We are sometimes
compelled to consume much space
in reply to short pieces The Star
and Neqo Er,t have expressed lately
our opinions upon newspaper dis
cussions. - ..-.---.-.
Here is the clipping from the Regis.
ter: s- i-.
"Noting some remarks Of q contem-
porary q few weeks ago, it was neces.
sary for, tire Register to print the facts
in regard to the intent and practical
working of the Democratic law regu-
lating the sale Of ferti lizers in North
Carolina. The facts unfortunately
are no, pleasing to the Scotland Neck
| DEMOCRAT, and nanifestly the Dem
oCaAT thinks that they would either
| fail to please. or to be useful to it's
| readers. who in consequence are not
permitted to see them. Instead
thereof. our friend metaphorically
makes faces at tue Register, which
it is pleased to intimate is not a good
Democrat, and plainly to speak of
as "a new convert to the protective
| tariff system
At one ofthe meetings of the Lime
| Kiln Club-from whose proceedings,
for many years past huinorously re-
ported in the Detroit Free Press,
more good gets into circulation than
from all the leading editorials
that come under the Registers OBJ
servation-Prof. Gumboil Smith
arose to question o:privelcgc. Thc
other day white man, he said, re-
ferred to him as a ::coon" and q
.'mcke," and he had been severely
censured by several members Of the
Club for not resenting the insult.
He would like decision by the Pres.
| ident. ...--....
"My dear brudder," said the Pres
ident as he looked down upon him,
IF it does sartain white men heaps
of good to refer to cullud men as
'coons' and 'mokes.' / dunno why we
should kick 1t doan' Spite, our com.
plextou nor make eur HAIR kink any
de wuss."
II can't agree wild de PRESIDENT
announced the Rev. Penstock, as he
bohhed up. De white man who III
l'sults me had b.tter look out ~
''Bfudder Penstock, sot down
Oar were coons an inukes long
huff sforcsyou war bon, and some
Of 'em knowed fully as much as you
1 'i"! De man, no. matter what hi;
color. VIM gifts his back up eber,
,i:ne any boay shouts off his mouth
viii tsnd up l.. de fool ASYLUM afor,
ne dies. De char sustaing Brudde
ola'th III prsss rvin' grin on his
face when he w:-s called .moke' ans
u coon"
Will our friend he kind enough t,
| tin,! TIL. Registers rei.ly, to Ike c!.ary,
Insulated ani Ia the charge direct
in Tie Lime Kiln Clubs philosophy
above quoted?. The Registers read
4 ers need nn other. and the DE.fO
Gratis readers would not be per.
milied to know what. the Keqiste
a::d the DEMOCRAT we're "dlscuss
my + "dlscussinn wcrs, h:.si Til
! Reg;stsr is mo- sdsisin. It's friend .
:, to tho proper mode OF conducting Ii
isowspaper. 1t only >ststcs asrule q
It's .oTn ronancs' to excnseeswA,.
i. might POSSIBLY be regarded As 2 d,
Courtesy to an. esteemed contempt
raTy, in declining, I'd engage in
., ''discus,sion' with it Of CHS and sew
er.si other matters as to which til
Registers position appear to hay
disturbed t."