The state chronicle., 1888-10-19
THOMAS DEVEREAUX
WROTE ONE LETTER TOO MANY
FOR HIS GOOD.

In 1880 He Defended Fowie From the
Very Attacks He is Now Making--Eie
Told the Truth Then.
The most thoroughly self-answered man
in the present campaign is Thomas p. Deve-
reaux, the Radical candidate for Attorney
General. Mr.. Devereaux is not IA Radical
of the old school. He was not reared a
Radical. When he first came to manhood
he was a Democrat, and continued Dem
ocrat until he ascertained that the Demo
Gratis would give him no political prefer
ment, and would not commit to his hands
the leadership of his party. Then in the
great never-to- be- forgotten farce entitled
The Grand Liberal and Anti Prohibition
Tragedy Mr.. DevereauX ran against Gen.
| Cox as the Liberal candidate for Congress.
1t was during that campaign that George
Lane, colored politician, vouched for Mr..
DevereauX, and gave as his reason for
supporting him: 81 am in favor OF Mr.. Deve
| reauX for Congress because he has got a
NEGRO'S FEELINGS with Liberal princi
pies.
Thus inducted into the Radical party,
with George Lane as his political god faith
| er. Mr. Devereaux has been Radical of
Radicals, and no man has surpassed him
in abuse and wanton slander of honest
! Democrats. In other campaigns he has
| given himself in measure over to slander
and Misrepresentation, but it remained
for the campaign of 1883 for him to go to
the lowest depths and be told by Judge
Fowle that he was a LIAR AND A SCOUN-
DREL. SO far as the Democrats are con
cerned, the ISLANDERS which Mr.. Devereaux
scatters and rehashes on the stump do
them good and good only. The people
know Judge Fowle and Donald Balm, and
they know them to be honorable men.
They also, happily, have learned I. F.
Devereaux, and his attempt to throw dis
grace upon the names of two patriotic and
honest men falls upon ears that do not
heed. The people have learned not to be
lieve Tom DevereauN.
The false charge that ne takes greatest
pleasure in making is that Fowle is a bribe-
taker and dishonest 1nan-that he NOW
has $50, 900 OF $40, 600 in his pocket in ld-
dition to the S16, 900 he returned That
is the charge he is making in Western
North Carolina Every day Capt. Kitchen
reads the people a letter from Judge Fowle
which is as follows:
If any man charges me with CORRUP-
TON or the SLIGHTEST IMPROPERLY in re-
gard TO the special tax bonds He Is y
LIAR AND a SCOUNDREL
This is equivalent to saying: MIR. Deye-
reaux:- You are A LIAR AND \ SCOUN-
DREL." Everybody who knows Judge
Fowe will bear testimony that be Is the
most courteou. of men and that be does
not use such language except upon the
greatest provocation. With all men who
know Judge Fowle, a simple denial of the
slander of Devereaux would be sufficient.
To those who may not know him, he makes
the denial strong and vigorous. Mr.. Deve-
reauX is answered.
But he is better answered by an appeal
to his own record. In $50 he was Dem
ocrat. That year witnessed the great con
test between Judge Fowle and Governor
Jarvis for the guberDatorial nomination.
Mr. Devereaux advocated Judge Fowle'>
nomination. His own words written i'll
soberness then completely refute his pres
ent campaign slander. During the contest
for the nomination it will be remembered
the papers we're full of charges and coun
ter charges against each of the distinguish
ed aspirants. Ii April of that year Mr.
Devereaux replied to the charge that Judge
Fowle was guilty of improperly in regard
to the Special Tax Bond transaction. What
did he say them He wrote the following
letter to John Gray Bynum, Esq, of Nor
canton:
"RALEIGH, n. c., April 18, 1880.
DEAR GRAY-The last issue Of the Blade
contained a communication from Thomas
which Judge Fowles friends here thought
should be answered at once Speaking foi
them | enclose a reply which we think
, should as q matter of policy emanate from
the Piedmont region. Please give thi,
matter your best attention. Who is Thom
as? If he continues to fling his slime, We
will open on him in a way not pleasant tt
Jarvis. Things look well here and here
abouts. Write to us.
Yours truly,
T. P. DEvEREAUx "
The following is the letter Mr.. Deve
reaux wrote in defense of Judge Fowlc. |
it was true then, it is true to-day. Mr.
Devereaux probably did not think that hi
OWE written words would rise up to con
+ found him, now that he has gone into tn
/ Misrepresentation business But so it is
This is his letter:
ssJUDCE FOWLE.-
MR. EDIToR-A writer in your paper call
ing himself Thomas seems to be very niue
exercised that Judge Fowle should be :
far ahead in the Gubernatorial race an
: therefore attacks him in way indicativ
. neither of good heart nor a sound under
+ standing When we saw the signat ur
;, our mind insensibly turned to the jok
which Gov. Vance used with such force
g about a great deal of walking being 'ahea
i of you, Thomas Thomas asks: 'Wha
= about the hundred thousand of special ta
:, bonds which Judge Fowle received froI
- the ring
Is Now. Thomas, you ought to be sufficient
n ly well informed to know hat Judge Fowl
! never received one hundred thousand do
lars in bonds or otherwise from the rms
The truth is, after the passage OF chapt.
Z, laws 1868 '69. better known as the OF,
nibuS bill, attempting to validate tt
special tax bonds and for which GOV. Jal
IL Wis voted in the legislature, Judge Fowit
i with other attorneys, was employed to tie;