Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-26

THE EXPULSION FROM DURHAM, n. C..
To the Editor CT the Tran script,
In one CT the Transcripts of last week
was published the statements OF . man
named Jordan, who claimed to have been
driven from North Carolina for his
svowed Republication" And feel
ing that there must certainly be
some mistake, l wrote the Dulhsm
authorities, rece.Vlpgi Ia reply the enclosed
editorial from their leading paper. From
the nigh character of your Jurnal 1 feel
that 1t is only necessary TO csll your a.
lention 10 the matter for the otner side
to be heard. A citzsn Of a Southern
st,te myself, know that our people sub
nit to macy things punishable by state
prison il your COMMONWEALTH fore
| they take action, rather than be misun
derstood in the North. Even in Caicagr
they hang communis e.; in the SOU /
they simply AK them to le,ve. Yer
truly You're, THOMAS j. Hurley
Boston, Nov 10
From the Durham Recorder.
THE rLAIN FACTs-wHY JORDAN WAS MADE TIC
LEAVE DURHAM
The Recorder Is in possession of several let
tiers res ard 10 The JORDAN affair, and as some
of the newspaper acc units have distorted The
rthern papeTs OK and bull story which
Civ no idea Of h 5 conduct here, we deem II
necessary to give tine plain fact, In the case
The public ruld hear both sides before II
renoers q verdict against Durham.
JORDAN was not IL vltsd to leave Durhsm on
accoun. OF his p .lii al belief or for the reason
STAB aud was defeated. Il was because he
was o fire brand in Durham ana secretly used
hi. endeavors to stir up bad blood be-
tween blacks and whites, and our people
l.alN hn t.Hf I'm oil ~ rf
colored men 10 mob violence and to apply
the midnight torch Ills slieved here that ne
was the head cenirs in exciting the worst ele-
ment among the negroes 10 Commit the wGrst
crimes. de held strong communistic | teas and
moved about among the Colored people In great
secrecy.
Dynamite cartridges aud powder were stolen
from thu railroad works here, The Lhairm sa
CT the county Democ' ATTIC executive committee,
Mr.. O B Gre.n, WAS threatened wi h violence
because he took an active part In tht campaign
the morning o. the 18th ef No.
vember his residence was burned by inrendia.
ries. J1rdan was suspected of bsilg particeps
criminis 10 these deeds. Serious TT ubIe
WIS anticipated, AID on account of JordAn's
com NUM- tic ideas and his conduct here he was
waited upon and very quietly but firmly told
that man who had aeIea as he had acted
cou 10 longer live In Dorhsm. Th're was no
violence. no deposition to II Ire him or take
his life. Our people felt tina. TO preserve the
peace and protect their lives and prop. rty this
In5 IIlenuIy IeJht beIWe6n
whites and blacks should be invited away. BE
was not the only man so invited. Those who
use ID incerdisry langus &c Gale Hated to keep p
strife and tN, tement were Treated In the same
manner. Jordan was, o couise only too
glad to get off 50 lightly, for In min ETY. nine
towrs out of 8 nundted Judge Lynch would
have put aside his other business until he had
disposed of such q ecoundrel. Jordan and his
family were given tickets to EoIfolS, and LIFT
on the first train. There was no secrecy about
The mItIer al was above board. Now the
.councrel goes North and trie, to pose as
marIyr,
There are ths true facts IN the case. We
sgain make them In justice TO our PEG lie, and
because distorted ideas have been circuiate1,
and also that Il e Outside world may be rightly
Informed IS to the true cause of Jordan'fs de.
parture from Durham.