The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-16
WHY WE HAVE BEEN 81
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has been so silent upon the Gutter
question. For the reason that not
one word or sentence firm any conpe.
tent authority has been produced IN
the columns Of that paper 70 dis
proye one word or sentence uttered
Il THE RECORDER in regard to tie
Dukes or Cutters. We see no reason
to continue to assert a fact, when
there has not been and cannot BE-
produced any evidence to disproye
our assertions, When there i one
sentence in our last article dis,
proven then we will say . few more
lines 10 the '.foul mouth brayer," Of
Reidsgillt.
he says, mot word has came nom
IFS lips since We printed the testl>
mony Of its distinguished townsmen
RENTING its reckless assertions.
Yes. YOU, came down here, Yen
searched high and low for Que par,
ticle Of evidence to disproye our FL
sertions, but in vain. Why do we
say in vains The testimony OF Capt
Us. Lockbart was given, but tie
Capt. says it was not as be told you.
Now if Jon will peryert and arrange
the testimony Of your own witness
to suit yourself, what will you moi
stoop 10 dc2 II is mean and dams
nable to put words in the Wines
mouth in an interview which wa
never said. Out Of sixty Or seventy
tobacco men in Durhsm, Capt. Lock
hart is the only one who gave yeu
any information.aad that interview
adoctored'' to suit your own pur'
pose.
The next man you went to, to re
flute our argument about the price q
cutters, was our friend and neal
neighbor, Maj. W. A. Guthrie, ''tht
learned and able lawyer" BE knows
a great deal OF law but he can't 70
the life Of him tell the differeuce be
tween dog tail and fancy wrap
psn. BE don't make that bis study
Now this is the evidence Of our dis
tinguished citizens you speak Of
One a lawyer and The other yoI
misquoted. He further says "can ]
be ture that you have changed you
opinion Of tSe trult." No we ssant
upon orr last article and defy you I,
refute one assertion we made b
competent testimony. You can
do II. Lawyers evidence on cut :
don't amount to anything.
There is one other reason VII,
We have been silent. Wesee no rea
son 10 continue 20 prove a selfeviden
fact: especially when you have .
utterly failed 70 sustain your case
yerbosity and high sounding phrase
without any evidence Of truth D
facts IN them, don't convince the pub
lie that your position isright Thos
Who live in Rockingham and aSjoin
ING counties know the editor Of th
Weekly, they have always feu1d biz
grumbler, q growler. aquarrslsnms
fussy fellow, who il forever Beekin
TO spread his baieful influence upo
an honest class or people. Tn
farmers know who are their b..
frienos but some times are guile
into the belief that certain facts o.
true whsn in reality they are not
He ssys, ''in this fight there il D
middle ground. What the Week.
has sgid d Nr. Duke aud biz inf
nous scheme with Nhieh be IL O
nected, il true or is il faisgg7 Ye.
fAlSe, because you have not utter d
sentence Of correct evidence.
The REcoRDEE stshds by I'll
Durham market and her ciiizau4 al
hurl the false and malicious cha rgC
back at you. A
You again fay, they Temeub.
well that the Weekly ogOys ynu ffOi
every market 10 tie bright tDbsec
belt except Durham sad peor $ o.,
Boston, and then went ~ toe i,ul1,
place and proved by responsible pai
ties that its assertions we're true ~
since that sou have not dared upe
your mouth In this fiatemenl M
sgain utter xhat IL pOt true. 81
have MT ditpfoYen what We said d
competent testimony. You has
manufactured your va evidence an
then In that yuu .eil 10 diipToye, II
we present fkei. taken from III
records We d,ly you 10 dlsproy
one assertion. Why don't you iii
prove our assertions about VIII
ston and Asheyilley Why don't 70
lika an hunest man come out m