The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-12-11
THE EDITORS CHAIR.
HOW THINGS LOOK FROM
OUR STAND POINT.
The Opinion OF The Editor and the
opinion OF Others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics Of the Day.
THE UNFORTUNATE CAUCASIAN" !"

ing reply we made to one Of its
| questions. Doubtless The Caucasian
intended to do it, but it didn't. 1t
says 1.-The following is the News and
observers answer to our inquiry -
and then prints All extract from this
PAPER about different matter. Ger
talnly the slip was unintenti onal, and
we suggest that our contenI porary
can straighten matters in its next
issue.
On former occasion The Cauca-
sian unfortunately made an odd mis-
| take when publishing something that
we asked ii to print; but we know
that mistakes are easily made in
newspaper offices.-News and OBJ
server, Deccnb Der 5:h.
We venture to remini The Cau-
caslan OF its unfortunate mistake
| with the view of having it correct.
ed.-NeW5 and Observer, Dec. 9th.
he sympathy of the News I'D
Observer for THE CAUCASIAN is
rather ilI-timed; butif to champion
the peoples cause, to search for
truth and facts with which to sup
port their demands is unfortunate,
then IHE CAUCASIAN is unfortunate, ,
pleads guilty to the charge; if to
oppose the wishes of the people to
attempt to hush their demands for
equal justice by misleading state
ments is to be fortunate, then we
must decline that honor. The News
and Observer intimates above that
1t has published some facts in Oppo-
sltlOn to II commission that we are
afraid to give TO the public or dis.
cuss. If such was not its intention
then we do not understand each eth
er, If it was then our esteemed CO.
temporary does not understand THE
CAUCASIAN. We are not advocating
commission in partizan spirit at
all. we have 40 more to gain or
lose by the establishment of a COM
mission than any other citizen. It
has been our opinion for some time
that proper commission wisely
managed will benefit the whole State
and work no injustice or hardship
upon the railroads. We have inves-
tigated and tried to throw light up-
on the subject. We have not gone
to Tom, Dick or Harry and asked
him to furnish us with his side of
the question or with facts TO fit the
case. We have stated actual condi-
tions. We have gathered freight
bills and have given and are ready
continue to give names of shippers,
class of freight, points to and from
shipped, over what lines and the
freight actually paid. Notwith-
standing if the News and Observer
can show that we are wrong. it will
save the next Legislature from mak-
ing mistake and do the whole State
q great favor.
But to come back to the News and
Observers grievance. 1t says we
did not publish its reply to our ques-
tion (askillg where it got the freight
rates it published) but printed an ex-
tract about different natter
The extract we published was about
THE CAUCASIAN and the commits
sion in its issue of November 30 III.
We did not see any other reference
to the matter in that issue. Since
then Capt. Ashe has sent us mark
ed copy of the same issue, calling
our attention to another article in u
different column. 1t is as follows:
owe were not advertent to any en-
qriry made by THE CAUCAsIAN that
we did not reasonably answer.
The freight rates it alludes to were
furnished us on our application by
Col. W. A. Turk, who represents the
Richmond & Danville Railroad sys-
tenn, which hasa greater mileage in
this State than any other road. We
suppose the charges of the other
great lines are virtually the same.
The News and Observer made the
publication in the interest Of truth.
| and because ii regards that il is no
less dangerous TO the Democratic
party than wrong in principle to mis-
lead the people, and to inflame their
prejudices, because OF an alleged
state of facts that does not exist.
The Caucasian will favor us by print
ing the above.
And now let us ask The Caucasian
why it did not publish the facts
stated in our editorials to which it
alludes and particularly why it did
not publish the information we gave
it about the use of grape baskets by
our Baleigh grape growing Associa-
tion?n
We publish tn above with plea
sure and wish to thank the News
and Observer fjr the information
that 1t was Col, Turk, who furnish
ed it with tie freight rates it
puDAsnec But that information
however important it is does not
throw any ligl { ON the situation, for
as we have sad before, that among
all the freight bills we have been
able y gather (many of them of the
4. y D. II. R.) we find no such rates
ac1u liy existing. Now again "in
'lie interest OF truth" and in order
that the people may not be misled
ano their preiudices inflamad ssho-