The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-25
An Answer to Tim.


NEWTON GROVE, y. G.,
September 10th, 1890.
The following communication APP
pearcd in the Wilmington Messen-
ger OF Wednesday, September 10th {:
Editor Messenger:-The Alliance
men Of Newton Grove township
held the primary on the 9th inst,
treating with disdain every PROPOSE
ton offered by any true Democrat
outside of the order. One OF the
leaders, and formerly the president
of the Newton Grove Alliance, land
by the way at this time an aspirant
for Legislative hOnOrs,) was made
chairman of the meeting, and on
one occasion when Il proposition
locking to harmony, in the fOlm Of
motion, being presented by an
outside Democrat, he mounted a
goods box, looking around among
his followers, and called out for
opposition to the measure. There
were probably fifty, as good men
| and firm Democrats as car be found
IN the community, seeing the dis
position to rule at any hazard, re-
fused to take any part whatever in
the meeting. as did also some of the
better men belonging to the order
DE it said to their credit,) SO thor
ough!y Disguised were they with
the proceedings. We are reliably
informed that one of the lodges in
the township held a special meeting
on the night before the primary. No
politics in the order! Such actions
remind one Of the days of Union
LeagueiSm. Such is Polk-ism and
Butler-ism in upper Sampson to
day. TIM.
Now, Mr. Editor, as the above is
misrepresentation and does those
participating in the primary very
great injustice, and especially my
self, chairman of the meeting, |
deem it necessary to write a few lines
i'll refutation Of the false accusations
contained therein.
First, when Tim says Alliance
men held the primary, he would
have the public to believe that only
men belonging to the Order took
part in theproceedings, when in fact
Democrats both in and out Of the
Order participated and elected three
delegates belonging to the Order
and two outside. Tim says every
proposition offered by any true DEM
Ocrat outside the Order was treated
with disdain. He is guilty of a MIS-
representation when he says this.
There wasa compromise ticket offer
ed by Mr.. Kerr's followers and also
one by Mr.. Buffers, both Of which
were opposed but not treated with
disdain. When he says the chair
man was an aspirant for Legislative
hOnors he is throwing his shot at
random / have never told Tim, II
do not know who Tim isl or any one
else that I desired legislative prefer
ment and the tWenty-seven votes I
received in the late Democratic Con-
vention which assembled in Clinton
was without solicitation or effort on
my part to procure them. l am
nevertheless thankful for the COM
paratively large vote which | receiv-
ed on that OCCASION, not because l de-
sired POLITICAL preferment, but be-
cause of the manifestation Of conf
dence reposed in me by my friends.
When Tim says I mounted a goods
box and called for opposition he is
either ignorant Of what l said or
guilty of the Inost palpable misre-
presentation. [ simply asked if
there was any opposition; while he
says I called for opposition. This
was when a compromise ticket was
offered by both sides. | asked if
there was any opposition to the tick
ct offered by Mr.. Buffers friends, SO
l did by the one offered 10y Mr..
Kerr's, treating all alike.
Now as to the politics in the Order
| we are all good Democrats las good
as those who refused to take part in
| the meeting) and we think we have
a perfect right to take part in reg
ular Democratic primary, as for the
Union League we will fight before
we will join That thing too good
Democrats for that. Tim.
r. a. INGRAM.