The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-12-12
AS To TWO PAPERS.

ham people. one OF tnem Is INSISTING
that Col. is CARR is a bold and wicked
and scheming and terrible politician, a
man who deserves nothing for the many
things he has done for his party-while
the other, with all the vigor of It's appar-
emily narrow soul, strikes Ben DUKE an
unwarranted blow, simply because THE
GLOBE and Wilmington Messenger,
(which copied our comments, said some
thing good about a really good man.
To the one COLONEL CARR appears a
weird and spectral phantom-a base and
designing man-a man who would chew
up and spit out an ordinary country edi-
tor or an ordinary plug governor in
| about two minutes. To the other paper,
Mr.. BEN DUKE-and a finer fellow never
| lived-is a fend incarnate He belongs
to a roaring, gnashing trust-a con
spiracy TO rob the poor farmer, who is
not compelled to sell his goods to him,
| but who does so because he gets a better
price for them. If not, why does the
fool farmer sell them to him
But these two Reidsville papers are
having their fun-they are doing just
what suits them best. and the world does
not seem to care.
But somehow, in the philosophy Of
this Old Man, we would like TO see
things different, at least here on earth.
In heaven, they say, all is perfect bliss
and tranquil JOY. But the map of the
world shows US that North Carolina is
another part of the territory which men
may occupy.
1t is not to be wondered at-indeed, it
would be a miracle, if JULIE CARR was
more perfect than any other man-espe-
cially if more perfect than the esteemed
COLONEL GILLIAN, who writes pose and
poetry with equal facility-or anything
else for that matter. These two gentle
men are both human-at least COLONEL
GILLIAN has claimed nothing else-we
know COLONEL CARR has nOt-sO what's
the use? 1t was manifestly the right
of COLONEL CARR to run for governor
(see United States Constitution)-and it
is also right for COLONEL GILLIAN to
pound him if he chooses so to do. There
is nothing in the broad, comprehensive
and liberal laws of this land to check
either of the gentlemen.
SO far as MIR. BEN DUKE is concerned
it appears by several recent DECISIONS
Oath Ohio state 21st Ohio reports 9th
Wisconsin and then some Mexico reports
soon to be printed,-that MR.. DUKE has
a right to live. These several cases cited
by us are of peculiar importance. One was
the remarkable case Of JONES VS.: SMITH;
another was JOHNSON VS.. Brown and
the others, which we now fail to recall
we're equally important and their bearing
weight with a jury Of COLONEL WEB
sTER's peers.
If, then, as a sequence to this great
logical proposition, and the deduction
will soon come in by freight, Mr.. DUKE
has a right to live-under that same lib
eral and expansive constitution which
has the stars and stripes for its coat Of
arms-MR. DUKE is allowed freedom of
speech and freedom of action.
If COLONEL WEBSTER who this wear
talked very much for CLEVELAND, would
turnover to page six hundred and seventy
two of the revised edition Of the Rights
Of Man" which we expect to print some
day, he will find that both himself and
COLONEL DUKE are very good citizens
and it is no use to snarl.
In other words Mr.. DUKE has done
much for North Carolina and he is an
honest mar, an exemplary man in his
home life and unlike many rich men
lends an ear to the appeals of the needy
and oppressed. As to COLONEL Carr,
We might say to COLONEL GILLIAN, that
he has always responded - he has never
allowed the poor to knock at his door
without hearing the bell-and when ii
comes 10 endowing institutions of learn
ing those grand concerns which have
civilized and made the world better-no
man has been more eager to give his