The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-06-04
REX DUKE TALKS! !!
Il. Wake, a statement Concerning
,fo Durham Bull Deal.
,,,, That Carr's Card Did Not Tell
II All.
-.e CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE
Who Come and G"-Brief Brew
tie, of Interest to All Reader"
Of The Globe.

,i.. nf Interest to All Readers
Of The Globe.
rt..,c seen a card published by Mr.. J.
: carr. Of Durham, in Raleigh newspa-
,,,. and by hand bills in the streets of
,r,, Cftv recently. 1t purports to be an
..rrraud denial Of letter written by
.,, Nr, Frank Stronach, Of Raleigh,
.,rt-.omi.lcading in its tone and spirit
.rlf. 50 plainly intended to attack me,
,b, / am forced to say more. There
l.rD for months past-but more fire.
,.r,rv in the last mOnth-been articles
IN various newspapers Of the state,
.r.,rrtng in substance that The Amcri-
.,c Tobacco company, Of which am
tt,..,.r and with which my family is
.,.rfrrutly Unidentified in North Caro-
I'm, had attempted to absorb BlackwelPs
Dgrham Tobacco company, of which
Mr. carr j. president, and that some
,.rdof force or oppression had been re-
.,rrci 10, in order TO over come and cap
,ure +, These statements have always
trcn accompanied by express or indirect
ru,oric, Of Mr. Carr, for his nobleness
in resisting the approaches, and bravery
in rcpcliDg the assaults Of The Ameri-
can Tobacco company and disparaging
rompari,ons Of my family, or some OF
u.s.
Knowing that no honorable instincts
should willingly profit by false state
mcnt,, made in his praise, and in dis
credit Of his ncghbors, hoped that Mr..
Carr would, if he did not direct or in
spirc such publications, take the manly
course Of denying their truthfulness, but
,ach hope was vain. The conclusion
wa, forced upon me that he was not un-
willing to gain fame at the expense OF
others and of truth. Amidst these pub.
Iicaions, which had begun to multiply, !
received on May 11th the following let
ter addressed to w. Duke, Sons q Co.:
RALEIGH, May II, 1892.
Nr,,rs. ". Duke, Sons & Co., Durham
&c.
"GENTIEMEN 1t is being circulated
all over North Carolina, in the press OF
the state hv the friends Of Col. Julian S
Carr, who is candidate for the office OF
governor that he had an opportunity
but refused to Join The American To
bacco company. In the last issue of the
Western Free Lance, published at Ma
rion, y. G., Is the following, viz: "Bu
instead of entering the trust and receiv
ing $4,000 per year as its president, h(
refused to enter it and told the member.
OF the trust that he would conduct hi
business, which is the largest tobacco
business in the world, independent Of al
trusts and combines; that he would hay,
nothing to DO with any trust" Again
IN an article signed "Nia Media" whicl
appeared in the Wilmington Messenge
OF the 10th, instant and which ColOne
IaTrS friends have had copied in variou
papers in the state, the following is to b
found: "IIc is in full sympathy wit
the toiling masses. He might have ad
Vanccd his personal interests by MIL
LIONS or DOLLARS by accepting the Offe
o' one Of these syndicates, but his regar
ioF the right and the interests of tn
people rose entirely above all selfish con
S"crations,' 1t has also been charge
that The American Tobacco cOmpan
attempted to force the Blackwell Dul
nam Tobacco company, of which NJ
Julian ;. Carr is president, TO sell thei
business to The American Tobacco con
lany and Mr.. Carr had refused TO hav
anything to Go with it or TO be party t
The transactions.
Il any negotiations were had in Iegar
10 this matter, by whom was the subje'
brought forward? Did The America
tobacco company approach Col. Ca
and bis associates Of The Blackwell Du
nam Tobacco company, or did Col. Ca,
AHl his associates approach The Amer
"a Tobacco company people on II
>"..''i> And are the statements col
.ta'i In the Western Free Lance an
VIE lmjugton Messenger, above quote
"ar or not= Please give me in reply
.~'' letter full and complete statemel
u. What took plac" between Col. Ca
all Do, associates AMI The America
''.H''o Company, in regard to the ma