The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-05-25
A REPLY tn .EyE-wrrNrx<-
DrgHAM. n. C.

want 10 occupy sufficient spac
IN your paper to see that the fai
thing Is done 10 some Durham mel
who were grossly slandered hy
communication IN your paper of tx,
weeks ago signed "Ey~Witness.s
This communication pre.ends /.
tell Of the disgraceful conduct Calel
H. Green and his followers III the re
cent municipal election in Durham
don't live in that town, but wa.
there the day of the election aud saw
all that occurred. Mr. Christian
didn't put IN an appearance, At Il
o'clock as stated. Eye Witness" said
Il saw him at the polls working for
bis own success as earl, as O'Clock.
and he was there continually until
the polls closed" Mr.. Green Was al
80 there all tins time working for
Dir. Pcay. About noon Messrs.
6reen and Christian got into a quar-
rel, | didn't kLow what about and
then entered into IA fight. If there
was a profane word used by either
| didn't hear it. Nobody other than
these two took the slightest part in
the tight except to separate them,
and the separation was made so quick
that neither was injured, and that
was all. If the election was inter-
rupted at all it was only for an in
slant, and that was caused by the
curiosity of the judges to see what
was going on. | was on the ground
until the polls closed, and there was
no effort made on the part of any
body to prevent anyone from voting
that saw. Indeed the effort of each
side seemed to be to induce everyone
to vote for his man. Both Green
and Christian were before the Mayor
next morning charged with having
engaged In a fight, each pleaded
guilty and each was fined the same
amount. | didn't hear a profane
word during the entire day from
either Green or Christian.
l am not of the same party, as
either of these gentlemen they are
both Democrats, and | am a member
of the Peoples Party Gas devoted as |
any man and as active as is in nv |
power but | can't see such a gross
ly unjust attack made on a man and
made in paper, which | know
would not willingly be injustice to
anyone, without telling what | know
of the matter. What I've written
above l do know for | too was an
eye witness also of all that occurred, |
and being an eye witness know that
"Eye- Witnesses" communication was
cruelty false and unjust in every re-
spect. AS | said Pm not a partisan |
of either of the candidates, nor of |
either of the fighters. From what |
| heard on day of election in Dur
ham botn the candidates, Peay and
Christian, are good men, and both
Democrats. Both men of some
means, but neither very rich. The
white and colored vote were both
divided. There were no political
lines, some Peoples Party men
(there were quite number here last |
November, there are many more
now, and with another Legislature
like the last we will have the rest),
some voted for Peay and some for
Christian. BoGh men had active |
friends. The work around the polls
was Jealous, and the two men in the
fight were quickly separated, the
electioneering was active till sunset
it was found Peay was elected by a |
small majority. /
| don't know who "Eye- Witness"
is, but | guess he is not good POP
ulist. He has a richness of imagi-I
nation and poverty of truth that
makes one think of the old party
editors. | know THE CAUCASIAN
and its editor, and ! therefore know
it will be glad to publish this. Much
success to your valuable paper.
Yours fraternallv,
j. E. LYON.
Durham. n. G.