Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-02-01
A REPLY.

The Goldsboro ARGUS has some
structures upon the Messenger be-
cause of it's recent editorial com.
ment upon the absurd Raleigh re-
port that Senator Ransom's .tpolie
tical existence depends upon the
confirmation of Mr.. Simmons as
Collector. The Messenger does not
desire to go into the course of
Chairman Simmons in 1892 at the
Clinton Convention, for that has
been discussed in a very able, clear
and convincing manner by Maj.
Edward J. Hale, the ablest living
editor in North Carolina, and with
perhaps the exception of the late
lamented Col. William L. Sauns
dera, the very ablest in our State
within the last thirty years or
more. The Messenger disapproved
of the course of Mr.. Simmons as
did some of the ablest Democratic
newspapers, and it has seen moth.
ing to cause it to change its opins
ion. So far from this, after reading
the very strong and luminous dis.
cussions of the Fayetteville O6ser-
Ger, we feel more assured than
ever of the weakness and unsound>
ness of Chairman Simmons as
evinced in his conduct at Clinton
in 1892. As to his splendid, grand,
magnificent, glorious, tremend ous
management of the campaign in
1892. the least said the better for
the party, we think. If splendid
and magnificent in any particular
it was in it's failure, that was indeed
colossal, monumental, fatetul.
The ARGUS is so appreciative of
the Messenger it is inclined to class
it with Third Farty organs. It is
pleased to say that the recent cdi-
torisl headed "Can it he So9' sis in
exact line with current Third
party parlanee." Whoever wrote
that is better posted in the ''par-
lance" Of the Third party people
than we are. We have not read a
State paper of that party since 1892
and do not remember to have in
terchanged a word with one of
those Performers" in a year and a
half on the subject of politics, 80
we are painfully ignorant Of "the
current parlance' OF that parti-
cular party.
As to the Democracy of the
Messenger, it will be a good day
for the ARGUS when it can say with
truth that it has done as much for
the Democracy and been as true
and f%unbendiug in its support OF
genuine, fundamental Democratic
principles as the Messenger has
been We began to fight the battles
of the people of North Carolina
when the editor of the ARGUS and
the great Simmons YER in swad-
ding bands "muling and puking
in the nurses arms."T The Messen-
ger may not be a Democrat after
the type or standard of the ARGUS
or the Collector, upon whom de-
ponds so much of the veal or woe
of this good old State, but it stands
equarely, firmly, unreservedly all
the same by the Democratic plat
form, and that is more than most
Democrats do, nowadays, espec~
tally of the Office holding sort.
As to "the machine" the Ness
senger has no tolerance for it. 1t is
an absolute curss to any State or
party, and in the end will ruin any
party that countenances or uses
it.
Ii is a new test of loyalty to the
party, perhaps, that the ARGUS
would apply-loyalty to the mighty
Simmons. To question his greats
ness may smack of disloyalty in
the opinion of the hero.w orshippers
and to the men who grind their
axes daily upon the huge Govern
ment grindstone at Washington,
but the Messenger is none the less a
Democrat of the old indigo dye sort,
and is neither o%bsequious to eflc-
ials nor afraid to condemn what it
believes to be wrong and hurtful to
the party and the welfare of the
people. The ssenger is not pub
lished just to advocate or please
oMceeholders. Its mission is higa>
er. 1t aims to tell the truth, but it
confines its comments and states
ments to the public life of polls
ticians.- Wilmington Messenger.
The Cases of the Collectors.
With avoru nhanno of admins.