The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-07
A FIERY PEUD NOW ON !!
Harris and Brown Wage a Wordy
War.
POLITICS DOUBTLESS IN II.

b0ro, Creates Some Excitement
aud Much Talk in Our Usual,
Quiet and Peaceful Old Town
The Recorder regrets that in
its FIRST issue in this city, after
an absence of several years, il
is obliged to yield space to a
controversy between two of our
most highly respected citizens
and well known business men
1t appears that Mayor Harris
failed to comply with tile law
in returning an itemized ac-
count of the expense incurred
in his successful struggle to be
elected mayor Of Hillsboro. As
the law was a new one, Mr.. Har-
ris forgot to comply with it, and
his failure to do so was doubt
less unintentional.
Mr.. Nate Brown, who is a re
publican, and who was defeated
by Mr.. Harris, has attempted 10
bring a suit to GUST, not only
Mr.. Harris, but the entire beard
of commissioners Brown claims
that tie attorney general has
not treated him with due ccur
tesy, and intimates that politics
had something to do with it.
We are inclined to believe, how
ever, that as Mr.. Osborn, attor-
ney general, was off on a sum-
mer vacation, and not appre-
ciating the necessity of imme-
diate action. concluded to give
the matter attention later on.
But Mr.. Harris, who has done
aldermanic duties In days gone
by, and who has several times
been mayor, takes the action Of
Brown seriously TO heart, and
in a half column Of loaded long
primer, accuses Brown and
James A. Cheek Of doing it all
for spite work, concluding his
screed in the following bold
and fearless fashion
Brown and Cheek are nice
men TO bring suit against others
for not complying with a law
which they ignored as well.
Thewhole thing is a small affair
for decent people 10 engage in,
and all honorable and unpre
JUDGED people will see that spite
work is at the bottom of all
of il.
Standing as il does in the
neutral zone, with an absolute
horror Of blood shed. the Re
corder sincerely hopes that this
feud viii not be long continued.
II II is spite work, then Mr..
Brown should in some way try
TO repair the injury already
done, and Mr.. Harris, unmo
Tested and in peace, should be
allowed TO hold the dignified
position to which hilarious
and delighted constituency eIe
waited him. And he should be
allowed also TO use the priucr!y
salary which the Office pays
without having it consumed in
defending himself in a court Of
justice.
But IL, on the other hand, Il
shall transpire that Mr.. Brown
Is animated only by a loyal de
sire 70 see that the laws tf the
country are enforced and sus
tanned ; If he has taken the &C
tion he has only 10 be sure that
all the legal acts Of the board
Il commissioners and his honor.
the mayor, will be valid now
and in after years, then II il
not for rs, as q great and fear
less newspaper, to gus siion his
sincerity Or 10 itnplors him to
rrtraee his steps. Viewed in
any light. no god can come
from these little quarrcis be
tween neigbbors and erst while
friends. Life Is too short and
warfare Is no. sae.t. Dir. Brown
has this week written q com
nlunication Un tie subject, aud
" the controversy il TO l..
further pI.rsued, We extend 10
Mayor Harris the unf, s.ri,ced
use Of our columns and the ad
vantage Of our large and grow
ing circulation 20 Soy whichever
TUFTS him. 10 the meantime
aud in the Language of Genergl
Grant, Let us have peace.
Six new passenger csarhes II
the latest aud InUI Improved
patieIi and a number Oi com
inatlUu cars, are among the RI