The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-28

the man the office"
Ill find nothing in the career or
party work or sentiment in behalf of
either Of the gentlemen above named
that entities him to precedence over
me, certainly not TO the extent of a
denial of just recognition.
You have never given me any rea-
son for my non-appointment nor
for the policy of not really pressing
my claim until last summer. But
the reason is
$50 clear, so shining and so evident
That it will glimmcr through blind
mans eye"
You remember you complained tc
me one night about Vance being d
Republican county. If / had lived
in u county that was expected to re.
turn Democratic member to the
legislature | would, no doubt, have
received recognition as soon as any
one Of the distinguished gentlemen
above named.
The truth is you have sacrificed
me to your own plans, and you must
entertain some personal hate also, fol-
you have been 80 heartless.
During the past two years, though
have written you many letters, you
have never answered one, nor have
you had your two government paid
clerks to do 80.
One Of the chief badges of a gen.
tleman is TO answer gentleman
letter.
A public servant statesman
systematically fails to answer letters,
either because he is TOO indolent OF
indifferent to the commonest dictates
OF courtesy, or because he is afraid
to commit himself to paper-appre-
eating the latitude allowed by verbal
communication.
A formal deed with seal and signature
"A spectre this from which you shrink
afraid.
The word its life resigneth in the pen
Leather and wax usurp the mastery
then"
Though his right arm hangs shat
tered and useless by his side, ex-
Senator Thomas j. Jarvis never fails
to answer letters written him. And
the last time l saw the great Zebulon
b. Vance l looked down from the
Senate gallery upon his disease
stricken form and hair grown gray
in the faithful service of his people
he was writing letter, no doubt to
one OF his constituents. lie was
holding the pen in his trembling
right hand, and vainly trying to
steady it with his left. What a les
son for the courtly Ransom!
You are a great man. You are
one of the greatest men / think
have ever known. This is true. Your
smile is like benediction; you have
the manners of Chesterfield; the
majestic bearing of Roman senator;
the form of Apollo; the eloquence
Demosthenes; the magnetism of
Mesmer; the tongue of Lysias and
the hypocrisy of Mephistopheles.
Full Of honors, titles, flattery,
fame" you nevertheless remind me
of the words of Queen katherine
to Griffith, touching Cardinal
Wolsey.
"He would say untruths and be ever
double
Both In his words and meaning.
His promises were mighty.
But his MISUNDERSTANDING"
Like Mirabeau, to quote the
words of Necker,
you can descend with the
greatest facility into Inferno. and rise
without effort to the brow of Olympus"
l have for many years been your
friend. l have been an ardent adj
mlrer OF your genius. / have be.
lleved in your patriotism.
When in the last campaign YOU
thrilled your friends by your spien-
did and impassioned declaration that.
"A good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favour
rather than silver and gold,"
! thought it came from your
heart.
was warned by many good peo-
pie against putting faith in YOUR
promises. / repudiated their sug-
gestions. realize that up to the re.
cent past had only known DR..
Jekyll; l am now acquainted with
Mr.. Hyde.
According to the spirit of Jeffer-
sonisn Democracy, office ought to be
given to those who merit it by work
for the party.
Under our institutions the federal
patronage due State goes to the
dominant party to help perpetuate
it in power.
10 the extent that it is controlled
by any one man for his own bur-
poses, to that extent it is a gross in
justice to party workers and a blow
at the life of the party itself.
The chairman of the Democratic
State executive committee of North
Carolina, in public address, declared
nearly two years ago that ! was zone
OF three men (he namely in North
Carolina who ought to be appointed
before all others by this administra-
ton"
l have not asked or expected Office
at your hands as personal favor.
l asked for a place because the
Democratic party said l deserved it,
expected me to receive it, and since
you have controlled the patronage,
expected it to come through you.
Your disregard of the wishes of
my endorsers and of the sentiment
II the Democratic party of North
carolina in my behalf is one of the
best evidences that you have long
possessed power dangerous to a free
'eople. You have made their most
powerful 1ettora amman n, L1.l