Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-24

weeks. If the editor of the GRAPHIC has replied in kind, and dealt out to the editor of the Press Eagle the same kind of hand he has so long played in this community upon those who have happened to fall under the ban of his displeasure, he should be the last one to complain now. On last Monday morning a per sonal friend of the editor of the Press Eagle sought an interview with the editor of the GRAPHIC with the de- clared purpose, if possible, to recon eile all existing differences, and bring about an harmonious adjust ment. After some time was spent in canvassing the entire situation, without fruitful results or dn under standing, the aforementioned rep resentative of MT. Murray drew from his pocket the following typewriter treaty of peace" and asked MT. Adams to sign it:
 To whom it may concern
 Since the publication of an article 1 in the Daily GRAPHIC of the 17th inst, captioned Standing by the Record, :" in which certain personal reflections were made upon the edi- tor of the Press-Eagle, 1 havelearned that local item published in that paper of the 9th inst, referring to certain improvements in the office ef the Circuit Clerk, was not written by Mir. Murray nor seen by him until in type; and as this was the beginning of a newspaper controversy in which reflections of a personal nature were made in my paper of the above date, I herewith withdraw the offensive 1 language used in said article, being assured that the criticism i'll the Press Eagle that called itforth would not have been written by the editor of that paper had it not been for my misconeeption of the authorship of the local item alluded to above. Signed:
 The writer read and returned it, with the statement that he could not nor would not sign it. The edi- tor of the GRAPHIC explained to Mir Murray s representative that inas- much as the Eogle of the 18th inst. had contained the first offensive language, and that the article in the GRAPHIC of the 17th inst. was writ ten in reply thereto, that MT. Adams was the aggrieved party, and if there was any withdrawal of objectionable expressions, the editor of the Press Eagze, the man to cast the first tone, was the proper person to make the first retraction, in which event the editor of the GRAPHIC would follow and do likewise. In this connection it might not be inappropriate to state that upon the declination of MT. Adams to sign the above humil- iating terms of agreement, the gen tleman in question cast the soft in situation that were it not done the Press Eagle of the next morning would contain something relative to the private character of Mr Adams which would be "humiliating" to the latter's family and might lead to "further trouble. ," To this mild threat MT. Adams replied that the Press Eagle could publish it, and that he was ready at any time to compare records with the editor of the Press Eagle.
 Later Mr. Murray's representa- tive again visited this office, at which time the original sheet of pa per, with the following written thereon in Mir. Murray's handwrit- ing, was submitted for considera- tion:
 To whom in may concern;
 Referring to the above unsolicited statement from Mr. Adams, l desire to say that while did not write the item which was the basis of the GRAPHIC's criticism of the Press l Eagle, l heartily endorse the cOmpli- ment therein paid Circuit Clerk Me Coy and have no desire to shirk re- sponsibility for its publication. Said item having caused a controversy of an unpleasant and personal nature between the Press-Eagle and the GRAPHIC, in view of the withdrawal of the offensive language of that pa per of the 17th inst, hereby with draw all objectionable expressions in the Press-Eagle's article of the pre- vious day. Signed:
 Mr. Adams read and returned it to Mir. Murray's representative with the explanation that since MT. Mur- ray had a friend representing him, he (Mr. Adams) had in the mean time selected Capt. N. T. Roberts to rep resent his interests. to whom all fur