The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-13
sIIll Ar Tine Old BUSINESS

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sAss Gessis~ss - . s.is~ r-.i,t-s-
The rr.s vs~ss ss.I-s-
Hsokory Merruy
Las, week ue referred 10 tho IN
terprsse and LandmArk Thes NJ.
two OF kind. and N m.ry respects.
ore and the same. Since 10 have
known both, the Landmark orls
had TO spout. when the ErterpEtse
would rise sud say. the ms my sent,
iments- Bctn ate so pure they
never could s'oopt 10 speak TO . No
gro. much less let one eat IA their
kitchens. Then Ills all night ~ith
them for = Democrat 10 treat . Ne
gro right. and even vote him. but "a
Is social squslI,y for . Popalis, TO DO
such . thing. Week before last. the
Landmark said.
81. =. Parks. oolcred, lie Appllcan
for the position OF postmaster NJ
StAtesville. lie made trip 20 Wash
| ington recently and on his return
reported that he had filed his papers
and that his chances for the position
were IS good As those OF M~ssrs
Long and Leonard. While IN Wash
inRton Parks says he took supper
with Congressman Shaford. Of this
district, and that Mr.. Shuford MAS
the only North Carolina Represent
ative who would introduce him 10
the President, He seemed yer,
much pleased with the Congress
mans courts Gus treatment of him"
AS soon as the Enterprise saw it.
! the editor went into spAsm. IL was
his chance TO get a cowArdly. sneak
ing cut NJ Congress Shuford.
| He said
What is the use of printing piece
of news like this, You cannot e.-
pect any OF his supporters CT admir-
srs to believe that such a perfect
man as Congressman Shuford should
be guilty of such an act. You have
laid yourself liable TO their vile
tongues and the first thing we ex-
pect to hear from some of them 10
that the Landmark is a bigger liar
than the Enterprise. Our reputation
is in jeopardy You can save us il
you will. Brother, please take i,
back, explain, apologize or do some
thing, for our reputation is In great
danger. Besides You will incur the
displeasure Of the gods to say such
things of one Of the specially Sc,
apart to deliver the calamity howl.
ers from the hands of old man Wall
Street. You will no doubt be De.
verely punished for your crime, and
just as likely Is not il will be total
and complete annihilxtion. You
know these fellows command un
limited power over everything"
Now all know this is q thrust di
rectly at, and for the purpose oi
prejudicing the minds of some
against Mr.. Shuford. IL Mr.. Shu
ford had been q Democrat, the En-
terprise would have resented it. Il
|; the first place the Landmark woult
have gotten the pure facts in tn,
!. case if he had been . Democrat
! Then IT would have said nothing
!, except to explain and to excuse him
But in this case, il was best not 4
> get the facts. What were they
They are as follows: Parks went 4
Washington for q minor place, SO h
,, said there. To show he WAS
! worthy negro, he carried with him
D RECOMMENDATION from J. H. Hill an
John Turner, both good and respec,
able Democrats of Statesville. Tn
negro had a bundle Of papers whic
he claimed were petitions for tn
appointment Of j. S. Leonard a
postmaster at State sville, and want
against Long. This Mr.. Shufor
refused to have anything TO do with
= AS to introducing him to the Pres
: dent it is untrue. The negro ran ou
of funds. He wanted Linpey an
Pritchard to procure him q position
and they failed to do so. He ar
9 piled to Shuford for money to finis
u buying his ticket home. Coin
there RECOMMENDED nv such men q
Hin and Turner, Mr.. Shuford loAne
him So 20. As to dining Parks, ~he
he went to Mr.. Shuford's for th
money, it being after supper, he ser
Parks to his cook with instruction
to give him something to eat. whic
che did. Was this wrong' Di
= these editors never give a negro
mesli They would have doae th
same thing. Cleveland would hav
- set hIm down With himself st III
> same table. He did do such q thin
:, once and these papers endorsed az
= worked and voted for him afte
N wards. Then for them TO get Q
, such -'uH as they did, convipc,
. every fair minded person that the
, are simply At the same old damn
: bic trick of ridiculipg everytbir
:, done by any one Who will not wei
the liable and collar of Democrats.