The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-03

Copgressman Martin Writes Mr.. Flake -
Warm Letter.

Mr.. r.. W. lake, OF AnSOn cOOu-
ty, expected to be Congressman
Martins private Secretary, but as
be (Flske) did not stand with the
Peoples Party and fer its principles
during the Legislature. but lobbied
for things entirely foreign, Mr.. Mar
tin declines to bes.ow the honor.
Flake has published the following
letter from the Congressman in the
Wadesbor, Messenger and Intelli-
gencer, D. mocratic paper. 1t is
warm number, ard if Flake doesn't
have a hide like a Rhinoceros he
would not lave msde it public, but
he has done so and it might as well
be kept going;
WAsH1SGror, March 90, 1897.
Mr.. E. W. FLAKE,
Wadesboro, N. C.
SIR:-When you, uphesitatingly
took your stand among the boilers
who had betrayed the Peoples Party,
you became, by that overt act, par
ticeps crimini and absolved me from
all obligations, legal, moral, hu-
name and divine. The boilers for
their treachery were expelled from
the Peoples Party and publicly
branded AS traitors, which is a mat
ter of official record, and they will
wear the brand upon their brows for
ever. They have not only been
branded as traitors in North Caro-
lima, but have been branded as trait
ors throughout the tnited States
and the whole world, for a pint eau
Gus of the Senators and members of
Congress, Of the Peoples Party, held
in Washington, it was agreed, by
unanimous consent, not to invite
Col. Harry Skinner to any caucus of
the Peoples Party. may say with
out mourning the charge of egotism,
that | have more sense than you
give me credit for, if you imagine
that do not know that such treach-
cry as ELECTS State. National and
u..versal condo mnation releases me
from all obligations to you, even il
had made you ten thousand PRONE
Uses and seconded them every one IN
tlA,k and white. Sir, have In time
split rails aud walked behind the
pillow handles beneath the hot, broill
ing July sun, ard tell you plainly,
| would do it again before I would
appoint TO any fl 90 a man who had
been expelled from the Peoples Par
ty and publicly and eff ,ially brand,
ed as a traitor. If you never Sh
Office till | appoint you, you S'
never be consta bic, sir, the lo3xfo
Office known to American polif nd.
Before I would have a traitor si.tHttra.
right under ny nose, handlingh Ii
the secrets Of the State and the mo-
dus operandi Of the party that he
had betrayed, l would resign my
seat in Congress, go home aud split
rails again and walk behind the
pillow handles bensath the hot, bro,l-
ing sun till all my garments were
sweltering and dripping with sweat.
III this be treason, make the most of
it, The war is on, sir, and let it
come If I shall not deport myself
like q valiant soldier on the field of
battle, let my enemy triumph over
me and trample mine honor in the
dust. l have naught to fear from
the stack of arms and the clash of
steel with such q foe. I wrote you a
letter couched in mild and gentle
words. declining to appoint you, but
that mild and gentle answer you
Sould not accept; hence. I have
been compelled to use palmer,
blunter speech, partakipg more of
the ruggedness Of the rock than
gentleness of the flower and meek
ness of tho lamb. l herewith send
my ultimatum;
"Since you have been expelled
from the Peoples Party and publicly
and officially branded as a traitor, If
you never fill Office till l appoint
you, you will never be constable, sir.
the lowest Office known in American
politics. Truly, =
CHAs. n. N RTIN.