The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-07

A few days ago ex-State Printer NJ.
| Stewart published communication
rejecting by insnuation upon Editor
Bailey, of the Biblical Recorder. To
that letter Mr.. Bailey replies as follows:
TO the Editor of the Sentinel.
Winston. n G, I
When | returned to this city today
my attention was called to a communi-
cation in your paper signed by NJ. /.
Stewart. The communication contains
no charges against me, but many inSin-
uatiors. That means that Mr.. Stewart
would like t. damage my character, but
has not the means to do it.
1t is not my custom to take notice of
such Communications. But in this in
stance | make an eXception-not. how
ever. out Of any respect for Mr. Stewart
| do not understand why he should de
sire to steal my good name unless it is
because he has thrown his own away.
| am sure, however. that he cannot do
it, | insist that he take leave of his
insnuationS. get out from his cowardly
underbrush and come out into the open
with direct charge. An honorable
man WILL You will have to make Stew
art do it. if at all. l know him.
He refers to my course with regard
to the public printing. | will tell your
readers what | did At one of the
first sessions of the Board Of Agriculture
| learned that the firm of Nj. l. and J.
G. Stewart. public printers. had made
Il heavy claim on the department for
the printing of some tags which they did
not print. | moved that their claim
he investigated and, if necessary, re-
sisted, by our attorney. And for this
NJ. |. Stewart attacks me. Surely no
honest man can object to what | did.
But the Stewards dreaded the light.
They are not honest. and | will prove it.
As for MesSrS. Edwards & Broughton,
they have nothing to do with the cdi-
tarial policy of the Biblical Recorder,
or my personal or public interests The
editor was elected by the Baptist STATED
Convention. He is responsible to that
Convention and to God. The publish
ers of the Recorder have no more 10 dol
with his editorials than any other citi-
zens of North Carolina. Stewards in
sinnation is grounded in his invidious
and malicious character and very sore
spirit, for neither of which am | re-
sponsibe He lost the public printing
because he was unfit and he should not
blame me.
| wrote an editorial showing that the
public printing under the Stewards cost
the State exorbitantly. The action Of
the General Assembly in repudiating
them. and the present rs well rs the past
cost of the printing bears out the truth
Of the editorial. And it is the truth
that hurts the Stewards. and | will give
it to burn the bone before | get through
with this letter.
/ have been party TO no scheme;
have made no promise to any man: III
have not been a partiZan: and j require
that my calumniator make good his
transformations that have. or be consid
cred in the eyes of your readers Il fall
sitter and traducer. and Il wretch I'M
worthy the thought of men.
As for my brother and the postmaster
ship. Mr.. Stewart simply shows his ig
norance along with his malice. For in
telligent citizens know that Governor
Russell had nothing whatever to do with
my brothers appointment. He had
another candidate And | had even
less to do with it than the Governor, not
being in politics ut NIL.
Finally, whether ! have inherited my
fathers gifts and virtues or not | have
Il portion Of his candor: and frauds
and sconndrels and demagogues are the
worse off for it, | solcmnly assert that
the firm Of Nj. /. and j. G.. Stewart.
Public Printers, stand today charged
with having changed the laws of North
Carolina entrusted sacredly to their
keeping. and with having made money
by it. / assert deliberately that that firm
is charged with having changed the
public printing law to read forty-TWOl
lines to the page instead of forty
THREE, so that they did less work for
the pay they got assert that this is
fraudulent and criminal and that It'll
ought to be and may yet be punished
with n term in the State Penitentiary.
Stewart may beat the air; but the
charge stands against him. He may
attack by insinuation those who would
stand between him and the State, but
| charge You, require him to meet these
solemn assertions or take his place
amongst the others who have put them
selves without the pale of a mans con
sideration.
| insist, Mr.. Editor, that You shall
publish no more of Stewards insinua
tions. Let him make direct charges.
Let him defend himself and not seek
to escape by giving me epithets.
Sincerely,
j. w. BAILEY.