The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-08
PUT 1T ON POLITICS
Pie DOTH PROTEST. OVER MUCn.
METHINKS."
PAGE OF REPUBLICAN, POLITICS
Dick Williams, Republican Member from
Craven in 1895, Replies TO Hancock
and Washes Some Dirty
Party Linen.
Newborn, y. c., Feb. /, 1895
the Called Jade Wincc:'

M#"Ict the Called Jade vince
"Hc doth protest over much mcthinkS.'
To the Editor: In the News and Oh
server of january 80, 1898, Robert Ham
cock protests against the scorn and in
d;gnation expressed against his Gcen-
tiousness and basencss by your Newbern
correspondent. and charges the fellow
he publicly chastised" and myself as
being the cause of his exposure. | am
at a loss to know who it WAS that he
"publicly chastiSed.'' Is it the gentleman
who. in one of ms maudIin fits Of drunk
enness, he assaulted in Il public bar
room in this town. for which he was
forced to answer IN tine police court.
or some other victim of his spleen that
he assaulted while king alcohol was his
master?
In his protest he alluded to me as the
notorious Dick Williams" AS to my no
t~oriety and his character for licentious-
ness, | invite the Judgment not only of
the people Of Newbern but the people
of the State. Is this the pitiable plea
upon which he hopes to escape the
scorn of all the good people? l think
not: they will not cOndone conduct so
heinous by an excuse sc tlimsy.
Again, he charges me with being a
traitor to the party. What in the name
of decency has politics to DO with the
matter. unless it may be to sooth the
ear of the Governor. y little politics
must enter and Il cry of Il am pursued
by my political enemies" pleaded to gain
"EXecutivc conformation and clcmency,
if not words Of APPROVAL
[ WAS not Il candidate before the
bA,~,llT-a. -A1v,, ~ W tM+ ."f I AlN
for the Legislature and had told my
friends prior to the assembling of that
body that | was not Il candidate for that
position; therefore, Hancock's avoWa1
that he defeated me for the nomination
is false. absolutely false. At this same
convention. without the consent Of my
self and friends, Hancock. with words
of praise and laudation of my Repub
licaniSm. placed me in nomination fol
the position of Commissioner of the
county. Did he lie then or does he
lie now. when he charges me with un-
feaIty to the party: | was of the opinion
then and am now, thtt HIS purpose for
having my name on the ticket was to
help him to pull through. The election
returns Show that at that election !
received three thousand and seventeen
votes, and Hancock received two thou
sand eight hundred and fifty; the votes
cast for lie being the greatest received
by any candidate on the Republican
ticket. But | again ask what has poll
tics to DO with the charges against Han
cock The unfortunate lady who madt
the charge was Of his own household
and | take it his personal and political
friend or dependent Hancock being
driven to such strits to save not his
character but his position as president
of the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
road which he holds by the grace OF
Gov. Russell; that | should not bf
surprised to find HIM trying to make
decent people believe that ONE n witt
WhGm he has had Il bar-rOom brawl OF
@tiStcuff, i~nstigatcd and purSuaded the
unfortunate relative of his wife to max,
this serious and damning charge agains'
him. or that some political enemy caused
hmm while in his c0ys to call to h,
aid two colOred tools on the school com
mittec to assist him in the discharge o.
the lady'S sister from the position @
teacher in the white public school of tn,
city.
/ am no mans enemy. but if at any
time | may by Gods help be enabled I,
help the poor, betrayed, oppressed anC
InsUltcd females of my race from thu
wrongs and oppression Of their seluccrs
! shall not Shun the duty, but will pea
form 1T to the best of my means unC
ability. Let the CALLED jade vince.
II L lillian Ms