The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-28
THE oBsERvER's ESTIMATE OF
FRANCIS ID. WINSTON.

THE oBsERvKR's ESTIMATE OF
FRANCIS ID. WINSTON.
Replying 70 the attacks made
upon II by Francis D. Winston and
other Democrats In the Legislature.
the Charlotte Observer, In its issue |
Of February ll,h, says edi,orisiiy:
was Mr.. Winston, OF Ber'ie,
the reader will recall. wao nrst
arose 10 this question OF personal
privilege. Dir. Winston now calls
himself Democrat and was elect
cd 70 this Legislature as such. Yet
IL was not 30 many years ago that
he was In the bosom OF the Repuo-
iIcan party. During that time he
was candidate for judge and wrote
q letter to George Il. White, the ne
gro solicitor OF that district. now a
mem Der Of Congress, telling him of
the pleasure it would give him TO
ride the circuit with him. 1t was
said about him, too, that on Ger
tain occasion he WAS seen arm In
arm with two negroes on the streets
Of Tsrboro, and II he denies this We
will produce a witness whom he
cannot i'm peach This Ia one OF the
gentlemen who arraigns The Ob
server at the bar of public opinion
for an expression neither personal
nor insulting.
i Another is Mr.. Watts, Of Iredell
This gentleman has been -barking
at The Observer for years through
q country paper which he Is sup
posed to edit, and has failed to &c,
q kick. From his present high
perch he barks again; and In thi
, paragraph he gets the kick To-
, which he has SO long begged.
Mr.. Morgan, OF the county o
q Johnston, also arose to q question
3 Of personal privilege, saying tina
t The Observer is not q friend Of Bry
e an Democracy aod that he desire'
j. the House to avail itself of the op
d portunity to say what 1t though
of the paper and its editor. W
d never heard Of Mr.. Morgan befor
y and never expect to hear OF hir
y after this Legislature adjourns
9, What he says is of less consequence
s. II possible, than the chatter Of Wiz
ston and Watts.
We understand, of course, an
D. the public understands. the purpos
C. Of this little clamor. 1t Is meant
discredit tho Observer. We want
= say to these cattle that it is beyon
81 their power to either injure or al
" noy this paper. Its enemies ha,
70. done their little best in this dire
% ton, throughout the year, and 6
OF pecially within the past year, wit
ii the result that IL has more bus
IN ness than 1t ever had before and
stronger In every way. Cha lot
Is behind 1t, the solid people
r North Carolina are behind 1t, al
as for the scurvy politicians,
~ snaps its fingers in their faces al
re deties them.
OIL This editorial would, howev,
be incomplete If it were not accor
ul panied by the letter OF Mr.. VII
or ston, OF BERTHE, to the negro SOLE
1t, tor, White, referred to above, al
pt it could have no better ending tn
IN it has In the Introduction here 81
copy Of the letter in question:
oi' Windsor, N. c., June, 1884,
'n- hon. Geo. H. White, Rocky Moul
It. NC.
ed My Dear Sir: l regret that ca
o not attend the judicial convent
on account OF pressing engat
ter ments. Please put in q word 10
IN cure my nomination for judi
,ro While there Is not much hope
an election, still the remote pos
Do- bility Of riding the district wi
ty. you is a great pleasure.
to Wishing you success,
lam, yours very truly,
ID (Signed) FRANCIS D. WINSTON