The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-21
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THE oB.EavsTs ESTIMATE OF
YRANCIs u. wIssTON.
Replying % the attacks made
upon IL by Francis d. Winston and
other Democrats in the Legislature.
the Charlotte Observer, In Its issue
Of February 1lth, says editorizliy:
IL was Mr.. Winston, OF Bersie,
the reader will recall, who firss
arose TO this question OF personal
privilege. Mr.. Winston now calls
himself Democrat and was elect
cd to this Legislature as such. YET
IL was not SO many years agc that
he was In the bosom Of the Reput-
licsn party. During that time he
WAS . candidate for judge and wrote
. letter to George II. White, the ne
gro solicitor of that district, now
member OF Congress, telling him OF
the pleasure It would give him TO
ride the circuit with him. Il 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 . witness whom he
cannot impeach. This 10 one Of the
gentlemen who srraigns The OBJ
server 1t the bar Of public opinion
for an expression neither personal
4 nor insulting.
| 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 get
q kick. From his present high
) perch he barks again; and In thi:
paragraph he gets the kick fol
D which he has so long begged.
ii Mr.. Morgan, Of the county O
D Johnston, also arose to q question
4 Of personal privilege, saying tina
e The Observer ia not . friend Of Bry
i an Democracy and that he desire<
the House to avail itself Of the op
Is portunity to say what 1t though
j. of the paper and its editor. W.
Q never heard of Mr.. Morgan befor
and never expect to hear Of hin
70 after this Legislature adjourns
u What he says is Of less consequence
II il possible, than the chatter Of Wiz
u ston and Watts.
81 We understand, of course. an
N the public understands. the purpOs
Of this little clamor. 1t Is meant
discredit the Observer. We want I
say to these cattle that 1t 10 beyOn
y Their power to either injure or al
OF 10Y this paper. It's enemies hay
~ done their little best in this dire
tlon, through out the year, and q
oecially within the past year, wit
me result that 1t has more bus
ness than it ever had before and
" stronger in every way. Cha lot
Ae Is behind 1t, the solid people
North Carolina are behind 1t, al
e as for the scurvy politicians,
pa snaps it's fingers in their faces ar
air defies them.
49, This editorial would, howeve
be Incomplete If it were not accor
panied by the letter Of Mr.. VIII
ston, Of BERTHE, to the negro sole
u COR, White, referred to above, al
z 1t could have no better ending TIT
en- it has in the introduction here Of
If. copy of the letter in question:
Windsor, N. G., June, 1890
at Hon. Geo. Il. White, Rocky Mour
he N. G.
My Dear Sir: 1 regret that 1 ca
w. not attend the judicial conventi'
he on account Of pressing engae
nd ments. Please put in word to {
cure my nomination for JUDI
while there is not much hope I
an election, still the remote posf
bility Of riding the district wi
loeI you is . great pleasure.
Wishing you success,
II am, yours very truly,
~ (Signed) FRANCIS D. WINSTON