The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-15

we think and act each man for himself
and we differ in political matters as IN
other things.
! Now let me call your attention to the
Clark Russell letter No I. Permit
suggestion. Send w. c. Doug
| las today to Solicitor Pou, inform him of
what he heard of Page and have a bill
VS. Railroad sent for hauling freight
one half price. Summon Page and freight
agent there with his books, and the
party whose goods were hauled free Tor
one-half price,. He cannot refuse to
| testify, as he is not indictable, only the
| common carrier. A very little
trouble will get bill as to both above
transactions and it is worth it. Destroy
after reading" Mr.. Lacy says of this
| letter: Unsigned and undated" He
| does not mention the fact that it is in
Judge CIark's handwriting. | am in
clined to the view that the last SEN
+ tcnce, Destroy after reading" should
| be held to be the full signature of Judge
Walter Clark. This letter was certainly
not written in response to the Governors
request for informa ton, as he claims
some of them were" Permit a sugges
ton he says. Send w. c. Douglas"
Mr.. w. G. Douglas was the counsel of
the Aberdeen and Ashcboro Railroad
and in such capacity he learned that |
had moved some goods at half-price. He
afterwards became Governor Russelrs
counsel in the tax cases, and by some
chance word this information reached
Judge Clark through Governor Russell.
Send Pages counsel to Solicitor Pou,
and on his testimony get bill against
Page" That was blowing my heifer"
with a vengeance, don't you think?
Now my dear Mr.. Daniels, suppose Gov
crnor Russell had been as anxious for
revenge as Judge Clark was; he orders
Douglas to go. Then suppose Douglas
had been mean as the pair of them?
he goes before the grand jury and the
true bill comes up. Page goes there and
defends the case; loses it in the Superior
Court; appeals to Clark's court Just
imagine Clark winking to Pages counsel
ditto Clarks witness) when Brother
Douglas rises to make his argument.
Funny? Sure. If they had only let me
into that scheme I'd be willing to risk
the result to get the fun.
But | must not forget what my fragrant
violation of chapter 800, section A. Acts
of 1891" really was. young man at
Asheboro, superintendent of mill, had
typhoid fever, a long hard sege of it,
aud before he was half over it, his saw
ings were gone. The good people of
Asheboro came to his relief. furnished
him and his family with food, nursed
him. cared for him until he was ready
10 go 10 work again. In the meantime
the mill had moved to Troy, thirty-five
miles away. Some of my friends in
Asheboro informed me of the situation
and l sent him a pass for himself and
his family, and a free order for his
household goods from Asheboro to Troy.
Many gentlemen in Asheboro will re-
member the case, and | am sure the
young man himself will be glad to testi-
fly to the accuracy of my statement of
the case. For this then, Judge Clark
would punish me! l would submit to the
penalty before l would call it charity
to escape.
SO much for Judge Clark's references to
me. personally. A few general obser
vations and l am through l have moth
ing whatever to do with the Southern
Railway, nor the Seaboard Air Line, nor
with any of their officers or employees.
am speaking on my own authority, at
the dictation of no man Or set of men.
When | ride on these roads | pay my
fare, just as Judge Clark does Gf indeed
he does).
Judge Clark said-per Batchelor-that
he did lot remember ever to have writ
ten one letter to Governor Russell; yet
when eight letters (to omit the inter
lined paper appear, how is it that he so
quickly remembers even the minuteSt
details that called for the letters, and
the circumS. anccs under which they were
written?
He says he did not communicate with
j. II. Pearson about accepting the office
of Railroad Commissioner Did he say
to Mr. Lacy (the Saul who is now hold
ing his clothes while he is rocking me- >
that while he was not authorized to Of
fer him the place, yet he was quite sure
he could have the place of chairman OF
the Railroad Commission if he G4acy)
would agree before hand to reduce pas
senger fares to and 2h cents a mile?
And did not Mr.. Lacy tell him that he
could not judge any case before he had
heard it? Mr.. Lacy told me all this
Ben Lacy would not have told a lie on
his friend, nor will the Hon. B. r. Lacy,
State Treasurer, now tell one to shield
his friend
After firm agreement had been reach
ed by the attorneys on both sides that
there were to be only two cases for past
ohenses, to test the anti-pass law Zone
against the Southern, the other against
the Seaboard,) did not he (Judge Clark
seek to induce Mr.. Douglas to violate
this agreement, by hunting up many
other cases? Mr. Douglas has said that
he did.
Now, my friend Daniels, much has
been said about Renegades seeking to
dictate nominations to the Democratic
party. l may be a renegade (my party
friends in my township and county have.
up to this time refrained from so calling
me), but | am not seeking to dictate
nominations. 1t is my settled purpose,
however, to see that the Regulars"
have pretty full information about Judge
Clark before they nominate him. My
business interests are not involved, as
shall now have to compromise all my
cases any way.
With many thanks for your COM
plaisance, my dear MIR Daniels, and my
compliments on your receptive capacity,