The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-15

TO the itor:-Replying to Mr., Bal
ley's card of the 9th inst. his first SEN
tenoe is: Il will not enter into a contro-
versy with Senator Norris on the sub
ject of his record" and yet in same COM
munication he devotes about half of
same to a mis-statement of my record.
This he does deliberately, or with igno-
rance that is inexcusable. Here is alias
No. 2.
He says l "'voted for the Watts bill,
and then voted for the amendments put
in to kill it," when he knows the amend
ments were voted on first, and the bill
(which voted for) afterwards. Here is
alias No. 3. He says he had no desire
to conceal name of auothor of Peter
Plain" letters, If that be true why did
he write the name of peter Plain, -
instead of his name, at end of same; and
why did he say to me, at south entrance
to capital grounds on Friday, 9th inst
in the presence of two gentlemen, when
/ asked him who the author was, Il
promised not to tell. but l am held re-
sponsible for them, to which l replied
II understand then you to be the au-
thor" to which he replied, you can
take it that way if you wish" Why did
he not come out like man and admit
then in direct language he wrote them
and not wait until shelled him from
behind his mon de plume and he was
forced to admit or deny it-who did he
promise not to tell. the Editors Devil?
Here is alias No A.
He calls Representative Watts, Gov
ernor Aycock and others to testify that
he earnestly worked for Watts bill
after the London bill was lost, when
he knows the London bill was not lost
until we adopted and enacted into law
the Watts bill as a substitute for the
London bill. Here is alias No. 5.
He says my record shows that | was
on the negative side of every temper
ance bill in the Senate, and on the af-
firmative of every liquor bill; when he
knows Tor should know that is absolutely
not the truth / voted with Senator
Mcbride for his temperance bill (anti-
jug law for Robson county, with Sen
ator Goodwin for his bill prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of wiskey in Har-
nett county Gncluding towns), with the
Senator from Iredell on his temperance
blll--in fact for every temperance bills
bill in its stead), and only voted with
Senator's for amendments exempting their
counties (Which were always voted on
before bilD from temperance bills when
they requested Ii and so voted, or for
Special legislation for their countless
and also voted against the bill closing
saloons at eight o'clock, for the rea-
son that the people in the cities and
towns through their Boards of Alder
men, can control that matter. That is
my record plainly stated. which am
willing and anxious for the public to
know. Since my record does not please
either the extreme temperance people or
the saloon mon arm content, as it is
evident / pursued the wisest course-yet
Mr.. Bailey deliberately makes a double
rectified alias (No. g. as to it, I mean
by applying the term alias to his state
ments, that they are otherwise than the
truth.
Now. l frankly admit my religious life
is not what 1t should be, which ] regret
but it is as an open book compared to
that of Peter Plain, alias Josiah Viii
liam Bailey, alias political dema gogue;
and don't think it will ever become so
weak that it will DC necessary for mo to
take him as my instructor on religious