The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11

Newspapers ouoht to make fair re-
ports of public speakingS. Some pa
perS brag of their fair reports 9th
ers make them without Dragging. The
following communication in yester-
days Charlotte Observer will be read
with interest by the whole State
To the Editor-Will you allow me
to give a report of the joint debate be-
tween Hon. L. Y. Webb and Mr.. j.
F. Newell. in this county. from the
standpoint of a Democrat, but L trust
an unbiased report? L ask this priyi-
lege because your Morganton CORE
spondent, who / understand is Nj.
Silver, is the editor of The hide
pendent newspaper devoted to Re
publican principles, ana whose name,
like its editor, is misleading. He is the
man who was accused by Republicans
of stuffing ballot boxes in 1900, but
| in causing the arrest. by Federal au-
| thorities, of a Democratic registrar
from Morganton, because of his re-
| fusal to register illiterate negroes.
Past history shows that the sudden
| turncoat is usually the bitterest and
, meanest Republican, and you and
! your paper can scarcely expect an I'M
| biased report from such a source. and
his reports of T. NJ. Hufgham's speech
and the occasion, and the speech of
| Capt. r. b. Glenn were unfair and in
correct in many particulars, lack of
time forbidding details.
| The joint debate between the two
| Congressional candidates began at
| Glen Alpine, which, notwithstanding
| it is a Republican stronghold, the
| silence of the Republicans and the alb
plause of the Democrats showed how
far outclassed Mr.. Newell was; to
such an extent that he failed to con-
sumo all of his rejoinder. At Con-
nelly Springs Mr.. Webb again showed
| his superiority in every way, and had
the audience to s-mpathize with him.
| Only today at MorgantOn has Mr..
| Newell found any crowd who aDpre-
| ciated his efforts. 1t IS said he has
| been out of his element since he left
Mitchell and Madison. until today in
| Morganton, where he was cheered
| and encouraged in his jokes and sallies
| by the Federal offceholders ana y
! crowd of so-called Independents. led
! by the correspondent of The Obser-
server.
! Mr.. Webb led off with a cIean-cut
logical argument of an hour. and was
replied to by Mr.. Newell with Jokes
and abuse. 1 is to Mr.. Webb's credit
| that he keeps his temper under such
| provocation. In his rejoinder he
showed up the political record of MI
| Newell and himself dealt in few
personalities in regard to his oppon-
ent. which rought forth thunderous
applause. On his request for show
of Democratic hands. over tWo-thirds
| of hands in the packed court house
went up. The Democracy of Burke
is encouraged and invigorated by
listening to the principles of Democ-
racy as ex~~rnded by our young Con-
| gresham, Yates Webb; and as chair
man of the Democratic executive COM
mittee of this county, | do not want
! il TO go out to the State, or to him.
that we do not appreciate his master
full efforts, or to allow the opinion to
| prevail, as your Morganton CORE
| spondent would have it to. that Mr.
Jake Newell is anything less than a
doll baby in the hands OF non ~, l.
| Webb A. {. ~ Ell l. ol~'
Morganton. Oct 8, 1904; o..
| (Mr. Silver is not now The Obser-
ver's correspondent at Morganton.)