New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
MADE TO BACK DOWN.
Democratic Candidate in North
Carolina Declines Public Debate.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TnIBrNEI


Greensboro y g. oct. s-Thomas 5 Rollins
chairman OF the Republican state Executive Com
mittee. has made public the following letter from
Isaac y Meekins Republican candidate Tor Lieu
tenant Governor
~ Dear Rollins IN public speech addressed
y - on Tuesday october lS+, / TOOK CcGaSlon gif
My fellow citizens, the Hon r 3 Glenn the
Ina has seen lit for reasons best known 10 him
self TO maigu the President of the United states
mislcsdinR the people or North Carolina Glenn
satd as understand the President said: There is
a strain of coarse hrutatty running through the
blood Of the Southern people
New my fellow citizens, what the President
said vastly differs from what Mr.. Glenn claims he
said / hold In my hand book from which Mr..
Thomas H. Penton. by Roosevelt and is one Of
the volumes In me A41s slea st.eSinei selSS sees
and II reads as follows: Slavery was chieGy re
barism which ran through the Southern character.
ana which marked The fefocloIs 2utcry instantly
raised by the whole Southern press against the
,Now. ny fellow citizens you can read and see
cording 10 8Ir. Glenn. an uIinforned citizen would
fhis statement but yesterday in speaking a
condltU which exists In The Southern @ states to to
BY Mr. Roosevelt far back as 1870 ana te'erred
TO a period in the national history as iaf oack as
':Now. submit, in an fairness, Il siq3yyery was
was WRONG then Mr Roosevelt was right Is there
man in this audSneS 9e or N 70 @ h4aSd 4p and flee
me and say with his hand his heart and his
l would ike to s.e the color Of re man halr
who has the nerve. IN TINS e4tiSensI eS ag j,,, 70
ton in all ~ It's details see it. the rtterance
nisSrabIe 6anaeosue emdeavdrns 10 spout vapid
nonsense. and but one OF TWO ullHs @ Sai. NS
Snoranee or with the Deliberate purpose of mis-
Leading ae pe%Ple I in @nG givIg me MI Glenn the benefit
Of doubt, and 70 my mind 'he DOUBT Is not "o''n
Nv Fellow citizens. poor as am will give 500
for the opportunity Of f9ihg oTgns ME- and dis dis
cussing with him what determine TO re 4 Il..l-
thus violating the Injunction ot tne NJ
Curse thou not the ruler of thy countIN NJ
lima in spirit Of ridicule To-day October . 1901:
| CHANGED to meet Mr. Glenn In the dining room @ OF
& Iasr ana ana h M s to- ofer $500 for the opportunity
Of meeting me- in joint debate. Give the money
and YOU shall be accommodated trtateG me
Mr. Glenn came into the federal courthouse where
Judge James L. Boyd was holding court ano NO IN :;
gentiemer: Where is that $500? ! want it, and
need it. and hope it IS tort4e"mlpE. % 4-s0 I Pe P
given me. as you suggested ana you shalt oe
sIiI Verv we'll sir and Immediately retired
from the courthouse and prepared the following
communication TO Mr. Glenn which speaAs Tor II
se'i' "Greensooro y. G; October . 1901
Honorable p. B. Glenn. Greensboro y G:
Nv pear Mr. Glenn: / stated last Tuesday in
public speech Clinton. y 9. that would give
$500 for opportunity of Joint debate with you
unou he Of quotation from Ar- hOoSe-
velt's hook Life of Benton. You said to me this
morning IN the courthouse In Greensboro, IN the
presence of several gentlemen, tnat II would give
YOU the money you would accord me the privilege
of Joint discussion. herewith hand you my
certified check the of S3tO as evidence OF nv
good faith in this transaction. VIII thank YOU TO
notify me Immediately where your next appoint
ment is and send list of your dates. so that
1 may cancel mine and 20 with YOU through the re-
manning days Of the campaign. This proposition Is
made with the distinct understanding that YOU
cancel none of your dates, hut that YOU viii guar
antea to show IN at each place as advertised dur
ing this campaign With best wishes beg
nain sincerely yours
GREENSBORO LOAN AND Trust coMPANY.
Greensboro, y c., % toher = 1904
no 5.52Il
Pay To the order OF T. NJ Meekius $500 (hys run
dredl dollars To Greensboro Loan and Trust
W E ALLEN Treasurer.
On the back OF this check the following indO-se
ment appeared:
Meekins The condition of the payment OF this
check Is thar Hon K b Glenn accord
division Of time in his political speeches for the
remainder az the present campaign as set forth in
my letter - even date him and 1E accordance
with his offer me made this date IN presence OF
witnesses. ISAAC NJ MEEAlNS.
oct 1904 "
The sCornmunica ton. together with the check. was
handed to Mr.. Glenn in the federal courtroom IN
the presence of myself and numerous spectators
When he had finished reading the tetter ne ner-
vousiy fingered first the letter and then the cHeck,
the check ard then the letter. and tor twenty