The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
B2OUGHTONSREPL
Answers the Charges of
Bart NJ. Calling and Asks
Questions of Him.

| August 31st there is an article signed
| by Bart. M. Calling, which processes
| to be d reply to an article by Hor Fl.
| e. Norris. which appeared also in
your paper; but this So-called reply
contains a very unWarranted attack
i upon the political standing of myself
and the other gentlemen whose names
are advocated by Mr.. Norris in his ar
| ticle for County Commissioners to-
wit: Len. II. Adams. w. f. Utley, 5.
w. Terrell and j. L. Edwards, and |
| desire to reply to the questions and
| the statements in the Calling article
| TO begin with. shall not attack the
political record of Mr.. Calling for the
simple reason that. SO far as know,
| he has little. if any. record to attack.
| If he has ever done anything for the
Democratic party, except hold office.
have never heard of it. In fact,
know very little about him at all
either personally or politically, though
[ have lived all my life (59 years, eX-
cept the years spent in the WARP, III
! Wake county, and am somewhat Ia
| miliar with the prominent men or the
county. Now let's take up his re-
| marks: He says-"Some Of them
(meaning myself and the other gen
tlemen above named). are about as
good Democrats as Palmer ana BUCK
ner were" L do not know or care
anything about the condition OF the
Democracy of Palmer and Buckner,
| but this | do know and care tor--lny
Democracy has never been questioned
| for forty years, and the record is OIL
fered here and now to the Democrats
| of my county for their inspection.
Lack of space prevents my quotlnS
| all of his questions, but here is the
substance of them. Have any Oh
| them (meaning myself and the other
gentlemen whose names l have call
ed. ever split their ticket? Or run
| as independents? Or been associated
with such a movements And Will MI.
| Norris tell the public how many OF
! the regular nominees of the Demo
| cratic party good old Joe Broughton
| voted for in the last election? | Will
| answer your questions myself and save
| Mr. Norris the trouble of SO dong.
| And in doing so l trust L shall show
| the author of those questions more
| respect than he is content To show me
| when he speaks of me as old Joe
| Broughton." / shall content myself
with using that courtesy and respect
| to him which good breeding and po-
| likeness demands from one gentleman
| to another l am Mr. Broughton to
| you, young man, disrespectful though
you may be. and you are Mr.. eating
| to me. You have many lessons TO
| learn, vet so it seems, and the first is
! respect for and politeness to your
| elders. But. to your questions: l de-
| sire to state that / have voted the
| whole Democratic ticket at every cleo
| ton since the close of the war and
| have never failed to vote for every
| name on the ticket, except one time,
when l did not vote for some OF the
| members of the present Board of
| County Commissioners: some OF them
| | did not vote for for the reason that
| ! knew them TO be absolutely incom-
| petent to administer the affairs OF the
| county; ! knew them personally and
| their records as financicrs: and from
| the present condition OF the county
| finances it seems that my opinion
| was right; for that ! have no apology
| to offer. One of the men for whom |
| did not vote was said to have charged
| and received from old Confederate
| veterans a commission of fifty cents
| apiece for collecting their pension
| money for them. when he was a
| County Commissioner. For not votinS
| for that man / know / was right, have
| no apologies to offer and Will again
| vote against any other man who is an
| enemy to the old Confederate veteran
| in his time of need and Distress. L
| have the honor to be one OF that
| grand and immortal band, the Con-
| federate veterans, now fast diminish
| ing in numbers, and w. +. Utley and
| j. T. Edwards are also Confederate
| veterans. / have never associated my
| self with any political independent
| movement nor have | run as such
| candidate There was such u move
| ment in this county two years ago.
| which was largely gotten up and man
| aged by certain man who is now
| candidate for County CommlSSionef-
| but certainly not on the ticket with
| me, and the men named aboVe-and
| that man tried TO get me 10 RIM on tn"
L .~1r. = ~
| my name put in nomination at ms
| "independent" meeting. | declined his
| offer and refused to be a candidate,
| and that is all | know of the matter
| Mr.. Calling knows who that man was,
| l expect. Will lie vote for him for
| County Commissioner? Is he not now
i supporting him? Is he not one OF
i the men whom Mr.. Calling and some
| others, friends to the old Board. are
| trying to get the people to vote for? /
| quote further from your article:
| when a man. good Democrat though
| he is and has been. votes Tor Palmer
| and Buckner, or for Mr. Norris Board
| OF Commissioners. mustn't ~ put
/ a black mark after his name Let
1 me ask YOU. Mr.. Gatling, 'Who is
! WE? Who is there in the Demo-
cratic party who has the arbitrary
| right and power to black-lSt olheF
| Democrats? Is it the same old crowd
| Or ring Gas you call lt)-thdt lrleu
| to blacklist Governor Bon. Glenn by
| secretly, anonymously and traudu-
| lently endeavoring to make the people
| believe HE was a Republican and a
| corporation lawyer? Were you one OF
that crowd Mr.. Calling? Is that the
WE that you speak of? Is u the
| same crowd that has recently attack
ed the Democracy of Hon. Herbert r.
| Norris, Senator from Wake In the last
| Legislature? And because. forsootn' ne
| opposed the denomination of the old
| Board of Commissioners? Does every
! man, no matter how pure ana cleaf
his record may be, forfeit his rlsht 10
| respect and his claim as Democrat
| simply because he opposes 4 certain
gang of officials When. how. ana
by what right does a crowd OF lew
men in office. paid by the people 10
serve them and answer to then TOT
| their officia! conduct. take unto them
selves the right to declare Who ID are
| Democrats and who are not me
| test being, if you are with US you are
| Democrat and "WE are Tor you,
but if you are not with us you are llot
| a Democrat and 1--WE" are against
| YOU. If that is what you mean by
1--WE" in YOUR article. then the talr-
| minded honest Democrats o. wake
| oo,,.+,, ,,-;II yavar mind your F'Dlack-