The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-07
Interview With Judge Adams.


Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., June 6.-Know-
ing that Judge Spencer b. Adams had
been pretty generally charged re-
Gently, anG particularly charged by
Congressman Blackburn with being in
partnership with ex-senator Marion
Butler in establishing the Industrial
Publishing Company which is to
publish a Republican or industrial
paper here to be called the industrial
News" When asked if the paper is
to be run in the interest of the pres
ent office-holderS, and is promoted by
them. Judge Adams replied:
'As to that | will say thafAi have
great confidence in the paper because
it is exactly not that, and the state
ment that it is to be the organ of any
faction or run in the interest of any
one person is absolutely false / am
utterly astounded in the position Mr.
Blackburn takes that the Industrial
News is started for the purpose OF
destroying him.. 1t is at least a Pc
culiar position for him to take. and
one L am sure he will abandon upon
mature reflection. 1t is a business en-
terprise, as well as a legitimate and
much needed political necessity. Yes
] have read some of his various and
numerous interviews on the subject. In
man power, yet at the same time he
not only claims for himself the abso-
lutte right to prescribe the political
conduct of the members of the Re-
publican party, but also as to what
private business they shall engage in
Judge" said the interviewer, your
attention is called to this, in one of
Mr.. Blackburn's interviews: Judge
Adams stated i'm my presence in my
81 OH Iac aisrl,t
that if Mr.. Butler had anything 10 do
with the matter he would repudiate
the whole business, while Mr.. Rollins
. writes me th2t he mas subscribed to
the paper being organized by r.. H.
MCNEIL. Spencer B. Adams and Marion
Butler"
Judge Adams in answer to this en-
quiry never blinked or hesitated to
answer: II had noticed that Mr..
Blackburn spoke of a conversation
had with me in his room and intended
To refer to it. and will say this: 1t has
always been my understanding that
there was an unwritten law, that when
two gentlemen privately conversed
with each other, that what they talked
about had Il certain element of conf
dence which none could with impuEity
divulge. anG should remain sacred be-
tween them. More especially is this
true Witch lHG parry WHos ~JOoIH VI
home is occupied is the host and be-
fore any confidential conversation IS
had closes the door and makes the re-
mark: We are gentlemen and what
passes between us or is said by either
of us must not go any further Now.
Is Mr.. Blackburn has seen fit to vio-
late this unwrittcn law among gentle
men. all | have TO say is this: If he
will release me from the obligation OF
a gentleman on my part IN this par
ticular and the public is sufficiently
interested to desire it, / will cheerfully
give the details OF this confidential
conversation had in his ROOM all of it
TO the last letter. Just get his release
and | Will do it. let it help or hurt
me or him"
Have you seen Chairman Rollins
interview on Blackburn Judge
Adams was asked.
Yes, and | endorse every word OF
it. and every line and syllable of it.
and | have no apologies to make to
anybody"