The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-21
BAILEY aoasrs THE aalElsH TlnEs.



They will find out facts that the
Republican party has known ON
them for some time.
The following article appeared
as the leading editorial in the Bib
Iical Recorder last week:
Two weeks ago we cordially
greeted the new management OF
The Raleigh Times, our afternoon
paper. Our contemporary Will
therefore understand in what spirit
and with how much disappoint-
ment we record this protest against
the outrageous-nothing less
treatment that paper has more re-
Gently accorded the organized tenn
perance forces of our city. In re
peated editorials it has even
placed them in the category with
the lawless, even with anarchists.
We DO not expect the Times to be
a temperance paper; but we have
right to demand that it shall not
bear false witness against us. We
have right to expect that 1t Will
recognize the fact that the causes
which the temperance people sue
cessfullv forwarded to defeat the
recent petition were causes well
supported.-by such lawyers as ex-
Chief Justice Shepherd, Judge
Wornack, r. II. Battle, Esq, w.
n. Jones, Esq, and other attor-
neys of high standing. Moreover,
we have right to demand of the
Times management, so newly IN
PRODUCED to our city, and so ardent
to have a hand in its affairs, that
they should be candid enough in
the outset to say, in view of recent
editorial utterances that admit of
but one Interpretation, whether
they have set themselves up here
! to forward the cause of the bar
keepers and the political claims of
the well-marked saloon element III
this city and county, or to make a
paper truly representative OF our
| city. The Times has suffered
enough in the recent past from
running with the broken-down bar
room school of politics to convince
the intelligent men now at its helm
.. that that sort of policy will para
I'VE even the most energetic man
agement. And it should"
The above editorial of Mr..
Bailey's brought forth a reply
from the Raleigh Times which
can not be misconstrued as to its
meaning.
The following is the Raleigh
Times reply:
"BAILEY-DANIELS' CHAR
ACTERISTICS."
"The Rev. Josiah Bailey sees
fit to devote bit of very valuable
space in his issue of this week to
the positive misrepresentation OF
facts concerning the "stand" the
Times has taken under the pres
ent management. 1t is useless to
90 into detail or to write an ex.
tended article in reply to the ma.
licious, unkind and libellous ar.
ticle by Mr.. Bailey, for readers OF
the Times are we'll aware that
nothing has appeared in this paper
against prohibition, and absolutely
mot "a line in favor of whiskey OF
saloons. That the Times is a
saloon organ, as Bailey says, is alb
solutely false and is hereby brand
ed as lie. The publisher of this
paper is against whiskey in every
form, and certainly Bailey has nc
proof to the contrary. The recent
references regarding the action OF
the Board of Aldermen can, in nc
sense of the word, be taken as a
lslap in the face of prohibition, and
it is unkind and altogether foolish
for Bailey to try to make it appear
so. The Times believes in fair
Iplay, and its recent references te
the calling of an election were not
intended as siding with saloons
only straight facts were given
land this shall be our course, nc
matter who is hit The Times is q
straight out independent Demo
cratic newspaper. 1t proposes te
Itake sides with no party or faction
), that is in the wrong, and it shall
be conducted on straight, honest
business principles.
I! 4eql pelels 1eqlInJ 90 Asu II
is also false that the Times has
lever been a saloon organ. The
| former editor, Mr.. Caddell, was g
rampant dispensary man and these
columns were devoted to the cause
of the dispensary.
i The News and Observer, the al
ways unfair and s'ready-to-hcp-on
somebody" paper, of course copied
/ Bailey's article in order to heap
more blows on the little Times
| Nothing better is expected of the