The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-22


Observer Is I'm favor Of honest ju-
rics. But no one as set has been
able to decide just when the News
and Observer had change Of heart
rs to the need Of honest juries In
this State. But now If the judges
In this State, which the News and
Observer helped to eject, are honest
why In 1t that paper feels called
upon to try to influence these judges
Ia the performance Of their duty.
Does that paper think the judges
are not conscious Of their duty or is
1t afraid they will not keep their
oath in the performance Of their
duty?
Read the following from q recent
issue of the Raleigh Post:
"In lengthy editorial yesterday
morning the News and Observer at
tempted to climb up to the Superior
court bench and help Judge Moore
In the discharge Of his duties. That
paper Is liberal In its advice to his
Honor as to what he should do in
regard to certain incident that
arose in the selection Of the jury
last Monday. The pretended object
Is to urge an investigation of that
incident, but the real object Is to
influence the public mind in favor
of one of the parties to the Gattis-
Kilgo suit. 1t is but another exam
pie of that papers established habit
Of manufacturing public sentiment
as 1t unblushingly admitted it was
trying to do on one occasion when
its columns carried into the homes
Of its subscribers the flthiest and
foulest lot Of stuff ever seen in
North Carolina newspaper"
And it has not stopped there.
The Observer has been trying to
give the Supreme Court some adj
vice as to what it shall do when GER
tain cases come up before it for con-
sideration. 1t would seem that it
is about as bad to try to influence
judges in the performance of their
duties as it is to tamper with ju-
riss. If you do not agree with the
News and Observer the whole State,
in its mind, rises up in righteous
indignation. AS evidence of the OBJ
servers persecution Of people, who
do not let it do their thinking.
We quote the following from a
recent issue of the Biblical Recorder:
"We have recently been treated
to a capital example Of modern in
tolerance and persecution in North
Carolina, We do not protest against
II. 1t matters not at all. Galileo
was free to speak his mind even if
the ecclesiastics confronted him
with dungeon, rock, and block. So
men are free in North Carolina to.
day even if a certain set pillory
them with contempt, scorn and
false-witness. A man should not care.
Mr.. j. Elwood Cox, citizen and
manufacturer of High Point, one
of the State builders, went to Wash
ington and as witness declared
that he did not desire the govern.
ment to interfere with freight rates,
but preferred competition.
1t was just his opinion as man
ufacturer and business man, a wit
ness on the stand. But behold. day
after day his motives have been
impugned. So far as he could be
disgraced by newspaper, he has
been disgraced. He has been &C
cused of giving the testimony not
for truth, but because he has a pass,
etc. He has been made the butt of
ridicule and the object of contempt.
His patriotism has been denied and
his good, honest name hes mirched.
We refer, of course, to the articles,
editorial and special, in recent num-
bers of the News and Observer.
Now this is freedom-the sort
that certain section of the North
Carolina press stands for. 1t is the
sort precisely that the ecclesiastics
granted Calico. Those ecclesiastics
swore that they believed in free
dom. So do the modern persecu-
tors. It all depends on what sort
you mean!
We differ with Mr.. Cox. We be-
lieve the time has come for govern
ment control of freight rates. But
we can do 80 and respect him and
his opinion. We can do so without
falling into personalities. We can
do so without tainting his motives.
This is the other sort of freedom.
We believe in the battle. Men
should fight for their opinions and
nos cry out for any sort of quarter.
But in the fighting, since civilized
nations have abandoned poisoned
bullets, might not the peaceful pen
omit the envenOmed shaft and the
despicable inuendo?"
DEMOCRATS AFRAID OF LOSING
VOTES IF THEY ENFORCE THE