The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01
|!GREEMEkT WITH ANDREWS

u The Understanding Was if the South
I Thousand Dollars" to Drewry's Pa
Il pcr. Drcwry Agreed. in Addition to
81 ldvcrtising and Local Notices to
y Print such Clippings from Other
II Paper- as vice President Andrews
81 Might Designate Those Clippings
ii We're to- show That Rate Reduction
ri Was Not Desired by the Public, to
81 RidcuIC as AgitatOrs and Dema-
u coguc- Those Who Favored Rail-
ri road Regulation and to Make Public
" Sentiment to Let the Southern Rail-
II road control Legislation and Poll
III ties in North Carolina.
The long expected .'full and frank
eatem-U: in connection with the
estarday afternoon in Senator J. G.
nrerrv'a paper, the Evening Times.
The card was a surprise, both
4 IN those of MIR. Drewry's friends who
we're hoping against the facts that he
could give some reasonable explain
alton and to the larger body of the
community who were expectant that
L.. n
suit in 8, statemnt that would be, at
least. astute
ON the contrary. the utterance was
neither clever nor convincing. AS
one prominent gentleman stated sit
II FOO little to be puerile;" as another
put it, 1t is like trying to keep off
the rain with IA broken umbrella
I'm brief, the card is a. weak attempt
nj confession and avoidance. filled
with protestation of good motive, ig-
npring the long concealment and de-
copuon and leaning on the sophistry
that because Colonel Andrews re-
FUSED to take stock in the paper but
agreed instead to give it "a few
thousand dollars of Southern Rail-
way money for advertising and print.
Ing certain articles that he might
esignate-neither he nor the South
crn had any interest or influence in
Senator or paper. Mr.. Drewry, as
another point of defense. alleges that
although he received money before
and after his nomination as Sena-
tor-he returned the money for the
voucher made out to his paper and
paid in January.
Perhaps, however. the best com
ment on the "full and frank state
ment" Is contained in the following
announcemnt from Mr.. S. L. Rotter,
Editor OF the Times. which was pub
'ished Al the head of the editorial col
umn of the same paper in which Mr.
preWry'5 card appeared:
"A WORD PERSONAL
This afternoon / rendered my res
nation as editor Of The Raleigh
Evening Times, to take effect at once
IS. l.. ROTTER.'
rs Mr. Rotter resigns without ex-
e1anation and would make no explain
ation personally, none is needed for
tho enlightenment of the public.
The card If Senator DreWry, in full,
ass follows:
statement OF Mr.. J. c. DreWry.
Ahout the year 1899 / purchased
I'D interest in the Nisitor-Press Com
H~nE and associated with me in the
H#nagement of the paper Mr.. John
5Jber Jenkins. Since that time |
'.s" had ambition to publish an
'r3l afternoon daily paper in the city
" Raleigh, believing that it would
a"g much to the welfare and pros
H"r.tE of this city and to the busi-
"e@. interests of our State. The pa
per- by pursuing a fair. conservative
aaa independent course, has grad
Lal.y grown. until it has become one
al the largest and best afternoon
NallE papers in the South.
IN the early fall or 1905 | ap-
g'9ached Colonel Andrews and asked
l.A how he would like to see large
tfnoon paper in this city taking
NE full Associated Press dispatches.
~ald he would like very much to
H. IS the morning paper had a
S2hai animosity against the South
81 I'aiIWay Company and himself,
49, mao never treated either fairly,
a.t mat ne would like to see good
,,-,',l. impartial paper in Raleigh that
U.n 'eIi the t2lth
Aea nm 1hat he would do to-