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

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and write-upx when = exposure
came ss - the actual conspiracy on
the part ~ q few designing men 20
libel honorable members Of a iiousr
and Senate Railroad Committees sho
had fixed the bass Of lowering pas
-rnx~r rates Every newspaper which
had q hand tu bsltttltuE the righteous
indignation Of the Legislature al saeh
a uaouxtrcusly infamous and sef@4.N
unfoundcd lander n placing 90
structiOns IN the way 90 the rc@pfn-
ton OF investigation. should feel
ashamed % their course AZ thai time
II they didn't then they certainly must
feel SO now. because when IL u known
by written evidence taken from tnT
books Of the southern Railway, thai
the Raleigh paper which WAS tho au-
thor Of the printed libel ana ~hl~fi
they were unfolding. and from Whose
hired news reporters they Mere PRINT
ing the so-calied press service. vas re-
ceiving a big bonus from the raA4rsao
for doing hat kind Of work. and they
were getting nothing and susplcloninE
nothing Of this kind. or some OF them
would ave spurned such leadership
had they 80 known all homes men
and spa should do themselves
the tustice To make an open confession
~ having been sadly cS1ols2 III" iot-
lowing a false leadership
am free 10 say 10 You that while
! have not been an approver OF many
stands YOU have AIKEN. | am thorough
IL converted TO the idea from my =
perience with several other pSpeFS'
that The News and Observer IL IA posi-
tive blessing 10 the state. no more
Cor its exposure Of political hunbnR
and party ~treaChery man Tor
its deterrent influence THIS ne
gative value. in preventing. IRON
- n
from one paper Al least 3,
vrong-doing. cannot be estimatrI. am
am satisfied that his knowleNiSe on
the part Of individuals Y eofo'fd-
lions Who are possessed OF 1fA-Ihi1@
or grating dispositions. Is the real Sc
cret Of the bitter personal animpsltS
on the part Of a large number or peo-
ple besides eN-bar-kcepers,
shop gamblers. eX-RepubHCdn orr
holders ana present leaders ~ tnat
organization, towards the editor OF
this fearless champion Of honest gov
and h peoples rlshiS.
moving what | now do. | am really
mortified that formerly | was honeS'
" a Jealous alder and abettor or tntsc
elements without dreaming that ] vas
being contaminated morally a. ~eH
as politically by belonging 10 suCh a
faction Of my party. The way | TOOK
row al The News and Observer when
disagree with any of It's positions n
similar To the feeling | once had Wh"h
held two weeks in quarantine II Ms
unpIeasant to me, but Of inestfntahle
service to the We'll ones ashore, De
they thousands or millions. 50 y YOU
will excuse me for doing 50. when !
think Of The News and Observer as q
brave attractive sentinel on The tow IT
of liberty, | can also see its value IRON
the standpoint of an unattractVe am
harassing quarantine.
In this day and age Of monopoly.
trusts, official graft and corporate
fraud, / am not so sure Blu what the
quarantine service is of more prac-
teal value than the more highly
yaunted sentinel service.
One thing more: | cannot but no
tice the n in which the news IS
being sent from Raleigh to most of
the State papers, especially the after
moor papers in other towns. What
Crater says, how he called you a liar,
etc, n day. the next only a statement
that Senator Drewry would soon eX-
plain all, The Times states this after
loon, etc. Not a word of the real
truth of the situation at Raleigh eX-
cept as it is read in The News and OBJ
server. This is in keeping with the
news sent from this same source last
winter about tae Legislature. 1t ought
to be stopped somehow, this half state
ment of facts, which make ~falsehoods,
so far as the right impression is con-
CPFliSu. lIDSe papers lilllS EHO",
how many of their readers have learn
ed the trick of this kind of news, and
how few of their editors realize that
they are unjustly thought to be parties
to the fraud. / hope you Will pardon
me for winding out such a long letter,
taxing your patience as we'll as your
time. | fear.
| started simply to write YOU my
congratulations on your many good
services to the state and the Demo-
cratic party, and | just somehow kept
on until | have written q regular
piece without realizing it. If it Will
do YOU or any one else any good. my
shall have been accomplished
With respect and gratitude,
Yours sincerely,