Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-12
Mcdowell
Recorders
FliInsy Reply
Unwittingly Sustains the Charges of
The Leader in Regard to the politi-
cal and Social Conditions in Nc
doWell County.

proprletors OF the ralded club. held
at Northfork. the Leader gives ut
terancc- to n falsehood, by saying
that the leaders OF the Republican
party. and DR.. fIatflcll in partic-
ular tried TO interfere with the trial
and attempted to defend the guilty
parties" II then refers TO the
statements or Judge Counts and
Squire Belcher which recently APP
peard in the Daily Telegraph to
bear it's statement out.
Here is the statement to which
the Recorder refers:
Judge Counts, assistant prosecu-
ting attorney, came To. Northfork to
investigate the matter He was met
at the lower end OF the yards by
A. l.. Calhoun. Deputy Sheriff Joe
Parsons, Attorneys Howard Harper
and NJ. l.. Davis, and Dr. II. d. Hat
field, the last named white man
and county chairman, nd talked
at least a half an hour with them
/
Squire Belcher to protest against
the arrest of these people for polit-
ical purposes declaring that IT was
only intended to split the Republi-
can party in Mcdowell county"
Dr. Hatfield in his letter admit
ted that he made the statement that
IF IT (having reference to the
Keystone listurbance) WAS POLL
TICS AND A MOVE POLITICAL
LY. / WOULD HELP THEM ANY
WAY / COULD" Real his state
ment
Since the Recorder las referred
to Squire BeIcher's statement to
contradict us. read what he says:
Squire Belcher said that Dr. Hat
field said TO him: Squire, what
are they trying to do to US. II
looked like they are trying to DE
MORALIZE us POLITICALLY"
What did DR. Hatfield mean by
"US" when he asked Squire Belcher
what are they trying to do to us?"
Evidently Calhoun and the parties
arrested were included.
Theletters OF DR. Hatfield, Squire
Be)cher and Judge Counts sustains
the charge Of the Leader with ref
ereI ce 10 the protest that was made
against the prosecution of the Key
stone dives.
We said In recent issue:
THE Leader has never accused
DR. Hatfield Of being a party to the
fearful conditions at Keystone. but
it did accuse him OF being a stumb-
ling block in the way of any reform
OF those conditions"
The Recorder also has the te-
merity to ment on the fact that
Calhoun was a member Of the Board
Of Education, and tries to explain
that Calhoun gives his duties TO
| the colored schools OF the district
BUT IT SHOULD BE BORNE IN
MIND THAT HE rs a MEMBER
OF THE BOARD or EDUCAT1ON
AND HAS EQUAL VOICE IN THE
EMPLOYMENT or ALL TEACH
ERS AS ANY OTHER MEMBER.
After explaining that Calhoun
gives his attention to colored
schools the Recorder sasy. "AND
WELL DOES HE DISCHARGE HIS
DUTIES" The Recorder Is appar-
emily so anxious TO defend Calhoun
that it actually goes out OF It's way
TO do so. white men and women,
who believe I'm white supremacy.
what do you think Of this? Surely
the fulminatlons OF the editor OF
the Recorder hath made him mad,
| Commending a notorious dive keep
er. a man whose dens OF iniquity
and vice are too indecent to mem
ton. a man whose house Of prosti-
tuition have made Keystone hell
on earth. for hts efficiency in his
work as a member Of the board Of
education which has 10 do with the
education OF the minds an / morals
OF the youth?
We gods. what will he say next?
The Recorder further says that
mo one has decamped with public
funds" But II fails 10 deny that
Whyte was $4,000 short in his set
tlement. We refer to the records
as the best evidence 20 this.
Since the Mcdowell Recorder has
jumped into this discussion, may We
ask It one question?
Does 70 believe that whites ana
blacks should ride in the same
coaches. or do you favor separate
coaches for the races?
We venture the assertion that
the Recorder has not the courage
to assert its convictions on this
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