Pocahontas star herald., 1916-03-10
Mr., PICKETT COMES
BACK At Mr., PARK
Depr Joe

Delr dut'
There You go again, away up in
the arr, Now iG you will pcrmit
me to a.sis, You to got back into
your SHIRT, ] wall attempt to ani.b
This discussion. Before go any
further let me apologize To ycu Tor
presumiug To think that Drew as
sisted You, ] am willing to give You
all the credit although he SAYS
publicly that he did make certain
suggestions about 10. Iwlsh to call
your attention TO certain mistakes
m your last letter. rs We can always
get on better at any undertaking #
We state facts accurately. Nou
placed lhe wrong construction on
that black nanny story. II you
couunc 20 make such mistakes : will
be compelled TO think that sou do
not know as much aboU, the colorcd
race as You profess The very idea
Joe, OF being unable TO distinguish
between au old black nanny aud o
wet nurse. Another very vital
mistake You made was TO say that
DR., Brough had been appointed 10y
President Wilson to investigate the
race question m the South. Presl.
dent Wilson nor the Federal Gov
ernment had nothing whatever TO
DO with the "Unycrsity Commis.
sion on the "Southern race ques-
ton," nor the appointment of DIR.
C.. II. Brough as chairman Of said
committee. DR.. Brough stated on
the stump that his appointment was
made by DR.. }. II. Dillard, presi-
dent Of the Sociological Congress.
Il is supposed to be backed by the
Slater Fund, which is an enjow.
ment from the North. The South.
ern Race Commissions selected DR..
billiard to make the investigation
on that particular question. DR..
Brough's speech was his report as
President CT said Commission
President Wilson happened TO be
present when It was delivered, bat
President Wilson, himself does not
agree with DR.. Brough IN his views.
A slanderer is an individual who
says or publishes some falsehOod on
another, aud | want you to bear in
mind the fact that / have used the
exact language, "without either
adding to or taxing FROM" that DR.
Brough used in this speech. How
then, IN the name Of nigh heaven,
could slauder INN, # have shown
by his owu utteranoes the policy he
has espoused? Personally, he may
be all and more than you claim for
him, | have nothing whatever to
say against bIm personally, and
when seek to show the principles
and doctrines he Is advocating, il is
not necessary for you to use such
strong personal words about my
self. All this excited language
and personal thrusts neither edIlies
your hearers, nor does It convince.
You know that ! do not belong TO
any political gang, corrupt or other.
wise, neither do ! believe that you
have any such associations. !
could reply in kind and ask you to
tell your creditable informer that
the charge he makes that letters
like the first one wrote appeared
simultaneously in all the news.
papers over the state was either
made with willful ignorance or
gross falsehood, and that he could
attach himself to either horn Of
the dilemma he chose. / could tell
you that we are prepared to pay
fifty dollars to any one who will
produce a copy of my first letter or
anything similar, published by any
other newspaper in the state the
same week. All of these things, if
uttered, would be frivolous and en-
tlrely non. essential That being
the case, as your friend and neigh.
bor, and in the words of SAINT Paul,
"come let's reason together" /
am glad you admit that DR.. Brough
,,,oJ tho nyact words that | charup