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June 3, 1902
The News & Observer
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The Morning Post newspaper misrepresents an 1894 article by Justice Walter Clark as a 'Message to the Legislature' and refuses to publish Major W. P. Batchelor's letter requesting the full text for fairness, despite promising to include it.
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REFUSED TO PRINT IT
The Morning Post Garbles a Letter and Declines to Make Correction.
One day last week the Morning Post referred to a communication written by Justice Walter Clark and said it was "A Message to the Legislature." On Saturday Major. W. P. Batchelor, a friend of Judge Clark wrote this letter to the Post:
Raleigh, May 31, 1902.
To the Editor of the Post.
My Dear Sir: I notice your editorial of yesterday giving some extracts from an article published by Judge Clark in 1894, and stated by you to be, "A Message to the Legislature." I have read the article in question, which is not addressed to the Legislature and find that when the whole of the article is presented it, like the letters with which Clark was threatened, gives good cause why the people should support him. I ask then in justice to the people and to Judge Clark that you publish the whole article. Let the people see the whole truth. They can be trusted to do their own thinking.
Very respectfully,
W. P. Batchelor.
The editor of the Post said that room could not be made for the entire article by Judge Clark, but the above letter by Major Batchelor would be published in Sunday's paper. But it did not appear.
Let the people see the whole truth. They can be trusted to do their own thinking.
The Morning Post Garbles a Letter and Declines to Make Correction.
One day last week the Morning Post referred to a communication written by Justice Walter Clark and said it was "A Message to the Legislature." On Saturday Major. W. P. Batchelor, a friend of Judge Clark wrote this letter to the Post:
Raleigh, May 31, 1902.
To the Editor of the Post.
My Dear Sir: I notice your editorial of yesterday giving some extracts from an article published by Judge Clark in 1894, and stated by you to be, "A Message to the Legislature." I have read the article in question, which is not addressed to the Legislature and find that when the whole of the article is presented it, like the letters with which Clark was threatened, gives good cause why the people should support him. I ask then in justice to the people and to Judge Clark that you publish the whole article. Let the people see the whole truth. They can be trusted to do their own thinking.
Very respectfully,
W. P. Batchelor.
The editor of the Post said that room could not be made for the entire article by Judge Clark, but the above letter by Major Batchelor would be published in Sunday's paper. But it did not appear.
Let the people see the whole truth. They can be trusted to do their own thinking.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Garbling
Refusal To Correct
Judge Clark Article
Public Truth
What entities or persons were involved?
Justice Walter Clark
Major W. P. Batchelor
Editor Of The Post
Where did it happen?
Raleigh
Story Details
Key Persons
Justice Walter Clark
Major W. P. Batchelor
Editor Of The Post
Location
Raleigh
Event Date
May 31, 1902
Story Details
The Morning Post misrepresents Judge Clark's 1894 article and refuses to publish Batchelor's letter requesting the full text, despite promising to do so, denying the public the whole truth.