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Letter to Editor
October 17, 1890
Asheville Daily Citizen
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
In 1890, W.T. Fowler from Cedar Mountain, NC, requests discontinuation of his Asheville Weekly Citizen subscription, citing excessive 'negro and black republican' content and Crawford's attacks on Ewart. The editor defends the paper's minimal focus on race, denies using 'black republican,' and attributes Fowler's complaint to discomfort with its strong Democratic stance.
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Stopped His Paper:
Cedar Mountain, N. C.,
Oct. 7, 1890.
Asheville Weekly Citizen:—You will please stop sending me your paper. My reasons for this are because I have read it for some time and can't hear any thing but negro and black republican and that Crawford is giving Ewart the right kind of medicine. So just stop sending it at once. I like your paper as well I do any democrat paper, but I haven't got any use for any of them.
Respectfully,
W. T. Fowler.
Mr. Fowler was perfectly right in ordering his Citizen discontinued if he did not like it; but he is very much alone in his disapproval of the paper. We cannot understand Mr. Fowler's allusion to "negro and black republican." We have very little to say about the negro, very little indeed. He is a topic too much dwelt upon by the southern press, giving him an importance that is not really attached to him except by some of our esteemed republican friends who, since the tickets were made up, we see have become very solicitous of his welfare.
Mr. Fowler's insinuation that we have been calling some persons "black republicans" is not founded on fact. He cannot find the expression used in the editorial column of THE CITIZEN.
On the whole, our final impression is that Mr. Fowler has found our democracy becoming a little too strong for his republicanism. It was probably about to give way and Mr. Fowler was right in stopping his Citizen if he desires to continue in the party of Quay, the force bill, and reckless public extravagance.
Cedar Mountain, N. C.,
Oct. 7, 1890.
Asheville Weekly Citizen:—You will please stop sending me your paper. My reasons for this are because I have read it for some time and can't hear any thing but negro and black republican and that Crawford is giving Ewart the right kind of medicine. So just stop sending it at once. I like your paper as well I do any democrat paper, but I haven't got any use for any of them.
Respectfully,
W. T. Fowler.
Mr. Fowler was perfectly right in ordering his Citizen discontinued if he did not like it; but he is very much alone in his disapproval of the paper. We cannot understand Mr. Fowler's allusion to "negro and black republican." We have very little to say about the negro, very little indeed. He is a topic too much dwelt upon by the southern press, giving him an importance that is not really attached to him except by some of our esteemed republican friends who, since the tickets were made up, we see have become very solicitous of his welfare.
Mr. Fowler's insinuation that we have been calling some persons "black republicans" is not founded on fact. He cannot find the expression used in the editorial column of THE CITIZEN.
On the whole, our final impression is that Mr. Fowler has found our democracy becoming a little too strong for his republicanism. It was probably about to give way and Mr. Fowler was right in stopping his Citizen if he desires to continue in the party of Quay, the force bill, and reckless public extravagance.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Paper Subscription
Political Bias
Negro
Black Republican
Crawford
Ewart
Democrat
Republican
What entities or persons were involved?
W. T. Fowler
Asheville Weekly Citizen
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W. T. Fowler
Recipient
Asheville Weekly Citizen
Main Argument
requests discontinuation of the newspaper subscription due to its constant focus on 'negro and black republican' topics and crawford's attacks on ewart, despite liking it as a democrat paper.
Notable Details
Allusion To Crawford Giving Ewart 'The Right Kind Of Medicine'
Editor Denies Using 'Black Republican' And Minimal Negro Coverage
References To Quay, Force Bill, And Public Extravagance