The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-27
Old Habits nard to OMIT.


The editor of the Cleveland Banner
Joined the church a few years ago and
ought to quit lying, for il is against the
rules Of the church. But true to hi:
instincts, he says that a large majority
of the aldermen under the special char
ter have signed the petition TO abolish
t., when but IL ont Of about GO have
done SO. He also says that three
fourths Of the property-holders OF
Cleveland have signed it, when it Is
seen that the petition has but II legit-
innate signers including the women,
aud if they were all property-holders
it would not constitute half, and he
knows from his acquaintance with the
people here that as many or more prop
erty-holders have signed the counter
petition, and all that have not signed
either petition $50 far rs an expression
has been had are opposed to abolish
ing the charter, together with q num-
Der of others who signed to abolish,
but he says I sent a secret circular TO
the Legislature, and ] presume he so
understood it, as it did not appear in a
public newspaper; but for his informa-
ton, and others considerably exercised,
| will state that, being informed that
our Representative had been conduc-
ted to the bank to see S2,2cJ Of vouch-
ers outstanding and cordially invited
to spend the night before leaving for
Nashville with the gentleman who
spent Il week Or ten days canyassing
the town for the abolition petition, and
one of the prime movers of the same,
that he might be posted on his return
to Nashville. | made n statement of
facts as they were at that time present.
ed 10 me, and requested its publication
in the WEEKLY HERALD, but was in
formed by the editor that his space for
that week WAS already filled, and wish
ing to forward a pc rtion Of them TO the
Legislature that week, had them prin-
ted in circular form, and having i'll
formed him that | wished to send cop
les of the circular to the members OF
the Legislature to head of any errO-
neous impressions that might be made,
he mailed them before seeing me, and
did not retain but few OF them. | had
about 200 printed, intending about
half 10 be forward, and the balance
for circulation here, and double the
number necessary being sent will be
sufficient to satisfy the members Of the
Legislature as to the correctness Of the
foregoing statement, and the Banner
does not deny the correctness of the
figures at the time, and it is known
that it was shown and read to many
persons here in public places, and not
concealed. But he says | have SANDER
ed the country by saying that we
have some bad men,. This is intended
for the Legislature and not for home
consumption, and he must presume
considerably upon the intelligence Of
that body, to suppose they do not know
that bad men live in all communities.
And he says that his experienc? in the
board as az alderman, a few years
since, convinced him Of the corruptness
of the abomination. No wOnder-if he
was in it, nothing else could be eXpec-
ted, as a man who could vote to drive
our women off the sidewalks into the
with their baby wagons, rs al
alderman, might we'll consider himself
an abominatiOn to the women, and ca
pable of almost doing anything; and |
expect that is one Of his reasons for
such aversion to women praticing law,
and does not want to fall into their
hands-don't blame him as TO the PEN
itentiary man referred in his paper 3
few weeks ago. l do not blame him,
AMI if man was to treat me as that
man did him some years ago, he would
be an abomination to me.
Respectfully,
j. c. TIPToN.