Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-03-27
THAT EX PARTE C0MM4fEE8S
Selected by the Sole Editor Of the Era.

Selected by the Sole Editor OF the Era.
In our last issue, in order that the
public might see just what d. F. Wal
lace said in the Era in favor of "the
5O-4 measure" and knowing that pri-
vate citizens did not desire to have
their names in newspaper controversy,
we proposed that the six copies of the
Ne,c Era be placed in the hands of the
three Clerks of the three courts at
McMinnville, who should report the
'cOrds, not an opinion of their own. ID.
F. Wallace refused this, and complain
ed very piteously that we had selected
all the committee, Hesays we 'assum-
ed" to ourselves royal prerogatives in
doing this, ANY fair minded man can
see at once the propriety Of placing the
papers in the hands of the three Clerks,
who are public servants, rather than to
embarrass private individuals with these
unpleasant matters. But what outrages
common decency and propriety is this.
That same d. +. Wallace, who thus
refuses, selects for himself a private
er paite committee, and without so
much as even letting us know it, sub
mits the matter erparte to has o,cn CON-
mittee-one of his o,cn choosing Such
barefaceelFeffrontery was never dis
played before in similar case This
er parte Committee do not pretend to
give the Editorials or any part thereof,
but decide where they have no juris-
diction, and without giving single
word of the editorials on which they
render this anomalous and er parte de.
cision. Supreme Judges in deciding
cases recite the words of the case and
the law, but this &c parte committee Is
an innovation on human society.
We now ask every candid man, and
every man who desires the truth, tc
look at the action of D. F. Wallace in
this case. We have not, up to thi;
good day, had any intimation that Sam
Henderson ever declined to serve as
requested by us. We have seen him
on our streets during this very inclem
ent weather almost daily. If he haC
declined, his deputy would have acted
Again we ask all candid men to lool
at the names Of that committee selected
by ID. +. Wallace, and consider thei
relations to him, and draw their owl
conclusions, without saying wore
against the committee, two Of whicl
I we would have selected ourselves-bu
how Wallace, in view of these ofrelation
could select them passes all conjecture
But now, fellow-citizens, this who'll
committee question is superseded b,
the publication IN the STANDARD Hi
aceek of The very words of the Era il
question. We submit for your owI
inspection without any er parte CON
, mittee the editorials of the Era them
: selves and ask you to place them sid
, by side with the report of this con
. mittee selected priuately and alone b
d. F. Wallace, the man who talks
!. you about Journalistic honestly
There is now no necessity for an
{; sort of committee or clerks, here al
) the editorials of the Era spread befol
. you, and you are now the committe
to say,
Whether D. F. Wallace advocate
e the 50-4 measure in his paper or not.
2 Whether he claimed the honor {
. that measure for Col. Savage or no
These are the two points we charge
from memory before we received tt
files of the Era. Turn now to tho
{ editorials and read and decide for you
a. selves the points at issue.