Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-10-23
AN APPEAL To ARMS.
The Exciting Sequel to an Alleged
Insult.

The Exciting Sequel to an Alleged
Insult.
Satisfaction Sought by Senator Wade
Hampton.
Secretary Sherman Challenged to
Mortal Combat.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat
WASHINGTON. d. G., October 18.--The
following correspondence was given to
the press this afternoon
WADE HAMPToN's QUERY.
DAGGER SPRINGS, Sep. II, 1880. i Hon.
John Sherman, Secretary Of the Treas
ury SrR-Some days ago saw re-
port of your speech at the conference
held by the National Republican Com
mittee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York. You were quoted as having
used the following language And
now you are asked to surrender all
you have done into the hands of Wade
Hampton and the Kuklux and 'he little
segment in the North that is called the
Democratic party" May ask if you
used these words, and if you did so, did
you mean to connect me, directly or in
directly, with what was known as the
kuklux clan !? Requesting an early
reply, addressed to me, care of Augustus
Schell, New York, | am, very respect
fully, your obedient servant.
tsiened), WADE HAMPTON.
SECRETARY SHERMAN s FRANK REPLY.
WASHINGTON, d. c., September 81,
1SS0-Hon. Wade Hampton, care
Augustus Schell. ESQ.,, New York: Your
note of the 18th inst. is received, in
which yoH enquire whether at the con-
terrence held BY the national republi-
can committee at the Fifth Avenue ho-
tel, New York, used the language at
tributcd to me, as follows: And now
YOU are asked to surrender all yon have
done into the hands of Wade Hampton
and the kuklux, and the little segment
in the north that is called the democrat
ic party" In reply I have to advise
you that, while do not remember the
precise lanouaye I nresume the rcnort ..
er honestly stated in condensed way,
his idea of what said. |. no doubt,
spoke of you as leading representative
of the democratic party IN the south.
and referred to the kutluy Kiap as a
representative oftbe barbarous aoen-
cies by which the Jc,nocrats have sub.
verted thc civil and noI;tical r;gbts of
the republicans of tk south / did not
connect Won n.rsonallv with tbe Kukluy
Khan ;ndeed I Lnew that you baJ IN
one o,. two imnortant instances res;stad
and defeated It's worst imnnlscs an.
nrec;at. the sense of honor which makrs
Won shrink from be,nn named in con.
nection with il Still you and vonr
associates the lead;ny ,nan in tbs contb
NOW en;ov the hcnat;t, Of nni;,;n,, nnr.'
er derived from the atroc;t;es Of the
Kukluy Klan in which nbase + ;nclnJs
ali tbc numerous ,l;,sa. hv which i h.o
been from time to fine known IN I ths
south Yonr mower in the sontbern
states rests upon actn,i cr;,n.s Of oro,,
Grade in tbs code Of cr;,nel . FROM N I'D. nd.
to the meanest firm of bailot, ,hoy stns.
inc committed nv tho KuElpy Kl.n and
it, M kindred associates and go a. van al'h inar nnr
some m Of the worst of them " co,nm;,tsJ i
c;nco 1877 rban ror and tha,. '.hn 1,arn ~
most solemn aSs,rances " of nr:.a".;or 'to W
treeman % en- nf f tbe south These H. cr;ma. lon aro ~
al a;mod At tho c;,.; and nnI;+;o,l I ~ Ito
nf I ranuhI;cans hi @ " in N pJ.t,,'"i tha sa,,.h 4ls
and as believe INIT sn far
these aoenc;es the verv S,,t. tba. ,.nr, m
ranrssant az well as manr % n,ler 'S ST. tu
in the South would hs psn., rsnresau.aJ .aG
both in the senate and Honse bv "a
nnhlicans Rut for tbasa cj,;ms ths
hoast attrihnted to von on that ',t ,bs 1as R
sold;d Son :bern votes vouId ha @ east & fo,.
the Democrat;r ticlet ennld bs but ' ;SIe i
v,norino w bnt now w.. feai th,t !. % ;s =
solemn truth. While I have no reason
to belieye that Won or yonr Northern
aSsoc;ates narson.ilr nar;;c;n,.oJ ,J N VA, .ha y
offences + have named v.t wl;Ia 10 yn,, n
and thev rraned the fru;t. Of tbsSs
crimes Won may in loo;c and r,nr,I, - ha
cIa"sed ~ % nisss.d @ vou . ~ iitGra'' ;n;na cn m
rartners with the Knklny Ki.n in =
nnlicv which Tins far has hnen s,,ccaSs.
ful in seizing political power in the