The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-27
ADVERTISEMENT.
It Will not do, Mr., McGrath.

Mr.. TT. S. McGrath, Lawyer and Mer-
chant had concluded not to answer your
first letter published in the Free Press, but
since you have seen proper to write what
you did about the speaking atGreers School
House you will pardon me for again ad-
dressing you. Do you know, sir, that since
the organization of this county it has been
represented every time by a professional
man? Such is the case. In the Senate we
first had Gartman doctor, then Cassidy a
lawyer, then Sessions lawyer, then Thomp-
son lawyer, and now LONGING LAWYER.
In the House we tlrst had Applewhite a
doctor, then McNair lawyer, and then
Applewhite a doctor. With these facts be-
fore you let me say, that Democratic Con-
ventlon composed of forty-six farmers, out
OF fifty members, respectfully asked the ia
vor OF a change one time They nominated |
on the first ballot one of their best men, |
Forthwith you dedounce him as ncompe-
tent. Did you have enough respect for the
wishes OF the farmers to propose another
farmer when you found, as you say, that
they were not able to select one for them
selves? Not a bit of it. The inference is
natural that in your opinion there was no
compel mt farmer. When in polite note
to you, proposed to discuss that question,
you back on me with abuse; you knew |
told the truth in my letter and you struggled
to get your tail out of your own trap, but it
Will not do Mr. McGrath. In YOUR answer
to me you had and you have now sweet
words for the farmers; good sensible farm
ers," | believe you call them. Do you in
clude in this description the forty-six farm
ers who nominated Hodges? Probably you
think they will be caught by your gush. I
wish to be polite but insist, it will not do
Mr.. McGrath. You call me Don Quixote
because as you put it am fighting wind
mill. Very well, accept your statement
of the case; but | must insist that the farm
ers do not want wind mill as represents
tive neither do they believe in your test of
spelling, but is it certain that you can stand
this test? Suppose, and | challenge you.
that you meet me at time and place to be
named by you, and with Webster's Speller
l will see if you can stand the test ii you
miss word of course you will, in your
Judgment, be incompetent, and will quit
You can't consistently fail to name the time
and place and be on hand. You certainly
will not want me to have credentials from
Hodges to test your own competency. Iou
can denounce others as incompetent and Won
may decline to submit to this test but it will
not do Mr. McGrath You complain that I
spell Milan with capital NJ OF course |
do. Is it because am A farmer that you
wish me to spell it with small m? Submit
yourself to your own test-Webster's SPELL
er, your only platform, start your wind
mill at the election precincts as soon as YOU
please and l will be there to tell the voters
that for Representative windmill will
not do Mr.. McGrath.
Now in regard to the speaking at Greer's
school house: My report of II was in all res
poets true. So mnch cannot be said of
yours. When you attempted to name the
farmers who in your opinion We're compe-
tent you only named two and one of them
a doctor If the voters of this county could
have seen yonr looks, and how Won hesita-
ted and hung down your lip and then with
all your efforts you could only name two
they would all know that my charge on you
is true. Again. You failed and were unable
to answer questions which were asked to
test your information. and you seek to avoid
the effect of your failure by denial, but
this will not do Mr.. McGrath. You may
have asked question'which was sense
less string of words but you asked any
other sort failed to hear them. Disclaim-
ing any intent to wound your feelings,
must insist that your candidacy is direct
attack upon. and under the circumstances
an insult to the farmers of the county. 1t
will not do Mr.ssMcGrath.
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