The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-01-26
HILLS REPLY TO EEL rom.

Senator b. II Hill replies at some
length, 10 DIR. Feltons letter. lie
disclsims sny Intention Of retsllsting
10 kind. He msinlSiDs that without
provocalion, without explanation and
wi;hout the slightest previous notice,
DR.. FELTON, has slaudered an admitted
friend Of fry years, and friend
who, for seven ears, exposed him
self 10 the reproaches and criticisms
Of his party in order to maio'ain
ibis one m 40 in his political aspira-
tious He contends that DR.. FELTON,
bad heretofore warmly eu!ogised him
as ever a model public man, ard has
made conspicuous bis Endorsement
of Felton's personal and political in
tegrily as proud evidence 10 the PEG
pie of bis fitness to be 'heir repre>
sentative. Believing DR.. Felton to
be a good democrat 10 Congress Mir.
Hill says:
~ went to Georgia in advance Of
the adjournment Of congress in order
to be in Cartetsville on the day the
executive committee Of the demo
cratic patty was called to meet there
to issue the call for a convention. |
made this visit at the special request
of Dr. FELTON,, and for the special
purpose of ascertsining, if | could,
whether DR.. FELTON, could probably
get the nomination if be would sub
init his name to the convention. He
was anxious to avoid the repetiti n
of the struggle of 1874. and was
anxious for hin to avoid it, and he
was then not only willing but anx
to be reconciled to his party and get
the nomination The result of my
enquiries were not encouraging and
| 80 advised him So again il 1875
| wrote letter urging the Ringgold
convention to teuder DR. FELTON, the
nomination, and said 10 the letter
that if they would tender it aud be
rejected it | would canvass he dis
trict against him, knew he would
not reject it, and was anxious to see
the reconciliation. regret yet that
the nomination was not rendered
him. SO again in 1880 | made,
with others, and at DR.. Felton's re
quest, an earnest effort to discourage
any nomination against him. lie
was anxious to be brought into &C
cord with his party, bu! thought The
overture should come, or seem tc
come, from the party"
Mr., Hill further says:
IL personally knew that DR.. Feton WAS q
party democrat and that his apparent hatred o
caucuses was only apparent, Tor he attended
the cacus in Wa-hihg on, and was really aux
ious to have voluntary caucus nomination II
the seventh dist let Of Georgia. thought
desires were sincere and honorable and eal'
nesly labored 10 crafty them
, II never saw defeat affect any man as 1t did
DR. FELTON, 1t seemed TO arouse all the evil .
his human nature have really had serious
apprehensions about him III more respects than
one but never suspected that he would ac
tually abandon all his convictions and pledges
and aid in a COALITION TO secure radical DONNA
ton in Georgia. and firmly denied intimation'
Of that character here up TO the very appear
ance Of his new platform knew sadly what
that meant.
Mr. Hill maintains that this new coalition
embraces f,u" di in I propositions
81 The reop-ning Of the race Issue by pau
deriug to the ignorance aud prejudice Of th'
black race.
2 BY encouraging local divisions among thu
Democrats Of hs South on any aud all question:
that ave available for that purpose
3 BY promising the Federal offices TO such
Democrats as will agree to aid the work anc
this is called ',ementing the coalition
4. by blatant pretenses OF reform, and stll
more blatant oulcrips against that mystica
monster-the Bourbon Democracy Of th'
South.
And it is boldly proclaimed by the most dan
! gerous and etficiea man in the Republican par
ty 'that anything which will build up this Goa
ltiou in the South is UNSUITABLE in morals anc
law.
This is the foul coalition into which the In
dependent democrats OF the South ara now s.
woongly invited OF all men they should fee
most iusulied at the offer"