Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-21
TIE RsooEs-M,LLixfS assA,6.

Some controversy having arisen |
as to whether Mr.. Rhodes, in his |
Friday nights speech, undertook to |
charge Mr.. MilIiken with favoring
the passage of the 1908 bill, upon
any private and personal informa-
ton we now give the language used
as nearly in the words of that gentle
man as possible. Mr.. Rhodes had
perhaps been speaking an hour
without in any way abiding to the
personal record Of his opponent,
when he said:
81 now propose to discuss the
record of Mr.. Milliken. In doing
so make no attack upon his per-
sonal character. l shall challenge
only his political consistency" He
(Mr. Rhodes) then referred to the
statement he had made upon his
nomination, that Mr.. Milliken had
advised him to make speech upon
the 1903 bill, that Mr.. Milliken
had since urged him that the adj
vice given him was to make
speech explanatory of his support of
the bill in view of the character
of the canvass he had made, and he
would only say on this matter that
he did not understand the matter
as Mr.. Milliken did. He then
went on to say that "Mr. Milliken
was chameleon in politics; upon
white paling, white, on a black
paling, black, upon red berry red,
and upon green leaf, green. He
(Mflliken) is unworthy of public
confidence because of his inconsist-
encies, only endeavoring to follow
the crowd. I charged at Cherry's
Station that he had favored the
passage of the 1908 bill. He did
not then deny it. / repeated the
charge ut Rossview, when he said
it was false, to the best of his recol-
lection. / again charged 1t at Dot
sonville, where he denied it, and
said it was false" Here Mr..
Rhodes gave some explanations of
the Dotsonville affair. He then
went on to say: 81 again repeated
the charge at OrgaIn's Store" Here
Mr.. Rhodes was interrupted by Mr..
Milliken, who was sitting some ten
feet off in the audience, just in front
of the speaker, who rose said: "You
did not make that charge at Or
gains" Mr.. Rhodes said: 81 re-
peated the charge at Orgain's."
Mr.. Milliken still standing, said;
"Mr. Rhodes, you did not do it,"
Mr.. Rhodes said; ~ did and noa0 1
repeat the CHARGE" Mr.. Milliken,
then, said: 81 pronounce that
charge an infamous lie." At this
there was great excitement, many
rose to their feet, and it was evil
dent that if this insult had been |
then resented, many innocent par
ties would have been involved. Mr..
Rhodes calmly called the crowd to
order and said: "This is not the |
place nor time to settle difficulty,
where my innocent and your inno-
cent friends may be endangered.
I a0iU settle aoith you, person
ally, elselOhere." This having
been said, Mr.. Milliken still stand
ing, said, "Was it not agreed be-
tween you and Mr., Dunlavy, at
Orgain's Store, that this matter
should be dropped ?" Mr.. Rhodes
replied that he had no such under
standing, when Mr.. Milliken said:
"If had not so understood, it
would have been settled there"
Mr.. Rhodes then resuming his ar
gument said, "But now to proof
upon which | make this charge.
support it by the written statement
of Col. A. G. GoOdlett, gentleman
whom you all know; support it
also, by the written statement of
Mr.. Henry Frech, one of your lead
ing merchants, and citizens. Both
of these statements are in my pos
session, but 1 will not take your
time in reading them; they can be
examined by any who 50 desires. I
also support it by the verbal state
ment of Col. Thos. l.. Yancey, who
is present" Here Col. Yancey in
terrupted by saying: "I said in
ferred he favored the passage of the
bill, from a casual conversation
with him." "Very WE'LL" said Mr..
Rhodes, "let it stand that way"
Mr.. Rhodes then pass ed to the ques-
ton of Mr.. Milliken having favored
the obtaining of the 60-4-5-6 prop
osition from the creditors, out OF
which sprang the present settle
ment. Nothing whatever was said,
Friday night, on the personal
of Mr.. Rhodes,
and hence the great surprise
that Mr.. MiIliken should take the 5
course ne ala TO repeI a charge
made on the statements of disinter-
ested gentlemen.
Mr.. Milliken did not call Mr..
Rhodes "liar," as reported in the
World. s
We, the undersigned, were pres ,
emit at the Friday nights discussion t
between Mr.. Rhodes and Mr. Milli- ,
ken, and have carefully read the :
above account of the alteration be- ,
tween those gentlemen, and believe i
it to be true account thereof.
HORACE II. LURTON,
GEO. G.. MARTIN,
H. G. MERRITT, f
r. H. BURNEY, 10.
&. l.. LOCKERT,
DANIEL F. WRIGHT,