The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-09-27
SENATOR HARRIS
Makes His Statement in Regard
TO the DiscOntinuance of the /,
Joint Discussion .ns
Between Hinisel and Senator
JacksOn-If the Latter Is Il
Not Satisfied
With Matters as They Stand. TIE
Is Invited to Participate in
the Remainder
Of the Appointments Through-
,li out the State.

lse Ead out the State.
We Fl --a i.s 5rg
in Special to the World Jas-~eG
he MEMPHIS, Sept. 19.-The Appea
x publishes the following in the morn
k ing: ID ..sao5
Is. MEMPHIS, Sept. 10.
is To the Editors Of the appeal: .a
ID regret to see that efforts are be-
st ing made BY certain parties to assign
;. reasons other than those stated in
d the card signed by Senator Jackson
Il and myself for the discontinuance
;. Of the joint discussion between us.
e the effort being, on the hand, to put
IS me in false position, and ON the
e other to prejudice him. When at
: the city of Jackson on last Thurs
t day my attention was called to a
g letter from that place to the Louis
1 vile Commercial, morning Repub-
e lican paper, which did me the
e grossest injustice. / then and there
s publicly denounced the statements
OF the Jackson correspondent to the
Commercial as utterly false, and at
Bolivar on Saturday, where the
same SANDER was being repeated. l |
again denounce it as a falsehood
from beginning to end, and said on |
each occasion that the statenlen of |
any reasons other than the one.
stated in the card, did both Senator
jackson and myself injustice, and
that any and all statements to the
effect that | had ever made per-
sonal appeal to Senator jackson or
any one else to desist because of a
possible or probable injury to my
Senatorial prospects was a malig-
nant lie, and here repeat the de-
nunciation. tits due to my colleague
that L say what both at Jackson and
Bolivar | said, that | did not believe
that he was capable of this slander-1
Gus falsehood, or was in any way re-
sponsible for the lying letter of the
correspondent Of the CommerciaL
| have always believed that Joint
discussion between Democrats who
agreed on all questions but one were !
unwise, impolite, and for that rea- {
son | declined to divide more than /
two years ago with one of the most
talented and respectable Democrats
in the State, but soon after made '
my present list of appointments, / i
was asked by telegraph by the Fus- {
sell committee If | could divide time {
with Senator Jackson as to my APP {
pointments. l answered, saying,
elf Senator Jackson desires a Joint {
discussion with me, it will be granted t
on terms Of perfect equality" At c
my first appointment at Erin he ap- G
preached and asked a division of t
time. 1t was granted, and | then c
and there stated to the audience, t
that in my own opinion, a joint dis, t
cussion between Democrats of d 4
single question about which they t.
differed, was impolitic and wrong, o
because they must necessarily widen n
the breach, deepen the gulf and in 90
tensify and embitter the issues be- n
tween Democrats, andrender it more b
difficult, if not impossible, to har- J
monize and reunite the conflicting 81
Democratic elements hereafter, but ii
as lwas properly regarded as an /
for re election to- the SEN &
ate, there Were two Democrats in el
Tennessee, and only two, to whom / I
would grant division of time, and al
to them only for single reason - st
that was tat Judge Jas. j. Bailey tt
3erVered with me four years on the in
1oor of the Senate, and Howell E III
Jackson for one. BY reason of that tn
act Bailey and Jackson knew more ra
If what | had done and what I had pl
allied to do than all. the balance of tr
he people of Tennessee together. dU
T either of the gentlemen asked foI
llylsIon OF my appointments, and / tn
hould refuse it would look Ikea vi
lesire on my, part to turn off the alb
lght. Therefore / said as have tn
10 sire to leave of, but on the die
ontrary desire to turn on the light ties
wherever either of these gentlemen by
ee proper to ask a division of time pa
t my appointments it will be De
ranted on terms of equality. Sub ths
| repeated this every day, eie
nd Senator Jackson was with me. era
IN Thursday night, the 9Th inst bad
enator Jackson was taken seriously pet
|, and was unable to speak at Cow the
lgton on Friday night. ,Recoe- .pul
izing his right as equal to my own, on
had granted him division of car
me on terms of equality. 1 went POI
his sick bed and conferred with5 Tel
i'm as to whether | should speak q 81
: not. He said: teGo and speak 4 ter
did SO, and that night [ went to Sta
emphis, leaving him on sick bed a G.
e expressed the hope that he would me-
able to join me on the. train at the
ason on the next morning en- route be /
r Milan where my appointment ASST
IS to speak that day. The next aga
orning Senator Jackson boarded rule
Q train at Mason ] went to his wit
at and said: s'How do YOU feel deb
is morning?" He answered wea
Much better than yesterday, but The
at all well. F b35 the
| asked, "Will you be able to the
eak to.dayY lliin3aa9 Al9e \ this
He answered, II am not in anv aslia
ldition to speak, but | suppose / | from
\ have to try" 3iI be i
then said, jackson, is there any see.
'fit to you or any one else in this Il
cussion except.itoo the response ular
answered, 81 do not think there men
Then | said 'iwhy continue ii, spec
TACT that yow have stated, is iof scLe
III sufficient reason for diseon- arm
ulng, these joint discussions . will
then asked me to put on paper the
exact idea that Ihad expressed. Iii ).
nd ''it is what have expressed In !
~ ~ III u ~ shas canvass, and | in h