The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-14
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i hope that all the readers of H.,
Home Journal have seen and road ,hS
article published in the News of the 9tb Orb
INST, over the signature, "Anti.tromn
alias III Dan. Lenehan," the "ring" IcaJe,
OF ms little band at Dechcrd.
Daniel says that the article which or
Peared IN last weeks Journal was Il lilc.
sIzed photograph of myself | wouId
Just say in regard to his "harrangue'
mat II there is any size to it | can't lind
IT, IL may appear to Daniel as some.
thlng Of immense magnitude, and
doubtless 1t does when he thinks of how
ne caused me to shudder at the thougLt
OF now ne expected to handle me in fhc
next election. All, Daniel, | am not
'ei. 70 your mercy. am not candi-
date, but if should ever be, | will he
Lcnehan. 'D"'
ana now, Daniel, l am truly clad
,hat l thought of suggesting the pro.
prIe,ty of your giving your name You
heed not have any fears but that nv
promise will be verified, the "manllc Of
charity will cover all your faults. /
am gEad to know that am servant of
The people, aud not Of Dan. Lcnchan.
Ana now, as | do not expect to ,caste
any more of my time by trying to reply
10 such frivolous articles as those writ
Ten by Dan, Lenehan ct ais. ask the
good, rlght,thinking people of the coun.
W to take into consideration the follow.
ing facts, viz: In the first place, the
men VINO have been raising such howl
against me are men who have opposed
me IN every undertaking. They have
not raised this howl because they
thought any injustice had been done
them, or because had done something
that | had no right to do. The reason
why they have acted thus, and the pur.
pose they had in view is obvious to all
therefore, I'll say nothing about their
design.
Daniel, you need not think that the
people of franklin county are fools.
They know what you mean. The way
YOU have acted in this controversy
shows that You are not willing to dol
the fair thing, if you had been YOU
would have come out" like a gentle
man, instead Of lurking in dark places
una acting the part Of IL bushwhacker.
But this, believe, is the style of ring"
eaders, rings, cliqucs, etc Yes, the
people do detcSt rings and cliqucs, and i'll
you expect the people to "smlc appro-
'Ingly" upon you, you had better resign
'our position. With this | bid YOU
'dicu. shall say nothing more.
W. l.. CHERRY.
p. S.-"Thcrc was no insinuation
bout it being positive statement"
es, you sad-did you-lhat the father
wrote and the son signed? Or, did you
ny "Probably it was written by one
protesting to be teacher of the religion
# Christ! Now, this is simply rdicu-
idea of Il man writing ncwspa.
er articles who does not know the dit
rrcrce between positive assertion and
false insinualion. No, sir, claim no
onor for having written such articles
5 you have forced me to write. In
tead of claiming honor, | am heartily
shamed OF having given away-not to
asslon, but to culiosity-so much
D pay attention to your
ldiculous articles as to reply to them.
t the good people Of Franklin county
MI forgive me, I'll do so no more.
And now, *H'k, will make the same
digestion t" you that did to "Aunty-
amp" alias Uncle Dan. just come to
ne front and let the people know who
on are, and | am satisfied that the )
,antle will be thrown over you. uo- i:
ing yon will profit by the suggestion, ,
m, us ever, Independent of ring rule. !
W. l.. e.