Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-14
A CRUEL WRONG
Dom to q Gentleman Whose Whole Life,
Beth Private and Public, Has Been
Nest Honest and Honorable.
The Votes of Mr.. Honey, of Mississippi,
Made Plain and Clear to His Credit
as MsR and Representative.

WNoSA, May 5.-Sorne time since you
gave to the public letter from Capt Frank
Burkitt, editor Of the Chiekasap Messenger,
making injurious charges iii belieyed)
sgains, the Hon. n. D. Money. Mr.. Money
will not reply to Capt. Burkitt, ard it is the
wish of his friends that he should give
him no notice OF any kind; but that his
silence may not be misunderstood, l will
give ressonA Why it is believed 10 be proper.
Lat year while MIR. Eoney was before the
people for denomination, and still in wash
iugton City, Capt. Burkitt repeatedly in bis
paper By insinuEtiou, If not directly, charged
corrupt notifies to Mr.. Money 10 his official
course. Among other things, ae said that he
had made between $500, 900 and SS0a, 900 in
seven years service in Congress; that his sal
airy in that time amounted 10 S35 900, and
that the balance was pTqusitss. This was
not only untrue, but seemIDgly made with 4
deliberate purpose TO Islander. The writer
Of this article assured Capt. Burkitt OF the
fzlsity of the fabulous stories about Moneys
wealth that had been pat in circulation by
the Messenger, and assured him that he was
worth no more at that time than he was
when he entered Congress; but instead of
making the correction as he should have
done, he not only repeated the charge but
ridiclled the ides, saying that he had beea
told by one of Moneys friends that he was
as poor as a church mouse, ETC., aud in sddt-
ton to this he charged that Mr.. Money h,d
built $4,000 hotel at Eureka Snrinss, Ark,
when the fact was that be had never built
anything there. The only investment be
ever made there was $3.50 which he gave for
a vacant lot, and which he would be glad to
cell to-day for the same money.
CAPT. BURKITT FUhTHER. CHARGED
that Mr.. Money had built $4,000 resi-
denee in this place, when the facts we're that
he had built a cottage costing not over
$4,000. This is not all. Capt. y. continued
weekly in his psper 10 publish thipgs which
| we're grossly untrue az the above, which
was evidently done for The purpose of in
| juring Nj. Moneys character and chances
| fer the nonin ton. Mr.. Money determined
not TO leave his seat to cauv-ss, and it was
only after bic friends urged him repeatedly
both by letter. and telegram, TO come and
meet the groundless chambers, that be came,
| and when he did come, he, 10 plain lam
| guage, denounced Capt. Burkitt on the
stump before the nomination (snd l heard
\ all his speschesl, as liar, slanderer and an
assassin CT character. Capt. Burkitt con-
| tinued his attacks week after week during
the canvass for election, and often since, and
| instead of the "iorrent of abuse" Capt. B.
| speaks OF, Mr.. Money has never noticed
hana &c ali sinsa bic demonstration either IN,
The papers or ON the stump. except in an in.
terview with your reporters Capt. 3. ha,
never withdrawn any OF the ISLANDERS above
mentioned, although he knows they are not
| true. His last is concerning the $4,000
loan lby Mr.. Huntington to Wessen, Persons
| & Co. 1 do not think il necessary TO say
anything about this wherever Mr.. Money
ia known, but the matter will
come TO the ears of those who
do not know him or Capt. Burkitt, and &c
| prevent great injustice, take the liberty
and responsibility as Mr.. Moneys neighboi
| and friend to show the public that this at
tack of Capt. B. is rs gro1ndless as the
others. Capt. B. said in substance that by
Mr.. Moneys vote, Mr.. Hunlisgioa had val.
liable grants of lands, money, subsidies, etc.
and for that resson Mr.. Huntington hat
loaned Mr.. Money $50, coo, thereby charging
him with corrupt motives in his action
Everything that Mr. Huntington has eve
received OF lands. or bond subsidy, he &c
long before Mr.. Money was a member of Con
gress, and he has got nothing since. FIv
years ago
THE TEXAS PACIFIC
wanted heavy money subsidy to build thi
road. They had a land grant but said the
could not build without government guar
sntee Of bonds. Mr.. Huntington then pre-
pozed to build over the same line withou
the government guarantee or bonds, and the
it was that Mr.. Money introduced The bill
referred to by Capt. Burkitl. The land
were already granted by the government 10
the purpose of bEilding the road, and tn
company to whom the grant had bee
made said it could not build with
out farther and additional aid iron
: the government. Mr.. Huntington said b
could and would. None of the bile, an
there were several, we've ever voted on. 70
will thus zee that Mr.. Money simply chos
, between q company wanting bond subsid
and ope that did not--between a road to ru
to St. Louis as be believed, and the segue
shows he was correct, and one TO run 10 Ne'
Orleans and now through Mississippi-
really Southern road. The road has beeI
built without costing the people dollar O
an acre of land. asked Mr.. Money sbou
the provision of his bill transferring th
land already granted by the government, an
be Itated frankly that he had not seen III
bill for four years, and had forgotten tina
feature OF ii. But that does no, affect tn
charge made by Capt. Burkitt--it is fou
years after this that the loan is made, an
Capt. Burkitt tries 10 bridge over that perio
of tine with corrupt bargain; and hi
whole argument, as he states il, substantial
is, that there is no sufficient security give
for the loan, and therefore the considers
ton must have been Mr. Moneys legislativ
action. Now let us see if this il not abou
"a groundlesa as the charge that
Mr. MONEY
had accumulated 100000 in his seven ysar
service in Congress, and of his charge c
having built $4,000 hotel at Eurek
Springs, Ark, and of his having built
$1,000 residence in this place. Capt. Bul
kits only proof of the truth of his posiiio
is the assessment roll Of Lincoln county @
the property of Wessen & Persons, which b
says wss asses,ed at Sl5,085, and which
says includes all the property, "resl, persona
and mixed, aud embraced in the Huotipgto
trust deed" A man as reckless in his ais
ments SIS Capt. Bnrkitt has SHOWN himself /
be, should not be surprised at achieving q
unenviab!e reputation. He seems to
about as reckless of MS own character As b
in OF that Of Mr. Money. The property a
! se.sed in that assessment was properly onne
By them prior TO the loan. The propert
: bought with the Huntington loan was Nd
assessed ST all, except about $500 wortI
which was land bought from part
who had failed to pay his take
The land in Mississippi is ssses.e
every FIVE years (the last in 1879
There will be another this year. Over zoe
acres OF land owned BY Weson q Persons o
] the assessment. rolls quoted BY Capt. Burki
were bought since 1879, and they have cor
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