Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-18
Colonel Taylor Challenged to a Joint
Debate.

Colonel Taylor Challenged to a Joint
The following letter, bearing date Of Au-
gust 9, was received at the Cambridge Office
Monday, August IL, and reached Colonel
Taylor the same evening:
MARIETTA, O., August 9, 1884.
Hon. F. d. Taylor, Cambridge, o.:
DEAR SIR-Congress adjourned on the
9TH of July. In copy of the Record dated
August LIST, find what purports to be
speech of yours. OF course, no word of this
speech was ever delivered. Indeed, it is safe
to say that you would not have presumed, in
open House. and in the presence of those who
could have made answer, to have delivered
such speech; and no other member, be-
lieve am justified in saying, would have so
abused the privilege of the House, in leave
to print, as to publish such a speech and
send it out as having been delivered in the
presence of those who might, and certainly
would, have contradicted your statements.
Such an abuse of the courtesy due to mem
bers, under such circumstances and of the
privileges of the House, believe to be with
out a parallel.
Whether you meant, in your pretended
opcccut d ucilDcTdtc misrepresentation VI
facts and occurrences in committees and in
the House, or are inexcusably ignorant of
what the Records show, am at loss to
know; but that your speech" is full of mis-
representations and misstatements it will be
my duty to show. But in answering you 1
shall not follow your example. by pretend
ing to make speech in the House, weeks
after the adjournment of Congress, but in
the most public manner, at your own home,
in the hearing of your neighbors and friends
and of the soldiers of the Union army, l
propose, at an early day, to reply to the mis-
statements and false pretenses sent out by
you from the "safe ambush of the printing
house." under color of q speech in the
House.
also invite you to be present. and if you
desire it, will divide the time with you un-
der the usual rules of joint debate, to he ar
ranged by the Democratic and Republican
committees of Guernsey county
/ am, very respectfully, yours,
A. J. WARNER.
The reply printed below was written Tues
day morning, August IL, was mailed in time
to, and doubtless did, reach Marietta the
same evening:
CAMBRIDGE, o., August II, 1884.
Hon. 4. T. Warner, Marietta, o.:
DEAR SIR-Though the tone of your let
ter is uncalled for, and its statements unau-
thorized, l shall take great pleasure in ac-
cepting your proposition, and will discuss
the pension question, and other questions in
cident thereto, at such time and in such man.
ner as the committees to which you refer
shall agree upon.
Respectfully,
J, D. TAYLOR.
Warner Declines, Through His Com.
mittee, to Publish Both Sides of the
Warner-Taylor Debate-Correspon
ence Between the Committees.
The following letter was handed to the
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee, of Guernsey county, last Satur
day morning:
CAMBRIDGE, O., Aug. 80, 1884.
W. II. II. MeILyar, Esq, Chair. Dem Ex
DEAR SIR-The Importance of the Join
discussion between Gen. Warner and Col
Taylor, held on the 9th inst, and the inter
est taken therein, seem to suggest the pro
priety of having the same printed in suita
Bile form for circulation. We, therefore
propose that the Democratic and Republi
can committees of Guernsey county publisl
the debate, each paying one-half the ex
pense of the same. An early answer is ex
pected. Respectfully,
w. K. GooDERL,
Chair. Rep. Elk. Com
Tuesday afternoon the following repl
was res,eived:
CAMBRIDGE o., Sept. 2, 1884.
". X. GOoderL, Chairman Req. Es. Com
DEAR SIR-In reference to matter q
= fnting speeches of Gen. Warner and Col
n flor, / am authorized to decline at pres
la Very respectfully,
SIeauy sa, w. II. H. McILYAR,
can sucl Chair. Dem. Ex Con
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