The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-09
The Challenge Declined!
The Judge Advocate Takes
To his Heels!

The Judge Advocate Takes
j To his Heels!
SAFETY FOR TAYLOR IN FLIGHT!
Gen. Warner Stands by his COlOrS
and Captures TaylOr's!
Judge Advocates Make Poor Sol
dlerS as Well as Feeble DebatOrs!
Taylor Bcgs Off and Says He Don't
Want Another FlayingI
The following correspondence ex-
plains itself:
CAMBRIDGE. ONO. Sept. 2, 1854.
W. K Gooderl, Esq, Chairman Rep. Ex. Com.
| DEAR SIR: sm authorized to say
that Hon. A. j. Warner will meet Hon.
j D Taylor in Joint debate at one point
to be named in each Of the counties com
posing this congressional district. and
discuss the questions of finance, tariff.
pensions and administrative reform. The
time and places, and all other matters
pertaining to the discussion to be agreed
upon by the Republican and Democratic
executive committees of Guernsey county.
l have the honor to he yours resp.
W. H. n. MoILYAR,
Chair. Dem. Ev. Com.
CAMBRIDGE, OH1o. Sept. 4, 1884
W. H. Fl. McIlyar. Esq Chairman Dem. Ex.
Committee
DEAR SIR: Your letter OF the I'd inst
containing proposition for the discus
sion of certain selected topics through
ont this district, between Hon. A. j
Warner and myself, has been handed to
me for reply. Three davs prior to the
date OF your letter, the Republican ex.
ecutive committee Of this county sub
mitted to you, as chairman OF the DEM
ocratic executive committee, PROPOSE
ton to print jointly, for circulation
throughout the district. full verbatim
report OF the entire debate, beld here
August q, as taken by the stenographers,
which proposition was declined, In.
stead OF this gsrbled and incorrecs re-
port has been published and circulated,
while the reporter who has the notes OF
Gan. Warmers speeches, has been pre-.
vented from furnishing US copy, as he
mad previously agreed to do. l met
General Warner in joint discussion as
one gentleman would meet another, and
be violated the ordinary rules Of debate,
ignored the terms agreed upon by the
used offensive epithets and
abusive language, and outraged the COM
mon .courtesies which prevail among
honorable opponents I therefor beg
leave to say that l shall not be drawn
into discussion, the obvious purpose Of
which is to divert attention from the dis
assrous consequences of the previous
debate, which hope yet to be able to
lay before the people Of tLi' district.
Very respectfully,
J. D TAYLOR.
Here is q square back down. No pre-.
arrangement was made to print jointly
the discussion, and as General WARMERS
speeches had heen published in full in .be
Guernsey Jefersonidn at the time Mr..
TAYLOR wrote his declination, bis com.
plaint, that The reporter was prevented
from furnishing him copy, looks rather
The only full report Of the de.
bate was taken by stenographer en-
ployed and paid by Gen. WARNER alone,
and the pretended anxiety for a joint
publication appears to US like scheme
10 get report Of Mr.. TAYLoR's speech.
The garbled report be refers to was ia.
ken from his own paper.
At any rate, this is poor excuse for |
declining to accept the present challenge
nor does the complaint that Gen. WAR.
NER violated the rules OF debate and
used abusive language, furnish any bet
ter excuse. The debate was conducted
under the rules and craftsmanship OF the
Republican and Democratic Committees,
and the gentlemen presiding acted in
perfect harmony. There was no ques.
ton raised during the debate that the
language and department Of Gen WAR
sFR was not 10 accordance with the rules
and parliamentary usage, except on one
occasion when Mr.. TAYLOR himself OBJ
jected to calling up his war record, and
one Of the chsirmen was compelled to
insist upon order being preserved by the
crowd.
We know that many Republicans as
we'll rs all Democrats would have been
glad to have witnessed.a joint discussion
on the issues of the campaign as pro-
posed by Gen. WARNER, and the fimsy
excuses offered by Mr.. Taylor will not
be accepted by them. The suspicion
will grow that "the disssterous conse.
quences of the previous debate" were
more than Mr.. Tsylor could stand, and
the manner In which he shows the "white
feather" now will have tendency to
weaken confidence in him and his cause.
The soldiers at least will be slow TO en-
list In cause where the leader openly
proclaims that be is afraid to fight, and
hoists the flag OF distress after the first
engagement and proposes to carry it
through the campaign.
Il Have Shared With You the. Lin.
gering Hospital and Endured the
TOrtures of the Surgeons Knife."