Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-09-02
KINCAID's DEFENSE.
Claims Rev. Gallaher Is Not his Worst
Enemy-Elder ]. w. Higbee's
Explanation.


pom an impartial public to look at
our debate" What has become OF in
4 Mr.. Gallaher has degenerated it b
nto slanderous attack on my. per- K
onal character. How ungsntleman- u
v! II MIR. G.. was afraid to meet
ne, why did he not back out honor d
Iblys Why this attack on my per- r
,onal charactere Mr.. G.. says, "an
,fficial letter from the Odd Fellows G
1t Perry, ILL.,, was handed me by a c
citizen of Mexico" Bosh! Stuff! G
Do the Odd Fellows hand out their i,
official letters in this way? Not
mucbl The truth is, Mr.. G. is not
an Odd Fellow and don't know the
difference between an official letter
and private letter written from
Perry by low liar, that am pre-
pared to prove by Odd Fellows is as
false-every word of it-as the black
est lie ever told. Mr.. G.. called for
endorsements. 1 published three let
ters of endorsement, and good letters
of commendation, endorsing me as
reputable gentleman and a worthy
minister of the gospel. Then Mr..
White published a notice OF three
church letters that l carry covering a
space from 1864 to 1885. All this
documentary evidence shows that
am in good standing with the church
of Christ. Mr.. G. rejects all those
letters and runs from false rumor
that be wants to believe. II MIR. q.
was in possession of one manly trait
he would treat an entire stranger
with common courtesy, just for hu-
manity sake. Gentlemen, please
look at the great debaters, daliaher
and Kincaid. now in a nasty, dirty
scandal scrape-Gallaher trying to
smut Kincaid's character to hide his
cowardly retreat. But after ALL per-
baps. Mr.. Gallaher is really not Sc
much to blame in this dirty affair
4 Who put Mr.. Gallaher in possession
t of all this foul slander? Ed. Hig
bee. of Mexico, the pastor OF ths
i Christian church, is the power be
hind the throne. Mr.. Gallaher, dt
YOU know that Higbee has been using
YOU as a squirt-gun to squirt dirt.
d water on Kincaida In the ReUte'o o
n Aug. 8, Bro. Rowe says, cit appear
y - from a letter which we have receive
nt Ii cp Missouri that D. L. kinca'd
using private letter of mine to h'l
as a recommendation to the coDgr'
cation of that state" Who was tt
90 man that wrote to Rowe that l ws
s. using said letter as above stated
~ ~ Ed. Higbee is the man that wrote
Rowe; and he knows, and kne
A. when he penned those lines, that NJ
ed one word of it was true. l atfir
that it is base falsehood, and chs
lenge Higbee to prove it or public
. acknowledge that he has lied on m
~ ~ I did receive a private letter from
Z Rowe that I showed to the boa
by of officers in Mexico. l showed
se only as a private letter, and nc
ID assert that said letter has never be-
=" read or shown to any congregati
in the state. If it has, let us have t
proof.
Inow call on the citizens OF Me-
lob co. Please look at Elder Higbe'
Ed treatment of me. came here an
iea tire stranger, with good letters
no. Recommendation; went to work
has good faith. But soon the air
ash full of evil reports. I looked tn
q. up and found that Higbee was
man who had set out to ruin me.
publicly announced that l would
oi myself right before the citizens
The Mexico, in the Old Baptist chur
int, I was called on for q private set
the ment and at once agreed to it.
rint had fair and impartial hearing
om- fore the board of officers Of the Oh
'' ~ tian church of Mexico. l left
Oh papers with them over night;
treated me kindly; said they VIC
adopt Bro. Rowe's letter OF advic
me US their advice. l 80 amour
e of it in the Old Baptist church.
en- Higbee came to me and insisted
que go home with him. l went !;
rs treated me kindly; said he woul'
av Of my friend. Said, also, on the
eces- home, to me that Powell had g
will letter from Perry stating that l
growing in favor at that place
announced that Higbes and
good friends; that was all ia
,ut in over and settled. But soon l g
DeER dig In the Revie,o over that lie
IFS In Bro. Duncan wrote to Bro. Il
'ha' Bro. Rowe said "Higbee was th
aaa thor" and all this took place
md Is Higbee's talk and mine. Bro. +
very in his private letter to Bro. Du'
says, 1--WE have brought no CHI
against Bro. Kincsid publicly o
vately" He says agsin, ID
Of the Higbee is the man that has
: puo- writing to me from Mexico.
:. snd willing that Bro. Kipcaid an
!, re- elders of the congregation shoul
&c will the contents of those letters and
Il as lish the letters il you see fit.
opr'e- sonally, I have the kindest fe'
toward Bro. Kincaid, but be 9
,r His be very careful in not abusing
confidence Of his real friep'
.,.s greatly desire to have him 81