The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-09-23
GARD PROM HON
GUDGER.
-. SEQ. "a. Iss6.


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i As much Is I dislike 4 ne1 con-
! ff6versV F feel sI4at ] eaouI q correct some
t6f the slatene1t Is con ned 81 N s Pear.
sons csrd 81 fhe OH. fs11fln II t6 t,7sellfs
i / made no I,laflaf lo him IL af M 4. Jones
and fIVee.lf = not be canl tes. and
r l,lisS, ~. 81 that Is conf s3 cons
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! Homes would ~. lie ncT,sinea. fanliefi
sit lOolrefi a.. He lie ~ tssifI ii fr. Zones
| 1sfs T,f,6iirafsd hi Pearson. would h6 4
candidafe. ilf,t 2,l, 4 word was noeffion-
al leIafi e n, myself and Z made him r5
lpled ,es. I told him I. had advised and
wouId still advise :. Jones not 70 be a
canIIitlate Slat fl,st 7 svas for him ia csse
ne wass 4 cssI,fIiTlafe. did so afiriee
Gent. Jones. Tlfis ia the exact truth ii
| the msttcr. and ali chat ever did occur
relative to the matter.
W hen, N the county convention Gen'l
/ Jones wi Il, i y ent 70 the AsheFilIe
delegation and asked them not to vote
| for him. Il e got no gote of col 1ses ence
nom This toWnskl 10 on. that bal Of When
| my name Va proposed I asked the party
nominating me to Withdrew It. He re.
fused. Istated then TO the convention I
did not wish q nomination: that nv bust
ness was such / could not even consider
the matter. and / appealed to delegates
not to vote for me. After GenI Jones
was nominated again made this appeal.
and went to the AsheyiIle delegation and
asked them to vote against me. At this
| time had no idea that Mr.. Pearson was
unfriendly to- me. He certainly had
treated me in Il friendly manner, and /
am sure had done nothing of which he
could Justly complain. Some time after
this Mr.. p. called on me and excitedly
stated that had done him wrong in two
instances. I listened to his complaint,
and replied, "Mr. Pearson, if I have at
any time wronged you l stand ready at
this or any other time. to do Won ample
| Justice. If you and I can't agree, will
leave it to mutual friends and do as they
say" This seemed to satisfy him. a
week before the renuhlican convention
and after he had heen named in Mr.
| Wells' nlace went IN him for Cen,I
Jones and myself tn 1-s arranoe ~ for the ean. ar
vass One Of tba f;rst thinos he ea;d n
me was that hod wrono,ad him. Too ooo;,
nronosed TO leave the n,ettar to 1o1SfT,ol
friends He aid that onr canvesa would
he nersonaI that he would mole it nor.
Isonal and abusive tn me- nroteated
aoainst this course and fold him General
| J0nes had a. tbor;1ad mo ~ COW fbot in
his oTin;oy in, S,I,;cl, T cor,s,,,:
sonal relations had nothino tn do 10 With
the canvass. and that onr desire Ivas IN
discuss the issues and andonr resnecti We n nuh. =
Lie records and settle our nersonaI mat
i tiers afterwards. He became furious. /
again asked him to meet ms 10 aoree mn.
on the appointments. He renlied i
am not vet a candidate; my candidacy
will depend on the action of the repu.
blican convention" This was after the
endorsement of him by the executive
committee of the anti-stock law conyen.
ton. replied Every we'll" and left him.
I afterwards met him, and he made the
Isane charge of had treatment at nv
hands, proposed to hear his COMPLIANT
for explanation. but he treated me very
! 'labruptly; and refused to,Shear my state,
q lll,ssl.sk lii'. q Inc i7i77s. 81 Is ]
81 have treated him. and lis conduct 10
ward me. I leave to a discriminating
public to say whether or not have done
my duty as man, adding however, thai
, stand ready and willing to do Mr.
, Pearson full Justice in case I have done
him any wrong. now state with equal
emphasis I am not conscious of evel
having done him any wrong. What
does he desire me to do? What more
can do than have repeatedly offered
Does he expect me to get down on my
|, knees and supplicate for his smiles
Does he want me to cringe when hC
approaches? Must sacrifice manhood
honor, truth, in order to find favor in hil
eyes? He may expect all these things
but say to him coolly that he has mis-
taken his man. Ifhis friendship is e
be purchased at the sacrifice of principl,
and self-respect then there is n,,ne F.,
L IT.
me. small treat sMr. Pearson with tina
6imseif to ON merit Sf9 and ~bic ~ gen|lema, n smo
should always accord to another. sbal
axneck nav raorire fIlr, corr. .fhot ~,