The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-19

TO yours, II the language OF courtesy and
good breeding is too weak u vehicle to
bear tine burden of your wrath, and II your
ideas and feelings flow moro easily and nat
umlly through another channel, lwouldno
for any personal considerations have you
clogtho workings Of your mndhy usiugavo-
Cabulary foreign 10 your habitsoi speech. My
little experience with the world and my
limited knowledge Of human nature has
taught me 10 believe that opprobious lam
guage is far less CALLING than an unpalat-
able truth plainly told. The temper OF
your communication tends 10 confirm me
in this opinion. Ii you will permit me to
say il, your language il mere empty cpi-
tibet, an ebullition OF passion, which, as il
does no harm, cNcitcs no resentment.
You may, indeed, "dcnouncc" me rs u
liar, but deny that YOU can brand me
rs such With all due respect, when did
YOU acquire the power by the mere wind
OF your mouth 10 fix mark Of inlumy
upon any onc2
Now rs 10 the substance OF your letter.
! admit that YOU have done me no per
sonal wrong" and | assure YOU that |
lear you no personal ill will-tho "intcnt
to I've offensive exists only in your imag-
ination. have made no complaints be-
cause of references intended 10 he often
siyc," though have not failed 10 under
stand them. yelled though they were un-
der glittcrlng gcncmlitcs; You have no
cause Of complaint except that | have
dealt with YOU M the editor OF u ncwspa.
per calling itself Democratic aud with your
political acts aud career M throwing light
upon the motives which control the Imfri-
Gun. In the same way ! have dealt with
the owners aud stockholders Of your pa.
per.
You will have the fairness 10 admit
that II YOU did contribute 500 Ia the Re-
publican campaign fund two Years ago IL
Is u proper subject for discussion, II IL I've
done without bitter aud abusive language,
II you did not, the man who makes the
charge should hc properly characterized.
You reply In these words
Your charge that ! paid 500 10 the
Republican funds TO the last Governor =
election YOU know was false.
IL seems 10 me that yon are quibbling
over the word "Goycrnor's' from the
stress YOU put upon il. II YOU mean 10
say that You did not contribute the money
m order 90 defeat GOV. Taylor, you may
rc-rcad the Dfmurufs comments and find
that quite different purpose was attribut-
od 10 your act. What the Dm0crdi charged,
and what now charge, Is that In the last
guhcnatorial campaign YOU contributed
500 10 the Republican county campaign
committee. This h the change which was
iirst publicly made against YOU through a
city paper about year ago, aud Il has
stood without denial 10 this good day, In
decd, understand you 30 admit Il. II Il
will tend Ia relieve YOU ! will say that do
not believe YOU were seeking the defeat oi
Gov Taylor, because oven the Republican
managers who handled your money never
hoped lot such "a result; but YOU placed
your money in the hands OF u Republican
committee where Il was beyond youI
| power 90 control II Ia any particular
| end. The only assurance YOU coul,
| have had was that In some wa,
IL would be used against tho Dem
| ocratic party. NV own opinion IL that
| the money was used exactly ~ intended
/. g., for the defeat Of the entire Demo
cratic legislative ticket, which was In
structcd Tor Gov. Rate ior United States
senator do not make the specific
charge that YOU expected Ia got the sup
port oi Republican legislators Tor the
United States senate as a reward tot your
valuable assistance In that campaign, tind
that YOU did try to accomplish a.
In regard 20 your emphatic denial Of any
meeting Of the ImaioIH's stockholders "a
discuss the CDHrirr-JouH1FS editorial, YOU
attach a great deal morc importance "a II
than dd. treated the matter humor.
ously rather than seriously, but now that
YOU have made u NJ prominent, will nay
that NJ iar from being a fabrication iruu
the beginning 90 the end, a gentleman
! and lrioud Of youu who cnmo from your
| office 10 mine o. leave an item 81 news,
stated, In the presence Of several gentlemen,
that be- left you aud several oi the iHiri-
cui's directors discussing the towlr-
journal editorial This was the night Doe
fore your reply WIS published. knowing
that some VI the AmpDru's Stockholders
/ had not been Democrats, ! argued that
you must have converted them then anil
| there This conclusion oi mine you may
/ call iul-r inference, " you may call u u
malicious lic, according 30 your taste.
You inform me that may take my own
counc. aud significantly adj that you will
remain he the city. Taking advantage uI
/ your kind permission, my course fhulI
be- 20 give your letter 10 the public will
| this reply AH tO your remaining IN th,
| city, Jet me insist that YOU need not 30 fI
on my account II either business UI
| pleasure should call you in another difrr.
| ton. do not let me dctain YOU Ny hufi
ness with you, personally, ia ended,
| hope. with this letter. lint the DINO
/ rrrfd business Is with the Im1.rrH, ~
| editor and H. management, Ia NJ iu %.
| they may deserve notice nj iis hands
| with thcm II shall deal ~ H. duty 10 the
/ public AMI to the Democratic party mas
/ seem Ia demand II will Try 30 do sphpn
cstly aud fairly. bat h would be- rccwlnl
/ ~ liz duty and iuithlrs 90 the Dcmpcu
/ cy Of Tennessee " Il did not Do fl fearless
| IS. unlCturpi by abusive cpilhgb ou
/ threats oi personal violence Respect.
/ fully, l.. W. CAHdkDK