The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-20
COLYAR- -CARMACK.
How Goes the War Of the Editors2
Col Colyar Sends Another Letter
to Mr.. Carmack.
He Desires Information on Il Point
in the Controversy.
Mr.. Carmack Gives II and Then Re.
iterates His Charges.
Ho Reviews the Case to Show that the
American Ia Operated by Repub-
licans and the Tennessee Iron
and Coal Company.


From the Nashville Democrat Yesterday,
The Real Question.
NAsnNILLE, Tenn, Aug rs, 1855
Mr Ed CarnacE
Dear Sir--l have not yet received your
reply TO my note, except as found 1t in
your paper. The publication Of my letter
was a matter Of taste. do not object TO
II; only intended TO keep my own paper
free from all personalities OF this charac-
ter, believing that newspaper is not the
place to settle quarrcls. Your reply was
properly very courteous, ~ you admit that
your charge that | entered into an agree
mcnt at a meeting OF the american stock
holders to call people liars was u matter Of
inference with you. You say
'ln regard TO your emphatic denial Of
any meeting Of the imcricdn's stockhold-
ers TO discuss the CoTicr-JOurndPs cdito-
rial, YOU attach great deal more impor-
lance to IL than did. treated the mat
ter humorousy rather than seriously, but
now that YOU have made IL 80 prominent,
| will say that 80 far from being Ihbrica-
ton from the beginning 10 the end, a gen
tlcman and friend Of yours who came
! from your Office TO mine to leave an item
of news, stated, in the presence Of several
gentlemen. that hc left you and several of
| the Imdicdn's directors discussing the
! COuricr-JOuHdl editorial. This was the
night before your reply was published.
| Knowing that some OF the ImTicdHs
stockholders had not been Democrats,
argued that YOU must have converted them
| then and there. This conclusion of mine
Inf
call IL malicious lie, according 10 your
taste"
Now, will You please inform me who the
/ gentleman IL that told YOU lac left me "and
several Of the Imsricm directors discussing
the Couricr-JOuHdrs article at my office"
| No such meeting took place. | have at
no time. since the lirst article appeared in
| the COTia-JoUpdi, tending 10 the dispute
seen more than one ui the ImricuiH
| stockholders at q time. In fact, am sure
| that not one Of them has been 10 my
| office, unless the business manager, Mr..
| wrcnnc, has. II any thing WAS said when
| MIR. WronnO was In, II WAS casual, nH
neither hc nor any other director under.
takes 10 manage the editorial department
Of tho paper This II exclusively In my
hands until the board ~ q board takes
control. But Affirm no such meeting ol
directors took place, aud would be- pleased
20 know who gave you the information.
The board Of directors for the manage
mcnt oi the Imuinm are g.. VI. FogV,
1hos. w. Wpnnc. Jno. T., White, \. ).
Colynr, James &. Warner Nat Baxter IT,,
Jno. T.. Williams. There other slockhold-
ems. Respectfully, A. 5. ColNAI
The above letter is published asa matter
Of Justice, ~ well ~ matter Of kindness,
90 Col Colyar So long as lao is prccludcd
from replying Ia the Drmocrui through the
columns ui his own p1pcr, the Bmncrdi
will chCcriully Yield him ns much oi its
valuable space NJ ho may require, without
money aud without price. II will bc no.
iiccd that Col. Colyaf confines his letter to
the single point oi the alleged meeting 81
the stockholders, and be- seems to be- NC
gtlcypi chiefly because hc uppuscs u an
imputntion upon his authority ns cdiiur.iu-
chief ui the lm,tnrH The name IT the
DDu0crufs informant has been furnished
him, AMI they Cnn talk II over between
them. - iuT as the u,IHprrt is concerned,
Il has no wish tD have this controversy
turn upon an immaieral ISSUE which in uu
why affects the main question. lHi d l'
M that there WIS no meeting Of stock
holders tu discuss thc tpurfrJnH1ir
editorial. aud that Col. tulyW's authority
IN such matters is supreme, m We doubt
not IL h. LIT II be- ~ that the b.mD
rrafH informant was mistaken upon
thus point, aud, tp make Ions
matter short aud end controversy
upon un immntcrnl matter lcl us admit
na We do that Col. CulyufH denial ui th,
! U,murr1fs references to the stockholders
meeting s conclusive. What them Then
. still remains M denial Of the charge tia
prior tD the COMMENCEMENT editorial nu.
. prior a. tho Im,r,nIH HrpIy Thereto SOME u
the ImUifW'F must prominent owners hai
, | openly expressed themselves nH being up
posed tD iho election Ui President tlryo
land. The DmDrlH called upon them h,
, name nud challenged thom tD answer, nul
they did not. because they dared not Tie
| D,mufrui rplilifus aud ryussorts " charges
II does not do su with any personal icclini
, ! whatever nor with any dCslfutp hU pruuu
, ally offensive tD Huy one. but surely 10 b
. u matter ui some consequence tO know
= what nrr the political opinions und villa
D arc tho political motives 0l mon VIII
r. I buy and propose tu run Democratic
d npWHplppT We have said, not thfuug'
any desire i0 "iusulp Col. toiyu bot hy
ylusp ID was 70 truth We believed ihr puh.I
ought o. know, that be- paid 800 tu th
y, Republican county committee n9
y part Of the Republican ump1ig
y iunl during the last gubomliona
clmpliu. Col COlya denies that hu plI
Il In thr Governors election, mean
ing that hc did not pay II 10 drila
GOV 1lylur But ho dil pay u into ih
hands ~ u Republican committee in iIl
u campaign. 1lis ho will not deny, and b
y the above communication ho durs nI
uIIudo tD il Again, the bmnDu Do.
"a charged ihat Col shook, one Of tho larggI
4 uvurf. ul ihy .imYi0u, and brDihgr.lt
IlW ui tuu editor, 100 'bo suggestion VI Nj
Warner uuulhur large owner nud one Z
T. Iun director. pl.d eluD tD secure the d'
p irlt 0i bpu. piuuil uni tho election Of b
{, Republican competitor This Col. Shoe
~ 4u.uI uudur oath liut this money vi
" u.' #. .g oi iho pockets yi Col rhyo
'amltlt Wmnrr h WIS paid m part
the T,Upp...o Coal aud lion company
, contribution iu lhy campaign fund
/. uu. Hatui hy Cob Shook undcr Oat
\ Amuu4 ihs l.i c,urs OF HAT company We
is q o.. A. CmU. d. d. G. Warner, N
u. yirr. Dr.. Jnl T.. Williams, A. NJ. Shoe
~ We dp not know whether Mr. fugg was
tba, tine of not. Tho same gcnilem'