The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-19
WHAT'S THIS?
A Bloody Moon Over the Tripod9
Tho Rival Nashville Editors Elk
change Personal Letters.
II Denounce You a Liar, and Brand
You as Such"
Col. A. s. Colyar's Fierce Denunoia-
ton of Mr.. Il. w, Carmack.
The Latter Replies In Temperate
Fashion, But Reiteratos All lie
Has Charged-All Quiet at
Late Hour

Has Charged-An Quiet at
Late Hour.
TuE ArrEAL in its issue Of August 3 re-
printed from the Louisville CoTicr-Jour-
nal an editorial article entitled Dangerous
in Tennessee" The purpose Of the article
was TO substantiate a charge that the Nash
vile american in this campaign was work.
ing in the Republican interest, aud the
concluding portion of Il was as follows
II Is the Onrn. not of Democracy. hut nf y syudi.
cate Of capitalists who have grown rich hy a
system OF stock lpbhng and stock watering aud
tariff robbery, and whose mcinucn arr chiefly Re.
puhlitnus,
The time has come for plain talking. II the
Democrats ap 10 win In Tenncsscc, they must he.
gin the fight ina different spirit from that which
ilnds expression IN the cpluus of the ImsrioiH.
The ImrtofH must bc abandoned tu the kvpuhli.
cans. II il preaching Republican doctrines aud Il
Is doing the work of the Republican party
No one familiar with the course Of the imoricuH
for the past two months can iu tu see that u II the
most useful Republican journal In the west II
refused Ia give even ~ news the fact that the Tor
mcf Republican candidate Tor Governor would
support Cleveland, because tia change was due a.
the Republican position on the tarin. II mlsrvprr.
scuts aud then answer the un'umcut, ct bym.
ocmiS II mutilaics the ncmocmliU platform, aud
publishes daily copy ui II cNpuuucl Ia suit its
views anu in UilNlNAN tie nuNllN.
The Nashville Dfm0crlil 4 worthy the hcitty sup.
port oi the party. Thcrc an Democratic urWspn.
per- NJ Memphis and elsewhere which urc luburinr
earnestly for the party, aud they should be- warmly
The Cou10.Jownai has private information that
the Republicans urC planning ~ carry Tennessee
10y ashll hunt They count ON Democratic diyis
ions, indifference aud the Influence ui the men
who, ~ James 4. Foster aid uctv making fortunes
out Of the inrin every year. Whose organ aud ndNo.
Thcrc il time 10 circumvcnt tn Republicans and
their Democratic allies Men WIN ar not tur ~
are against rs Active, Garnet vigorous work
viii bc needed, but u viii suogcd. ON the con.
tmry, u nothing Il done 90 limit and counter
the Influence of such paIeu ~ thr imfriHIu, the
vote Ia Tennessee will b. asurpfisg ~ uittuunh
deaf Democrats.
This article. together with other charges
made 10y the Nashville ntHiocrui, has led
to the following correspondence:
4 LETTER PROM co., CoLYAR
NASHVILLE, Tcnn., Aug. 10, is,s.
Mr. ~ Camncs;
Sir am not aware that ! have done
/ you any personal wrong Your paper has
tcemcd with personal references To me
which were intended to be- offensive and
with pretended facts which YOU must
| have known were absolutely untrue from
beginning To end. Al this have borne
| because did not want ? controversy with
| q newspaper whose main purpose was To
| deal in personalities, believing that my
| readers were not Interested Ia and would
not enjoy a controversy about myself per-
/ sonally.
1 know Of no grounds for tho personal
assaults and the repeated attempts a. In
suit me, except that ! am conducting q
| rival newspaper.
Your charyc that paid 500 to the Re
publican funds In the last Governors clcc-
| ton. YOU know was false. You know that
Stahlman oven, WHO Is known 10 be- q ma
| liguant liar, In everything be SAYS about
me, did not state Il ~ you state H. All
| this | bore, because Il was ialsChOUd
about political matter.
The manner in which have borne your
/ insults las encouraged you tu believe that
any ialschood, no matter how personal
and offensive, could be uttered with im-
punity.
In the Democrat today you say
'Ihc Drmocrdi, yesterday put some
searching questions 20 several Of The
| IusfirrH'a owners rs t0 what political
party they have been training with.
1T does not pretend 10 raise amy pucs.
ton ~ a. what Il the political faith VI tho
| Iafrioms stockholders noW-it only
/ wants ~ know whether they wcru not
/ ayowod aud confessed Republicans up a.
/ the time oi the meeting Tow nights ago.
/ when IL was agreed that Col tolynr might,
| from this time forth, call them uil Demo.
cmis, and dcnouncc anybody ~ q liar Who
said 81 the contrary.
"Oi course We say naught as 30 the posi-
ton ui these gentlemen after the said con
| ference. When the excited stockholders
cot together a. discuss the tDuuiff.IUuHuI
| editorial and devise ma answer thereto, II
was Of course agreed thli it wouldn't DO
30 admit that q Democratic paper was be-
ing controlled and iu policy directed by
Republicans
This story YOU know a. ho o fabrication
from beginning 10 end. ynu know you
manufactured and published this lalsohDOl
malici0usly, aud u goes tu my personal
reputation aud puts me in tho attitude ui
meeting with q set al gentlemen, and.
agreeing, entering into q conspiracy, a.
utter ialschood, anl without cause,
dcnouncc people who differ with me na
liars" deem II my duty iU sly that nn
such meeting was held, there h1s been u0
meeting Of the stoCkholdre, and not ono
word has passed between tlo editor and
anyone Of the FtockholdCr about the ufti.
Gle la the COuricr-JOvuH nor about thr
politics Of the siockholdrs there hW been
no conference, agreement Ur mlk among
the owners on thc suhloJl Therefore
take the liberty 81 dcnomCng you q liar
and brand you ~ Euch.
You can now take your own course.
shall remain IN the city This note pro-
cceds upon the ground iha' ihu newspaper
h not the place TO settle I'rpnll di'Ilrul
ties. and | do not viii iH Involve unl
friend, therefore | send lI hy mail
A. s. CDLYAM