Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-18
JOHN H. MCDOWELL.
He Answers the American With Coun-
ter Charges, and Long Array of
Statements.


kansas record and charges made
against him by the Nashville Ameri>
can, was given to the public last
Monday afternoon through the Nash
vile Banner, and filled fourteen
columns of that paper, and an adds
tional column followed the next day.
He denies the charges brought against
him by the American, and char
acterizes the authors of the statements
published in that paper as "notori-
ously wicked adulterers, drunkards,
murderers, keepers of Sunday gam
bling hells and the statements of
few other men of better character
who have been misled by the fire.
quent Misrepresentation of the for
mer classes who hate me because /
condemned their immoral lives when
lived among Them"
Mcdowell reiterates his charge of
conspiracy on the part of the Ameri,
can to ruin him socially and political
ly, and also charges that the Ameri-
can is fighting the Alliance through
him. He SCOTS ut the idea of suing
the American for libel, and gives as
his reason for declining to bring suit
that the American is insolvent and
nothing could be made out of
Judgment against the concern, claim
ing that a number of judgments are
now resting against it, but cannot be
collected.
He presents more than fifty afi>
davits from various persons, the
most of them sworn to, in rebuttal of
the Americans charges and in vindi~
cation of his good character while
resident of Arkansas. We give space
to one Of these statements, being
about the fullest and most compre-
hensive of the lot. 1t is that of J. H.
Jones, whom Mcdowell characterizes
as, "a lifelong Democrat, brave
Confederate soldier, a prominent
citizen of Red Fork Township, and a
Christian gentleman and officer in
the Methodist Church." II is as fol-
lows:
81 knew ]. II. Mcdowell intimate
ly from the time he came to Arkan-
sas until he left. We owned adjOin-
ing farms and lived within quarter
of mile of each other. l knew him
to be strong Democrat all the time
he was here and that he always works
ed for and voted the Democratic
ticket. We were friends and worked
together at each election. He was
Justice of the Peace for three or more
years while living near me. He dis
charged his official duty with fidelity
and honesty. When he first entered
the office of Justice of the Peace, to
fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of a man who was afraid to en-
force the law, there was very little
protection of law TO human life in this
district. j. H. Mcdowell fearlessly
executed the law and made a good
many enemies among the immoral
class, who were in the majority and
did not want the law enforced. The
charge made in the American that
he hunted up little petty cases or
wrongfully confused labor on farms
by litigation l brand as false. / was
in and around his Office great deal
and never knew him to hunt up a
litigation or issue writ unless it was
demanded on the affidavit of some
one. | was Justice Of the Peace in
Red Fork Township for three years
after he left and had as his successor
his docket. l examined his fee bills
and always found them in accordance
with law. AS to the charge publish
ed in the American that he made
two thousand dollars a year out of
the Office, it is untrue. His docket does
not show the half of it. The charge
published in the Nashville American
that Esq. Mcdowell affiliated with
negroes, running about at night or
ganizing them, or eating with them,
is base SANDER upon the reputation
of an honorable citizen, who, while
he lived among us, conducted him
self socially and morally as a gentle-
man in every sense of the word. l
am satisfied the charges were in
stigated by malice and personal spite.
/ have been a resident of this dis
trict and county for forty years.
Have been lifelong Democrat and
always voted and worked fer the
nominees Of the Democratic party.
When j. n. Grayson was elected
County Court Clerk, October 10, 1874,
Aaron GOA, NJ. w. Quilting, John