The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-07-31
MopoweII,s "Fair5 Name.

McDoweII's "Fairy Name.
In order to present the question
fairly before the people, the HERALD |
has been compelled to give so much |
of its Ispace to the Mcdowell matter, |
we will not inflict upon our readers |
any very long editorial upon the sub
ject The first charges by the Ameri-
can were given, and following, Mr..
McDowell's answer. Now we present
the second chapter, and Mr.. Mellow
eli's reply thereto. In addition to
these, there will be found in another
column letter written by Mcdowell
concerning the Macune whitewash. II
these several papers do not convince
a man John Henry, alias Hugh, Nc
Dowell, is a political adventurer and
trickster, a selfish, designing, unscru-
pulOus demagOgue, a man not only
unworthy the hOnOrs Gov. Buchanan
q I'd the Alliance haYe heaped upon
MIN, but utterly UNIV Orthy common
respect and credit, then that man who
is not already convinced is beyond the
reach of all argument
Just few of the main points, and
we will close. The mass-meeting held
in Desha county, whereat McDOwell's
pIst life and recent acts were roundly
denounced, is conclusive to our mind
that he is not to be trusted.
The deceit of his first answer,
wherein he wilfully and adrOitly
palmed off disreptuable negro wit
nesses as Professors, Senators, ex-
Confederate soldiers and christian
gentlemen, deliberately making a
false impression upon the public
mind, shows that he is utterly I'M
worthy of belief
His action in the Macune matter /;
his public endorsement of Macune's
character, his private letter declaring
that it s0Gs clearly a aOhitetOash; his
contradictory statements; his public
avowals of confidence in and admira-
ton and friendship for Macune, while
at the same time he was writing pri-
vate letters to injure him, show him
to be untruthful, dishonest, deceitful
and dangerous.
To our mind there is no doubt
Macune was bribed; that he was
guilty as charged; that he was white
washed by the trial committee. But
grant even that he is the pure, spot
less, christian, Sunday-school teacher
Terrill and Mcdowell have paraded
him to be, that does not help Nc
Dowell in the least for he has made
repeated and contradictory state
ments on both sides of the case, and
on one side or the other he has testi-
fled falsely.
If the American had never made a
single charge against Mcdowell. II
it had simply culled from his
speeches his public utterances on the
Maeune trial, and presented in paral-
lei columns his private letters on the
same subject, it would have con-
victed him of being a traitor t.
Maeune, a traitor to the people he
pretends to advise, a dOuble-dealing
two-faced falsifyer.
1t matters not what the Alliance
may be, or what Macune may be, oil
what the motives OF the American oil
the political press" may be, Oh
whether Mcdowell ever lived il
Desha county a day; his own un
denied public speeches, and undeniet
private letters; his record upon the
Macune matter alone, as it is known
and admitted, eternally damns him
in the opinion of all unprejudiced,
fair-minded, thinking, reasoning
men.
There are some who think the
American has proven its charges, bu
question the "policy" of its course
We wish to place ourselves on RECORD
Is not being one Of these. II ther'
are those who "are joined to theil
idol" and will not be convinced, the
fault is theirs. We believe that sucl
man as Mcdowell, who by his un
scrupulous cunning has reached
position of leadership OF honest, trust
ing men, ought to be exposed. W.
believe that his private, personal ant
political record in all its rOttennes
should be shown to the people he i
leading, that they may ture in loath
ing and disgust from him. We be
lieve it was somebody's duty to d.
this, and that that duty fell particu
larly upon the American as tn
Democratic organ OF Tennessee AM
the leading newspaper Of the state
We think it has made a brave figh
and successful one. 1t could have
no other malice in the matter thai
the natural hate honest men have TO
all manner of fraud, and their effor
to "break down Mcdowell" is a
earnest that they will make the sam
effort against all mOuntebanks an
political adventures. In this maj
ter we endorse the American in II
course from start to finish, and com
mend it to the people as bold, brav
and able defender of their rights, an
a fearless exposer of political frauds