Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
THE ERIN SPEAKING.
Mr.. Washington Did Not Re-
tract What He Said.
Mcdowell Evidently Trying to Play the
Bulldozing Game-What Good
People Think About 1t.
HOUSTON FOR WASHINGTON.
Editors Tobacco Leaf.onronlcle.

your paper of the 23rd inst, does
Mr.. Washington great injustice.
That report contains the fol-
lowing; "McDowell, in his reply,
characterized Mr.. Washington as an
ignoramus, who did not know what
he was talking about, rasping MIR.
Washington to the extent that in his
rejoinder he made a waspish reply,
characterizing Mcdowell as knav-
ish Office seeker, or words to that f.
feet. Mcdowell denounced the cpl
thet, if intended to apply to him, as
an infamous lie. Mr.. Washington
admitted that the language was
stronger than he should have used,
there being many ladies present,
and he retracted it. Mcdowell also
retracted, ana the matter was AMIGA
bly, settled. Mr.. Washington left inn
mediately on passing train"
The truth is that Mr.. Washington
did not characterize Mr.. Mcdowell
as "knavish Office seeker" he did
not admit that his language was
"stronger than he should have u.ed;"
he did not "retract" nor did he
leave Immediately on passing
train"
The true statement of the affair is
as follows: After manly and con-
vincing speech of one hour and
half from Mr.. Washington, in which
he did not call McDoWell's name, Mr..
Mcdowell followed in a speech of
over two hours length, in which his
effort to belittle Mr.. Washington
was very evident. He alluded to
Mr.. Washington's argument on the
sub-treasury as the "sheerest rot :"
he called hin "our big Congressman,
Mr.. Washington;" he repeated
some of Mr.. Washington's argu-
ments with nasal whine, assuming
a comic attitude, and he referred
to him over and over again,
dozens of times as Ignorant, but no
doubt honestly ignorant" on the
questions under discussion.
When Mr.. Washington took the
stand for his thirty minutes rejoin'
der, he expressed his surprise that
his argument should have been an
swered by two hours attempt to
belittle him, and said to the audi
ence: 81 am willing for you to
judge as to my ignorance, and / am
also willing for you to Judge as to the
dishonesty and knavery of Others"
Before this sentence was quite COM
pleted Mr.. Mcdowell said in a loud
and angry voice, "That is an inta
nous lie." Mr.. Washington being
thus interrupted, turned his face
toward Mcdowell, who Immediately
added: eff you say am an igno,
rant knave it is an Infamous lie."
Mr.. Washington, addressing the
crowd, said: "Ladies, regret that
such language should be used in your
presence" and facing Mcdowell
with his finger pointed at him, he
added: "You would not say that
if there were no ladies present"
Mr.. Mcdowell retorted: "If you
think that go up the bottom with
me-" (The speaking was in bot,
tom) Washington, again addressing
the audience, said: "YOu see his
methods are to bulldoze," and again
turning to Mcdowell, said: "You
are now acting the bully" Mr..
Mcdowell vehemently replied
"Did you say | am an ignorant
knave" Mr.. Washington answer
ed: 81 did not; you heard what l
said" "Then l take back what !
said," replied Mcdowell, and this
ended the matter.
Mr.. Washington continued his re-
joinder for the balance of the time
allowed, and in the opinion of large
majority of the crowd present, as
evidenced by the frequent outbursts
of applause, vanquished his oppo.
nent, and he certainly did it in
gentIemanly manner.
After the speaking Mr.. Washing
ton as well as Mr.. Mcdowell went to
Erin, and both waited for and left on
the 6 o'clock p. m. train.
Any statement not substantially in
accord with the above is simply un.
true. III. II. BUQUo.
We the undersigned were present
at the speaking referred to, and hav-
ing carefully read the foregoing &C
count Of the unpleasant occurrence
between Messrs Washington and
Mcdowell, hereby certify that the
above is a fair and substantially cor
rect statement of the matters as they
actually occurred:
... ]. $. EDWARDS, Sec. Dem. EN-. Com.
REV. W. L. JACKSON,
j, |. j. ADAMS, G.. c. O.,
GEO. II, FRENCH, Trustee,
J. NJ. NEsBITT, G.. Il NJ,
q. W. MCINTOSH, Sheriff,
w. 4. SHELTON, Attorney,