The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-07-31
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tions. After some delay they brought
in the following report, which was
adopted unanimous y:
Whereas, John IL. Mcdowell, for
merly a resident of this county, bat
now President of the Tennessee State
Alliance, has in reply TO the charges
made against his political character by
the Daily American, newspaper pub
lished in Nashville Tenn, descended 10
unworthy, outrageous and scandalous
methods for vindicatiOn; and
Whereas, the said Mcdowell has seen
fit 10 publish his scandalOus state
menLs in several newspapers Of Ten
nessee, tO-wit: The Banner, the Toiler
and the Observation-Disclosures; and
Whereas, the said statements pub
lished by Mcdowell misrepresent and
malign our people, defame their charac-
ters, and distort facts, all to the com
mercial and material injury of our
county; and
Whereas, we whose names appear
| signed to this document, are the own
ers, or representatives OF owners, OF
| more than three-fourths of all the land
in Red Fork and Silver Lake town
ships, boing mindful OF the issues made
| bV j. IL. Mcdowell, and intimate, by
| personal knowledge or evidence easily
produced, with the said McDowelPs
| record while he resided in this county
| now, therefore, be 1t
| Resolved, l. We are ready, and can
produce evidence before any court oi
law, to prove that John III. Mcdowell,
while a resident of this county, atfilia.
| ted with the negroes, both rs man and
| republican and held Office through
| their votes for him rs a republican.
2. We cannot condemn too severely
| the said McDowell'S course during his
| recent visit to our county, SummonInR
| the negroes to his house and by threats
and other means obtaining their de-
NAL of statements previously made IN
| The presence of Witnesses.
| g. We have contempt for tho method
of McDowell's vindicatiOn. 1t is mat
ter of public knowledge that his two
| chief henchmen, Jackson Green and
| Harrison Nelson, negroes, can be
! bribed at any time. Invoking their as
sistance as a preliminary move is evil
dence of guilt.
| 4 We hold it a monstrOus outrage
that the said Mcdowell should have
suggested such obscene interviews a.
| appear in print 10y his authority; they
| should down him in the esteem Of
every good man.
:. We denounce as an infamous
falsehOOd the utterance Of one Rev
| Robt. IL. POINTER concerning DIR. 5. j
| Peoples, and we hereby record our
selves as reposing the utmost conf
dence i'll the honorable character anu
uprighLness of said Peoples. TO Gael
one of us he is personally known, and
individually we can testify 10 his
! worth.
Is. We do not claim 1Or ourselves
spCtless Christian characters, but we
concede to no man greater honesty il
dealing with our fellow-men, greater
honor for our obligation, or greater
| truth in affairs of life.
7. We welcome to our county capital
and labor, of W haUever kind or color
but of such as j. Ii. Mcdowell We wan
not one.
s. We cordially invite any man oil
committee of men to come to our coun-
ty and fairly judge between The
characters OF John IL. Mcdowell, hl'
witnesses and ourselves, and by thai
Judgment we will abide.
o. The secretary of this meeting b'
and he is hereby instructed to have
copies of these resolutions sent to the
Daily American, the Banner and the
Toiler, of Nashville; the Appeal-AVa
lanche, of Memphis, and the Arkansas
City journal, with request that sale
resolutions be printed, and should sucl
request bs refused, he is instructed Il
pay for insertion as advertising matter
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