The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-09-18
Jackson democrat Again.

ED. HERALD 1T is not with any
desire to appear in print or to nave
anv wrangle with any one, especially
with a Jacksonion Democrat, yet
Justice to myself and my community
lmpeIs me again to ask snort space
in YOUR columns to review an article
questioning my Democracy, as well
as my integrity, as published III your
issue of September 4th, and signed by
one styling himself u Jackson Demo-
GRAFT"
Now, Mr.. Editor, this so-called
Democrat does not so much rs con-
ceive what is meant by the word
Democrat. 1t Is the rule of the ma
jority. Now let me see how thls
works at the Fly store barbecue. AS
far as L have been enabled TO learn,
the whole wrangle about said Daroe-
cue has grown out OF about Lhree
men; ana because they were not aole
to control the thing, they rush INTO
print and eudeaVOr t. show that We
are trying to disrupt the Democratic
party and suppress discussion, e.:
This idea OF rule or ruin" cropped
out before the dinner was fairly on
foot, aud eliminated on the day Oh
the speaking. The programme OF the
committee having charge OF this mat
L
forenoon on Education, and the
children were brought out in force to
hear him. The committee does not
know at what hour Mr.. Z. arrived,
but we know his arrival was not re-
ported u US on the grounds till we
had about one half OF our dinner
spread on the tables. Mr.. Gooch
occupied the stand only to interest the
audience till Mr.. p, should arrive,
and the moment we heard he was OH
the ground we dispatched word to
Mr.. GOOch to cease. 1t was too late
for him (P) to speak before dinner.
The first hour alter dinner was as
signed for the Alliance address, and
these Intermediates endeavored to
Illustrate this arrangement. The
committee met and vote was taken,
resulting nineteen for and one
against the Alliance speaker occupy
ing mis- proper time. Let me say just
mere that when this was known to
these kickers they said Mr.. Padgett
should not speak at all. How Is that
for high? They wanted wrangle tO
beat the "rotten Alliance" as one oil
them termed it, and prevailed on Col.
Bibb to agree to reply TO Mr.. Roberts.
Now the committee hal nOLhing u
do with that; Mr.. Bibb had not been
invited by the committee at all. Col.
BIS personal friends from Hickman
County, seeing that he was being
used as q cats paw by less than bali
dozen enemies of the Alliance, Sc
stated the matter TO him and he
positively refused to have anything
further TO say. 1t is fully believed
that this same Jackson Democrat
was one who was trying to get up a
| f,,f ha Al "a
now lie tries to pa1liate il by saying
it is only tile leaders and not the
membs rshIp OF the Alliance he re-
fleets upOn. That is too thin; the
most ignorant Alliance men here
see better than that.
The "blOOdy resolutions" referred
to came up outside the committee,
were read before that audience and
unanimously adopted. Our Jackson
Democrat" and hls cow Orkers were
there, but did not have Democracy
enough to say, no. So by his silence
he too voted for the resolutions.
Then came Mr.. Padgett's speech.
The committee, as were all the ALI
ance men there, were unwilling that
Mr.. Padgett should be thrOttled i'll
that way and called him up and
heard his fine discourse.
These are facts, and if necessary we
can produce the signatures of at least
five hundred gentlemen TO substanti-
ate them. We do not intend that our
democracy shall be tnrOttled by two
or three dIsgruntled fellows.
Our Jackson Democrat" "never
suffered himself to switch off and in
Vest in side issues or i'll any way dis
rupt the Democratic party?" Here he
Is referring to the Alliance. tie for
gets the Alliance is the main element
that gave 154 mai GRITTY to the Demo-
Gratis in the next Congress. AS for
"Knifing the Democratic party" so
much complained of, we must say we
heard more of it from our jackson
Democrat" than any one else.
DEMOCRAT.
We, the committee having the
management of the Fly Store barbe-
cue, do hereby endorse the above
article, also the article in the HER
AID of August 2Sth, signed Demo
crat," and If there is any misrepre-
sentation of the case it has come from
other sources. II. G. GAsKILL, Chair
man; H. w. Montgomery, NJ. NJ.
Gaskill, Robt. s. ELAN, A. b. Harbi-
son, Obey Johnson, l.. q. Church, 5.
5. Mcknight, J. NJ. Gaskill, n. T.
Fox, j. W. Skelley, r. p. Baker, t.
A. elmer, w. II Ladd, Il. G. Gaskill,
Van Shouch, NJ. B. Gray, r. g. Elan.
We, the undersigned citizens, state
that we were preset at the Fly barbe-
cue at the time mentioned, and fully
endorse the above statement. We
also endorse the statement of Demo
crat" in issue of August 28th.
J. l.. WILLIAMS.
T. NJ. HOGAN.
8 n FLEMING,