The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-10-30
THE JOINT DEBATE.

mocracy OF this county, which was
in not hearing a joint
debate between Hon. j. II. MCDow-
ELL, president Of the State Alliance,
and Hon, II. III. BUQUo, of Erin, last
week, we publish the following let
rewritten by Mr.. BUQUo the dayaf-
ter the speaking. at Ramble Greek:
According to my promise, went to
Ramble Greek on Yesterday to meet Mr..
MCDOWELL in Joint debate but 1 was
waited upon by a committee Of three,
who politely informed me that as the
occasion was the meeting Of the county
Alliance, with considerable business to
attend to, that body had decided not to
allow a joint discussion. Of course l
yielded with as much grace as possible.
But of this enough.
/ wish, however, through your paper,
to correct report that gained general
circulation in your county to the effect
that my presence in Camden as well as
at Ramble Greek was in pursuance of a
preconcerted plan on the part of certain
Democrats of Camden and vicinity to
provoke and force a personal difficulty
with Mr.. MCDOWELL. My attention was
called to this report by an Allianceman
as soon as | reached Ramble Creek.
Now, as to myself, L have no explana-
ton to offer Ii my character and rep.
utatiou are not sufficient to shield me
from such accusations, l will simply have
to bear it, but in behalf of my friends of
Benton County, at whose instance and
request l agreed to meet Mr.. Mellow
ELL, [ feel it my duty to say that there
is not tie slightest foundation for such
report, and it must have originated in
the brain of some liar or sub-treasury
crank.
Mr.. MCDOWELL S refusal to meet
Mr.. BUoUO at Ramble Greek is not
the first instance in which he could
not be induced to discuss politics
with a Democrat, but, like MCKN-
LEY, of Ohio, ALLEN, Of Pennsylva-
MIA, HoUK, of East Tennessee, and
other Republican candidates this
year, he declines joint discussions
with any well-informed member Of
the party Of the people. 1t seems
that Mr.. MCDOWELL is having {
hard row to hoe, for the third party
cause, like the Republican party
is advanced only by exparte state
ments, hence, their advocates fee
more at liberty to make them whel
not exposed to the assault Of an,
well-informed Democrat. Mr.. Nc
DowELL has met Mr.. BUQUo before
and in refusing to meet him again
does he not strengthen the impress
sion that he did not have the cour
age to commit himself to anothe
joint debate with Mr.. BUQUo.
Mr.. BUQUo raised his voice her
last week in the interest of peac
and harmony inside the Democrat
party. Every Democrat who hear
him is glad he did SO. He elaine
the same privilege accorded to 9th
er men in the discussion of econom
ic questions now at issue before tn
country, and was invited here by
committee Democrats tomeet NJ
MCDOWELL in Joint debate. Fc
reasons best known to himself, M
MCDOWELL failed to put in his az
pearance. Mr.. BUQUo was granite
division Of time 10y Mr.. TUcKEl
and no one who heard him coul
, doubt or deny his Democracy.
AS to the accusations which M
!. BUQUo speaks of in his letter, h
conclusions for the foundation fC
such report express the sentimel
of every Democrat in Benton Coul
ty. The only motive for invitir
Mr.. BUQUo to meet Mr.. Mcdowell
/ here in Joint debate was to hear Il
} sub-treasury demands of the Oca
) platform discussed. fit is a goo
thing, its discussion will be to i
advontara if is NOT n oOod +b;,,