People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-08-12
A Lie Nailed.
HARLEM, GA, Aug. 9Th, '92
oIToRs AUGUSTA CHRONICLE

EDITORS AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
Allow NC space in your columns
to correct a CORY and very much
exaggerated article that appeared in
your issue of the 18th inst. We
third partyites have become quite
accustomed to misrepresentation and
abuse, but we cannot afford to suffer
an article to unjust, so slanderous
and SO entirely false from beginning
to end to pass unnoticed. We do
not blame your youthful and mex
perienced reporter so much as we do
the prominent Democrat who i'm
posed on his credulitv. Here are
the facts in the case: Several weeks
since, the colored people in and
about Harlem made up barbecue
amongst themselves for last Satur-
day. 1t was strictly colored affair
at It's first get up. Nothing was
said about contributions from either
white third partyites or Democrats.
The originators of the "cue" are
nearly all third party men. AS
made up originally there was no
politics in it. The prominent negro,
Tom Gadson, so recently a convert
to Democracy, whose antecedents
are so we'll known to the people of
this county and of whom your re-
porter has so much to say, saw tit,
without consulting any of the origi-
majors of the "cue," to solicit aid
from and invite to the "cue" vari-
Gus white Democrats. He invited 81
number of Democratic speakers,
both white and black. He also took
into his confidence that other promi-
nent negro, Griff Conoly, who re-
sides in different section of the
county. This "cue,'' originally a
very small affair, at which the col
ored people of the neighborhood
hoped to enjoy quiet, pleasant and
unmoiested Saturday, had, by the
political turn given it by Gadson
and his advisors, assumed proper
tions not at first contemplated, and
from which they hoped to reap
politically great things.
Now, in all fairness, do you think
this proper way to get up Demo-
cratic rally?
The colored people interested in
the affair did not think so, for when
they learned of Gadson's racket, no
less than fifteen who had promised
to contribute to the "cue" refused to
do so. Others who did contribute
asked Of their white third party
friends their advice in selecting
speakers, that their side might be
equally represented. We simply
met at Harlem and as requested adj
vised division of time. Could we
have done less and retained their
confidence and respect?
We quote Messrs. VIM. E. Hatch
er, A. L. Hatcher, Newman Hicks, J.
F.. Langston, J. M. Whitaker, and A.
N. Kenille, members of the demo
cratic party as saying that they saw
no cause for feeling at all indignant
or of suspecting any desire on the
part of the third party people to in
terfere in any improper manner
whatsoever with the meeting. We
also quote the editor of the Column
bia Senteniel, (Mr. I. V. Ballard,) as
saying that the reports as published
in Sundays issue. of the Chronicle,
was a revelation to him. Tom Cad
son also said to-day in the presence
of Messrs. A. n. Kenille and VIM.
Lansdell and others, that he heard
no threats made, nor did he feel any
uneasiness as to bodily injury should
he have attempted to address their
meeting in the interest of the demo-
cratic party.
Let us add in conclusion that your
reporter or the prominent democrat
whom he quotes in stating that the
peoples party attempted to bulldose
intimidate or acted in such manner
as to cause any citizen of Harlem to
feel Judgment or that we threatened
either the life or the person of any
colored person stated base and in
famous lie.
J. L. Bynum, W. W. Ramsey,
VIM. Lansdell, j. A. Ulm,
J. L. Smith, J. l. Philips,
W. L. Benton, r. A. Lansdell,
A. S. Philips, E. S. Lansdell,
P. B. Muncley, G. W. Clay,
and others.
Floyd County.
Democracy is no more. 1t depart
ed this life july 4, 1892. It lived to
the age of sixty-four years, and in