Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-29
A-candid oner.

Win MIN, Wnlcn ne rejected. MOI"
withstanding the fact that he had re-
fused to allows.a discussion of the
questions which he came to present,
he was rash enough in the course Of
his remarks to bold up the platform
of the Republican and Democratic
parties, and say he would give any
man five dollars who would tell him
the difference between the two plat
forms on the currency question.
When he said this some one in the
audience asked him to repeat his Of
fer, as 1t was desired then and there
to take him up. Mr.. Scott. of Kan
sas, seeing he was about to get him.
self into snap, did not repeat his Of
fer, but went off into a little burst OF
indignation at being interrupted and
then abruptly changed the subject.
Five dollar bills seem to be plenti-
full with Mr.. Scott, Of Kansas, who is
working in the interest Of Harrison
In this State 1t is perhaps not polite
to enquire of him, he being stranger
here, who gives him his five dollar
bills while he is working in the inter-
est OF Harrison. AS he and Weaver
and PETER and Others of their kind
from the North have always been SO
affable and polite and civil to the
Southern folks, we will not embarrass
Mr.. Scott, of Kansas, by asking him
who pays him five dollar bills for
helping Harrison in this State. We
will concede that he has right to
work for Harrison as he il doing and
that it is none Of our business who
pays him. We need money down
South, however, and five dollar bills
are not to be despised. Mr.. Scott, of
Kansas, with his pension list of a
hundred and fifty millions year
(Which Weaver proposes to raise to
three hundred millions) has
about drained us of our spare
change, and : if it is not too
late we would like to earn the
five dollars which Mr.. Scott, of Kan
sas, offered to any one who would
show him the difference between the
Republican and Democratic plat
forms on the currency question. If
Mr. Scott, of Kansas, has any friends
left in this community who are will
ing to stand up to his rash offer, we
propose to deposit five dollars with
Mr. @. p. Warfield Ga good man,
though off on mild spree now,) on
condition that he (Mr. Scott, of Kan
sas, or some other p rson in his be-
half, shall deposit similar amount
with Mr.. Warfield, and if after both
sides have had full hearing through
the columns of this paper, we do not
convince Mr.. Wartield that there is
plain difference between the plat
forms of the two parties on the cur
rency question, and difference de-
cidedIy in favor of more money for
the people, we will forfeit our FIVE
dollars. II we do convince Mr.. War
field that there is difference in the
two platforms on the currency ques-
ton and difference on the side OF
more money for the people, then Mr..
Warfield is to give us the five dol
lars deposited with him by Mr..
Scott, of Kansas, which will help TO
pay the awful pension debt hereto
fore imposed on us by Scott and his
friends We make this as serious
proposition and will leave 1t open
for ten days. If Mr.. Warfield will not
act as umpire in this case we will
agree to take any other plain, honest,
Third party man who stands well
among his neighbors, and who will
promise to render fair decision in
the matter.
We will agree moreover to select
committee of five voters in this
county, of whom two shall be chosen
by us, two by Mr.. Scott or his friends
here, while Mr.. FINS Foust, presi-
dent of the Montgomery county AL
lance, shall be the fifth man. We
will allow a column and half
week on each side of the question for
four weeks for discussion. Ii at the
end of that time the committee by a
majority vote does not decide that
the Democratic platform on the cur
reney question is better for the pee
pie than the platform either of the
Republican party or the Peoples
party we will agree to donate TWEEN
ty-five dollars to the Montgomery
county Alliance, to be expended as its
officers may see tit.
We make the above offer because we
consider it perfectly safe offer. We
have never said one word to MIR.
Foust or Mr.. Wartield on the subject
here mentioned, but we know them
both to be honorable gentlemen who
will render an honest decision on any
question submitted to them. 1t |
would be hard for us TO raise twenty
five dollars after laying the awful
pension demands of Mr.. Scott, of
Kansas, but for the good of the cause