The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-25
THE ALLIANCE BooDLER ;.


tnpt has ever been charged against
hin-a crime 40 black that even his
Republican COrfederates have re-
volted at it aud refused TO give it fur
Their cOuntenance.
| The proof il conclusive. 1t Is docu-
mentary-p!uin, black and white.
| The conscience compelled confession !
Of allies, or quasi allies, in con
! spirscy 50 rank, corrupt aad damna-
! BILE that it could not he djges ed,
but has been epewed in very disgust
I from stOmachs that We're not wont to
! be euueami-h in flair political
Tuere can tie 10 loop hole of es-
cape for tie cOEtemptihle wretch |
whose morstTous corruption stands
revealed in all it's Ioathsome naked !
nese, stripped of every Pretence OF
paIliation or excuse. The proof is SO
overwhelming that even Lis most
, Jealous aro!ogi=ts, and the men who
have chung to him through good and
! evil report, must adm I it.
To defend hiIn longer they must
plead the justi fcation Of the basest
Uraacnrry, the darkest political con-
spiracy, the betrayal of official tlust,
aud the most shameless prostitution
Of all personal and official relations to
the lust for gold. The mel that can
now defend Mcdowell, must fluid
means to justify the pertidy of Bene-
dict Arnold, OF Warren Hastings, of
Judas fscaIiOt.
For more than q year, the Demo
cratic press OF the State mas been
charging the rOttenue ~ OF Mcdowell.
Tue first counts IN the indictments
were as to his record in Arkansas and
they have advanced in severity az
the developments Of his political
chicanery have unfOlded themselves.
One after another these charges have
been made clear to unbiased minds
and his following has grown less and
less, until only a remnant Of deluded
POpulites are marching TO his lead.
Even these must now see the hideUus
deformity that stands stripped before
the world.
The fina, evidence and conclusive
evidence was in tae shape of two let
ter published simultaneously yester-
day morning in the Knoxville
Tribune and the Nashville American.
The first was letter written by JOS.
J. WINS, the editor of the Knoxville
Republican, the organ Of the g. o p,
, in this State, to G.. w. Hill, Republi-
can National Committeeman; and
tue second was Mr.. HIPS answer to
Mr. Ivins.
: In mis- letter to Mr.. Hill, Mr.. WINS
says tnat he is having debate i'll his
mind as to what editorial course he
snail take in regard to the deal be-
} tween the POPulites and Republicans,
ard asks Mr.. Hills. advice. He
thinks that in this deal the Republi-
cans should have dictated terms, hut
l he says, Instead of that we have
1 gone 10 them and paid them, that is,
l paid Mcdowell, $4,000 in money
I through our national committee, of
l which you are a member, to gain
! their help in overt hrOwing the regu-
e lar Democracy in this State, and to
= give the State to Harrison ana to
i Reid"
- Further on, after giving his
T reasons for being Republican and
y for combining with the dissatisfie d
= Democrats-as he calls them-he re-
. marks.
"What do we gain by this mIstak
e en- alliance? The bargain with Nc
Dowel was to give us clear field for
t our electoral TICKET, clear ticket in
=, the three first and in the Eighth Con-
gressiOnal Districts, and TO help us
: elect a Legislature thst would not
e only repeal the present election laws,
o but enable us to establish a system
d, that would give US permanent control
? Of the State. Mcdowell for the 3d.
j 600 and the guarantee of support for
- the Senate, stipulated and contracted
q to bring Buchanan out as an indie
. pendent candidate for Governor, and
- to keep him in the field until the
close, delivering to us full control of
1 the State. This we all at first
thOught,worth agreeing to. We have
, paid mean the National Commit
tee have paid-abOut, ii not quite
$4,000 of the money to date, and
s promised to pay the remaining 5000
{ ten days before the election, CHAIR
- man Carter not being willing to pay
the whole amOuJ at Once-a Wise pre-
t caution, | am lei to suspect. We
Y have complied with our side of the
f bargain so far. McDo we'll has COM
- piled with his part 20 far as to place
the Governor, who seems to be either
e helpless or plastic in his hands, in
8 the field as candidate"
u He proceeds, however, to show
e that Mcdowell has not complied with
his bargain in other particulars.
Says he:
"You know there was a hitch
IN Buchauan's encouragement
+ as an independent candidate until
e the payment of the first sum agreed
n upon was made to Mcdowell; then
q came the Third party Endorsement,
e manipulated by Mcdowell. After
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