The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-10-28

may be tedious and tire you, ! 80 into
details to emphasize the remarkable PIE
dicament we find ourselves in with a man
of unsatiate greed, unblushing corrup-
ton, and the most determined political
perhdy; man who can demand and be
paid money without stint, and whom we,
as Republicans, have agreed to help put
in the United States Senate, to the ever
lasting disgrace of Tennessee, andEas |
verify believe, the utter ruin of Repub-
lican hope in the State and in the South.
WINS continues by saying that he
does not assume to reflect on Houk,
Baker, Hill, Jeffrey, or any other
Republican implicated in the deal
with Mcdowell, but "later develop
ments" have convinced him that
they have make Il mistake, which
should be repudiated as quickly as
possible. He ended long and sig
nifcant letter by saying that Houk
and other Republicans having full
knowledge Of the facts" concur
! in his view Of the situation.
Hillwrites at considerable length
in reply to Ivins's request for his
views on the subject.
He starts out by saying, in sub
stance, thathe had especially sought
to convince the national committee
that with proper aid" they could
take Tennessee out Of the Demo-
cratic column; that eff the national
committee had been as liberal with
Chairman Baker as it has been with
Mcdowell and Buchanan" they
could have carried the State for the
Republican national ticket. How
ever, the national committee We're
made by class Of Republicans in
Tennessee to believe otherwise, and
if they have furnished any money
in the State "besides the $4,000
paid Mcdowell, or, as you state it,
partly paid" he is not appraised of
the fact.
After confessing that he had mis-
givings Of Mcdowell ever since he
had been informed of the deal with
him, and felt that it would wind up
in farce, he says:
When the national committee agreed
to give the money to Mcdowell, it was
without my knowledge, counsel or adj
vice; but when appraised of it later on by
Baker, the chairman, and admonisheC
that it was none of my business, | &C
guessed in the bargain, feeling that any,
port would give some relief in storm
But all the time I mistrusteC
S Mcdowell. If he would sell out to us
might he not sell us out a little later on
Still, after the bargain was made, an(
part of the money paid, and when 1 say
= Buehanan's independent announcement
e as in part provided for, had a hope tina
q it might pull through without harm t.
: us, believing, of course, that we woul,
< not be cut off with no other help iron
D the national committee than that 9ivel
t him.
Hill confesses that the deal will
= McDowellis embarrassing, and vii
e cost, is costing the party votes il
e Tennessee. He don't understand
why Buchanan went to East Ten
: nessee, for if Mcdowell and tn
J third partyites intend to keep fait1
q with the Republicans, and says ga
k | figure it out, we have now los
r $4,000 on Mcdowell and Buch
1T anan and have gained nothing"
u He closes his letter with this bi
- Of information:
Y Before closing want to say that til
A. matter is no longer secret, and whe
l. ever have an opportunity I intend
G. warn our people to have nothing to d
% with it, but to stick to the Republica
" party, to Harrison, Reid, and WinsteaC
+ and our candidates for Congress in I'll
n First, Second, Third, and Eighth iii
n tlicts, and to elect good Republicans
to the Legislature, who will vote for an hoi
" est Republican as United States Senate