The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-28

fact. confess to you that 1 have had
of Mcdowell and the isns
Of which YOU write, ever since Chairman
RaLer first informed me of the deal
with him, and / have not at any time
had faith in it or ceased to feel that II
would wind up in farce, II not upso-
Lutte harm. Up here in my country we
believe in strict party politics. III
man is Republican he is thorough
bred. If a Democrat we know it with |
ont asking his neighbors to tell u.s.
have not hesita ed to join in any effort
to dethrone BOurbonism in Tennessee,
and have spent largely of my own
private means for that purpose. have
been and always will be willing to do
my share, and more, too; but 1 think
with you that there is a danger line in
politics; that we have gotten uncom-
fortably close to it and ought to get
away from it as quickly as we can in
order to preserve our principles by
standing out i'll bold opposition to Nc
Dowellism, Buchananism, Thu d party
ism, OcaIaism, and so on. When the
National Committee agreed to give this
money to Mcdowell 1t was without my
knowledge, counsel or advice, but when
apprised of it later Oh by Chairman
Baker and admonished that it was none
of NV business, acquiesced in the bar
gain, feeling that any port would give
some relief in storm; that almost any
device we might arrange to gain control
of the State and repeal the infamous
election laws would be fair, on the doc
trime that all is fair in war, and that 1T
might result in good. But all the time
I mistrusted Mcdowell. If he would
sell out to US, might he not sell us out
a little later on? Still, after the bargain
was made and part of the money paid,
and when saw Buchauan's independ-
ent announcement as in part provided
for, I had a hope that it might pull
through without harm to us, believing,
of course, that we would not be cut of
with no other help from the National
Committee than that given to him. An
swering your question direct, think il
was all a mistake. believe it will cost
is costing, us votes in Tennessee. 1t is
very embarrassing, and 1 hardly know
what to say to you about it more than
| what L nave ln'llCtIel III our SONtl a
conversations and what l have writer
/, above. | wish now that l had destroyed
the scheme as soon as | learned of it by
, protesting against the payment OF thu
money to Mcdowell. / would do 81
even vet, but Capt. Baker some weeks
} ago-in fact, very soon after the pay
mcnts to Mcdowell began-inCormeC
f me that it was no affair of mine anC
a none OF my business. | rather feel tina
I owe an obligation to my party in nj
7 emergencies and that maybe, after nj
has been said, it is my business becaus
affecting the party. Your remarks a
to the trade With these people are il
d line with its details, and may add tina
Il don't understand what Buchanan
I came to Republican East Tennessee fol
: if they intended keeping faith with us
r He is to-day an enemy of our party ant
is doing us harm, not good. | haY
. faith in the ultimate triumph of on
r, principles if We adhere to them strictly
=, but / fear that your words are too true
that we are camping too close to polIt
zeal heresy in our present enlargement
= We ought to cut loose from these fel
IS lows, and from now on make a strong
/, straight fight If we do this, we shal
G elect George Winstcad Governor. As
d figure it out, we have now lost $4,000 o.
II Mcdowell and buchanan and hav
. gained nothing. We ought to save on
. principles and our party from disgrace
Already, as you say, it is common tai
" on the streets and in the highways.
am not going to let it injure me. 1t car
l. not hurt John H0uk, because he, Xix
|, myself, was let into it after the bargai
II was made, and since then has only eI
= deavored to see that the Republica
- party was not imposed on by hO!din
Mcdowell to the terms. Neither do
censure Baker. He believed that h
- was taking Il near and legitimate cut
/. success, and am satisfied expected OF
l. of it to see victory,
g. Before closing l want to say that tn
t, matter is no longer a secret, and whe
|, ever l have an opportunity intend
!. warn our people to have nothing MOI
:, to do with it, but to stick to the Repui
lican party, to Harrison, Reid and Win
stead, and our candidates for ConGre>
& in the First, Second, Third and Eight
IL districts, and to elect good Republican
g to the Legislature who Will give I
Ie good laws and who Will vote for a
- honest Republican tor United State
Of Senator.
Suppose you write to Baker and Je
a freys and get their views. Yours trul
G. w. HILL.