The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-17
HIN. 0. 3. STEVENS
,. LETTER TO THE ALBANY
y HERALD,
10 Refutes some Charges and
u .,,a5. Himself from Abuse-An interest
pei' inc Document.
OFFICE OF 0. B. STEVENS, !

n,v.oN. GA, Aug. 4th, 1892.
49,. rr:-or of the Albany Herald:
an 5.,rial in your paper of Au-
s ,,1 insinuated that | was re-
,n.i5Is for the special correspondence
sI,m Dawson of August l to the Con
...,+ion which says in the last para
~ ,T that there will be split in the
s ,,h.nv convention August II, with two
,;o,,fons. This is like great many
Thor campaign lies that have emanated
f.,n oyer-zealous men in your town.
f,lsa and without foundation.
1bav, made no threats. The inter
~, with me in the same paper clearly
.to+as INV position. Many of my friends
ubo believe that there is conspiracy to
.,,l fine nomination from me, have said
+b,+ il would be an outrage to which
4bor vould not be willing to submit. No
man can truthfully say that | have ever
lo,+ad from convention or nomination.
laro 9- all times, and under all cir
4 cnmst2nces. been obedient to the voice
1 of nv party Can the opposition to me
Assv as much? You further say that [
,rorId own the thing if it suited my
,nr.ose, and disown it if it did not.
NTbis utterance is false, and | wish to
cav TO YOU that | will not disown this
ching" either A word to the one who
Se5wudlv lodges behind the name of
eDictator." l wish you to understand
Hiatt I am not posing as martyr, but
simply standing upon my rights, and the
#1ight, of the people lawfully expressed
Laccording to the long established Gus
toms and party usages Has it come to
bass that men who have stood in the
tront ranks Of their party from boyhood
have no rights that should be respected,
BIO matter how well established, and
Nhen the bosses speak the people should
@besilent? Is this Democracy? If 50,
khen the order Of things has been chang
ed. and those in authority can name the
candidates and call upon the people to
come forward and nominate them.
If this fair and free land of our gets to
tle point whtre the people cannot stand
Fpon plain, simple and well recognized
shts, without being bounded down by
Afen selI-constituted as party bosses,
Fhop prostitute the powers of that po-
kition in the interest of their favorite
candidates, boiling when they please,
fiolating party uSages, adopting new
PM unheard of rules without notice.
Fsing any and all other foul means to
cco aplish their nefarious purpose, then
kay the recipients of their infamy have
81 right to raise their voice in solemn
protest without being abused and Wilt
PED, then | say this fair and free land
III not be worthy of the name.
lou say by trickery a few Third Party
len got together in worth county, head
~ by Dr., Pickett, and called me as their
l'n' referring, l suppose, to the mass
leeang held in that county on the 9th
June, which selected delegates to the
ioany convention for me. The same
eeung selected delegates to the SEN
'ohal convention which met and nomi-
ate Hon. w. E. Wooten, and to other
'D'e1Jons without opposition. The
i'g,ln9 was called and presided over
Hon ", A, Harris, and he was elect
VnaIman Of the Democratic Execu-
We committee, and still retains the po-
"0n' and II there was any trickery or
iI0 FartyIsm that controlled it [ am
W responsible for it. BY implication
gu charge the same to Thomas, Ran
op' CI'y and ewell, Let the people
10 participated in those meetings speak
themselves and answer these
harges.
'"ung to subsrantiate your charges
"sIumate argument or to maintain
our position by fair means. you de-
,uu INTO the slums of personal abuse.
nave stood this kind of stuff till for
''"Hce ceases to be virtue. Not con-
Ut WIN the efforts to rob me of nv
W." political rights, and to rob me of
y'0I Que me forpast and present faith
''I'lce to the party and to the peo-
: winch all honest, fair-minded men
an wy Duo" me cheerfully accord, you
IKE a sneak thief, attempt to rob
u my good name, and to bring down
~ upon myself and family with
among whom was born and rear
n % vi, whom have fought and labored
baro Win whom l expect to sleep in nv
w. You say: ellis very name is