The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
CHAIRMAN v1CKERs EXPLAINS.
Some Points in Recent Article Over
HIS Stgnatura.

His Signature.
WnLACooCHEE, Ga, May 26.-Editor
Morning Nei0s: would like to say few
words through your columns regarding on
article which appeared over my signature
in the Coffee County Gazette of May 4.
Iregret the necessity of having to appear
in public print upon this matter but self
defense demands it. have been instructed
aud my motives impGgned by scattering
few OF the citizens of Coffee county who are
trying hard to make political capital OF the
same at my expense. Some are saying that
IN my article ITO the voters OF Coffee
county" said that it is just as reasonable
to talk about an infidel Christian as to
talk about democratic alIiancemau."
and they are trying to create the impress
sion that l am fighting the alliance, and
that take the position that because a man
is an alliancemen he is not a democrat,
when have never given utterance to any
such expression. 1t is very strange that
some men will be so resided and so biased
that they cannot read plain English in the
simplest language that could be used. Now,
want to put this matter so clear and plain
that it will put TO rest for all time this false
impression among a few who believe
simply because some one has said that IL is
true.
In my article referred to, said 81 am
sorry to know that there IS being circulated
In the country printed hand bills contain
ing the following language: Lovers
modern democracy" "It is just as
reasonable to talk about an iufidel Christian
as TO talk about a democratic aliaucemau,n
THE man who claims to be our friend aud
yet advises US to 60 into the democratic
primaries, will do to watch but never to
trust" and other similar expressions Here
you see three quotations which is the exact
language of printed circular now In my
possession. How upon earth can any man
with sense enough to get out Of shower of
rain say that l had anything TO do with
these circulars. And I 60 further in my
article referred to above and say: "Now l
ask it as a special favor, IL there is any one
who can, to tell me something about these
things. Who 10 publishing and circulating
thema What does it meanP' which made
it evidently clear that was trying to find
out who 1t was that had made use
of the language quoted from the circular. l
used the quotation marks, making it clear
that it was the words Of another. It was
not my language, but was that of the
printed circular. And now as 1t has become
necessary will say further that / have
heard Of none of those circulars except those
that were in the hands of the supporters of
Judge Atkinson, who are alliancemen. They
were the men that had them. Now l did
not believe that those circulars were in the
interest of any OF the candidates for con-
gress, but thought then aud still think that
it was an effort of the third party move
ment to draw the farmers alliance away
from the Democratic party. Now, as
chairman of the democratic executive
committee Of Coffee county, feel that am
honor bound 80 guard and protect
the interest Of the party. have nothing to
say against the principles of the trus farm
ers' alliance, but have much to say against
the third party movement and in favor of
democracy.
feel that have in the above made it
clear that those who were circulating the
above report we're misquoting me and doing
me great injustice, who. l now hope, will
have the manhood to say that they were
mistaken and was right and correct,
Why those gentlemen had those circulars
and what the object of their publication
was, will not now attempt to say, further
than already intimated. / have asked be-
fore, and ask again, for information regard
ing them, aud warn the friends of democ-
racy that there is an enemy in the camp.
JOSH VICKERs,
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee Coffee County.