Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-10-06
Candidate II. d. Moneys G. P.
Huntington Railroad
~ Record.
What Frank Burkitt Proved
Nine Years Ago, With In
teresting Supplemental
Facts.
Things that the People of the
Fourth District Ought to
Know and Consider Be-
.fs fore Election Day.
From the Memphis Appeal April IS, 1851

| From the Memphis Appeal April IS, 1881
OKoLoNA, Mss. April Is. 1888.
To the Editor of the Appeal:- In
your paper of February 2Sth yon pub
iislled correspondents interview
with the Hon. II. ID. Money, which,
in the face of the disclosures made by
the records, contains some very re-
markable statements; nevertheless,
should not deem it necessary to an
swer them if the Appeal had not an
nounced editorially that Mr.. Money
clearly disproved the charges made by
the .Okolona Messenger. In view
of this fact | insist it is but just that I
should be heard in reply through the
columns of the Appeal. Although l
cannot boast of being an officeholder,
possessed of a national reputation, my
character for veracity and fair dealing
is as dear to me as If were so distia-
guished an individual, and had occu-
pied a seat in Congress for the past
eight years, and I am constrained to
believe the fair-minded editors of the
cold" Appeal would not willingly
lend their aid in branding even an
humble citizen like myself as libeler
and slanderer ofthe "great and good"
and afterward refuse me hearing be-
fore that greatest of all tribunals
public opinion-when present the
evidences of gl gu.
THE TRUTH OF THE ASSERTIONS MADE AND
REITERATED BY THE MESSENGER.
1t may he insisted that have been
tardy in writing this letter, and that /
should have responded earlier. To
this ! reply.
First.-Mr. Money in his interview
appeared to be dealing in technicali-
ties, and did not choose to meet his
statement by anything else than the
record, and have been delayed long
er in procuring some documents which
| desired. than | expected.
Second.-Some. of the statements
made BY Mr.. Money, Tor the cores
pondent for him. are SO much at va
rance with the record, that supposed
he might, IN the interest of trnth, ask
to have the correction made, when the
labors of the session were over, and
he could spare the time from his offici-
al duties, and hoped he would do so.
In entering upon the discussion of
the points in controversy. l do not
wish to be harsh or. dogmatical, and /
shall not attempt to reply In kind to
the torrent of abusive epithets heaped
upon my head by Mr.. Money and his
friends during the late canvass, be-
cause dared to criticise certain Off
cial conduct of his, and certain .spri-
vate transactionsn which appeared to
me to be Inconsistent with his posi-
ton as the representative of n monop-
oily hating people; on the contrary,
propose to rely on the record for my
lvindication, and if that places our
congressman in an unenviable attitude,
lit is not my fault. The inference
drawn by Mr.. Money and his friends,
| that the Messenger charged him with
Corruption originated with them
alone, for distinctly stated many
t mes that did not so charge, because
i did not know the motives which
prompted the intimacy existing be-
tween our representative and the
~Bossn MoNoroLrsr OF AMERICA.
Ionly intended to state the facts as
! disclosed by the record, aud leave the
reader to ascribe whatever motive for
| that intimacy he deemed was logical
land Just. With this rather lengthy
preface, proceed to discnss the facts.
In the Messenger of February 10th,
latter copying nj article from the
IAmerican Register relating to Hunt
lington's latest scheme for robhing the
people land for srhich Mr.. Money Arof
ed' only three days affer the pablieatioa
lof the i'ife,riesr under discussion),
stated that zone II. u. Money, wlla
says he is not worth more than SIC, 900,
ibid vote for Hnntington's South.
Iern Pacific railroad scheme; did create
i monopoly Instead Of aiding compe-
tition; dld Thereby contribute largely
toward increasing the private fortune
| Of the railroad lnaguate from 800, ,00(
% $50, 900 600, aud did borrow il
April Inst 30, 900 from Huntington
fgiving il deed Of trust unon property
which j. assessed IT an amount far BE-
low the sum procured.
Aualyzine tie charges here quoted
Iit will be seen that four distinct allie
Igations are made