People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-09

'srine slate" [ was defeated because |
was not on it. The alleged estate"
seems to have succeeded without SIM
Gle break. Besides that, the Peoples
party members, / am proud to say, were
my friends and supporters IN my RAGS
for speaker. The cause of my pride IN
their support is that although l had
fought them politically, my fight had
been an honorable one and they said as
much to me, and gave me their support
because they had confidence IN my nom
esty and fairness. To the best OF my
knowledge and belief every member OF
the House from the Tenth district was
my supporter for speaker. Therefore,
the statement above quoted is clearly
wrong.
Again, in the same article occurs the
following language Get bill Fleming
to quit visiting negro politicians at night
| to buy their votes or influence. Inns
statement is absolutely without founda-
| ton. I have not the faintest idea TO
what visit it refers.
would not have you think that l am
over-sensitive to criticism. 1t is not that.
| But people base their opinions on what
| they suppose to be facts, and man who
allows public Representations OF him.
self to remain uncontradicted will as
/
others, and he will have himself partly
to blame. He should let the truth be
known. Yours respectfully,
w. H. FLEMING.
P. S. AS the article to which I refer
was not signed ct E. W." take for
granted it was not penned by Mr.. Wat
| son. w. II. Z.
The Augusta Chronicle and other
Democratic organs, chatting under
the defeat of Mr.. Fleming, Boykin
Wright, Bob Lewis and other parti-
zans; attempted to throw the blame
of their defeat on the Peoples party
members of the General Assembly,
some of them going SO far as to say
"the negro vote is less dangerous
than the third party balance of
power in our House of Representa-
tives."
Now comes Mr.. Fleming, who
says, eff there was ring slate, I
was defeated because | was not on
it. The alleged slate seems to have
succeeded without single break.
Besides that, the Peoples party
members, I am proud to say, were
my friends and supporters in my
race for speaker" 81 am proud of
their support" 81 fought them po-
litically, but honorably. They
acknowledged it and gave me.their
support because they had confidence
in my honesty and fairness"
According to the Democratic press
our boys made slate and wiped up
Democratic Legislature. Accord
ing to Mr.. Fleming there was slate
but our boys didn't make 1t, and he
wasn't on it; our boys supported
him and he was defeated.
Democratic newspapers will lie;
they can't help it, and Mr.. Fleming
convicts them. And yet, they want
the claw changed" and base their
wishes on a clear cut home made lie
What Democrat can believe them
hereafter?
Mr.. Fleming denies ''visiting negro
politicians at night" etc. We with
draw that portion of the article.
We would not do the gentleman an
injustice knowingly. When we
wrote the article we did not know
that Mr.. Lamar Fleming "a kinsman ,
Of Bill's) was one of Mr.. Blacks
campaign managers. We knew Bill
was. It was the other Mr.. Fleming
that made the nocturnal visits to
''negro politicians" Bill wouldn't
do that.
Boykin Wright did not go down
into the wire-grass to capture An
thony Wilson, but Boykin's pa went
and induced Anthony to visit his
son, Boykin, in Augusta.
When you start On hunt after
a Tenth district Democrats dirty
work, you scent the whole kith and
generation. But Bill is clean. Now.
Bill, you see the ''foundation" stone
of that statement"
We return thanks to Mr.. Fleming
for calling our attention. We hope
we have answered fully, fairly and
clearly. Mr.. Fleming is one of the
brainiest young men in Georgia. He
is an open foe. To his brain and
Mr.. Black owes more
than he can every repay. In fact,
Bill Fleming was the brains of MIR.
Blacks campaign.
We will perhaps have somethinn
to say on this line IN the near future
We want to know why Mr.. Black
failed to keep his agreements and
contracts with Mr.. Watson durino
the campaign and at the ballot.
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