The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-25
Personal.

uoo hOb OAScus duIlhS Huo bWSAiIIf looth VI
his editorship of a democratic paper in
Thomasvills, alluded TO his personal mat
ters. | have been more interested in the
good OF my party, the Arrangement and
prosperity of the people Of Townsville aud
Thomas county, than IN my own advance
ment or any personal emolument. This
statement will be Endorsed by every fair
minded man in Thomas county. The pub
| lie, as a rule, do not take any interest in
personal controversies, but the false posi-.
ton in which I have been placed by the
address Of ). NJ. Massey to the voters of
Thomas county, in the Erening NetUS of
| Saturday, aud by an editorial in the same
issue, makes it incumbent upon me to reply.
Mr.. Massey says: ut was part of the
| agreement and settlement that Capt. John
| Triplett should in no way represent Thomas
| county in any delibsrative body that should
assemble pending the present campaign
year."
emphatically deny that was party to
| any such agreement, and | am sure that
! Capt. Hansell, who conducted the negotia-
| lions, will bear me out in the assertion.
l have not yet reached that point where
my manhood and personal privileges are to
| be furthered, and | recognize no authority
to set them aside.
Here are the facts briefly: Capt. Hausell
came to me and said that he thought that it
| would harmonic things to have the mass
meeting indOrse some one else than
myself as a delegate to Chicago.
/ told Capt. HRnsell that | had
already received assurances of support
| from a number of counties, but that | was
willing for the meeting to iniorss some one
else if they saw proper. | further told
Capt. Hanseli, il the delegation from the
Second district should prove to be for Hill,
that | would not be in the race, but would
60 to work for him Capt. HanselD as a
dele gate to Chicago. | went to Atlanta to
carry out this pledge; but found, and so
notified Capt Hansell, that the district had
sent a Cleveland delegation.
1t is proper just here to add that the three
Cleveland delegates from Thomas county
were instructed to vote for Hill delegates to
| Chicago. Some of them objected, but upon
| my advice went to Atlanta and carried out
their Instructions by voting against me.
will not be considered egot5tica in adding
that with my own county delegation voting
| against me, received 3 - more votes than
| the next highest man.
| The charge that in accepting a delegates
place to the Chicago conve ltion l violated
! any agreement or understanding is un-
! founded. / would have received three OF
the four votes from the county had not the
! delegation been Instructed. Messrs. Hayes
aud Ball. the form r representing himself
and Judge Hopkins, aud the latter Dr.. A.
! p. Taylor, conscientiously carried out their
| instructions, aud | have only words of
communication for the entire delegation
| from the county.
made no such pledge nor did l author
| ize any one else to make such a pledge for
me. In fact, it was distinctly uudersto I'd
between Capt Hansell and myself that if
the Second district sent a majority of dele
! gates for Cleveland that would be in the
| race. In The light of this statement, and
Capt. Hansel will confirm it, the impression
sought TO be made. nay openly charged,
that l have violated pledge or an agree
meut does me the grossest injustice.
Reference is made to the talk about reso-
buttons being introduced at the mass meet
| ing of personal character. told numbers
of gentlemen. including Mr.. Massey, that if
any resolution was in reduced assailing me
in person that l would be there, and be there
| ready to meet such charges and to defend my
! self; but that il no pers )nalities were intro
duced that would, as every one else agreed
to do, allow the proceedings to go through
| without discussion.
| Mr.. Massey further says: at is hard for
me to understand how any man can insist
| on being a leader or representative of
people when they so recently stood ready
TO launch against him their disapproval in
the strongest possible language and were
only deferred from making such arrnign-
ments by his voluntary agreement to cease
| himself their m1uthpece.n
have never posed as a leader. There are
! a number of lifelong. true and tried dem-
| ocrats in Thomas county who are entitled
! to that distinction. With them have stood
and fought In the ranks all through tue
dark days of reconstruction and down o
| the present day.
| No democratic nominee. from President
down to the humb,est office in the county.
! has ever failed 30 have nv support have
never asked for al Office; have never
wanted one, but have been content to fight
| in the ranks for the principles of democracy.
| / DO not now, nor have | ever arrogated to
myself the distinction Of being the mouth
piece" ct the people, but | do claim that my
| course has been consistent and unswerviug
on straight democratic lines | am on that
| line now and expect to stay on it.
| What right have few gentlemen TO pass
upon the status of any democrat and to say
that he shall take no part in the delibera-
tions of the party9 l claim to be as good
democrat as these men who would thus dis
franchise me. l shall go to Chicago and
cast my vote for Grover Cleveland, and in
doing so shall be carrying out the wishes
of a majority of the democrats in the Sec
ond district. | shall try to do my duty
there, as 1 have tried to do it everywhere
else when the interests Of the Democratic
party have been confided to my care. In
conclusion, the charge that have violated
| any pledge or agreement is utterly untrue.
JOHN TRTPLETT.