The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-06-14
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EDITOR OF TINES

EDITOR OF IIMES:--
In your notice Of the proceedings
of the meeting ofthe Dem. Ex. Com.
of Blount County (a' contained in
The issue Of the TIMES for last
week. touching the movement To
have Mr.. John Mckinzir rers1ved
from his position of Deputy Mar-
shal. You Of course wrote fran in-
! formation and from the YeT2 sa-
ture and character Of the notice
given by you, your informant was
some one WIN did not know Aay-
thing about the proceedings, or @'itg
wilfully misstated facts TO alisIesd
you and the public. I did pet ase-
sire to prevent, seek to prevent nsF
prevent, any action Cn The part Of
the committee, looking either IN She
removal Of Mr.. McKinzle sr W q
protest against his appointment
When the question tom;shing the aE,-
pOintment or rem0vs5l OF McKiEE5ss
was brought up, one membev OF ssis
Committee declined to participate
in any action of the Committee aD
that subject, by reason of the kinNs
personal relations existing betweeH
himself and Mr.. McKinzie; there
upon another said that Mr.. MeHin-
zie was also good personal friGtd
to him, but that it was matter of
politics and not of personal fsiestst-
ship; and / remarked also tllai &F'
McKinzie and j were personally
very friendly, and that doG5tiess Ire
was also the rscnal friend of aH
the Committee, and if persauaf
friendship was to govern Uss Them
we had as well adjourn the further
consideration of the subiGct9 J de-
clined to serve on a committees t0
draft protest against the retrsc-
ton of Mr.. McKinzie, but my
reasons for so doing, lie entirely
outside of and beyond any question
touching the propriety Of the lsrave-
ment.
When your informant sought toy
create the impression tlrat / had ap.
posed the removal of McKinZie and
the substitution of "a loyal Ileino-
crat, he sought doubtless to do me
an injury in the estimation Of Dem
ocrats who are not personality IA
miliar with my political action, aud
tmong them alone; because BiGanE
| County Democrats, including y,ur
informant, Gf he be- mau whn
don't scratch the ticket know eaII
well that l am always loyal to any
support of the party and the iEdi-
vidual interest of all loyal SIemss-
Gratis; that " ork for the success of
the ticket from bottom to top, and
throughout the whole campaigs,.
Mr.. Editor in regard to your atIega-
tion of my great personal influence
with Senator Harris, | desire tn
state that Senator Harris tasSes Mo-
notice of the appointment of Deputy
U. s. Marshals, nor has he any in
terest in the appointments of Mar
shal Condor, beyond the Interest
which he has in common with an
good Democrats-that his appoint
les should be the friends of Dem,-
cratic Administration.
Sen, Harris however is q just man,
r an honorable and courageous man, q
statesman of the old school Gf s0!i-
, tics, with no taint of cOrruptiou up
on his personal or official garments
and to have the influence with
him attributed to me by your ar
ticle, would be quite a com pIimeut
to me. But while / disdain all
S such distinction, yet if Senator
e Harris, at any time lends lis.
tening ear to my suggestions regard
, ing party affairs in these parts, it In
doubtless, because of my known
r democracy, and the further facs
that was his political friend and
personal vindicator when some,
who now pose and are counted
Democrats, were either joining in
Il the traduction of the personal and
political character of Senator Har-
: ris, or were too timid and time ser
s wing to speak their sentiments.
0 G. 7. GATES Ss.