The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18
THE LIGHT TURNED ON.
TOiler Taylor Proceeds to Unmask John
Henry Mcdowell.

In a recent letter to the public
L. X. Taylor, former editor Of the
now defunct Toiler, proceeds to
prove that his erstwhile bosom COM
panion, John Henry Mcdowell, is
a cowardly rascal. He shows how
Mcdowell pursuaded him to take
charge of the Toiler, and then how
he insisted on doing his (Taylor's)
thinking for him; how he pulled
himself for the United States SEN
ate by writing letters to the Toiler
from all parts of the State; how he
manufactured bogus debts in his
favor and deliberately defrauded
others out Of money and ousted
Taylor from the Toiler, and also
prevented him from acting as sec
rotary and treasurer of the National
Alliance. Having thus unmasked
Mcdowell, and shown him up in
many colors, Taylor says;
81 submit now, in view of all
these facts, to which [ can make
oath, that Mcdowell trumped up
his charges and insinuations only to
get in his dirty work against me,
and by it he proved himself a moral
coward, spiteful villain, a treach-
erous wretch, a venomous reptile,
and a voluminous liar. He has not
even the vacuum where's conscience
should be. The slime from his trail
on earth will remain stencil in the
nostrils Of decency, and the fumes
from his polluted heart will corrode
the smoke-stacks Of hell. l am
sorry that l have been forced to
this extremity, but my self-respect
would not permit anything short Of
a vigorous sentiment.
"Therefore, l feel that it would
be cowardly in me not to show up
to the brotherhood this man in all
his hideous depravity. He has
prostituted the Alliance cause most
shamefully in his disgusting efforts
to give himself prominence.
Heretofore his assailants have
been enemies to our organization,
and Mcdowell always fortified him
self behind the brotherhood and
whined that the assault was intend
ed for the order, thus he caused
every Alliance man to feel called
upon to resent the attacks. Even
when criticised by members Of the
order, he declared them untrue to
the cause, making loyalty to Nc
Dowell and not to the cause the test
Of a members sincerity; and by this
method thousands have been driv-
EN- from the order.
"Alliancemen, will we drop on
our Bonded knees and with uplifted
, hands say to the polluted dema-
} gogue, thy will be done?' | will
7 not, and don't believe you will. If
7 we intend to cause our organization
: to be respected and to be felt, we
must hurl overheard all such in
formally INSCRIPTIONS tricksters. I
am only sorry I did not know his
a rascality sooner. Other good men
, in our order have known the black
ness of his heart, but by his blus-
ter and bluff he has silenced them.
4 Il have stated only few facts IN
/ the smutty history of this apostle
: Judas. These l know to be true
- and no living man can even qualify
t much less contradict them. l have
}, avoided supposition and from what
It l do know of this man l believe
a there is no way too dark nor trick
+ too vain for him to attempt. His
e insane treachery and proneness tc
revenge prompts him to deeds
more devlish than his depravec
: but cowardly heart can execute"
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