The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29
JUMPS ON LAWSON.
ONE OF THE JUDGES SUPPORTERS
SCORES HIM TUOROUGHLY.
Captain Carlton Stumpod His District for
Judge Lawson-All About
Change of Mind.


Athens, Ga, July 2S-(Specal.)-The sud
den change of Congressman Lawson on the
silver question has set people in the eighth
congressional district to discussing the
question whether or not the distinguished
citizen Of Putnam county has left the plat
form upon which he was elected. and the
pledge he made TO the people on the hust-
ings.
one of the leaders of the Lawson forces
in the late contest between the Judge and
the Hon. Hamilton McWhorter was Captain
Henry II. Carlton, of the county of Clarke.
Captain Carlton was an eX-congressman.
He knew the people well and he went upon
the stump i'm support of Judge Lawson
lie made number of speeches in Clarke
county and after this county had given
Lawson 292 majority, turned his attention to
Madison county where ne had many
friends. He engaged in a joint debate all
night at Pocataligo district where he met
Hon. w. Nj. Howard, of OglethOrpe and
again at Conner ne met Mr.. Howard. Mad
ison county went for Lawson by 81 major
ity.
Dr. Carlton was a delegate from Clarke
county to the congressional convention
at, Greensboro that nominated Judge Law
son and was a member of the platform
committee
Now DR. Carlton has always been
champion of the free and unlimited and
Independent coinage of silver at a ratio
oil 10 to l and your correspondent sought
an interview with him as to what he
thought about Judge Lawson's letter.
Inc following interview with Dr. Carl
ton furnishes Interesting reading:
Row DO you reconcile his present posi-
non on me financial question with your
support oil him then and your uniform. long
standing and well-known advocacy of the
lree' Unlimited and independent coinage of
sllNef! was asked Capain Carlton.
AstoniShed and Disappointed.
Il must say, ana with much regret by
reason Of the personal regard | have for
Judge Lawson and my admiration for his
intellectual ability, that | have peen very
much aStomShed and disappointed in him
~ reason OF his apparent radical change
OF views upon the financial question. and
lhat SO suddenly or n so short time.
IN TINS change Of position, and under the
cifcumStanceS ne lays himself open to the
charge OF having been so unfair to work
a great injustice to chose Of his cOnstitu-
ents who supported him for reelection As
for myself. having been, as YOU say, an ear
nest ana active advocate for his reelection,
and having always been favorable to the
Tree, unlimited ana Independent coinage of
silver. ii IS a duty | owe 20 myself to give
to the voters of the eighth congressional
district an explanation as to why | IA
Norod mis- return 20 congress.
The vote OF Judge Lawson in the fifty
thlrd congress upon the unconditional re-
peal of the purchasing clause uf the Sher-
man act of 1880 was altogether unsatisfac-
tory to myself ii was to a very large
majority OF the democratic voters of his
district. and without sufficient and salts
factory explanation he could never have
been reelected to congress- The judge
himself seemed to have been fully appraised
OF this fact. IS he so readily. so earnestly
and so willingly gave the explanation.
which the people ia good faith accepted.
and upon which explanation they returned
HIN to congress as q representative of their
views and position upon the currency ques-
How Isc Explained II All.
Ills explanation was that having voted
for the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the sherman law ne did 50 with the eNpeC-
tauon and understanding that il was to be
followed MP with subsequent legislation
taYGrng and providing for the restoration
o. silver and the return to bimetalhc
standard of both cold and silver, ana that
such was his intention.
In TINS Judge Lawson undoubtedly stated
correctly, aa ne supporter the sJatement
with the record. which shows that ne voted
to1 free silver at the ratio of 10 To J. lie
further supported his eNplana ton with the
statement that the record further disclosed
the fact thar me had always favored free
silver or the bimctaIlic standard of both
gold and silver and had never missed q
chance 10 vote for st.
Admitted the silver Sentiment.
This exclamation seemed satisfactory to
the people. and they. accepting it i'm good
faith, Judge Lawson secured his re-elec-
ton 10 congress. This presentation of the
matter OF ms explanation ana MS re-elec-
ton thcrcup0n IS fully Sus aimed Whtn
the judge, i'm his interview published in The
Atlanta journal Of the Sth instant Tor his
Interviewer for him saws and which is
true that in his own county. his own dis
trict and the districts around him the SEN
timent was and is strongly i'm favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage ~ silver.
Judge Lawson Mas Very Clever.
Then IT must follow concIus.vely thar if
the voters of Judge Lawson's own county
and district mad known tuat he OPP