People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-07-10

grievance before the people that only
concerns him personally.
But he feels that he can we'll afford
to stand whatever criticism that may
be visited upon him on this account,
in order that the people may know
the true character of the men who
seek their confidence.
Then he feels that there is moral
lesson in the story herein presented
that will deter all so-called political
leaders from betraying him in the
future-for it matters not the man or
the condition he hereby declares that
nothing shall deter him from pur-
suing a like course in all such matters
for all time.
Believing it to be sound principle
of logic that man who will betray
friend will betray any cause Or party
when the conditions are ripe, he feels
that it ID we'll that he make public
the points that provoke this letter in
order that the people and the party
may be warned against the treachery
Of designing and deeeitful men.
So while a desire to resent the in
dividual wrong is the controlling
motive of this publication, there is
mixed with it that broader and less
selfish principle that is founded on a
sincere purpose to help the people by
protecting them against all manner
of duplioity.
In order to fully explain the many
trying conditions that make this
article necessary, at least in my mind
it is proper that l 60 into a little past
history.
Since l came to Atlanta, seven
years ago, there has never been a
time that / have failed to respond to
the calls for political assistance that
have been made on ms by the Howella
OF the Constitution, father and son.
l have served the latter as q
brother, in many ways, and on one
notable occasion staked my life in his
defense, rather than see him abused
by violent enemy.
/ have been the constant political
friend of Capt. Evan P. Howell, hav-
ing lent my humble efforts in taking
him from the political gutter two
years ago, when Hoke Smith, his
virulent enemy, was admittedly in
the swing in this county.
L merely mention these facts to
show that, on his sons account, If not
his own, Captain Howell should have
been my steadfast friend.
Is this true? Let the record speak.
A year ago, when bought new
perfecting press, I arranged to make
a hit on the first issue printed on the
new machine. l had prepared, at
great cost, sixteen page edition, and
when everything was stereotyped for
print and fitted to the cylinders, the
press being new machine, locked,
after about hundred revolutions.
In this emergency I addressed
Captain Howell note, at his home
in West End, in which urged him
to show me the professional courtesy
of allowing me to fit my plates to the
Constitutions press which was not
being used, and indicated to him that
l would lose an issue that was worth
500 to me if he failed to comply.
1t was a request that could have
been easily complied With, without a
dollars cost to the Constitution. 1t
was an appeal that no paper that re-
garded the ethics of the profession
would have ignored. Was the request
granted? Captain Howell never even
replied to the note, but sent me word
by the messenger, that he would see
me the following day.
This was rather cold and unsatis-
factory, especially in view of the fact
that 1 was publishing daily paper.
And this brusque treatment fol
lowed the support given him by my
paper as candidate for the legisla-
ture, at time when he was sorely in
need of political friends.
Fortunately Captain Howell and 1
did not meet the following day.
However, time is great healer,
and after months of suppressed Bit
terness, found myself accepting the