Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-08-22
srswARr.s REPLY.


me Nevaas Statesman Comes Back n
Of Dun,,c,ss' ms Es,..,,nn', latter % neeuses
Ignorance Of The Fundamensa, Ps,nrs.
pies Of HIS Profession and Called Upop
to Prove or hetract His Assertions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Yesterday
afternoon Senator W. Nj. Stewart gave
out Tor pu oiieafion reply to Senator
ihurstons letter to him, published IN
.he papers yesterday morning. regard.
ing the cnarge that Mr.. Bryan had
peeh paid lecturer IN the employ Of
silver mine owners. The letter quotes
lhurston statement that he had not
assaiieu bryan's character in any in
s'ance Or oy any word, and Stewart
asAs inurston now ne can reconcile
'hat statfmentw witn the Following Ian
Ruaec USED py MN IN the speech which
gave rise 10 tne controversy;
me proprietors OF the big bonan-
1as nave round ~ profitable to Keep
iarge numoer OF lecturers and other
ponesnen oh inc ROAD preacning 70
~. tlopie. AMonR 'hc many VINO
-, na,I ~ sAas Dsen 'np'oyou anu csr1ise
for ~ - sAo n.,'.
uruan 80 Ms,., "a' :;
sn,,..a. % - 80 :. ,Aa' pa'u akens "n'
~ IT, " '"0 ii00 ''i'e' 'o~'
,r,
ne ie'ser tnen continues
iour disclaimer IN connection Win
'ne foregoing statement requires ex'
Piaha'ion' PROVIDED you consider your
lepuVa''Un ior tru'h ana veracity val
uaoie, buO your explanation thatyou
wouiu pe tlie iast man 10 assam the
Snarac'eI VI MI bryan, renects
ei'her upon your verac'ty OF your
Ano"ieuge Oh the law OF ilpel. III
you are lawyer, ana the lact That
you nave oeen retained by the Union
lacinc railroad 1or so many years IN
uica'es 'hao you are oselui IN some
way W 'na' institutlon, you ought 70
hho" 'na' repeating slander or lioel
20 caual!y aS siahoerous or l'Delous as
.he original matter
You assume that you are not as
SAILING Mr. Bryan when you quote
what irresponsible newspapers say OF
MN and giving to such statements all
the credit your high official position
can confer. You belittle your under
standing when you say it is the duty
Vi NIX bryan 10 enter INTO personal
controversy WIN every hlreling news
paper scriooier VINO ls employed 10
eianuer OF oelame MN. Inc people
UNDERSTAND the anlmus OF partisan
newspapers ana make proper allow
ances lor theii assertions out when
you cio'he tneir SANDERS with your
onlc'ai rooes' IL Is d lame ana cowardly
ueiehsc Oh your part 10 protect your
sen py sKuiRing oehlna miserable
newspaper scriooiers' l called your
a.'eh'ioh 10 lhe ln]ustice OF your
charee' noe tne charge oi the newspa-
Peis' witch nave again quooeu ior
.he purpose Oh Gazing your atten'
tioh 10 the charge you made,
surprising you were an honora-
oio man anu wouio retraco .ne
charees Il. ohce' II you were uhaole
10 prove 'hem. instead OF dong so,
you repeat other staie SANDERS against
=, M nryan' myself senator SHARON.
uoV' o'ahioru ana others' wmch, II
.lue, uo ho' prose your charge against
Mr. oryah'
u shall not reiterate in kind and
quote what venal newspapers, or even
respectable men say OF you, because
II Is not pertinent TO the issue The
issue Is whether you have unjustly,
and without truth, assailed the char
acter OF Mr.. Bryan. You cannot avoid
that issue py pretending thatyou only
repeated a iaisehooo winch somebody
else originated. Doyou not fear there
peatlng OF Ialsenooo, ana repeating