The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-03
CANDIDATES IN A HOT CLASH.
col. WALTERS FIRES SALTY
LETTER AT JUDGE GRIGGS.

eide which of the Two should Re-
tire From the Race for the NOmi-
nation for COngress-COl. Walters
declines to Agree TO the PROPOSE
lion.
albany. Ga, April 2.-Recently Editor
,teTpfosh Of the Herald undertook TO re-
1--we the free silver cause in this con-
--r,ssioual district of the embarrassing
+.arure of two candidates and to give d.
-a,tion to his efforts sought Col. Walters
and Judge Griggs, the latter being in the
qirv al the time. this being the formers
home.
col Walters in his reply to the overtures
of Editor Mcintosh readily agreed TO re-
ire from the contest if Judge Griggs
would do the same.
nudge Griggs. refused to do this but sug-
-ssted that a conference of leading free
silver democrats of the district be sum-
noned to sit as an arbitration board on
suril 10 to decide as to whether Col. Wal
rers or himself or both of them, should
retire from the race. According to Judge
Cr.ggs' suggestion the conference commit
lee. which he proposed was TO be consu-
tinted of equal members Of Griggs and
walters free silver men.
col Walters declined to agree to this
proposition and gives his reply the direc-
lion of an open letter to Judge Griggs,
asserting that the conference plan was
impracticable and that no good could come
of it Cas Griggs had served poorly for sew
oral years as judge for the state at large
and planned and arraigned his campaign
from the bench) if in the selection of his
referees he should select friends who are
under the spell of his political jugglery
TO- am
to nothing but his retention in the race.
He (Walters) had invited Judge Griggs
to meet him in joint debate at the begin
ming of the campaign but as ne had reIus-
ed the question OF their canuluacy must
be submitted to the people;
Quoting literally, Col. Walters says:
"Who is it that has an interest in our
candidacy that can prevent our Win
drawal? l am frank to say that no one
has in mine. and that l have not arranged
for a successor as judge and made sew
eral candidates for the solicitorship be-
lieve they each would get my support, ana
used the influence of judgeship to pro-
cure appointment to office for personal
He then accuses Judge Griggs of not
being a free silver candidate from con-
victiOn. and asks him the following ques-
tons which take the nature of charges
which are sensational enough to set the
entire district by the ears and furnish in
teresting reading for the balance of the
"First-You profess to believe in the
free coinage of silver at 16 to l and seek
seat in congress, based on that pro-
election of Hon. +. G. duBignon to the
United States Senate, instead of c. F.
Crisp. Mr.. duBgnon being a single gold
standard man and Mr.. Crisp free silver
man, and that since the charge has been
made by me- you have sought release
from him and been. to Washington to an
nuunce that the Second district was for
Crisp? Please attach to your eXplana-
tion a copy of your release.
please state why, after your resigna-
tion as judge. you received and accepted
from Hon. f. G. duBignon, the general
attorney for the Plant system of rail-
roads and a gold standard candidate for
the United States Senate, whom you pre-
fer and support, free passes over the rail-
roads over which you go in making your
Mr.. duBignon, when he sent them say
TO you: 1 send your passes. They were
hard to get, When | applied for them the
he is not judge now?' l replied: 81
know that, and he never has been" The
official said; But he is candidate for
always has been"
Please attach to your explanation cop
"Third-Haven't you stated to various
parties during your canvass that there
wasn't id thing in the silver question;
that you had to advocate it to carry your
own county, and this was a silver district
and no man could be elected without adj
Vocating it?
"Fourth-Prior to the selection of dele
gates to the state convention of 1892, you
and L were both Hill men and agreed that
we would go as delegates to the state con-
vention from our respective counties and
run for delegates in the national demo-
cratic convention. My county was for
Cleveland and did not go to the state
convention. You went from Terrell as a
Hill man, when you reached the state
convention, finding that Hill had no
why did you say that some enemy had
CIRCULATED the statement that you were
I'M man; denied that you mad eyer been
one, but said you had been Cleveland
man and IL they would put you on the del
egation to the national convention you
Dir. Cleveland? And you were sent as a
delegate and deserted Hill and helped to
nominate Cleveland.
''Fifth-Judge, in this race for congress
you pose before the people as the poor
mans friend. Why was it that in Cuth-
bert, when you We're solicitor general, you
for stealing a razor? The judge sentenced
him to six months or to pay certain
sum of money, and that during the recess
you stated to the judge in substance that
he was poor and could not pay out, that
you would have to send him to the chain
gang. and would not geS enough for him
Tor SIX months 10 pay your costs, and
asked the judge to increase the time.
Without the prisoners presence or the
knowledge or the consent of his attor-
ney, the judge changed the time to twelve
months, and when it was discovered and
was being investigated the judge had the
governor to commute the sentence to six
months. Can it be possible that you were
willing to sell that poor fellow into sla-
very of the worst kind for six months, in
order to put few dollars into your pock-
Ct and now pose as the poor mans
friend?
Now, my dear judge, in the past you have
sought to escape a dilemma by denials.
| remind you of the fact that in 1892 in
Dawson, in a public discussion of that
congressional campaign, you denied the
truthfulness of four propositions stated
by me, and 1 proved their truthfulness
by reference to the journal of the House
Of Representatives. / have spoken plain
~ this is a time for plain talk The peo-
pie want plain, honest talk, yet I have
refrained from the use of personalities;
mans private character is his own,
but his official and political record be-
longs to the public and this. in your case,
j have used and nothing more -