The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28
STEWARDS REPLY.

senator 1hurston- is"tte' $3.50
Of uup,iciIy, faisehood, a"w"f"ce So"
..oor.n.e of the Fundamental fHnei- II
uIes OF ms Profession and eaiie" sP"" L
10 Prove or Ketract Ills Assertions =
WAsnISoToS, Aug. lo-lesteraay \
,fternoou senator W. NJ. Stewart sa'e /
ont for publication a reply to senator ,
rhurstun's letter To him, pnphsheo ~
the papers Yesterday morning. reBar" {
mo The charge that Mr.. bryan hau
been paid lecturer in the employ Oh
silver mine owners. The letter quotes
,rhurston', statement that he had not
,ssailed yryan's character in any IN
stance or bv any word, and stewart
usSs Thurston how ne can re0'NN
thar statement with the following IAN
guage used by him IN the speech "n'e"
gave rise to the controversy
THE proprietors of the big pohan-
xas have found it profitable TO keep
large number Of lecturers ana o'l-ef
snolesmen GA the road !seaehlng 10
me people Among the many WOO
have thus been employed ana carrie"
on the pay rolls of the big bonah%'s
for n number OF years IS Nhllaii o.
Hrvan. OF Nebraska, a paid agent ana
spokesman OF the free silver com
Dine."
The letter then continues
..Your disclaimer in connection Win
, the foregoing statement requires *
. planation, provided you eonsiuer you'
/. ranutat. on for truth and veraclty Vaf
( uanle. But your explanation that you
G ..,vould be the last man 10 assam 'he
t character of MIR. Bryan, renects
q either upon your veracty or your
4 l.noyyledpe of the law OF libel. Al
= Won are a lawyer, and the TACT tna'
=. non have been retained by the Union
y Pacific railroad for SO many years lh-
II dicatcs that you are useful III soiho
!; ,y,v Ia tuat institution, you ought %
= know that repeating a Islander or ilpel
Of is equally as sianderous or ioe1o"' -
=. the original matter.
o. ..lon assume that you are noe "s
81 sailing Mr. Bryan when you duoV
what irresponsible newspapers say =
:, him aud giving to such state heh's d.
u. HE credit your high ohlclal p"si'io'
- can confer You belittle your uhuci
-. standiup when you say IL Is the out
~ MIR Hryan TO enter into persons
a. controversy with every hlrelinE new
ms noner scribbler who is employed
10 ena.r ar defame him. The poop
IKE ,,darstand the aniinus OF parlsi
mp newspapers and make proper any
vi nnce, for theil assertions puI wiz
Won clothe their ISLANDERS WIN W
ma official robes, IL is lame ana coNai"
ook defense on your part 10 pro'ecD yoa
ace self by skull<lng behlnd hiseiaO
was n.vsnaper scrlbbiers. calico 70
nsel attention to the injustice OF 70
the charpe. not the charge of the news
late nera. which / have again quoteu
AIRY the purpose of calling your at1'
etly tion To- the charge you ma'
this supposing YOU were az
iii M. man and would retract
lat charpes at once, if you were una
was 10 prove theh' ihs'0"N
:. -, Won repeat other stale ISLANDERS agar
MIR Bryan. myself, senator 'na 90
,,ov stanford aud others, winch
,ho true, do not prove your charge aga
and Mr.. Bryan.
-, al shall not reiterate IN hihu
..1r, ouotc what venal newspapers, OF I
-. respectable men say OF YOU peea
Il !, not pertinent to the issue.
..,, issue is whether you have unJus
.,,a and without truth, assailed the en-
acter Of Mr. Bryan You cannot DIV
'"sps that issue by pretending that you
hheu repeatea = falschood wnicn somcp
else originated. Doyou not fear Inc
, him ,.n,,,,n,r of . falsehood, and repeat
ich to II To irresponsible parties VIII I'M
mark your influence in favor OF the cause
c well are advocating? You must remem
Joab me- dear senator. that there 10 >
upon OF public justice which 10 outrage
as in SANDER and libel which you cal
d son Justify by claiming you have
10 repeat it because You hau NOV
darts courage to originate it IL you
n the no case against Mr.. Bryan, which
strong have already Vir."a"s -,
ia he citing incompetent hearsay 10
salon your charges. your slanuers va
istress harmless ~ - aror,
:. ,,,. rernea: but can you amor
be published TO the worlo
n peddlcr or ISLANDERS which 20
hon' not prove? If You have any IL
q. 10 who supposed that you we're
Ieo u'- honest and brave, they wall oe
disappointed if you fail to III
ist HIN avn,y vour error and retract
c. The slander. or prove the truth oil
: detes- eeargcs which | have quoted n DC
famous Yours very respectfully.
e place WILLIAM NJ. STEW.