The times., 1899-08-26
ATKINSON SHARPLY SCORED.
High Priest of Anti-Expansion in q
Tilt With Mr. Shaftuc.


CINCINNATI, Aug. 25.+Edward Atkin-
son, CT Boston, high priest Of the anti-ex-
panscnists, has been rebuffed by Con-
gressman William B. Shattuc, Of the First
Ohio district, this city. Atkinson. it ap
pears, has placed every member of Con-
gress on his mailing list. In his mail
few days ago. Mr.. Shattuc found copy of
the Anti Imperialist" 1t was not to his
liking and he returned 1t to the sender
with this note:
Respectfully returned Take my name
off your list. / am no traitor to my coun-
try
By return mail Mr. Shattuc received
letter which said:
II am very glad to have the information
that you are not a traitor. Had you been
/ should have taken your name OFF the list
of members Of Congress, to all OF whom
my pamphlets in support OF Senator Hoar
and others are sent. l may add that since
we may assume that you don't support the
opponents of criminal aggression, our ef-
forts to take your name off the list of the
members of Congress at the next election
| will be fully justified. In the interval you
may receive other copies of documents SIM
liar to that which you have returned, be-
cause l cannot at present expurgate my
mailing list"
The threat of the anti-expansionists to
| defeat Congressman Shattuc for reelection
kinded in him a wrathful flame, and he
sent reply, in which he said:
Your intimation that you may be able
| to have my name taken off the list of the
next Congress because l decline to receive
! your reasonable documents is another evil
| dence OF your monumental gall and ego
| tism. You would succeed in your efforts
| about as we'll as you did in getting your
| criminal literature in the hands of Aguin-
| aldo and his followers. You knew what
| you were doing when you tried to get this
| trash in the rebels hands. Your purpose
| was to give the rebels encouragement to
| embarrass the Government OF the United
States, and to induce the rebels TO hold out
! until, perhaps, you could try your luck
| in having the names of the loyal Congress-
men taken off the list at the next election
Not precinct in the First Ohio Con-
! gressional district would elect you or one
Of your kind as delegate to a convention
| to nominate a director for the county
| poorhouse. The citizens of this district
are loyal. patriotic people, and l am sure
| they are not in sympathy with those who
are doing all they can to embarraSs Presi-
dent Mckinley and the Government in the
| effort to enforce order and suppress the
rebellion in the Philippine Islands. When
| that is accomplished it will be time to
determine what form of government shall
/ be established in those islands. Our people
applauded the speech made by our Presi-
| dent recently when he said, speaking of
our flag: 1T is the flag of the free, the
hope of the oppressed. and wherever it
is assailed. at any sacrifice, it will be car
| ried to a triumphant peace That is the
| kind of talk our people like to hear.
| For fear that you will forget it, let me
! suggest that you make memorandum that
| the nomination for Congress in the First
| ictr inf will ha in Earta ,hor
| 1900 1t will be necessary for you to secure
the results you desire, to commence your
work a little before that time-the earlier
| the better-for l am assured that your
| friend. Aguinaldo, will cease to exist as a
military chieftain long before that date