Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
SAYS HE IS NO TRAITOR
Representative Shattuc of Ohio Re-
plies to Mr. AtkinaAn

The following correspondence between
Edward Atkinson of Boston, the anti-ex-
panSIoniSt leader, and representative w
Il Shattuc of Cincinnati explains itself:
BOSTON, Mass, August 10, 1899.
Hon. w. Il. Shattuc, NJ. c., Madisonville,
Ohio:
Dear Sir: a copy of the Anti-Imperialist
returned to me with this Endorsement: Re
spectfully returned. Take my name off
your list. L am no traitor to my country,
mas been received. l am very glad to ha We
the information that you are not Il 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 sent. | may
add that since we may assume that you do
not support the opponents of criminal ag-
gTeSSion, our effort to take your name off
the list Of members of Congress at the next
election will be fully justified In the in
terval you may receive other copies of
documents similar to that which you have
returned, because l cannot at present ex-
purgate my mailing list Yours very truly.
EDWARD ATKINSON"
CINCINNATI, Ohio, August %, 1899.
Edward Atkinson, Esq, Boston, Mass:
Dear Sir: | have received your letter of
the 10Th instant, and l beg TO tell you that
l would not even for the nomination to
Congress, support those guilty of criminal
aggression against this government Gas you
are guilty Ct. Your intimation that YOU
may be able to have my name taken off the
list OF members of the next Congress be-
cause decline to receive your reasonable
documents Is another evidence Of your
monumental gall and egotism. You would
succeed III your effort about as well as YOU
Ola In getting your criminal literature in
the hands of Aguinaldo and his followers.
You knew what you We're doing when Won
tried to get this trash in the rebels hands.
Your purpose was to give the rebels en-
couragement, 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 congressman taken off the list In the
next election. Not precinct in the first
Ohio congressional district would elect YOU
or one of your kind as a delegate to a con-
vention to nominate a director of the
county pOorhouse. The citizens Of this dis
trict are loyal, patriotic people, and 1 am
sure they are not in sympathy with those
who are doing all they can to embarrass
President Mckinley and the government in
the endeavor to restore order and repress
the rebellion In the Philippines. When that
Is accomplished, 1t will be time to deter
mine what form Of government shall be
established in those islands.
Our people applaud the speech made by
our President recently, when he said,
speaking OF our flag. 1T is the flag of the
free, the hope Of the oppressed. and wher-
ever 1t is assailed. at any sacrifice it will
be carried to triumphant peace That is
the kind of talk our people like here
For fear that you will forget it, let me
Suggest that you make memorandum
nrst Ohio district will be made about Sep
tember, 1900 1t will be necessary for YOU.
to secure the results you desire, to COM
mence your work a little before that time
that your friend Aguinaldo will cease to
exist as military chieftain long before
that date. Very respectfully.
Nv. B. SHATTUC, u q"