Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-26

CINCINNATI, Aug. 26.-The following
correspondence between Edward Atkin-
son of Boston, the anti-expansionist
leader, and Congressman w. B. Shat
tue of Cincinnati explains itself:
BosToN, Aug. Is.
Hon W. b. Shattuc. NJ. c., Madisonvile o.:
DEAR SIR-A copy of the Anti-Im-
perialist returned to ME with this en-
dorsement: Respectfully returned.
Take my name off Your list. | am no
traitor to my country" has been re-
oelved.
l am very glad to have the informa-
ton that you are not traitor. Had you
been | should have taken your name off
the list of members of congress, to all
of whom my pamphlets i'll support of
Senator Hoar and others are sent. |
may add that since we may assume that
you do not support the opponents of
criminal aggression, our effort 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 simi
lar to that which you have returned be-
cause cannot at present eXpurgate my
mailing list. Yours very truly,
(Slgned) EDWARD ATKINSON.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.
Edward Atkinson. ESQ, Boston:
DEAR SIR have received your let
ter of the 18th inst. and beg to tell you
that l would not even for the nomina-
ton to congress, support those guilty of
criminal aggression against the govern
ment (as you are guilty of. Your in
fttyt ha a hla tn haua
my name taken off the list of the men,
bers of the next congress because de-
cline to receive your treasonable docu-
ments, is another evidence of your
monumental gall and egotism. You
would succeed in Your effort about as
well as you did i'll getting your criminal
literature i'll the hands of Aguinaldo
and his followers. You knew what you
We're doing when you tried TO get the
trash i'll the rebels hands.
Your purpose was to give the rebels
encouragement, to embarrass the gov
ernment of the United States and to in
duce the rebels to hold out until, per-
haps. yOu could try your luck i'll having
the names of the loyal congressman
taken of the list at the next election.
Not a precinct in the First Ohio con-
gressIonal district would elect you or
one of your kind as a delegate to a con
ventiou TO nominate a director for the
county poor house. The citizens of this
district are loyal, patriotic people and |
am sure they are not i'll sympathy with
those who are doing all they can to en-
barrass President Mckinley and the
government in the effort to restore or
der and suppress the rebellion in the
Philippines. When that is accomplished
it will be time to determine 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, lit is the flag of
the free. the hope of the oppressed. and
wherever 1t Is ass;lied, at any sacrifice
it will be carried to triumphant peace. "
That is the kind of tale our people like
here.
For fear tnat you will forger it, let
me suggest that you make Il memOran-
dun that the nomination for congress
in the FIRST Ohio district will be made
about september, 1900. Ii will be neces-
sary for you, to secure the results you
desire, to commence Your work Il little
before that tine-the earlier the better
for | am assured that your friend,
Aguinaldo, will cease to exist as IL mill
tary chieftain long before that date.
Very respectfully,
w. b. SHATTUC, NJ. q.