The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29

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. 10.
Hon. w B. Shattuc, NJ G., Madisonville, 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-
oeived.
am very glad to have the informa-
ton that you are not a traitor. Had you
been l should have taken your name off
the isU'of members of congress, to all
of whom my pamphlets in 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 SINH
lar to that which you have returned be-
cause | cannot at present expurgate my
mailing list. Yours very truly,
(Signed) EDWARD ATKINSON.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.
Edward Atkinson. Esq, Boston:
DEAR SIR--I have received your let
ter Of the 10Th 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
timation that you may be able to have
my name taken off the list of the mem
bers of the next congress because de-
cline to receive your reasonable 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 IN the hands of Aguinaldo
and his followers. You knew what you
were doing when you tried Co get the
trash III 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 in having
the names of the loyal congressman
taken off the list at the next election.
Not precinct in the First Ohio con-
gresslonal district would elect you or
one of your kind as delegate to a con-
vention to nominate director for the
county poor house. The citizens of this
district are loyal, patriotic people and 1
am sure they are not in 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, cit is the flag of
the free, the hope of the oppressed, and
wherever it is assailed, at any sacrifice
| it will be carried to triumphant peace. I"
That is the kind of tale our people like
| here.
For fear that you will forget it, let
me suggest that you make a memoran-
| dun that the nomination for congress
in the First Ohio district will be made
about September, 1900. 1t will be neces-
sary for you, to secure the results you
desire, to commence your work little
before that time-the earlier the better
for L am assured that your friend,
| Aguinaldo, will cease to exist as a mill
tary chiefrain long before that date.
| Very respectfully,
| w. b. SHATTUC, NJ. ..