People's voice., 1900-11-01
DUVAL DENIES
A REPUBLICAN CANARD
Seventh District Is Being Flooded With
False Statements Against Demo-
cratic Candidate.
speci.l to the Kansas City Times.

Speci.l to the Kansas City Times.
Mcpherson, Kan, Oct 26.-Yesterday
Claude Duval addressed the largest
audience that has assembled in this city
during this campaign, standing room
could not be obtained and many were
turned away, not being able to gain ad-
mission. After discussing the issues Of
the campaign in his usual manner he
took up the record of Chester l. Long in
congress and concluded his address by
saying:
81 hate to refer to personal matters in
politics and have not at any time in
this campaign done so, or done anything
knowingly that would be Of personal
injustice to Mr.. Long. have talked
about his record only and thought that
he would be equally Just and fair and l
shall not now say anything against him
personally, but in my mail this morning
at Mcpherson received a letter from
Mr.. Pitts, the chairman Of our commit
tee, iuclosing letter from Colonel Tom
Fitch and saying: Answer this letter
Immediately. Let me know the facts.
And l Immediately wrote to Mr.. Pitts
and wired Mr.. Fitch asking him If l
could use his letter in my speech here
tonight. wanted to explain to the peo-
pie and let them see how Mr.. Long has
endeavored to do our cause an injustice,
and here is the telegram l received from
Mr.. Fitch: Wichita, Kan, Oct. 25.-I
Hon. Claude Duval, Lindsborg, Kan:
Undisputed evidence that Long made the
statement to father-use my letter any
where at any time.-T. G. Fitch And
here is the letter my friends:
Wichita, Kan, Oct. 23,Ioco-.
Hon. George I. Pitts, Yelling
: ton, Kan.-Dear Sir; Chester l.
Long called on father - this
afternoon and made the posi-
tive statement that Duval was an
A. P. A., all active and working
one, and that he had represent
ed the order at state meeting
of it. Now, while we do not be-
lieve this to be true, yet if this
story is permitted to pass un-
challenged it will cost Duval
many votes in this city and coun-
: ty Let me hear from you.
Yours very truly.
THOMAS G. FITCH.
Chester l. Long, personally, himself,
not his partisan friends, made this state
Ny reply to Pitts was as follows, and it
is the only comment on this subject that
will make this evening. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Mcpherson, Kan. Oct. as, 1900.
Hon. George T. Pitts, Yelling
ton, Kan.-My Dear Sir: In re-
ply to your letter OF the 24th inst.
; asking if am or ever have been
amember of the A. P. A. as told
by the Hon. Chester l. Long
10 prominent Catholic minis
ter of this district, beg to say
that l never have at any time,
nor am now, either in spirit or
in fact been member Of the A.
P. AS. l am one Of those who
believe that every individual
should have the privilege and
right, be they Catholic or Prot
estant, to worship theii God at
the dictates Ui their own con-
science. 1t is true that am
Protestant, member of the
Presbyterian church and am an
active worker in the Sunday
school, but have never referred
to this fact in the campaign,
either privately or publicly, be-
cause believe that the great
work of all Christian organiza-
tions in their various depart
ments is for the purpose of
elevating the morals and general
character Of the people, both old
and young, up to the highest
plane of good citizenship, and
that such work should be Who'll
ly and entirely separate from
politics for the purpose Of ad-
vancing the welfare of our coun-
tryto the end that our municipal,
county, state and national gov
ernments may be conducted
with honor and justice to all peo-
pie, with special privileges to
none and equal opportunities TO
all.
am surprised that Mr.. Long
should so far forget these great
principles of justice as to person
ally, himself, misrepresent me to
one of the great Christian organ
izations Of our country.
Again answering you that this
statement to the Catholic minis
lister is absolutely false, remain
very truly, CLAUDE DUvAL.
"My friends, they are secretly circu-
lating these false and base misrepresen-
: tations in every county in this district
and it has already reached McPher-
son county, poisoning the minds Of some
: of my best friends and citizens, seeking
to induce them to vote for Mr.. Long. In
my home where l live there are among
my strongest and best personal and polit-
ical friends people Of this faith, and who
will spurn the statements contained in
! this letter Of Mr.. Longs statements, and
in the name of right, justice and fair
dealing he should be defeated by such