The age-herald., 1900-03-27
OPEN LETTER TO THE
 MONTGOMERY JOURNAL
J. B. Graham of TaIladega Replies to O IT. tain Editorials Regarding His
 Utterances.

Talladega, March 26.-(SpeciaL)-J. B.. Graham of this city has addressed the fol- lowing open letter ito the Montgomery Journal:
 Editor Montgomery Journal.
 Having been continuously engaged in court this week, this is the first opportuni- ty I have had to make reply to your edi- tocial in regard to my Bessemer speech. What did say in regard to the supernu- merary judgeship was in substance 'that had never heard of but one court that had been held and, of another adjourned in Blount because no solicitor was present; that the place was and is a sinecure." In proof of this, challenge you to publish the actual number of days the court has set, multiply the same by 5000 and deduct Ii'oduct from the salary drawn. There is no criticism whatever from me of the di- tinguished and able gentleman who holds the position. The law for the appointment of special judges has not been repealed
 In reply to your insinuation that l am opposed to the governor because he failed to support me for solicitor, l desire to say that 1t Is absolutely false. have no recol lection of anything ever passing between myself and the governor in regard to the eohcitorship. The governor assured my friends that he would take no part in the race in the seventh because all three can didates were his friends. This was entirely satisfactory to me, and I accepted it in
  word or act criticised the governor for his position. I preferred to believe that he kept his word and acted honorably; but the insinuation of his treachery has ap- peared twice in your editorial columns. Since you are "inSpired' and may be the governor himself in the two editorials re- ferred to, you must know whether there was treachery in that race. I have never charged 1t, nor laid anything at the door of the governor in my defeat. With three fp1nra tfa thA Ra11 khA tyAA0 rtN 4; Graham 4s; Coleman, H, which fair minded men will look upon as somewhat more creditable to me than the two de- feats of the governor by the democrats of the state and his final triumph CD in q third race by reason of drawn bars.
 As to the Morris Hotel democracy, I de- sire to say that in 1896 and 1898 received my orders from the state executive com mittee of my party from this same Morris hotel to go upon the stump in the interest of Governor Johnston. l went; I paid my own expenses.
 In reply to my pretended friend who in the characteristic manner of your Johnston campaign, hides behind nom de plume and audaciously signs himself Justice I have ito say that am giving as much of my time as can be spared absolutely free to the Nor gan campaign. l expect no pay but do hope for reward in the success of Morgan and the maintainance of the integrity of Alabama democracy. I do not draw one dollar of salary in my office My work is done on commission. If the work is not done, no commission Is drawn It would be exceedingly. fortunate for the tax payers of Alabama just now were the governor, his private secretary and his adjutant general under a similar law.
 I have reasons for opposing the governor that are unselfish and impersonal. I would gladly give them, but you would not publish them.
 Inasmuch as you have causelessly, If not raliciously, misrepresented me, ask that you publish this as evidence that you have not wholly lost any sense of fairness which you may have had.
 Respectfully
 J. B. GRAHAM.