The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-22
TERRELL AND GUERRY.
THEIR CAMPAIGN MANAGERS HAVE
A JOINT DEBATE.

AuNlcc ~ htAC
Their Campaign Managers Are
Keeping Them Apart the People
Are Getting Ready to Vote for the
other Candidate, Who Is Well
Qualified to Deal with the Cues
tions which Are Presented in the
Following Correspondence.
Atlanta, April 21.-Candidate Query
wants to have a joint debate with Can
didate Terrell, and Candidate Terrell
objects, at least his manager does, and
in replying to the letter of the mana
ger of Candidate Query. asks some
pointed questions. which he thinks
Candidate Query ought to answer
just as we'll when speaking alone as in
a joint debate. The correspondence is
as follows:
April II, 1902.
Hon. Warner Hill, Campaign Mana
ger for Hon. j. NJ. Terrell, Kimball
House, Atlanta, Ga--Dear Sir: We
understand that Mr.. Terrell will make
a speech in Atlanta in the near future
in the interest of mis- candidacy for the
Office of governor of the state. We
notice in the reported speeches of Mr..
Terrell that he claims to be making the
race for governor on his "own merits"
The merits of a candidate for this high
position must be tested by his attitude
and convictions relative to the vital
questions now pressing for settlement
at the hands of the people, viz: The
solution of the evil of the liquor traf-
fic; of chronic lobbyism, railroad domi-
nation of state affairs and politics to
selfish and corrupt ends: railroad i'm
munity from fair and equal taxation
and from the supervision of Georgia
courts and Georgia laws; equal and
just taxation; just freight rates for the
commercial and shipping interests of
the state; the unrighteous free pass
system, and similar evils which are
universally known to exist in Georgia
Since the merits of a candidate for
this high office must be tested by the
standard of his views on these vital
questions. and as his views may be
more perfectly and clearly understood
in and by joint discussion with the
Hon. Dupont Query, whose cause we
have the honor to support in this race,
we suggest and invite a Joint discus
sion of these issues between these gem
tlemen in Atlanta, at such time as
may be agreed upon. We beg to sug-
gest that a committee be appointed by
Mr.. Terrell and Mr. Guerry's friends
TO arrange the details and division of
time in perfect fairness to both these
gentlemen and we viii be pleased to
defray our part of the expenses of the
occasion. Certainly if Mr.. Terrell. the
distinguished candidate whose cause
you have the honor to support, is maxi
ing the race on his Gown merits" you
VIII, as his campaign manager. be
pleased TO cooperate with us in this
matter. We would thank you to favor
us with as early reply as will be con-
venient as to your wishes in the premi-
ses. Yours very respectfully.
Sidney c. Tapp Chairmon
J. l.. Anderson, Vice Chairman.
Atlanta, Ga, April 10, 1902-Messrs.
Sidney c. Tapp. Chairman. and J. L.
Anderson, Vice Chairman Atlanta. Ga.
Gentlemen: Your letter of the nth
instant was received by me on the 18th.
but attention to the details of the cam
palgn has prevented my taking up the
consideration of the matter contained
therein until to-day. In reply to your
favor ] beg to say that last February
Hon. j. NJ. Terrell received letter
from Hon. Dupont Query suggesting
joint discussion between them. For
reasons publicly stated, and which we're
satisfactory to himself and his friends,
Mr.. Terrell declined to enter Joint
discussion with Mr.. Guerry. Suisse
quent events have proven the correct
ness of Mr.. Terrelrs position, for in
speech delivered by Mr.. Query in At
lanta some weeks ago, of over two
hours duration, the larger part of it
was devoted to personal attacks on
Mr.. Terrell.
note you say that Mr. Query will
speak again lin Atlanta at an early
day upon these questions" viz % THE
solution 0f the evils Of tho Honor tpaf.
fic; 90 chronic lobbyism; 90 railroad
domination of state affairs and politics
10 selfish and corrupts ends; a. rail-
road immunity from fair and equal
taxation and from the supervision of
Georgia courts and Georgia laws; go
equal and just taxation; 90 just
freight rates for the commercial and
shipping interests of the state; ca the
unrighteous free pass system; 80 and
similar evils that are known to exist in
Georgia"
Had Mr.. Query devoted more time
to the discussion of the questions
named in your letter and other matters
of public interest and informed the
people as to his record thereon, and Of
tered some practical solution of these
questions, it is probable that his
speeches would have been less conspic-
uously characterized by personalities
y
hours in Atlanta recently on what he
calls the issues Of the campaign he
failed to explain to the people of Geor-
gia how he would bring about the solu-
ton of the evils of the liquor traf-
flc" by advocating state prohibition and
the election of state prohibition can
didates to the Legislature and at the
same time advocate and vote for his
partner, Hon. Joseph H. Hall, an
avowed -prohibitionist, for the Leg
islature from Bibb Will he vote for
him now? Did he vote for him in the
last primary election? What effort will
he make to get prohibition legislators
elected from his home county? Why
does he only advocate these things
when he is a candidate for governor?
II he could not explain these things
when he had two and one-half hours
TO himself, he could hardly hope to do
SO with division of time.
Chronic Lobbyism"
de processes to know of the existence
of chronic lobbyism." If he does, and
falls to present the guilty parties to the
grand jury. as private citizen, he
would hardly do SO as Governor Did
II exist when he was a railroad attor-
ney? If so why didn't he give the alarm
then? Why wait until he no longer Cat
the Will of the railroads. represents
them, and only when he becomes a can
didate for Governor? Did it exist when
he was a member of the State Senate?
What effort has he heretofore made to
suppress it? If he could not explain
these things to the satisfaction of the
people when he had over tUo hours m