Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-24
.TABOR'S DEFENSE
REV. ]. A. ANDERSON WRITES z
CARD ABOUT Hi5 RECENT
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T.r Graphic has receNeI# ta f5.s
#a.tjaa from =ltov. james y. Anderson
&fth reference 10 tho Tabor matter
Editor Graphic tie request of
the fua Saloon League people. Nj
fabor Included went 10 Pine Bluff
few DAYS aeo 10 look into certain
ehar2es made against Rev. Mr. Tabor.
through fHn columns OF the Courier
5f that city. and to#effect a settlement
4f tho same according to my best iudg-
meut applied 10 he editor Of the
Courier for any evidence Ire had, ana
offered 10 Guarantees that the Method
st church and the Anti Saloon League
both woQa prosecute any charges
against Mf 'faBor It it should appear
tha they rested upon any credible tes-=
timony He aiselaimed any personal
knowledge Of Tabef'a conduct, claim
ing. however 10 have the sworn state
mrut OF one man To the effect that he
saw Tabor take drink, and that be
could get the sworn testimony Of some
others. corr0borating; and he chal-
| Ienged Mr.. Tabor to take the matter
| INTO the courts.
| had conference with our church
authorities there, and formally re-
quested, as Mr.. Tabor's representative.
| that the matter be investigated upon
| the part Of the church. That will Ger
| tainly be done by the presiding elder
Of Pine Bluff district, provided he sees
enough in it to warrant any proceed
| ings at all. | desired to rest the case
up III the findings of an investigating
committee on the part of the church
| certainly as reliable tribunal as
courts, hold that if am challenged
to a combat and the challenging party
has already decided the weapons to
| bc used--in this case the testimony
| Of tlacklegs and saloon bums-I have
al least the right left of determining
| the field of conflict. And | felt that
any man for whose good opinion We
need to care a picayune would accept
! the Tn ing of such a committee as
against the sworn statement of any
rurber o. gamblers and Dago bar
| tendeis, especially when it is remem-
| bered trat Tabor is deyoting his life
| to the destruction of their business.
But 9irCc a card from the presiding
| elder in ,se Graphic of the 21st leaves
| it altogether uncertain whether he
thinks it worth while to take any steps
| further. | feel it incumbent upon me
to make this statement.
have only to add that came to the
conclusion, after the most patient and
| Thorough investigation | could make
that the whole case rested upon the
| tee timony of notorious gambler who
was sore years ago run out Of the
| town OF Conway, where Tabor was
.cading the reform forces there, and
| re statement or anOthef man OF IKE
credit who claims TO have seen Ia
| ter 90 out Of the saloon door and
ipon the statement Of a Daso barten-
der who says he does not know Ia
bor, but thinks he could identify the
ran who took the drink. The editor
of TIC Courier is at liberty to attach
as much credit to this sort Of testi,
mcny as he pleases, of course. If he
aad been willing to reveal the charac-
ter Of his witnesses. as I asked him to
10, I would willingly have rested
Tie whole matter upon that.
JAS. A. ANDERSON.