The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-03

standing on constitutional rights busi- ness interposed for delay in this matter, but request or if 1t be a more effective term. demand that Mir. Rountree pub fish in these columns the evidence" that will either prove me to be or convict him of being absolutely unworthy of conf- dence or respect, for in my judgment an editor or publisher who would sell a pass issued to him as a matter of courtesy or who would traffic in such to his financial advantage, is beyond all ordinary pales of decency. do not propose to rest under this vile calumny. l could not hold my head among men if was guilty as charg- ed. The spacious purpose of demanding an investigation from Vice-President Lawrence to report next year is all for effect, a miserable subterfuge, for no ont believes that the latter would give any consideration to statements on charges coming from so tainted and discredited a source.
 Only the charitable conclusion that [ deep and stinging remorse brought on by a sudden realization of the enormity of the offence of having thousands and thousands of dollars of ill-gotten gains in his pockets. obtained by official faithless ness and treachery to his brethren Of the press and to the association of which he was a loved and trusted officer has un- hinged his brain or rendered him mental
  this vile and false charge that he makes, and if such be the fact, would not want the strong, but perfectly proper and just terms used. to apply at this time.
 William H. H. Judson, Editor Bessemer Weekly. Bessemer, November 1, 1903.
 Williams Says Its Untrue.
 Editor John c. Williams of The Talla- dega Mountain Home sent the following letter:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald: I did not make application for railroad transportation to MT. J. A. Rountree, the suspended Secretary of the Alabama Press Association, for the recent Canadian ex- cursion, and, therefore. had none to sell, lend or in any way dispose or. IT any such transportation was issued or used in my name it was without my knowl" edge. consent or authority. Mir Roun- tree knows that this statement Is abso lutely true, and that any statement to the contrary is absolutely untrue.
 Editor and Proprietor of Our Mountain Home.
 Rev. s. P. West. who was selected as Rountree's successor as Secretary of the Association, uses plain language in de- scribing Rountree's conduct.
 ] In Sundays Age-Herald he published , this letter:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald: MT. J. A Rountree, former Secretary of the Alabama Press Association. mas been saying all along that his lawyer would not let him talk" Ills lawyer has certainly taken of the brakes, for he is ''a-talking." MT. Rountree shows con- ciusively that he never expects any action taken on his demand" by appealing to one who is without authority in the mat ter and to answer him in the public press is the only way to answer his charges. I want to say with reference to myself, that the charges he makes against me that sold or loaned my personal trans portatioA" to any one on the recent Ca- madam tour is untrue.
 Mir, Rountree makes similar charges against a number of other reputable gen. tlemen. Suppose we admit that all Mir. Rountree says is true. He was an officer of the Association. He was the man with whom Colonel J. M. Falkner had his cor respondence. He knew better than any other man how anxious Colonel Falkner was to protect his railroad and the good name of the Press Association Of Ala bama. MT. A.ountree got all this trans- portation in his own hands. The conduc- tor trusted him-took his word for it-that these persons were the ones properly au- thorized to travel on this transportation. and now he comes out and admits that he told the conductor 1t was when he knew 1t was A. Does he not confess him self to be unworthy of confidence? Why should he thus prostitute himself or any body. high or low. in the Association? MT. Rountree cannot help his own plight
 before the public by any charges he might
 make against anybody else if all these charges were true His lawyer made great mistake when he gave him au- l thority to talk"
 | s. P. West. 1 Birmingham, October 3l. 1903.