The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-27
RED HOT TALK.
Ealicious and Common liar ard a
Typical tlackguard.
Arc rhe Compliments That Georgia
Politicians Arc Paying Ono
Another in NeNananera.

Politicians Arc Paying Ono
Another in Newspapers.
The political situation In the Stat,
OF Georgia, which has been consider
ably worked up during the past few
weeks by the exchange OF correspon
dence Though the press between MIR
w. w. Osburne, Of Savannah, an6
Mr.. Newt. A. Morris, Of Athens, wa.
intensified on Wednesday when Mr
Morris gave out as corching reply to
a f.rmer letter from MIR. O.borne
The following extracts from the letter
will give fair idea OF its severity:
| SOME LUR1ED TALK.
Your d:sertlon Of your former
| friends, the betrayal Of their cont
dences in your fforts to pull your
gubernatorial chestnuts cut Of the
mire by the sacrifice Of your candidate
for president OF the Senate, your mis-
erable masquerading as a reformer
and utter want OF candor cOrro5orat.
es your confession that you are a bad
man. which Is consequently accepted
without further proof. You insinuate
that the Legislature was wrongtully
and corruptly lashed by corporations
into voting for me for speaker, to the
shame Of the state, and l now demand
the specific charge and prof Of that
insinuation. You insinuate that state
house officials have been wlongfully
and corruptly influenced, and of this
l demand the specific charge and
proof. You insinuate that the Demo.
cratic party Is Improperly dominated
and controlled. l demand specific
proof Of the n ,sertinn I demand that
you charge and state specifically when
and where, and under what circum.
stances and by whom any official In
the executive, judicial or legislative
departments Of this state have been
wrorgfully or corruptly approached or
Influenced. / will add that the asso
Gated railways has It's political agent,
and that i an informed you ale such
paid political agent, and are constant
ly chasing through the lobby OF the
capitol when its interests are effect
ed. You charge that when or tefore
MIR. Steed retired from the speaker
ship race In 1902, and In consideration
had the pledge If myself and other
men, Of support for the presidency
OF the Senate in 1905. l deny this as.
sertion. You have wautonly, and
without proof repeated your charges,
consequently the only alternative left
me is to denounce your assertion as
wilful and deliberate lie, and to brand
you as malicious and common liar"
OSBORNE HITS BACK.
Osborne replied to the above as fol.
lows:
ssTho Moultrio- Observer very prop.
erly remarked that morris represents
all that is bad in Georgia politics. It
Is fitting that he should be the sp ,kes-
man OF those who have SO lost their
sense OF honor and shame as to sell
their political influence for money.
Those | attack are guilty, and they
know it. They dare not engage me in
controversy, so they select typical
blackguard to father their counter-at-
tack. The charge l made was based
upon statements made to me by two
men who helped write the last card.
| have challenged them tn deny 1t. |
am now awaiting their denial. The
following facts are given for the in
formation OF the public: On Monday
morning, in a conversation with re-
porter OF an Atlanta daily, Morris
stated he would not ans wer my card,
because [ had not answered him. On
Monday afternoon Morris was sum
mOncd to A Jlanta.
Tuesday there was conference OF
all the mercenaries, including their
candidate for president OF the senate,
who had been summoned by wire.
This card Is the result. Morris had
no more to do With this card than he
did with the one that preceded it.
The language used being the purest
blackguardism, coming from typical
blackguard, and being used for no
other purpose than to diagust the pub
lie with this controversy, Is treated
by me with the same contempt In
which | hold the author. InaSmuch as
Morris suggests that this Is his last
appearance, l feel the following letter
will be appropriate to bis exit:
BIZ Jones, mercenary. Better
come and look after your hired man,
Morris. caught him SfirciSh'ng in
advance Of your line ana endeavored
to make him captive. / pulled him on
a high plane and assigned him task
but he was entirely unused to his sur.
rounding5 and fell Off. The last l saw
Of him be was wallowing 10 the slough
and was In imminent danger Of being
strang.ed by bis own vomit l am
sorry. At one time felt that l could
make him useful citizen, In time. f
God had given me the power to work
a miracle, might have made gen
tlena1 Of him, though do not claim
this to be pcsslble, even If the con.
tingcney | name had happened"
w. W. OSBORNE
Voted early and Often.
In the election contest now being