The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-19
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.EgR IHER! ID MORRIS

3y nc. 3. LAWSON
Bridgeport w a.. Oct
will say TO Mr.. Morris that am 9
mere drummer boy IN Journalism
and, as you have stepped IN FRONT d
me taking away from me my Just
right to reply, giving You two weeks
the start, you have thrown open the
throttle Of che battleship against me
in u. & B. without plan of your
own or interest in yourself or repre-
sented by you for any one else in
i. & B.
Now, Mr.. Morris, as You have
done against me in favor of your
self as popular writer for the Her
aid, herein inform you that this
little innocent drummer boy that !
claim to represent in last weeks
Telegram has at your bidding en-
tered and taken possession Of your
pompous warship against me in x.
& b. and this brave little boy VIII
hold the throttle Of this battIeship
Of yours you have opened on me
without cause OF grounds, wide open
today, and I reserve the right to hold
this brave little fellow that beat the
charge and won the battle in Japan
last week, on this ship of yours as
captain and LET him dance on deck
of he wishes to. BE is honest and
does not know how to beat any thing
but charge. And you for popu-
larity and praise to yourself have
taken away from this innocent hoy
all he had, end made the charge
yourself against me.
am this same little innocent boy
that you have tackled. I am sitting
here Just as quiet as a lamb with my
collar turned down, sleeves rolled up
writing three sheets at time. Your
eowardly action in sneaking in
ahead of me in the Herald has put
me behind, but I inform you, Mr.
Morris, this little brave boy will
catch you and will give you one of
the completest spanIings that ever
any man got, and you deserve it
from point of justice, and this lit
tie, snappy, true, trusty, innocent
fellow is able to handle both you
and your tar, whitewahr and snarl.
Now, look out, and I say to the
public Glands off. :" This is Mr.
Morris fight, not mine. 1 will de-
fend this innocent boy and let him
dance on the deck of this warship or
die at my post as defender of jus
tice
1t is thrown in my face. in my
home, that no one viii thank me
for laboring for these people. II
do not want any thanks, pay or
popularity. (See my first letter.
July7, 19o5.) I am only doing my
duty in laboring for the good of
Others, as 1 have always done. See
James W. Morris, L. NJ. Goodwin
and others. have tackled those
good people for habits they have
formed in wasting their time given
them for Improvement.
I read all can get except Mr..
Morris last letteT. I have never
seen it, have it, but / am as afrGid
as death of it. want to get
through with this agnostic letter of
Mr. Morris of Sept. %, 1905.
was afraid of this report and
statement by p NJ. Long and D. L.
Ash, because I had never cen nor
heard of it, until after / had handed
in my first letter in Z. & B., wherein
stated my plan of settlement in
equity to all, which you did not do
in your first, nor second letter If
so, where is it? But, I wanted to
see, and did see on file at the Tele-
gram office, July Is, 1905, this re-
port and statement. (Sec Wilbur
Morrison.O And when 1 came up to
this report in my pleadings (see
them) l demanded an explanation
as to this report. From this Rev.
erend who made it, and to whom !