The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-01

was said and insisted that he bring one of his friends with him, who might also hear what was said between Judge Stiles | and myself.
 Judge Stiles declined to take friend l with him, but went with me to the out side of the house, where MT. Jones was, and the following conversation substan- tially was had between us. 1 told Judge Stiles in the presence of MT. Jones that l had just learned of the course which he and his frien Is had adopted towards me in the newspapers. I said further to him. in the presence of MT. Jones, Judge Stiles I have not come here to ask any i change of programme on your part, with 1 reference to writing me LID In tNe after noon papers, but l am here to say to i you that under each para graph in which l you mention my name l shall make this l charge: That during the recent primary in which you were a candidate for the nomination of sheriff. on Sunday, after l you had gone to church with Bible un- der your arm. and after you had finished worshiping in the temple of the living 1 God, on that same Sunday, you went to a i place in the city of Birmingham, where l you rapped on the door and were ad- mitted. and where a number of men were playing cards that you invited these men from the card tables to the counter where intoxicating liquors were sold; that i you invited them to drink at your ex- pense; that they did drink; and that you paid for the liquor"
 l 1 then asked Mr. Stiles this question, ! in the presence of MT. Jones: Judge Stiles, are you guilty or not guilty?' To l which he replled "I am guilty, but I am not responsible for the matter which Is to be printed against you in the after | noon papers," I bade the Judge good 1 day" and. with MT. Jones, drove im- mediately to the office of the Birmingham l Ledger, and when l got there told the i gentleman in charge of the advertising department of the Ledger that I desired l to give him some matter for publication l that afternoon. This statement made to ] the Ledger man by myself was made not more than ten minutes after l had left Judge Stiles. The Ledger man broke out | in laugh and said "I don't suppose you want to print it now" nasmuch as i Judge Stiles had taken all of his mat 1 ter out.
 l went directly from the Ledger office to the office of the Birmingham News. and was told there that they had just received a telephone message from Judge Stiles not to print anything about me in their paper that afternoon.
 During the recent primary Judge Stiles was advertised through the press of this city as being Christian gentleman, and l people were invited to call upon every minister of the gospel in Birmingham who they were told would give Judge 1 Stiles q certificate as to his high Chris ] tian character.
 l l have no criticism to make of the Con i cordia society, but l do say that when l Judge Stiles went on Sunday into any | place In Jefferson county and bought and ] paid for intoxicating liquors for the use 1 of the electors of Jefferson county that he committed an offense against the laws 1 of Alabama, for which. if he Is convict l ed. the law says he shall be ineligible to 1 hold the office for which he is running 1 l do say that when Judge Stiles went into any place in Jefferson county and bought intoxicating liquors on Sunday for the use of the electors of this coun- ty. whether he bought said liquors in club house or a saloon. that he com 4 mitted crime under sections 992 and 996 of the code of the city of Birmingham and that he committed d crime in viola tion of section 5G of the acts of the last legislature of Alabama, regulating cleo tions in Alabama.
 | l do say, that after viola ing both the state and city laws above referred to, I think il comes from him as d piece of monumental cheek to ask any preacher in this city to underwrite his Christianity or give him any kind of a certificate that would tend to delude and mislead the people.
 It is bad enough For the wayward and | the Goddess to desecrate the Sabbath, but when an unsuitable greed for the loaves 1 and fishes of political office can induce | those who are constantly thanking the Lord that they are better than other men are not only to desecrate the Sabbath | but to make criminals of themselves on the Sabbath, when men occupying prom inent places in the church. for the love of money. are willing to besmear and besmrch the white robes which they are wearing. then l think 1t is high time for the ministers of the gospel in Birming- ham not only to withhold certificates of 1 Christian character. but to hold respon- sible for such acts as described above such hypocrites and Pharisees as J. P Stiles.
 Will Judge Stiles deny that on a Sun day, during the recent primaries. after he had been to church on Sunday, that he went into place where men were playing cards, and that he invited them 1 from the card table to the counter in vited them to drink Intoxicating liquors. that they did drink. and that he. Judge Stiles. paid for such intoxicating liquors :?
 Will Judge Stiles deny that when charged with this violation of the law. in the presence of MT. w. II. Jones of this city, that he pleaded guilty to the charge?
 These charges have been made against
 Judge Stiles in public speeches for more than three weeks past. He has never de- ned them. Until he does and can dis prove these charges. I am willing to leave 1t to the people of this community to say who has lied in this matter, and | will leave to the same great Jury to say how black is the lie that has been told