The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-08-16
MRS. LATHAM'S
REPLY
,sswERs THE TYLER CHARGES
OF oIsLoYALTY TO THE
SOUTH.

1atbam had been disioyal to the cause
% the Confederacy during the Civil
mar and was not a fit person for mem
ba-ship I'm the United Daughters OF
tbs confederaeyZi few days later
We published the report of the exam
inc committee, in which the majority
ronort exhonorated Mrs. Latham, but
We did not have at that time Mrs.
Latham's reply to the Tyler card.
This reply has since been received
and while we have not the space to
Give the yoluminous evidence accom-
nanying it, we publish below the body
NJ Mrs. Latham's card that the public
NAV learn something of the other side
n the controversy. In her card Mrs.
Latham says:
In the beginning of the hearing by
the Confederate veterans committee,
I said to them: Gentlemen, ! bodily
nromise you in advance that there
will not be produced one single re-
snonsible witness who knew me dur
ing the war, who will hesitate to
promptly contradict every insinuation
against my loyalty as Southern wo-
man The report of the committee
fully redeems that promise. While
all the proof filed by that committee
is strong, and should be read by every
one. | ask your special attention to
the letters of former Gov. James D.
Porter. Col. Tansil, r. J. Barber, COM
mandant of the camp at Paducah;
Thomas D. Martin, Mrs. Waterfield, OF
this city; j. #. and Fannie McCutcn-
con. Mrs. Fowler, of Paducah, and
the statement signed by twelve or fif-
teen citizens of Dresden, my former
home. but really, in looking them over,
don't leave out any. / know you Will,
if you have not already done so, read
the full report of the committee, but
| direct your attention to the follow
ing extract:
'"From all of this proof,your commit
tee finds that the proof of loyalty 10
the South of Mrs. Latham during the
entire period of the war is oVerwhelm-
ing. without one word of proof to the
contrary
AS stated in the committees report,
my accuser, after nearly years &C
tivity, having failed either to appear
at the hearing or to offer a single
work of valid proof in support OF a
single charge, the committee could
have dismissed the case, but l oD'
jected and assumed the affirmative,
and with my own proof overwhelming
" disproved his every charge.
THE observant reader has not failed
to note the fact that Tyler has not
claimed to have word OF PROOF ex-
cept the two letters-one from Mr.
Gardner and one from Mrs. Somers-
both of which are wholly eliminated
as evidence by their subsequent let
tiers of explanation and denial. READ
their letters. So that / close as | be-
gan-that his failure to produce a
word of proof and the overwhelming
volume that I present, discloses TO the
public in unmistakable terms that a
more wicked, malicious attack was
never made, or had more slgnally
dsgraceful end.
IF additional evidence were needeu
of his shameful overthrow and insane
rage over it, it is found in the fact that
in his chagrin he has descended u
petty personalities and venomous per
sonal abuse that would be beneath any
honorable man. One only VIII no
tice-that my name does not appear
on the LIST of Forrest monument sub
scribers.
81 can say, without Improperly I'M
der the unusual circumstances, tha'
there are those-a number OF them
who know whether the Forrest mon
ument cost me money or not. NOUN
withstanding his repeated references
to this, / have not referred to 1t be-
fore.
ION two different occasions Mr.. La
than gave me $50 to use in behalf OF
the monument fund, saying couio
apply it directly to the fund, or use II
in any necessary travelling expenses
or OUTLAWS in obtaining money for the
monument. OF the various amounts
was out in travelling and other ex
pAcAes, l did not retain from the col
ans one dollar and vouchers from
IAe committee will show paid the fulI
collection in every instance, IRON
every man on the list. One trip cos'
me over $50 / collected between
$3.50 and $500, as the list will show
paying the full amount, without de
Quoting a dollar of the expenses, into
the Forrest monument fund ! con