The weekly true Democrat., 1908-04-17
Monticello, Fla, April Is, 1908.

Monticello, Fla, April IL, 1919.
John G. Collins, Esq, Editor the True
Democrat, Tallahassee, Fla.
Dear Sir: In answer to your editorial
"Why This Attack on Griggs?" /
make this statement: l entered this
race for Congress TO be elected to the
high honor Of representing my people.
Your charge that l entered the race for
the sole purpose Of defeating Grlggs is
false in conception and in fact, Your
further charge that ] entered the race
for senator for the purpose of defeat
ing any candidate in 1901 (l89l? lie
equally false and unWarranted.
That ! ever, in my speeches, letters
or circulars, during the campaign Of
four years ago, before the first primary,
ever even mentioned the name of any
Of nay opponents, or advised the people
TO vote Cor or against either Of them,
Is untrue. appealed 70 the people
simply in my own behalf. During that
campaign, before the first primary, Mr.
BroWard made some criticisms on me
in his literature which we discussed in
the court house in Madison, Fla, in
our speeches, when he admitted that
he was wrong and would correct his
literature, which he never did. This
explains my vote for Davis in the sec
ond primary. After the first primary,
when BroWard and Davis were the con-
testing candidates, Ireceived kilograms
from the BrOWard and the Davis man.
ayers in Jacksonville, asking my sup
port, besides many letters from friends
on the same subject. wrote letters to
the Times Union, in answer to friends,
to the effect that / intended to vote for
Davis. Messrs. G. B. Rogers and 7. j.
Watkins, both personal friends, came
to Monticello to ask me to support Da-
Wis. ! met them at the depot in MOnti-
cello, told them that l had already writ
ten letters supporting Davis, and had
made a statement to the Monticello
News to that effect. They asked me If
/ would make speeches advocating Da-
vis.' / replied that would not, and /
did not. / entertained them as my
guests at the Partridge house for the
midday meal, they leaving on the after
noon tram.
If the visit of these gentlemen Of
high character was other than friend
" one and on a high plane Inever knew
it. / am not and have never been the
candidate of any man, faction or corpo-
ration, have never had one cent of my
campaign expenses paid by any one,
either before or after any election.
am in this race for Congress as an
individual candidate, and hope and ex-
pect to win fairly, without any un-
worthy attacks or unjust criticism
against my opponents.
ask you in the interests Of fairness
and justice to give this the same public
ity you gave the editorial in question.
(Signed) d. H. MAYS.
'It is the hit dog that howls." Mr..
D. H. Mays was a member Of the Leg
islature in the session of 1891. At that
time Samuel Pasco was serving his first
term as United States Senator. Both
of these gentlemen were from the same
county. Wilkinson Call was candidate
for the United States Senate and was
from DuYal county. Mr.. Mays, not
withstanding the fact that he knew that
Jefferson county would stand solidly for
Pasco under all considerations, tried to
take advantage Of the opportunity and
have himself elected United States Sen
abor, knowing full well that his election
would mean the defeat Of Paseo at the
ensueing election. That these are the
facts is evidenced by the persistent at
titude Of John Morris IN the House Of
Representative from that county at
the time, and the Hon. W. c. Thomas