Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-06-25
Mr.. NixonR Replies.

Isee in the last issue ofyour paper
an article by Mr.. w. M Atkinson,
my opponent, for the Offices District
Attorney, purporting to be an ans
wer to q speech made by met at ottine.
| had much rather meet my opponent
in public debate, than in the papers,
as in debate, the hearers, can Judge for
themselves, but in self defense, / am
forced to answer said article
Z Mr., Atkinson mentioned that my
speech was made in his absehce, try
ing to lead the public to believe that |
had taken advantage of him w speak
ing in his absence, when in fact, ifhe
wanted to be fair, he would have told
you that ] had made the sane speech,
discussing his official and ...sslIc re-.
cord, Az Moulton IN his presence; that
few days before the speech at Ottine,
1 met him at Seguin and told him that
1 was going to make the same speech
1 had made at Moulton, and that l
wanted him to be present at the Ottine
picnic and wanted to hear his reply;
that he arrived and spoke at Ottine,
shortly after had made my speech,
but made no attempt to answer my ar
gument as to his official record, but
undertook to attack my record,
He attempts to show his qualifca
ton for the district attorneys Office,
by saying that he is classed with the
lamented Ponton, Jim Ellis; w. L.
Davidson, w, S. Fly and Geo. Bur
CESS. 1 suppose that he means that
because he practiced law with these
gentlemen. he should have the same
qualification.
In reply to what he has to say about
the Oonfederates, anyone can see that
he has no cause to take the position he
does, as by reading what | have to
say in my speech, you can readily see
that [ meant that if you were going to
vote for him, simply because he was
confederate, you should consider that
/ had some claim along this line, as |
am a son Of confederate soldier and
was not old enough to go to the war.
Again he says that he has convicted
one white man, in the last six years,
but does not want to give his name.
Also he says only two persons having
been indicted for perjury, during his
term OF Office, and that | had written
one of the indictments, when if he
wanted to be fair, he would have told
you that he dictated said Indictment
to me and simply copied same on
typewriter, as matter of accommada-
ton, having no further interest in the
case, as he was the district attorney,
not 1.
He, closing his article by admitting
that all that said was truein the for
gerry cases against S. K. McKenny,
that it was simply mistake of his, in
these words ''It is true that ! wrote
both OF the indictments in the little
negro McKenny (although a grown
many case and ii someone can explain
why man leaves out a letter or
word in writing an ordinary letter,
then l will be able to explain, why l
left it out in this [thesel case ISL.
Admitting that he had a good case
against S. X. McKenny and made two
attempts to write correct indictment
and in both attempts he failed, and to-
day the negro is free man with not a
scratch Of a charge against him in the
courts, just because as Mr.. Atkinson
says that he made mistake, And
then complains in these words; fBut
Bob you we're before the sGrand Jury.
as county attorney and read over tile