The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-07-29

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OhsSrvtOg IA the editorial columns
% yonr valued paper that YOU regard
ms ''remarkable'' the difference i'm the
press OF the State between the glariusr
headlines of the Mann Mahoae letters
and the "unobtrusiveS position given
the "explanationS of Judge Mann. I
trust that you will permit me space
enough to call attention TO The fact that
while you give vigorous editorial as
sent to Judge Mann's candidacy and
to the sufdciSney Of his Explanation. -
You failed to give even ''unobtrusive''
position TO the letters which it i
claimed not only affect Judge Mann's
party loyalty, but contradict his dec
laratjons on the stump,
viii yosl indulge me, therefore, suf-
hcient space to say that Judge Mann
stated here during his address that the
only opponent he had for the Readius-
fer JudSSship, which he did not w ant.
could not pass the character commit
tee" of the Legislature. while am told
by several geutlemen of unquestioned
veracity that at Labau he declared
that he was bound to be elected in that
fight for the reason that he had no q.
position. Yet we find him thanking
Gen Malone for his aid during the
''c.ntest, the letter being written
upon the day of his nomination.
Isn't it rather remarkable" then.
that not desiring this nomination,
Judge Mann should have within a few
days after he found out from the cleo
tion that the Readjusters had carried
the State and Malone controlled the
Legislature, FASTENED to assure Gen.
Malone that previous 70 the election
N winch Mann an. . claims ~ lhs re been an
W Iehf opponent of Mahone's and the
Readjusters, he had seen the RepubIi-
can leader, Dyson, and the negro can
didate, Scott Whom after the election
he claimed as ''our representatives i'm
behalf of Gen. Malone And while
this letter of 10 was written after the
election, Mann. Democrat, before he
knew how the election would ternai
nate, had busted himself in securing
support for the leader of the opposi-
ton, assuring him few days after
wards he would DO anything he could
for him
DO you not also regard Judge Mann's
explanation" tther remarkable, "
when in his letter written so shortly
after the Readjusters had triumphcd'
and before the Governorship fight be-
tween the Readjuster and the Demo
Gratis, he said in his letter TO Malone.
Il should like TO see you our Governo,,
out will rejoice in your election t. the
Senate, that in the one instance. that
of the Governorship, he now declares
he meant the fight two years before
while i'll the other he meant the coming
n sht No one can deny that Judge
Mann seems particularly skilled in
the use of language, but would not the
use of the term Il should like TO see
YOU our Governor" been tar less re
markable" had Judge Mann now
test in which Cameron was to be nom
mated and elected by the Readjusters
AID not to Democratic convention
held two years previous to the date Of
that letter
And again, in 1880, when Gen. Ma
hone had been elected to the u. s.
Senate and Governor Holiday had
vetoed the Readjuster bill and the fight
was again coming off, and Camera n
was later on to lie pitted against Dan
iel, and after Malone had evidently
called upon Mann to take the stumD.
not for him, Malone, but for his party,
for he was not then candidate, is it
not at least remarkable" that this
loyal Democrat, neither whose afilia-
ton with, nor arlot f1r, The Dernocr:.-
.cy had been weakened hv Read ust. 7
patronage. should hlve. i'm declining
e. take the unp on account uf Official
position. f.eiivd also 10 ASSIGN as a req
son that y AN 4 Iowa! De.no,rAt''
There arc those who will. dare
affirm. regard it rs quite .renarka-
BILE that ioya. Democc;tt While for
getting to lily his colovs in the face OF
the leader Of tie opposition as a rea-
son for not deserving 10 the enen
should have added to that 'caier WHO
was IN the Senate of the II. =. and
not a candidate for office. "Ihave al
WAYS supported You aud ID III cortin.e
to do so, mot for personal rea ,onS. bat
for the best interests of th, State
If Judge Mann Supported the leader
of the >eadjus e~s Tor the best inter
est OF the State. " i'm Il contest i'm which
that leader WAS not candidate for
office, the only support possible TO have
given him 1T that time must have been
given to iiie movement which he headed
ana the p1rtv which he led.
Judge Mann though pressed for an
answer has fci1aI e.,