The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-22
SAMSON PEOPLE PROTEST
ON NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION
Declare That Article in Samson Ledger
Ded Not Fairly Represent TOwn's
Treatment of the
Goveruor.

Trestment of the
Governor.
The Advertiser complies with the re-
quest Of citizens Of Samson to publish
resolutions adopted at a mass meeting
Of citizens. criticising the accuracy Of
q publication in The Samson Ledger
treating OF the recent speech OF Gov.
The meeting was held at Faul's Opera
House and State Senator p. b. Davis
presided. N. H. Nixon was named as
Addresses were delivered by Senator
Davis, J. j. Norris, Attorney Murphree,
T. 8. Faulk, II. H. Reynolds, DR.. ]. O..
Johnston. DR.. E. Y. Malone and J.
Secretary Nixon offered the follow
"whersas. The citizens OF Samson
gave q barbecue and public entertain.
thousands of people were present. and
Hon Braxton Bragg Conner. Governor
Of the State, and Hon. Kyle B. Price.
a distinguished and talented citizen Of
neighboring county, were guests OF
honor, and orators of the day; and,
Whereas, The local newspaper, The
Samson Ledger In Its account OF the
occasion, grossly misstated matters of
the Governor of the State. for whom
Its editors entertains cultivated an
tipathy; and
social nature. with no political fea-
lures, and upon the cordial and insist.
ent invitation Of the committee Of
Samson citizens the aforesaid distin-
guished Aiabamians were present to
were thus In Samson. not merely as
guests. but also as contributors to the
hospitality that Samson was so credit
ably dispensing to the people of this
HHcftnn. thafahV hAfnU untitled nat
merely to decent treatment, but to the
gratitude of the people of Samson,
whom they were thus serving; and
vast throng Of visitors who were in
Samson upon the sth OF July Big Day
did treat the distinguished visitors
with marked consideration and cour-
tesy. Therefore be II
Resolved, That the citizens Of Sam
son in indignation meeting assembled
do ,repudiate the utterances of The
Samson Ledger and declare that they
do not state facts when they refer to
frost all round silence so profound
as to be painful 'affront to invite
him. Governors embarrassment and
the IKE hnt taat tes sans are unmIt-
nation by all who love the truth.
Resolved. That we, the citizens Of
Samson. do declare that large audi
ence Of approximately 1000 people
heard. applauded and enjoyed the ad-
dresses Of Governor Conner and Hon.
X. b. Price.
RESOLVED That we resent as base
son, the imputations that we are so
low in the scale Of civilization and so
devoid of the traits Of hospitality as
to neglect guest.
Resolved. That while we believe In
the freedom of the press, the untram-
melted criticism of public matters by
the press in a legitimate manner, that
we do consider unwarranted criticism
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wildly roams the fields Of envenomed
malice.
Resolved, That we do thus express
to the public at large and to the Gov
Price, of Elba, Ala, our profound cha
grin and pungent Modification over
the reckless and unfounded assaults
upon them contained In the recent
issue Of The Samson. Ledger and that
we do assure them that the people OF
Samson expressly denounce and repu-
diate the same.
"Resolved. That a copy Of these res
and Hon. Kyle b. Price, The Birming-
ham News, The Montgomery Advertiser,
The Montgomery Journal and The Sam.
son Ledger for publication.
Resolved. That this resolution be
put to a rising vote, and that all who
fully indorse the sentiments 1t con-
tains be allowed to sign the same"
Upon vote being taken upon the
present voted for the adoption Of the
resolutions. Immediately thereafter
practically all Of the citizens present
approached the desk Of the secretary
and signed the resolutions. some be-
ing compelled to leave the opera house
before they could get opportunity to
sign The signers n more then tSs isa hun
men OF every trade, business and pro-
fession and of every shade of political
belief in Samson. They are as fol-
lows:
Lee C. n F. FoTMf Hurst, j. J. " FauIE n W " j.
Gresham. J, W: Dannelly; j. M: T.
gu;n G. w Bryant asr W q r. A # Wise
W. D. Afford, N. NJ. skipper, 2. g.
King. J. w. snipes. o: NJ. Hargette.
a1 w T Il % " Wages. F M e. Nc Morris.
F. l.. Brunson. H. c. orme. e. p Nc
Dufie. Jr.. J. w: Jones. r. d: Abbott
B , H D D. R w W. v, Mcnpfis j. Me- P
DUNE, j. G, Page. Bert Brazile. 4. L
Lee. Glen Faux, W. p. Smith. ]. C..
Warren. J. G.. S. Addison. ]. A. Nc
IsIHt 8 M Mashis F. + Johnson n
p. b. Davis. J. I. valentine. H, A..
Knowles, R. L. Gooisby. Sol Austin
A. Holloway. C. C.: Brock. J II Har-
J. J Morris, Jr.. B. Mitchell, B. r..
Messer. Tom Beasley. Malcolm Farmer
| s. w. Thomas, Grady jacobs, A. N.
Gillis, L. R. conant, NJ. P: smith H i.
e. Patrick. NJ. A. Parrish. r. W: Par
IRISH. L. S, Allen. J. N. Clements. D.
P. Adkison. T. J.. simmons. ]. 1.
Murphree. c. B. Hutchinson. F. p.
Morgan. j. ]. Morris. George W. Gil
more, r. S. Faux, D. McLain. George
T. Crapp. ]. H. McDuffie; Q; J, Angle
Gore T A. Rigell, H. NJ. Farmer, T.
4. Hendrick, L. Johnson I1,.+, R: E.
Y. Hinson. f. Willis C. A. Saunders.
w. C. Dannelly, ]. H. Norris H. II.
Upon motion the chair appointed
Messrs; J. ]. Morris; r. H: Nixon \. and ana
proceedings of the mass meetings to
| the persons and newspapers named In
the resolution. The mass meeting then
| adjourned sine die.
p. b. Davis,
| Chairman.
| J. J. Morris,
| ~