The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
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members, held at this place., Union City,
September 81 and 20, 1902 was the only
one (which could possibly be made applicable
to the present controversy"
What q aohopper! The honorable gentle
men who had met to investigate matters, were
not prepared to believe that the President
could take refuge in wilful, deliberate, out
rageous prevarication-a they, therefore,
accepted his positive assertion as true. Con-
sequently, even my devoted friends, Nc
Gregor, Wimberly and others, consented to
a finding that had been 'misinformed".
What will be the indignation of every gen
tleman to whom John Lee told that brazen
falsehood, when they read the letter given be-
low? [ do not know how many such letters
John sent out; but the vicious activity shown
in this, and in the "Watson's lies' document,
proves that he ecas 6etsizy engaged defending
the crooks and undermining me.
Read this letter, dated November 90, and
bear in mind what John told the conferees
Bear in mind, also the date of my attack on
him, for butting in-DECEMBER 9TH!
Here is his letter:
Union City, Ca, Nov. %, 1909.
Il find a set of resolutions with carbon copy
referred to me by the editor. AS I am to be at
- on the 25th, would be glad that your
local, many of them as could, would be pres
ent that l could explain in person all the de-
tails concerning this matter
"() In the first place, in reference to the
Ship-subsidy speech, Duckworth all the union pa
pers Of Texas and the minutes of the Texas meet
ing all show that it not mentioned at the
Texas meeting; The speech was absolutely on the
restoration of merchant-marine the subsidized
press which has always been our enemy published
the error and expected to force the Farmers
Union into politics by such action. No paper
cept the paper desiring to lead into politics
has paid any attention whatever to the report
After Duckworth and the National Co-operator,
the Texas union paper, published that it not
SO. The friends of ship-subsidy are the only ones
who is very much concerned.
"(2) Now, as to the employment of help in
the Union News, nor the State Union have any
thing to say, the person you refer to is my neigh
Dor and has been my neighbOr for long time I
know that he is perfect gentleman absolutely
honest and in every way above the accusation
charged against him, the other hand, the
charge is made, that he is city printer, any one
familiar with the constitution of this State knows
that city printer is not eligible to membership,
and If your local, or any living man will show
me one in the Farmers Union in this State, I
guarantee to you his removal The charges are
that he was delegate elected to go to Canada,
the man elected to represent the farmer was Jno.
Grady of Kentucky who has not dollar invested
in anything nor has ever had but a farm; he is
one of the wealthiest and most intelligent farm
ers OF the entire bluegrass region. I do not know
how such reports has ever gained credence, be-
cause, there is absolutely nothing but the facts
[ have stated them.
'(3) Now, as to the counsel the Neal Bank
Idlleu lOT IHI0e million ana SoVenty-fVo thousand
dollars, @. Il. LadsOn was not an officer nor legal
adviser of said Bank, but went to the bank and
borrowed 100000 giving mortgage on $500, 900
worth of Atlanta property and when the bank
failed the receivers thinking so much of the Gu
ban deal released the Atlanta property and be-
came partner in the Cuban deal, clearing not
only the full amount borrowed with interest, but
100000 besides This looks to me to be the
most magnificent business deal that have heard
OF in years, he could not have wrecked a bank
that failed for the above sum- Borrowing what
he did: it appears to me that if our members be-