The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-10-10

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little of your "lather'' that every one
knows is costing you ten cents per
line, I know it comes high, but YOU
ought 10 waste "A little; MS the voters
shall have the truth.
/ Question 3. Tell what yoa used TO
tell about Hon. w. p. Brownlow and
his family, tell how you abused him
for taking interest in state politics.
You accused him Of being candidate
of The whiskey ring, did you not? Do
you say so now, or have you changed?
Question 4. You claim to be a regu-
lar candinate. By what authority?
BY the same Committee that stole the
nomination from Roosevelt? Tell
about that also. Aud is it not fact
that you not only voted for Taft in
the Chicago convention, but you also
voted for The stealing of California
delegates when they had been elected
by primary by 1000 majority. Why
did you do that? You were not in
siructed to vote against any such dele
gates were you? Explain Mr. Sells,
all about your chanfe of heart.
Question 5. Tell the voters of
N"sh ngton county, and also the
8 c.i-holders of the Jonesboro Ad-
s,l;e, what became of their money.
What became of many dollars your
JoAesboro Advance, your Tennessee
Il guilty, and East Tennessee Repub-
lean subscribers paid to You ana your
papers for " hich they received never
penny nor their yearly subscrip-
tons?
Question 6. Mr.. Sells, did you not
say in your speeches two years ago
that you had investigated Mr.. MIS-
eeys' record on the temperance ques-
ton and il was o K, and urge your
friends VJte for him, and after the
election YOU expressed yourself by say
ing you were so glad about it. Aud is
IL not a fact that YOU tried in every
way possible to backen the reputation
Of Hon James Il. Penland and Hen
A. y. Taylor by calling each of them
the whiskey candidates, and last but
notleast, is it not also IA fact that you
howled about over the country that
the late Sen. Robt. l.. Taylor was a
candidate of the whisky ring when he
ran for governor? BE good enough,
Mr.. Sells, TO waste little Of your val
uible "iati er" by answering this let
t r.
| see from the paper after you refus-
ed to answer my letter with your
"lather" that you have had your half
paid secretary answer it for you. Yet
he docs not say he only received $50.
10 when the law allowed him $l25.00.
He also intimates that you did moi
have free railroad pass. Now is il
not fact that you knew and knew
then that you did have free pass and
t rat you are trying To deceive TIE peo-
pie, through Mr.. Barlow. l hon re-
did you not get 20 cents per mile al
the lime Off the tax payers? Answer
this yourself.
Now, Mr., Sells, you are so good that |
| hate 10 write to you for fear it might |
cause you TO do a wrong or tempt you
TO "cuss" little, but now won't you
please be goody, goody, just long
enough to tell me what you have to
say. Can't persuade you to come
out Of your hole and tell me something
about your great work in congress.
Suppose YOU go to Maj. Divine and
have him write you a reply He has
written so many for you in the past,
you certainly know his writing. You
nave signed so many that he wrote for
you during your last campaign. Now
because you have been ungratful to
aim as well as many Others who sup.
ported you, can't you at least give him
md others kind word? Yes, and
here is Hon. Adam Bowman, upon
yhom you aided the commission of an
'sault at the Greeneville convention,
lie, too, has helped you in the past
Maybe, he will write you a letter. I'll
lot, perhaps you can find some other
nan, formerly your friend, that will
lelp you out Now, Mr.. Sells, let mo
lave an answer with some of your
'iather," for | insist that | am going
o smoke you out of your hole even if
have TO burn asbestos to do il. So
ONE on my, little boy and take your
and | will give you some
ugar to take the bad taste out of your
louth. DO mol get mad and cuss
round, bit be good and Dr. Massey
hight give you II job in the elevator at
Washington, or introduce a bill and
ave your charge of descrtion removed
, you can get pension.
Very Truly,