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1- Jerald and gUtcrfeer. Tewnan, Ga., Friday, August 5tH, 1887. THE ADAMS APPOINTMENT. Editor Revill “Sasses Back” and Clam ors for Evidence of Mr. Adams’ Democracy. Meriwether Vindicator, 29th nit. The Columbus Enquirer some time -i£0 stated unqualifiedly that Mr. John C. Adams, lately appointed route agent m the Georgia Midland railroad, was a good Democrat. Having heard for a long time that Mr. Adams could justly ray no claims to being classed asaDem- -cnit, and being informed that lie lost the position of post-master at Ilogans- ville on account of his Republican pro clivities and lack of sympathy for, and affiliation with, the Democracy, we mildly suggested that the Enquirer was •Mistaken. Our city contemporary, after some delay, replies by publishing wliat it styles “conclusive evidence that Mr. Adams is a Democrat.” The issue, then, is the grade, the degree, the ex tent, the depth or genuineness of the Democracy of Mr. Adams. Are his Democratic claims such as to entitle him to an appointment for which thir ty true and tried Democrats competed ? Democrats who lived along the line «?f the Midland railroad, while Mr. Adams resided in a distant county?— Democrats of unquestioned fidelity op posed by Mr. Adams, who was reported to liave lost the Ilogansville postmas tership at the urgent request of IIo- gausville Democrats? This is the real issue between the Vindicator and the Enquirer. Let no one be drawn aside by outside or irrelevant issues. As the weather is rather torrid and the dog days upon us let the discussion he con ducted without undue warmth or loss of temper, even if it takes all summer. Although the Enquirer certified to the Democracy of Mr. Adams, it con fesses to have had to wait several days in “obtaining the facts in the case.” It might have been better for our friend to have obtained the facts before vouch ing for Mr. Adams’ Democracy. In a message to the Atlanta Constitution some one, evidently connected with the Enquirer office, announced with a flour ish of trumpets that the Enquirer would publish “extracts” from letters indors ing the Democracy of Mr. Adams. Why did not the Enquirer give the letters entire, instead of extracts ? Why gar ble these letters and publish only such portions as suited the Enquirer ? Why not turn on all the light? We believe it is a rule of legal evidence that when a paper is offered in testimony that the whole of the paper bearing on the same subject shall be given the jury and not an “extract” only be submitted. The only witnesses produced by the En quirer certifying to the Democracy of Mr. Aclams are Judges Ferrell and Longley, of LaGrange. These gentle men say “Mr. Adams is a true and life long Democrat.” These letters have been seen by other parties and are said to contain statements not published in the Enquirer “extract.” Will the En quirer publish the remainder of those remarkable recommendations of Messrs. Longley and Ferrell ? Will the Enquirer suppress a part of these let ters, or will it turn on all the light by publishing the whole letters? We go farther in our great desire to have the whole of these letters laid before the public and announce our willingness to pay for their publication in the En- cpurer at regular legal advertising rates. We fear the Enquirer will never let those letters see the light in their en tirety. If not, why not ? Is our con temporary afraid of his own witnesses? Seven other “extracts” from seven other letters Of seven other LaGrange gentlemen certify to the ability and faithfulness of Mr. Adams, but not one of the seven say a single word concern ing the Democracy of Mr. Adams. Very conclusive evidence this, and in extracts, too ! Again we say, turn on all the light and publish these certifi cates entire. Three gentlemen of Newnan, Messrs. W. A. Turner. Daniel Swint and P. F. Smith, are said by the Enquirer to high ly recommend Mr. Adams and urge his appointment.” Again we respectfully beseech the Enquirer to turn on all the light by publishing the letters of these gentlemen. They say not a word of Adams’ Democracy. P. H. Whitaker, Jr., Frank S. Loftin and Hon. W. II. Daniel, ex-State Sena tor and Representative of Heard coun ty, are represented as saying, “We do hope that all will be done to secure for Mr. Adams the position he seeks.” These gentlemen are ominously silent concerning Mr. Adams’ Democracy. Turn on the light and give us the letters entire and let the public see how strong they are. Major John W. Park, of Greenville, says Mr. Adams grew up in Greenville with the good wishes of all, but never a word does the Major say in indorse ment'of Adams’ Democracy. Why not publish this letter in full ? Hon. R. D. Render also wrote a let ter, but the Enqmrer fails to publish any indorsement from it of the Democ racy of Mr. Adams. A petition was signed by our county officers, which was written by some one else; but . the petition contains not a word going to show that Mr. Adams had ever been suspected of being a Dem ocrat. Will the Enqmrer publish the petition ? Does not the Enquirer know that a letter was written by one of the signers of that petition stating that Mr. Adams was regarded as a Republican? Will the Enquirer be kind enough to publish this letter as a part of the evi dence in the case? We fear it will not. The truth is, only one of the recom mendations indorse the Democracy of Mr. Adams. That solitary one is given by Messrs. Ferrell and Longley, and if the Enquirer will summon courage suf- follow after Adams in spite of Mr. Martin’s objections. Like Sinbad’s “Old Man of the Sea,” they cannot be easily shaken off. Like Banquo’s ghost, they will not down at any one’s bidding. In the next half dozen sentences Mr. Martin betravs an ignorance that, if not ficient to publish it entire, the force of ! inexcusable, is certainly astonishing in its recommendation, we are confident, will be wholly destroyed. The other letters are of the stereotyped form gen erally prepared by tlie petitioner him self or some friend, and signed as a one claiming to represent the “virtue and intelligence” of an entire Congres sional District. He says that because we held an office at Washington during the administration of Mr. Hayes, and mere matter of form and not meaning j Adams held an office under Mr. Hayes, much. In proof of this we may state that two of the Greenville petitione say that they signed the petition at the request of Mr. Adams, he presenting it in person, ready written, without dream ing that Adams stood the ghost of a chance of securing the office; while an other signer states that Jie did not know liis name was on the petition un til he saw it in print, adding that he did not know Mr. Adams or anythin about him. Mr. Adams was formerly a pupil of the Vindicator scribe and wrote early last year to ask our help in getting the postal clerkship on the Georgia Mid land. We are frank to say if there had been no true, dyed-in-the-wool Demo crats applying for the place we would willingly have signed just such a petition for Mr. Adams as the gentlemen above mentioned have signed. As long as Democrats were applicants we could not ask the appointment of one whose Democratic fidelity was questioned. Had only Republicans sought the posi tion we should cheerfully have given Mr. Adams all the aid possible. But when thirty Democrats living on the line of the road were applicants—Dem ocrats whose fidelity is unquestioned —we could not think it fair to import a man from a remote county who was im ported to have been turned out of of fice because of his Republican proclivi ties. Right here, too, we will state if Mr. Adams was not dismissed from the postofiice at Ilogansville because of his political record he was certainly thrown overboard because of some official dere liction of duty. If for the latter cause he is certainly not eligible for re-ap- pointment in the postal service. What has the Enquirer to i^ay to this? The Enquirer concludes by saying that “Congressman Grimes does not re gret having caused Mr. Adams’ appoint ment, nor has he any apology for the act.” With this we have nothing to do. We are not seeking to extort re grets nor apologies from any one. The Enquirer stated that Mr. Adams was a good Democrat. We suggested that our contemporary might be mistaken as a matter of fact. This is the head and front of our offending. It we cannot 'establish the correctness of our state ment we will cheerfully take it back. Had any of the other thirty gentle men applying for the place been select ed would it have been necessary for the Enquirer to have published a certificate of his Democracy ? Were not all the others like Ctesar said his wife must be, above suspicion ? When a good picture is drawn of a noble steed there is no necessity of writing under the drawing, “This are a horse.” Let the Enquirer publish the list of applicants and let the public determine if it is necessary to publish a certificate respecting the De mocracy of any of them, except Mr. Adams ? Editor Revill Replies to Col. Peter W. Martin. Columbus Enquirer-Sun, 29tli ult. Greenville, Ga., July 27th.—Editor Enquirer-Sun: In your Sunday’s issue I find an article from Air. P. W. Martin, of Woodbury, complaining of some edi torial remarks of mine respecting the appointment of Mr. J. C. "Adams as postal clerk on the Georgia Midland. Mr. Martin having selected the Enquir er-Sun as his medium of addressing the public concerning my newspaper ut terances, I ask the use of your columns in replying to the tirade of my old pu pil. Although he proclaims himself a champion of the “virtue and intelli gence” of the Fourth Congressional Dis trict, his manifesto displays such a lack of knowledge that a reply may be of service to him, though coming from one whom he classes outside the pale of dis trict “virtue and intelligence.” The “Hon. Peter W. Martin” repre sents us correctly as questioning the Democracy of Mr. Adams, but he blun ders when asserting that our remarks were “a direct thrust at every Demo crat who signed Mr. Adams’ petition.” He would have hit the mark had he said that we made a thrust at all Dem ocrats who certified to the Democracy of Mr. Adams. As Mr. Martin’s cer tificate, as published in last Friday’s. Enquirer-Sun, says nothing of the Democratic good standing of Adams, it strikes us that our friend kicked before the spur touch him. Our lance was not leveled at him. Again, our self-constituted represen tative of the “virtue and intelligence” of the district asks, “What has Mr. Adams to do with his Republican ante cedents?” To our inquiring friend we reply that Mr. Adams is to be judged, politically, by liis “Republican antece dents.” By their acts, their deeds, all men are to be judged. If a man was a Republican yesterday he is likely to be a Republican to-day. If he claims to be a Democrat to-day, he should go to the foot of the class and spell up. He should not be arbitrarily placed at the head of a class composed of thirty true and tried Democrats. The back- el’s of Mr. Adams appear desirous not to be reminded of his “Republican an- tliat both Adams and-Revill stand up on the same footing. Says lie: “If not, why did the editor of the Vindicator drive the mail wagon in Washington City during the Hayes administration? Because he carried colored Congress men their mail, why should he be con sidered less a Democrat than Mr. Ad ams, who acted as postmaster at IIo- gansville?” In response, we beg leave to inform “the Hon. P. W. Martin” that we held office as a member of the Georgia Legislature during General ‘“Grant’s administration, but not under Grant. Judge Hiram Warner held the position of Chief-Justice of Georgia during the. Hayes administration, but was not indebted to Hayes for the place. Scores of “Confederate briga diers” and true Southern Congressmen held office at Washington City, during the Ilayes administration, not through the good will of Mr. Hayes, but in spite of him and his party. So the Vindica tor, during the Hayes administration, held an office at Washington that au thorized him to drive a spanking team that drew a stylish mail wagon, but he obtained the position, not through the grace of Mr. Hayes, but from the Dem ocratic postmaster of the House of Representatives, this postmaster being elected by the Democrats of the House. Mr. Ilayes had no more control over the department in which the Vindica tor served than did “the Hon. Peter W. Martin.” Our chief was responsible to the Democratic majority of the House, and to no one else. Neither at Wash ington nor anywhere else did the Vin dicator ever ask for or hold office through the favor of a Republican of fice-holder or a Republican administra tion. While he never held an office under Hayes, how was it with Adams ? He not only held office during the admin istrations of Messrs. Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, but he held office under these Republican administrations and actually petitioned, asked, begged, Mr. Hayes for the postmaster’s place at Ilogansville. Perhaps Mr. Martin, not knowing what he was writing about, mgy still be unable to see any differ ence between the positions of Adams and the Vindicator, but we imagine all the “intelligent” readers of the En quirer-Sun will recognize a distinction. Is Mr. Martin unwittingly telling tales out of school, when he appears to intimate that Mr. Adams was appoint ed postal clerk, as a fling at Hon. Hen ry R. Harris? Mr. Martin must be careful, or the “virtue and intelligence of the district” will ask to be saved from self-appointed guardians and de fenders. Mr. Martin says that “Mr. Adams never voted for a Republican Presi dent ?” .Yes, but did he ever vote for a Democratic President? Mr. Adams would give his bottom dollar just now to be able to say and prove that he ever voted for a Democratic President He had an opportunity of voting for a Democratic President in Mr. Cleve land, but Mr. Martin can but fear that Adams let that golden opportunity pass unimproved. Could Mr. Martin have stood by his friend Adams on last Presidential election day and have known what he now knows, instead of quoting Grigg to Adams, he would, no doubt, have whispered: Hasten, Adams, to be wise; Stay not for tlie morrow’s sun; Cleveland’s surely on the rise, And Jim Blaine may be undone. Haste to vote for Cleveland, Jack; Be earelul what you’re about; Walk the Democratic track, Aud you will not be turned out. Says Mr. Martin; “For Adams to have lost the office at Hogansville, was a severe cut from the party lash.” Yes, but that party lash was wielded by a party whose rallying campaign cry was, “Turn the rascals out.” By the whip that gave Adams “a severe cut,” and about the same time, fell the Re publican postmasters, Bethune, of Tal- botton; Sturgis, of Columbus; Beall, of LaGrange; Milner, of Newnan, and other Republican lights. “The virtue and intelligence of the district” de manded that this lash be applied, and applied vigorously. But Mr. Martin says: “It is an insult to class Adams as a Republican.” It seems to us that the restoration of Adams to office, after being turned out by a Democratic Rep resentative, was an insult to and an outrage upon the thirty Democratic- applicants for the position that Adams holds. Indeed, it was not very compli mentary to the ‘Virtue and intelligence of the district.” Mr. Martin says, in a valorous strain, “that others may silently pass the VI - dicator’s inuendoes as he at firstintend- ed to do.” After witnessing Mr. Mar tin’s display of ignorance or lack of in formation, his friends will doubtless conclude that .their luckless knight would appear to better advantage had he followed liis first impulse and kept quiet. After reading liis effusion the ‘Virtue and intelligence of the district” may repudiate their self-selected and courageous champion. But Mr. Martin says: “Adams was account of his pronounced antagonism to Col. Henry R. Harris.” Again our friend displays a great amount of zeal without knowledge. As Mr. Martin says in another place, only Republicans were appointed to office under Hayes, Democratic Congressmen were only al lowed a choice as between Republicans for postmasters. In this way Col. Har ris did all he could with a Republican President to have Adams appointed postmaster at Hogansville. For ten years, and until Mr. Cleveland was in augurated. Adams remained in office. After Mr. Cleveland became President, m obedience to urgent demands from Ilogansville Democrats and patrons of the office. Col. Harris was forced to ask for the removal of Mr. Adams to make way for a sterling Democrat. Mr. Ad ams may then have antagonized Col. Harris, but this great antagonism was after Ilogansville Democrats, through Col. Harris, had secured rhe dismissal of Adams. We know not the precise date of this antagonism, but we do know that one year ago Adams wrote us asking for aid in obtaining the as sistance of Col. Harris in securing a po sition on the Georgia Midland. Mr. Martin wishes to be alive two years hence to indorse liis Congress man’s career. Unless he grows in knowledge, the ‘Virtue and intelli gence” of the Congressman’s suppor ters may beg Mr. Martin to withhold his unasked for indorsement. Should tlie gentleman live a thousand years, he will never be able, even with the strongest magnifying glass, to find any Democracy in the political career of John C. Adams from July, 1877, to March, 18S6. Respecting Mr. Martin’s taunt, that the Vindicator carried colored Con gressional mail, we can say it was never our lot to carry colored Congressmen their mail matter, the only three who were members of the forty-fifth Con gress being on a route different from ours; but, had we done so, we should have cared no more for it than when we hand a colored man his mail at the Greenville postoffice, and felt no worse than “the Hon. P. W. Martin” did when he sold ground peas, candy, to bacco and calico across the counter to colored customers at Newnan. W. T. Revill. In Brief, ai.d to the Point. Dyspepsia is dreadful. 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