Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-02-23
POOLS PERFIDEY.


The following letter from IL. II. Helper,
a leading Republican i'll Rowan county,
published in the Salisbury UGtchmGn,
gives characteristic chapter III the politi
cal life of John Pool. All signs fail in dry
weather, and ''hOnor among thieves does
not hold good with Pool:
SALISBURY. y. c., Jan. 3, 1872.
Gov. TOD r. CALDWELL
Dear Sir:-I am going to acqUaint you
with a bit of vilainy. This is only one Of
many, however, that | shall lave occasion
to bring to light by and by.
But let me digresS Tor moment. 1t is
my nature TO say but little upon any sub
ject, but what l do say is said frankly and
candidly, based always, hope, upon absO-
lutte facts, or opinions arrived al or drawn
from deliberate and mature reasoning, as
well as observation. Party is a secondary
consideration with me. am for my coun-
try first. L claim to be an orthodox MEM
Der OF the Republican party, and for those
great principles as laid down by Washing
ton, jackson, and Abraham Lincoln. Here
| would give yOu my views at length with
respect to what | conceive to be the duty
of the Republican party, and as to who
should, i'll my opinion, be the GubelIiatO-
rial candidate for the coming contest. But
you for me To do SO. l am frank enough
to say that you are not my choice. But
because l say this | shall not sneak around
into by-places to do you an injustice, rO-
litically or otherwise.
Now that villainy. | suppose YOU know
that Hon. John Pool is not a fool. However,
! am OF the opinion that you, like myself.
believe him to be, politically, as sleek as an
eel, as oily as porpoise, and as treaeher-
GUS as a shark. He is fshy, to say the
/ least. His insincerity is univel sally admit
! ted by everybody.
! Recently Mr.. Pool has had Thomas b.
Long promoted from a route agency on the
! Western North Carolina Railroad to that
of Special Mail Agent for North Carolina
not for his fitness and integrity, but foI
! his wel-knOwn dishonesty. Every body
who is well acquainted with this man
Long knows that he is just that. But
said the Honorable John, to Anthony
Bencini and George j. Long, i'll his private
room in Washington not long since
Thomas 3. Long must have that office
1t is important that he should have tile
Special Mail Agency for the State for the
reason that he will make a good, active
canvasser for the Radical party during oul
next campaign, and his office will supply
him with good excuse for entering into
that business at the expense Of the Gov
eminent .....
Anthony Bencin might be induce,
to deny this statement, but George j. Lon.
is made up of different material anl will a
any time, 1 make no doubt, qualify to thu
truthfiIness of this statement. Thus i
will be perceived that Mr.. Pool is capabl,
of prostituting the dignity Of the State ant
his high office for the basest political pur
poses. Need we be surprised at this since
it has become the settled purpose Of til,
office holders throughout the country t.
persevere in their villainy and to sustain
themselves in it by the reelection. if pos
sible, of General Grant. Witness the pom
derous frauds for political purposes II
Gently developed and now being developed
by the United States Senate investigator:
Committee in the city of New York rela
tive to CUstom-hOusc affairs is an evi
dence of this allegation. Isn't it alarm
ing? But this is not all. Ify The promo
ton of this great rascal, he and W.
Henderson (birds of a feather flock toeetL
er, SO heard a woman say at our las
county Fair) are to manipulate the nolitica
horoscope in the interest of said John Poo
W. W. Holden and few other pets, on
of whom is not yourself, trow.
Agreeable 10 the winks of Mr.. Pool, as
suppose, Col. Thomas Is. Long and Col
W. +. Henderson, travelled (birds Of
feather, &C., to AshbQro', in Randolp
county, some little while ago, where, az
cOrding to the behests of Pool and Holden
and the qualification, no doubt, of Hon
Thomas Settle, were all well resolved
whilst you was shyly and purposely ie
nored.- Wei, think this will do. Straw
show, &c. .Hs s..l- =
Yours truly,
i III. III. HELPER.