The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-29
noDpRIpGE COUNTY. 80
Letter from Mr.. GanO Ia Reply TO
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Editors IuteIllEeneer:
Mv attention was called this morning
IN a shorl article, dated at this place on
the 22d Of August, over the signature oil
"Obserrer," 10 which l would not now
nav apy attention but that 1t Is the second
sn1ib that this person has thrown at me.
The first article in which my name WAS
referred 10 by "ObserVer" was Chat flet!
ring to the return Of Mir. Mcmillan, when,
II Mr.. Observer had observed the truth,
be would have left me entirely ont Of his
Squlb; for he knew, If he knew anything
that was not at the station at the time
referred 10, nor did know Of the return
Of Mr.. Mcmillan until, l think, the day
after his return. But ] paid no attention
10 the article, for ] cared nDthhg about
Il, aud treated II Is q little bit-ot pleas
antry, little thinking that any man could
be so far lost TO truth as TO pen such trash
for the truth. But l suppose my silence
has had the effect on him that the want
Of discipline has on q smart boy, else the
article Of the Esd Of this month would not
have appeared. Now, Mr.. Editor, the
truth OF the matter Is Just thiES ! have
been Republican since the Presidential
campaign in which Lincoln and Douglas
were the opposing candidates and repre-:
RentstiVes OF the two great national
parties, but have been from ume
10 time In the same position OF
yourself when you commenced and
while you were advocating the "Let up
principles, being subject TO abuse. l think
and act for myself, and refuse 10 be whip
ped In and directed and controlled by the
narrow minded maliCiousness OF men
without brains or character, II we are
to judge by bis writings-oi such men as
"OJSeFrer." '-e
As to my being the Democratic csndi-
date for County Superintendent Of Free
Schools for DOddridge county, permit me
to say that "ObSerper" makes RS false .
statement as would the man who would
accuse "ObSerUer" Of telling the truth. Mr..
Ashburn and myself are warm personal
friends so far as know and have been. BE
has been the County Superintendent Tor
this county for the term ending the last OF
December next. l was not aware that
Mr. Ashburn was going TO BIO candidate
for reelection 10 the same office; nor did
l intend, nor want 10 be candidate, and
so / informed quite number OF my
friends, whose Republicanism cannot be
when they spoke 10 me
about 1t; but Notwithstanding my refusal TO
run, my friends used my name in that
and finally informed me that
/ would have to be 8 candidate, and l in
formed them that l did not want 10 be, but
II they insisted upon 1t they might use my
name on the conditions that they
do the electioneering, and they went away
satisfied; and what efforts were put forth
for me outside oil my own town was by
others and not by myself, for two reasons:
The ono was that cared 30 little for the
office or success in beng elected, and the
other was that fortWo OF three weeks be-
fore the election was confined at home
with severe attack oil rheumatism,
which last cause Of my NOT going out cleo
ioneering was contracted by me while IN
The discharge Of my'duty asa soldier In
The late Warin protesting such .as .O6'
server" from the presence Of the TO himS
much dreaded Confederate soldier" But
while "ObserVer" had q bravo heart Iu!
cowardly legs during the war that were Of
some service in keeping him out Of dan
ger, so he now has d brave tongue, but q
brain entirely too coWardly to place him
in danger of telling the truth. What l
state as TO my conduct in the election Just
past l can prove, and l only. write now
that nv friends In different parts OF the
State may not be led into error by the
babbling Of one one who, to be known at
his home, Is only to be despised. For the
present ddieI, but more anon II necessary,
says "a certain MR.. GANo.