Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-12-11
A Personal Card.

ing myseli personally before the pub
lie; | prefer to settle person i mat
ters in a more private way, but 1t
seems as if in this case 6clf-defence
requires -u.c to speak.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Gilbert went
20 Wheeling, and requested me to
take charge of his paper in his alb
,enee. Daring that time, Rev. Jno
Russell came lere and delivered a
lecture en- Temperance and the pro-
priety of forming temperance party.
The matter was 4 current topic Of
con ersation, and legitimate sab
ice. of newspaper cOhueht. | wrote
an editorial on the subject. in which
| did not say one word disrespectful
20 Mr. Russell nor thu Temperance
cause. | confess, | did not feel any
great awe of Mr.. Russell, but spoke
of him as | would Of any other NOR
tai | had no more reverence for
the pestileut doctrines Of Wom'n
Suffrage, comine from the lips Of tie
Reverend John Russell. than from
those OF Victoria Woodruff and her
frierd,. Those doctrines l believe
to be as ren hgnaat to the Bible a.
they are to every womauly feel
inc OF delicacy snd refinement
[ do not think man has q
right u descend from the pulpit to
the political roshu and claim fOr
the politician, tic reverence due the
clergyman.
I disagreed with Mr.. RusselFs
ideas in relation to formiog a new
party Gu the basis of the temperance
gu, stion; | also criticised the pro
priety Of dismissing political meet
ins with the do5olo:y "a Apostoli
bencdictior; and the dignity Of pass
ing the hat around after the meet
ing.
la the next issue Of The ARGUS, IN
srtieie appeared the writer Of which >
made several assertions and deniais
which | Do not propose 10 argue, but
which we're based on the idea, that
an opposition t. Mr. Russeil's plan
ola new party, wns opposition 10
Temperance, aud undertook TO i'jure
the standing of the INDEPENDENT
by stigmat.Giug it as the organ
whiskey seIlers.
Last week series of resolu'i, n
commendaio Y of the article sisne j
Prohibition" were passed In the O.
ciery Of God Templars ofthi' city.
ani q c. pJ sent to the INnErENDENT
requesting Ih.ir public ton, thus
SIX ~ that paper to endorse a slan
d, r ON itself. The editor of the pa
pc. Mr.. Gi bert, receiving infurma-
ton that lie believed reliable as 10
tue author of "Frohibiuon,' and al,
SO of the resolutions, or 4 part Of
hes. dcuourccd him. Ia rcj inlcr
aFpearirgj in the ARGUS Of LAST wc : ,
tie writer hereof saws the author
Of he attack on Mr. RlsseII. is too
cowsr}ly to use even nam dc
piume. Il am rot responsible for the
ireucn.) aud tries hard to hood wink
{, o lie in the EDITORS columa.'
Any on who knows aGylhi1g of
news paper ethics, knows, that i
would be not only improper, but a
gross imPropr city, for NY namo to be
.,..aca 10 an e3ifori.l in Mr.. Giiber,'s
paper, iut which be assumes respou-
ibuliy. | believe nuthins more rep
rehansiblc than iEnoracoa prompted
the assertion that vas too coWarliy
to >;gu Coy name 10 the article.
| chin t, &c thorough anl con
s.s'ebt emIer az man, bu; | am : OF
willing 70 fo.liH lie dict,.iJO Of
any man in political matters, even il
that uan is Rev. John Russell, nor
to vote for blanks to man whose
doctrines | disapprove, although /
might be the siugIe exception in ten
thousand. It Is not true however,
that there vgs tut one who refused
10 rise on a vote Of thanks. If | uu-
derstcoi the motion properly, twas
vote approving Of the formation of
q new party, oased on Temperance
and woman suffrage.
| vas tn author of he ariicln
cri,icizlug NJ Ru-sel's opinIorS, III d
'm prepared to take all tho response
ti.i'y at,eD ding that or this.
W. S. Do wNER.