Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-07-17
"ralIglay and GUS"

As Fairplay and Gus are one and the
same individual, it is not necessary
that we should take more than one
article to answer both communications.
Why, he says, have we not had q call
for meetings by our county super
intendent : Simply because, it has been
customary for the County supcrmten-
dent to fix the time and place for hold
ing such meetings, and this small PIE
rogative was usurped by the central
committee OF three, in their call which
has been standing in this paper since il
was issued. There was nothing left lor
the County superintendent TO 90 and DC
wisely determined to do nothing. Il
the Central Committee had simply
called a convention to meet IN StaW-
ton on the lst OF August TO be composed
OF one delegate for each 100 vo.crs, a>
has been the custom in the past, Vs.
presume our superintendent would have
fixed the times and places tor tie lO,a.
or district meetings. As the Central
Committee took charge Of lie whole
district and then Of the counties, il was
only necessary to publish their call rs
has been done. II Gus" VIII read Tie
HERALD every week, he VIII see that
the township meetings are called for tic
9th inst. What else would Gus
have: Would lie have been better
satisfcdlf our County Superintendent,
had ignored the usurpation OF The
Central Committee, Ike The County
superintendent Of Fluyanna, and .callod
meetings to suit himself: In that event
we might have had q conflict that
Gus" would have said was not fair
play. When Gus" says that the
Central Committee Of the Sth district
did not fix the day he gave the very re-
son why Mr.. Lowell Of Warren called
his county committee together and fixed
time and place. As this poor privilege
was not left to our county officials as
usual, they had nothing to do but give
notice by publishing the call Of the
Central Committee Of thee. which Las
been done.
Gus" over the nom e glau- OF Iar-
play, would correct one item Of The
HERALD's report orlast week. and by
nnucndo take issue with "otLcr rog-
tons"
We have no time for uA.ng on tlis.
Gus-Fairplay may know now that Judge
Harris took the position on the federal
finances which this paper represented.
and added that the only relief in the
way ofnew currency must come by local
banking-a scheme which he had adyO-
Gated in congressional further, he said
distinctly that he was not in favor Of
federal expansion because Of the ccntra-
lizing tendency Of our money. Since
that speech was made here we observe
some very adverse criticisms from other
parts Of the State and thcJujec's man
Friday now comes in with q "cowcc-
ton" In these hard times wc want To
know from the man where relief IS TO
come from. if il is TO come at ALL
Waiting till the majority turns ~ and
then correcting" to suit the drift IS not
the style ofthe people upon whom the
thumb screws have been tightening for
ten years, until tLclc is not currency
enough in Virginia TO pay all Ler taxes
to the state and only half enough 10
pay the federal internal revenue. so
that all our volume, in the aggregate.
must pass into the hands Of collectors
three times year for taxes alone
Virginia never mad less than twelve
millions before the war, and We want to
know when we are to get back 10 it..
We have tried three millions since 1870.
Now, Mr. Gus-Fairplay, toll us
whether it was iairplay when You pro-
claimed, only few months ago, that
Judge Harris had lied TO you IF DE had
not done so. We have tried TO deal SO
fairly by him that we paid no attention
to your charg. against him, notwlth-
standing VIC might have used 10 In the
interest Of the two or three ". C's your
imagination conjurcs up in hisnclebbor-
hood.
The illusions which Judge Harris
made to the s4OO, OOO,O 900 more currency
was IL defining his position OF several
years ago when we had a radical con-
gress, he said opposed to him. That
position is now the peculiar property of
Ben Butler, as may be seen by his bill
in congress and his speech. Judge
Harris's position was here, that relief
must come from State banking, and he
quoted from his own speech to show
that he was in favor ofthis plan. We
knew it was q mixture of positions but
we gave truthful report, and Gus-Fair-
play cannot assall Its correctness if
Judge Harris shall write him by every
mail to do so.
Finally, when Mr.. Gus-Fa,rplay or
any one else ascribes improper
personal motives TO any editor Of This
paper in making its reports Of discus
sions between gentlemen lie will find
out his mistake. THIS paper is no per-
sonal organ, though when it turns its J