The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-15
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In Reference 10 silly Article Pretend
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day Lander, Headed "Preliminary 10
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In yesterdays Leader appears a commu.
nication in reference to matter not gen.
orally known to the public from the pen
Of a pretended correspondent who calls
under the non de plume Of "TAbitha," but
who in reality is the late editor Of the de.
tunct Le45r, better known aSC. O. John.
son.
The iactsin the case.are these: Amer Mr..
Campbell's return from the Repub lican
Convention, at Chicago, where he SO ably
represented his constituents, large mum.
Der OF citizens OF this city, Of both political
parties, thought it would be proper
thing To present Mr.. Campbell with q ties.
timoniAl, in honor Of the position he took
in regard to q certain obnoxious resolu.
ton, the nature OF which the public are
aware OF. In fnrtherance OF this project
9 paper was circulated, and was signed by
several hundred OF our most respectable
citizens, toi which Mr. johnson is not
Ole.l a meotluk Hhn Sshlout 6n0 tho
painting Of the picture was awarded to
me. The picture Is finished as johnson
says.
Iwant to inform the public Of the man.
ner in which this person attained his in.
formation. He (Johnson) watched his
chance and, meeting me in the city last
Friday, thought It would be good oppor-
tunity to steal the facts and obtain view
OF the picture. When he arrived Mt my
residence he asked IL was in, when he
knew that was out. Alt members OF
my family were absent with the exception
OF my daughter, and as johnson was IN.
known TO her, he readily obtained admis.
sion to the room in which the picture was
kept
Seating himself with his face within two
feet OF the picture he proceeded to take
copious notes OF 1t. When returned
home In the eyeDeng my daughter told
me that gentleman who she supposed
was q newspaper man had called, and
from her description l knew 1t was the
person who now comes out and
severely critcises the painting, skulk'
ing behind the fictitioua parsonage,
"Tabitba," thinking, no doubt, that
lack OF manliness and journalistic
honor would be more excusable in an in
experienced woman. AS an art critic be
makes as brilliant and conspicuous q
failure as he has in every other depart.
ment OF the profession upon which he has
so long been an incubus.
went to Johnson and asked him what
be intended to do with the information he
had surreptitiously obtained, and request.
ed him not to publish any article in regard
to 1t, as the project was not known to the
public, and from the nature OF the matter,
and under all the circumstances, 1t would
be better to keep 1t quiet. Johnson led
me 10 think that he would respect my
wishes, and then in keeping with his well
known proclivities for keeping his word,
rushes into print with an article which
appears as communication from Tabitha,
as johnson well knew, had the article ap'
peared over over his own signature, II
would have had no weight in this commu.
nifty. Had the article been published over
the signature Of G. @. johnson, this com.
municstion would not have been neces-
sary. SO far as his opinion OF the
picture is concerned, his structures
would rather tend to give the public q
favorable opinion than otherwise. He
says, "Were it not for the information ]
have about the picture, and were the con-
trail figure removed, could easily imagine
thepicture that Of an opera house audience
drawn to see minstrel SHOW" A person
naturally seeks for resemblance in all
things to that with which he L. most "a.
miiar. This man may be good Judge oil
mipstTel shows, hut ne had better contne
himself 10 that department Of criticism
unless he wants to make himself an object
still more ridiculous than be has been in
the past. J. A. FAIRS.