Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-17

often make, ~ the last resort oil men
who are worsted in an argument, and
are vet determined not to be convinced.
CHARLES Il. CALDWELL.
He Thinks Worth While to Dis
prove q State Journal False
hood.
Eiit,r Register.
PARKEgsBURG, August IA.
The STATE Journal OF the 9Th inst, con-
tains an editorial embodying part OF
an alleged letter, OF a pretended Demo-
cratic 60 correspondent IRON Welzel
county, criticising my speech made at
New Martinsville at the Democratic rati-
tication meeting on the night of the 22nd
of July. The alleged letter states that |,
in my speech, called Gen. Garfield
Odd Campbellite Preacher" and that
used a great deal OF proiane language
in speaking.
The editor OF the Journal, taking the
letter, or paragraph OIL for a text pro-
ceeds to comment by saving that l am
in the habit Of ridiculing peoplc on account
OF their religion, &C." The editor OF the
paper informed me that he did not in.
tend to convey the idea that | ridicule
religious people generally, except from
what he had been informed that l had
said at New Martinsville, and he would
correct the article in his next issue by
giving nv statement His correction %
was worse than the original article
but showed upon its face, that there
had been a struggle between trath and
political policy within him, and that
truth was worsted in the combat. The
editor of the Journal knew, when he
penned that editorial, that the sentence
charging me with 'rideculing' people
for their religion was not true, and he
further knew that while am not a pro-
lessor of religion and have no favOrite
creed, thar have no prejudice against
any church, sect or denomination, and
that | respect good men, and detest
mean and contemplate men, whether
they be i'm or out OF church. The au-
thor OF the alleged lie ter from which he
quotes, is a man, iOr, contemplate prfrdr'
icatOr. and when he wrote that letter to
the Journal, charging me with using the
language as my own Iii any such letter
was written outside OF the Journal office,
knew il was as false composition as ever
conceived in malignant mind, and the
proof the charge is that he does not
come out like man and sign his name
to his offspring, but skulks behind an
assumed name. | demanded his name
from the editor OF the Journal; | wanted
il 10 prove that he was neither Deino
crat, rs alleged, nor a truthful person,
bu, the editor declined TO give the name.
He said they could not divnlge the
name of their correspondent Tor vari-
Gus reasons. -,
Wnnr speaking at New Martinsvllle
was interrupted by drunken galoot,
and took great pleasure in giving him
some wholesome advice, and have been
creditably informed that he Is the auth
or OF the alleged letter, II any such iet-
ter was ever written, and that IL was
written for the purpose OF creating
prejudice personal to me. In order tnal
the people may know what was SAID by
me, i'm reference to the matter, L give
the following editorial taken from the
Messenger of the 9th inst, newspaper
published at New Martinsv'lle, by j. +.
Hart, Republican, gentleman IN
every respect, and man who stanuS
by truth even in the midst OF political
excitement:
I'VE notice in some OF our State eX.
1 hnf
Caldwell in his speech here said, refer
ring to Gen. Garfield, Anybody can
beat that id Campbellite preacher,
and that ne was very proiane dnring MS
entire address. We deem II an act oil
Justice to Mr.. Caldwell to say that we
understood him to prefix the remark
quoted with the statement that John A.
Logan had said so, and we did not hear
him use any profane language.
Our impression is that al the pro.
family and Objectionable language should
be charged up to another speaker. -
Messenger, .iugUi q. -,
DIR. ii. Il Lowry, the chairman OF the
meeting, who sat near me while speak
ing, writes the the following letter IN re,
gard TO his understanding nj what l
said. together with what the Messrs
Noores-gentlemen, members oil me
Christian Churcl.-have to say about II:
PRoCroR, w. Va, August 8.
NJ Dear M. CaldweH:
Yours of the 9TH inst. was received
Yesterday, and | assure YOU it gives me
sincere pleasure to reply. -.
it is highly gratifying to me to be aoie
10 put YOU right before the public IN re-
gard 10 your speech delivered before the
ratification meeting held at New Mar
tinsville on the I'D ult., OF which l was
chairman.
As one who paid special attention to
your address, can testify to the TACT OF
'our having given John A. Logan as the
author OF the language, That anybody
nominated at the Cincinnati convention
can beat that id Campbellite preach,
err" Moreover, can assure YOU that 1
have heard your speech spoken OF IN
complimentary terms more frequently
than anv other essdelivered ON that
occasion.
Ihaye today called upon Judge John
Moore and also upon Rev. A. J. Moore
both OF the Christian Church Camp
bellites). These gentlemen say they I'M
derstood you to give another as the au'
thor OF the prophecy.
Wishing you every success | remain
yours truly ii. B. LOWRY.
used the expression as the language
said to have eminated from John A.
Logan, leader of the Republican party,
and so stated and explained that 1t was