Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-24
AUGUST 22d. 1881.
To the Herald .

TO the Herald:
Having flushed the more
important business of the day aud read
the cheering news from all over lbe
state rs to the progress Of Democracy.
will iecleate awhile, whilst enjoying
good smoke. by replying to the article
OF Mir. G II. Bowman which appear d
in The Virginidn last week. But before
proceeding | must say lt.was WY gen.
erous IN G. II. B. to gi'e us Lis name.
can think Of no other term for i. than
pure, opeu-heartcd generosity, for GER
tainly he could not have thought 10
Tighten any one by his signature.
After lis eulosy on Judge Allen
whom he has supported at every cleo
ton here ;oiore, q can't speak for his
future intentions in that regard,) he
proceeds tnuslv, AS to the local OF
last week need only say, that l Will
retract not one word OF it, -"
Well after that suppose lie is TO be
regarded as the author Of it. 1t is no
personal matter Of miue, did not ask
him 10 reiract any thug nor do l ask
him to do so now. simply referred
10 what he sredhed Judge ALEU- with
SAY ing, and then let tie public know a.
conclsely as possible what Judge Allen
did say.
AS 10 what the Judge may hare said
TO him in conversation the day before
| know nothing. But that is also a
matter with himself aud Judge Allen.
Although / mnst say that it seems hard
that the poor old democratic party
must be tied down and allowed to say
nothing of the many political idiosyn-
cracies Of the head man Of the coalition
ticket. always thought the record OF
a candidate was the property of his adj
versaries.
1t is true that Judge Allen referred
to the Riddleberger Bill but once. But
oh il was such big ''Once." About
one hour in length and every thrus.
stuug ike cat-n-nIne-lails on the bare
back, and when that one hour long
"once" was passed there was nothing
left Of that once famous bill but few
red niscellsneous figures, g sAcls-
ton Of demagogue ism and right smart
stink Of African perfumerl; and theu
lbe mualtO ticket men heaved long
sigh aud lett 20 get tacir big iajUA TO
patch her up.
He refers to the term "mHlatto sheet"
and wants to know ii the editor or pub
Usher of said sheet is negro. As to
the Editor, the poor tmng don't seem
to have any ut present. at one tine it
had a big cd.tOr-ln-chlef, whose uame
stood 10 capital letters at the head Of
Its columns, but that name very sudden
~ aud 'rysterieusly disappeared abcul
the last OF March or Apul during the
heat Of d certain candidacy for Sergeant
at Arms Of the U. S. Senate. | caa't
and dou't pretend TO say that this hal
ANYTHING - do with said disappearance.
As 10 the publisher l did4't call him
anything aud call him NOTHING now.
As to tie term "Nulatlo" l can't
claim or -nalty for that tarm in politics.
but give the credit Tor it to judge
Stewar, Of Alexandra. Aud consider
iug the fact that said Sect is the pro.
perty OF 4 party. which is the offspriHg
Of an unholy alliance between ql)a.
dam democrats O aud negro repubi
cans, cant resist the conviction that
it is deserving OF the name its party
bears.
Now l will close by saying that | an
not accustomed to carrying on promis-
cuOus discussions in the newspapers
over my Own Signature, bit if Mr..
Bowman or any other party inagines
Ae is aggrisve1 he can get the name in
few moments, which will answer all
purposes. Yours 81.
BETA.