Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-31
PROF. CRAGO.
His Wardensville Letter Again.
Correspondence of the Register.
MooREFIELD, w. VA.,
August oath, 1881.


MooRRFIELD, w. Va,
August oath, 1881.
In our reply to the Wardensville let
ter Of Prof Crago, there are several ty-
pographical errors we desire to correct.
Your types make Us say, eve forget,
however, that he was paid TOR going 10
Wardensville to hold the Institute,
whilst these poor girls and young men
were not, and had to bear their own ex-
penses. We also forgot to mention
that these same poor girls and young
men paid his expenses from Wardens-
vile TO Romnev after the Institute was
over" We said in our letter, "He for
got, however, that he Wds paid for going
to Wardensville to hold the Institute,
whilst these poor. girls and young men
were not, and had to bear their own ev.
penses. He also .torgrts 20 mention that
these same poor girls and young men
paid his expenses from Wardensville to
Rnmnay pftRr tbR.Is "tit"ba yJ-- :, tfn, liiau
arrived here Tuesday, about IL o'clock
A. NJ" We said, "This man arrived
here Sunday about II O'Clock, A. NJ"
The point We desired to make was that
in 80 brief time he could not find out
80 much about our community as he
wrote to the Inteliiigencer. From Tues
day until the following Monday morn.
ing, however, he would have ample time
in which to do this. He was not in our
town "a hours. Thisis The fact We wish
ed to call attention to.
The two teachers who accompanied
him from here to Wardensville were
both poor girls, who support themselves
by teaching. They say he inquired OF
them how much they we're charged, and
one OF them replied S4.00. He therefore
concluded in his cwn mind it must be
g 90 apiece.
We have made diligent inquiry for
that member OF the last Democratic
Convention held here who told the Pro.
fessor about the Court House decor.
atoms, bnt up to this time we have
failed to find him. The fact is, Prof.
Crago did not whilst in this place, con.
verse with single representative man
upon the topics he wrote about. He has
basely and maliciously slandered this
people. He had no cause whatever to
write such q letter ss he did, and he Is
held in very low esteem by every fair
minded man in the community. He has
the right To be Republican il he wishes
to, but we deny his right TO keep his
stock OF Republicanism up by writing
falsely about our community. A Repub-
lican is Just as safe and as much respect
ed here as anywhere else, as long as he
acts like a gentleman, but when be
descends TO such low and cowardly
ISLANDERS as this man did, he has only
| our contempt. We do not approve Of
the policy OF paying men out OF the
| public treasury TO ride around the State
writing untruths about people who help
contribute the money out OF which he
is paid. We have not seen Confederate
flag in this place since the war. There
certainly never has been one dizplayed
upon any public occasion, political or
otherwise, since the war.
We trust hereafter those sent into this
section in the interest OF the school sys'
tenn, will not be Republican newspaper
corresponden Let Us haze men for
this purpose who are Ies ~ and truly IN
favor OF making it good and efficient
system OF education. The people Of this
county are not opposed TO the system.
Many Of them do not like the way II has
been managed, 1t is true, but they are
not opposed to good free school system
Be good enough to make the correc'
tions we have pointed out.
Respectfully,
| JosRPH SPRIoG,
RoBT. B. SaEkRARD.