West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-04
A Remarkable Card.
With a Word of Explanation.
ANDERSON, w. Va,
Sept. 81 1882.

his place appeared, over the very
snnropriate signature of "Many
I P5nrral Fools" This communica-
lion was TRADE of abuse of myself,
ond as soon as my attention was
called to it, at once addressed a
communication TO you demanding
the name of the author of this arti-
cle After awaiting eight days and
receiving no answer from you, |
i aoain wrote you making the same
demand. Again l awaited in vain
\ for a reply. then addressed let
ter to Hon. D. H. Leonard, Chair
8 man of Democratic State Executive
i COMMITTEE, and requested him to
q 90 in person to you and de-
j mand the name of the author.
j Whilst awaiting reply from him,
I received a letter from you, in
which, instead of giving me the
#name of the author, you proceeded
n to give me lecture as to the course
q / should pursue in this matter.
j In a few days l received letter
& in reply to my communication to
q Mr.. Leonard in which he stated
d that he had gone to you in person
and demanded the author, but that
vou had peremtorily refused to
#give his name. On the receipt Of
q this letter again addressed a let
& ter to you and sent it direct by
Rev. WE. Powell, of your city. To
this letter you replied, positively
refusing to disclose the name Of the
author,
| had several reasons for demand
Ing the name of the author. In
the first place the paper contain
ing the article referred to was
Extensively circulated in this
the Eighth Senatorial District, of
which | am the Democratic nomi-
bee for State Senator, and. if the au-
Thor is man of responsibility, | felt
1t my duty to seek that redress
which the circumstances of the case
DO Justly demanded.
In the second place, if he was a
nan of social standing and good
moral and political character /
deemed it my duty to let the peo-
pie know who the liar, the scoun-
lrel and political mountebank was.
Notwithstanding you have adj
hitted to me in your letter and in
-FOUR columns that the letter did
he great injustice, you must admit
That Withholding the authors name
oes me still greater injustice, and
S last resort, l ask you to pub
lsh this letter and let it appear to
he world that l denounce the au-
hor as base liar, a political and
horal scoundrel, a man fitted to oc-
PUPPY a very low position in the
owest society of fallen humanity.
have reason to believe who the
uthor is, but he has not the man
hood to father his own productions.
lie is political dead beat with
h HON | would shrink to come in
contact except with a horse-whip.
Should this reach his eye trust
hat he will understand that it is
heant for him and # he is not lost
b all principles Of manhood, he
liI disclose his name and let the
people Of the district know him.
Very respectfully.
JNo. G. LoBBAN.
Now that we have given our
readers the benefit (if it be any ben
Fit to read such English), of Mr..
obban's communication in full, a
Ford Of explanation is due from
Is
And first, an apology is due the
REEMAN readers for admitting to
r. column MS such language as is
Pund in the above; and it is this:
H. When we respectfully declined
70 disclose our correspondents
name,we frankly rendered Mr.. Lob
Pan the use of our columns for any
Pfoper statement he might desire
70 make in refutation of the refec-
Pons complained of, not imagining
Re should be called on to use our
Type in setting up vocabularies
post Familiarity spoken ain the
BWeSt society of fallen humanity"