The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-09-06
A Card.

some persons having. with evident intent to
iniure me and prejudice my cause in the minds
OF the people, put i'll circulation staiemenI 70
the effect that during the late war / refused TO
exchange the products of my Foundry ana PloW
Factory for Confederate money, and demanded
either farm produce or specie payment tnerelor,
/ desire to make the following plain statement
After having been i'll active service as "a voluil-
teer soldier from the beginning OF lne war, L
was i'll 1865, detailed by order OF the war De-
partment to run the foundry ana ploW business
in the public interest.
the proper authorities until the close OF the war.
During the last year of the contest, as everyone
old enough to remember knows the state OF
affairs became such that scarcely anything could
be bought with the currency. had, of course, a
force of Workmen and teams to run the Dusl-
ness. and they had to be fed. We were not pro-
ducers of the necessaries of life, and not one
barrel OF flour, buShel of corn, or pound OF meat
would any one part with for Confederate money:
Under these circumstances | did demand and
receive for q part of the products of the estab-
fishment payment in farm produce or in some
thing that would buy it, in order that my work
ence. / did this and do not deny 1T. In like
case would do so again. Nothing that OBJ
tanned in this way ever went to enrich me, but
was faithfully used and applied in carrying out
the intention with which was put on this spe-
as essiened With sufficient faithfulness to
bring me out at the end of the conflict poor, and
like almost every one else under the necessity
of beginning again at the foot of the hill.
This is the whole truth concerning this matter
and ANYTHING uttered or inSinuated to the con-
trary is false. Had the thing been stated fairly
| should have had no correction or complaint to
make. AS it is, only half the truth has been
told, and that with a mean motive and unwor-
thy intent which is worse than a lie. Therefore
hope to be pardoned for appearing in print for
the purpose of defending myself against such
assassin-like stabs as this.
have been and am endeavOring to conduct
this canvas in the way that L think fair, hon
orable, and friendly rivalry between gentlemen
should be conducted, and if cannot win the
prize in that way, will not win it at all. will
not, and no friend of mine shall, with my con-
sent, use or employ unworthy or unfair means
to promote my success or secure the defeat of
either rival. HUGH F. LYLE,
We publish the above card on our own
motion, and without Mr.. Lyle IS knowledge,
OF the knowledge of any Of his party
friends. We do so, that a heightened, hon
orabe gentleman and useful citizen may be
placed right before the people of Augusta
We have nothing to do with the contest
among Democratic aspirants before the
Primary next Saturday. But we have
much regard for Mr.. Lyle personally, as a
man OF integrity, of strong convictions, of
manly impulses who would state moth
ing but the truth, under any and all cir
cumstances. voluntarily give him the
benefit OF our circulation, that all who NAV
wish to learn the facts as to the statements
to which the card refers, may have them,
and cast their votes in the Primary know
ingly and intelligently