Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-09-29
IMPALED.


him such. As soon as DO is caught
in one lie, he coins anccher. We do
not propose to take up our space in
carrying on a controversy with
vulgar liar whose monumental cheek
is only excelbd by his lack of every
attribute q a gentleman. 1t will be
relnembred that the attack was first
made BY this man Riley, without the
slightest cause or provocation. We
p,esume he sought to provoke a con-
! troversy to advertise and help his
sinking concern. After his vulgar
and ungentlemanly attack upon US,
we exposed his lying and the utter
ior object he had in view. Our ex-
posture placed him in such an unen-
viable light before the community,
that it was evident the general pub
lie decided not to take any stock in
him. This SO enraged him that he
even cursed himself as a fool and an
ass, and in his last paper, devoted
two columns of vile TRADE. couched
in the language of the denizens of
the slums and fish markets of city.
against us, at the same time say
ing his language 'in private and l..
the paper is for the training of child.
hood and for the modest and sensi-
tive feelings of womanhood." The
few readers of his paper can judge
of this for themselves.
To his vulgar lies and abuse of us
personally, we have already given an
emphatic reply and shall have moth
ing further to say. If we have not
established character in this COM
muuity, where we were born
and reared and are known to almost
every citizen Of the county, entirely
above the lying attacks of this CON-
mon BLACKBOARD, who, for ought we
know or care, may have escaped
from the penitentiary, then we have
lived to no purpose. We are per-
fectly willing, at least, to leave this
matter to the judgment of this peo'
pie.
The assertion that the INDEPEN-
DENT has charged the corporation
anything above its published rates,is
is false and we demand the proof.
He says "more people borrow the
Herald than the INDEPENDENT has
subscribers. The depth of truth in
this fellow, can be guaged by this as'
sertion We have nothing to say
but to ask the public to judge of his
character for truthfullness by the
assertion. They can make up their
judgment on their own knowledge
of facts. A man who was forced to
acknowledge that he charged for an
advertisement more than the legal
rates is at least of doubtful charac-
ter.
We stated that the appropriation
for printing for the fiscal year of
1882 was 1870, and that but $75 was
expended during that fiscal year. We
invited an inspection of the Clerks
books to prove this. We now sub
NIT the certificate of toe Clerk
The amount appropriated for print
| ing in 1882 was $130. The amount paid
out of that fund for the fiscal year of
| 1882 was $72.75, as shown by the print
| inc account. In making a close exam
| nation / find bill of Golden a. Reilly
| of April 1883, for printing for Wat n
| Works, of { 80, when | enormously
| charged to the expenses of the Water
| Works. This should be added to the
| S72.75, which would make $3.50. A bill
| of the independent for printing done
| in 1881 and 1882, and paid before the
appropriation for 1882 was made and
| therefore could not be chargeable to
| that year, contained an item of 5000,
| for printing officers reports, etc, (which
was done after the close of the settle
ment for 1881. This is the statement as
shown on my books. G. A. YOUNG,
CLERK.
He says
"We can produce men who have adj
mitted that they were given q paYmert
of tax certificate, voted on it, and af-
| ter the election were presented with
the same tax bill for payment"
We pronounce this false and de-
mand the production Of the proof.
We are anxious to see the character
of men who will acknowledge that
they sold their vote for 81.
Again he says
pWhy, too, did Mayor Logan send
majority council report to the Legisla-
ture, in favor of letting certain parties
out Of the Corporation, when q coun-
Gilman sent a majority report against
it ?"
VVa ,oronOupoa tbic ON ununa1ifia6