The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-27
aLIsREPREsENTED.
Hon. EuStace Gibson Says tie
Published Report Of his
Washington Interview Does
Hin an Injustice.
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Published Report 81 his
Washington Interview Does
Him an Injustice.
Tolt Baier u le Rtgitr:
HuSTlScToS August 20In
your issue Of Saturday morning
you say that you sassume that MI.
Gibson is not correctly rep0rtedp
in what putpofts 10 bean inter
view with myself in Washington.
You are correct in your assumption.
The facts are these: While Ut the
Democratic headquarters, in the
midstVf q conversation, three very
clever gentlemen, representing rt.
spectiyely the Star, Critic and AL.
exaudiia Gazette, came in, and as
We wereall personal acquaintance,
they jUinedin the cunyefsatiOn.--
Virginia and West Virginia pol.
itics, politicians, papers and PEG.
ple were The general subjects dis.
c,issed; and we were each explain.
ing our conclusions. Sometime
during the conversation in ex-
planning my high opinion Of the
political virtue Of pur people, i
illustrated by saying thpt | did not
belIvye thu. il Moald bu sale for
Mr.. EIkins or any one else, to go.
out into our State for Tue arD,talI
l,urpmc If bribing and debauchingI
oHr vNtcrs.
untll our people shall haze been
degraded by political corruption. |
sta!t have no cause to change this
opinion. Atanuthcr time during
THIS talk n gentleman present from
Virginia made the statement that
our State Was 10 be cul0nizcd by
negtues, 10 WIlich | replied, eSn Il
see; but that will amount 10 very
lit.le." | then went on to exrlain
" hin that our State differed from
his; that during slave days thare
were uOL many slavesin that por.
tim VI Virginia, which is now
West Virginia; that what negroes
We lad MerS more settled than
migratory, aud we're we'll known
Ii tho sections where they would
vate, i.nd that "lui shcav ica2ohs
these negroes would not bn a!loT,d
10 vote" Ny reference was en-,
finely TO unknown or imported ne.
groes. After other conversations
about the trouble in identifying
them in other States, / was asked
if we had any registration laws; to-
which | replied that we had not.
Sumo gentleman then made the re-
mark that we could not help our.
selves, and used some language i'm.
plying that force would DO used to
prevent our objection, and to vote
these fraudulent voters. To which
| replied that sit would be very
unfortunate to attempt to force
such a fraad, and would simply re.
suit in good deal Of kicking"
That this was the idea the reporter
intended to covey, is apparent by
his use Of the word force. Does
any one suppose that either Demo.
Gratis or Republicans could forcibly
take possession of the polls from u
brave and upright people without
4 terrible resistance2 This was
the whole spirit Of the converse
tion, and as near as can rCmem.
Der, its exact purportand language,
The Star reporter is a most esti.
mable gentleman and feel assured
did not intend to convey anSother
idea; nor do | think a fair construc.
ton ofwhat he did say will justify
the meaning many papers seem
DESTROYS Of giving.
There has been so much said
about this matter that / hope you.
will excuse the length ofthis letter.
Very Respectfully
ErsTAcE GIBSON,