Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-06-19
ForsIsslnpo's Response to- Forte
snonr.NErnE OF vAN.MErRE.

Nlr Ep,r1R %" would create the imPFes-
SION that affection is made 20 Hon. JJs VAN
metre because ne is farmer. Nothing IN my
f,rrner communication leads 20 such c0nSlu-
SION. Mr.. Y, having come forth rs candidate
ana special stress been laid upon me iaet INA,
ht. &. farmer and has corn ia MS cTln' liiuuc.U
r,a Ia rcfi,nrk tha, there was no pFolTiety an
-. ,tter,,,, IN ,.-,stglixa sentiment IN his Ia
vor ls,.ats,e 0f il. tor in his public acts ne n!S
not been i'm Any especial manner the iarii,.t
r-ieud lie was a patron Of the Odious lax
f',n,u,ission hill--a measure known rs the
rr.at,,r, col. NJ Mason, the recognized Agent
Of wealthy Wall street and English SPECTATORS
Mr.. Vanmetre was. antls IN FAVOR OF the sup
rl.ro.rtal Assessment - Ordcr-an order So D.
d;,ns 20 thc farmers cf this county that the As
srssDr was constrained 20 ignore II altogether ;
an order 80 erievotls 20 agriculturists and stock
,-ro,sers throughout the State that II neceS>lt1-
teI he withdrawal of the Auditor nom the
contest for Cubernstorial honOrS; an orucf,
II carried to its logical conclusions, tiat WvuiI
impose TAX upon the people Tor tne oihSA
clad i'm the scanty garb Of pin-feathcrs, the suck
,,ir pis OF calf-ou-pn-Gd iRWdNW through
M. whole list. Farmers friend, indeed! 1
have no patience with people who 10 sGDSe'Ne
a selfish purpose, appeal 20 the pIIcluGlce oi
class Is i'm this case trying 20 hOoGWinK the
honest veomanry who till the soil 10y calming
upon them TO support Mr. 4 Tor ponucdl Of
fee because he h. o farmer, ana s"SgcStl'S l'i'
rec1har fitness. not in the fact that he IS lar
iner but In that lac has been, or Is, q lawyer
r" will not cOndcscend 90 notice what ne
terms "A fling AZ Mr. Nanmetre about ms n
DING from StaIntOn 70 Charleston on pass -
ana then forthwith proceeds 70 notice the so
called ling" I didn't condemn HIM Tor II
ding upon a pass / simply ccnsured him
partly 10 rebukc those who are more honest a.
tout passes than anything else, judged by thSif
palavcr-bccausc ne accepted the result OF the
prejudice that exists, OF apparently exists, y.
'.ainst the use of free passes upon railroads, ana
uoon which most stress IS laid by some VINO
usc Them clandcstinely or otherwise if they can
obtain .hem. / stated distinctly that dld not
deem il a crime 90 use free paSs-but wrong
i'm Mr.. Y to sit quietly whilst his friend de-
nounccd the usage, cngendering preJudlce a
,ainst them. and then 10 accept the truitS-the
while free pass Ms slowed away IN his POvK~
20 "a, snus as "a bug IN a rug.
"Fn saws: Senator Nanmetre resides IN the
second Congressional district, which has never
lad O governor since the organization Oh ths
state. 10 my best recollection. pes
recollection is not worth continental. lie
ought 20 know that Hon. J. j. ydcoo-a next
loorncirhhor, az least resident then OF Ramp
shire. adjoining thc county Of Hardy the home
of Mr.. was Governor two terms.
should lc here long enough for his beard 10
grow. 90, hc attempts 90 teach the Intelligent
farmers of Jefferson or mark line by which
rhc voters should march to the polls. Ia "a.