Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-09-24

issue exposing Oh, purpn.es and aims of Mr..
Mason Caarig~tuwn Ncsi1cydt, we had rea-
son 10 believe taat thal gentleman would
ATTEMPT an ei.ta rate and arliul defense OF
his gin" enterprise and would doubtless
seek to lessen lhe force OF oar statements by
an attempt TO identity the L'der with ring
politics and politicians Indeed we thought
Mr. Mason must recognize that his future
usefu'a to the New York syndicate, whose
emplu he Is, depended on his ability to
succceu @ this undertaking No one Knows
better than he that the L3der by an honest
and Independent course and answering de
votion to Democratic principles since It's
very foundation has attained to respect
able place in the party AS safe and trusted
counsellor. and that its exposure OF his
schemes. ii unchallenged, must defeat MS
efforts to hoodwink the people and dash to
the earth his hopes OF enrching himself and
4 his enp,oyrr, al the expense OF the taX-pay
er, 5t tae state. w were not, therefore,
surprised 20 hgd nearly six columns OF his
last paper devoted by this arttul lawyer and
skilled writer tc the work OF falsely mlsrep-
re,entine h. journal and ingeniously at
tempting to convince has readers that 1t Is
because oi his patriotic and dislnlerested
opposition 90 machine politics that he and
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then, aS ae Is now inter VS'o" III oouO"''"s
the people Ills hTs' lcs'ohs were ~ e"S!
aud apparently harmless 'I"' many Vi '"T
papers accepted MS Syhulcatc money auu
spread before TIE people tle OF MS Pc
GUITAR education one oI lueSe P'lI,"i! al
ucie- appeared IN IAe Ht"e' d. al "u' el''s0'
menl, out Iol good reasons no"e Oh MS SUI
| ,eqUenJ literary euof's iou"u p ace J" our
columns. lhey were OF Acn"i''o.oi - "l@@o
Is suspicious Oh 'He4I V'lJVP """ 'ii' Va
son syndicate money isi'eo 10 ooii' ''i0' u
tha' the people were suH5'Ius seriously io'
that SORT Oh educ"'lon' III s"Y1' ~
convinced taa1 IL was part Oh PA" "esls"-
ed Co force the Legislature Oh las' NihleI
into taking some acton LOOKING 10 Ine pay
meni Oh this ailesed ooIs"'iVn' O'"et pa
| pers refused MS money anu uVc'iHeu MS al.
| lcieS, ana lhua MS ii9' sCne.!C 'V' '"0 it00
education OF the people lal'eu because Oh
the sheer lnaolilt} Oh IhiS Nlr,u 'u9 anu pa,
| tuoJlc Cliizen to corrupt ana seduce Nhal
| hci, now pleased 20 denounce As the 'Veni
| pres, OF his state. but Mr. Mason was
employed 90 educate the people, ard II he
would draw his salary he must prosecute
| his pedagogical la0Ors. Then 1t was mat
his " honest Journalism enterprise was
conceived aud launched. 10 cover It's re3'
character and obtain the pHohc ear, Inis
,Dre"d manager Oh the y nuleates interest
| knew that tne real Intent ana pun pose ol us
project must DC cohce'.e0 anu IIe peGplo
,urcd INTO silent aclulescehce III ms pans
/ or deceptive app ais 10 popular P'eJuui.0es'
Thus ms keynote OF raliro&u expressions
and ring pohucs serves To inname P1o'c
/ passion and secure readers TO ms euuGa-
/ Ji0aal journal, Whiie MASKED oehedIh MS
o-tcnsi5,e purpose Of reforming the Demo
cratic party, lies the deep conspiracy when
DE and his syndicate have concocted 20 fleece
che taxpayers OF TINS state.
And when ms true purposes are 1'Sc'os-
ed 10y an honest ana ulslh'eIes'eu press
winch laoofS only ior 'ne promotion % l.i-
mony ln the DGhiocI"'lc 'anHs ana S'o",'-
iaStne>S n tue Democratic i3lIn, ms ou'!
answer consists OF assertions OF MS own iul-
maculate political purity ana charges OF We
nallty, bribery, and corruption against Ineuli
and to iurther ms deception ne 1''eu'Pts o.'
ms readers ne elue''Gis 10 pu' ,, - H. 'ol
"'t as '''o eSl'e'.a' O''.'',' 'o-i ,j .;,,
PIE .' d '0:1s' "'',' ii tI Dor,ocra5i
"ld invite ,'.' - tho
ne5"SPa 20 'io ~ 90 n5 r;n,,
| ''1N"'"'e7 "' "1,,"''" -
management. nus "ion INC II'.,.' N, ~
/ ing ms m"uNe> V"a'Se" H'ih WIN
dealing oece Pl n anu lii.sI ~
turns upon u,, ana invites Us 70 ue'S"U .l0
railroads against the onslaught ne makes
/ upon them, asks Us 10 cnaHlPiou 'ue S"uso
OF political rings Which he "Ss",!S' anu '"No
issue with HIM upon the pecu,lar REFORMS
! which ne advocates, hoping JhereOy that