The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-30
MIR. J. NJ. MASON.
Some Inside History That IL
Very Damaging.

& Z = y But the hde1 can.
not be deceived, either by his hyp
oCritical warfare upon political
buses, his demagogical appeals to
popular prejndices or by his mis-
representations aud specious false,
hUOds Us to his real aims and pur.
poses. We have sufficient inform.
uIion for the assertion that his pa
per is but the successful ontgrowth
Of an unsuccessful attempt to sub.
orn and bride the State press to Ill
advocacy Of his views concerning
this sOCalled debt. We have ref.
erence to propositions made by him
less than a year ago to u majority
Of the newspapers Of the State to
publish for pay his plausible algn.
ments in behalfoi his debt scheme.
Mr.. Mason was then, us he is now,
interested in educating the PEG.
pie" His first lessons were 80 easy
aud apparently harmless that ma.
ny of the papers accepted his syn.
dicate's money and spread befure
the people the II b c Of his primary
education.
One Of these primary articles ap
peared in the Index as an advertise.
ment, but for good reasons none Of
his subsequent literary efforts found
a place in our columns. They were
Of a character to make us SUSPECT
Gus Of their objects, and MIR. Ma.
sons syndicate money failed to con
vince us that the people we're suf.
Iering seriously for that sort Of edu.
cation. In short we were convin
ced that it was part of II plan de.
signed to force the Legislature Of
last winter into taking some action
looking 10 the payment Of this al,
legged obligation. Other papers re-
fused his money and declined his
articles, and thus his first scheme
for the "free" education of the PEG
pie failed because of the sheer in.
ability Of this virtuous and patri.
otto citizen tn corrupt aud spduce
what he is now pleased to denounce
as the "venal" press of his State
But Mr., Mason was employed 10
educate the people, and if he would
draw his salary he must prosecute
his pedagogical labors. Then ii
was that his "honest journalism
enterprise was conceived and
launched. To cover It's real char.
acter and obtain the public ear,
this shrewd manager of the syndi,
Gates interest knew that the real
interest aud purpose of his project
must be concealed and the people
lured into silent acquiescence in
his plans BY deceptive appeals to
popular prejudiCeS. Thus his key
note Of railroad expressions and
ring politics serve to inilame pub.
lie passion and secure readers to
his educational journal, while
masked beneath his ostensible pur.
pose Of reforming the Democratic
purity, lies the deep conspiracy
which he and his syndicate have
connected to fleece the tax payers
Of this State, and when his true
purposes are disclosed by an honest
and disinteresIed press, which la
bOrs only for the promotion Of har.
mony in. the Democratic ranks aud
stead!astness in the Democratic
faith, his only answer consists Of
assertions Of his own immaculate
political purity and charges Of We.
nallty, bribery and corruption
against them; and 10 further the
deception he attempts on his read
ers, he eudeavOrs to put himself
forward as the especial champion
Of the people in u contest with rail-
roads and rings, and invites dis.
Cussion with the Democratic news.
papers Of The Stale as il they were
the advocates of railroad Cypress.
ions and ring management. Thus
when the Indcr, knowing his mo
lives, charged him with double
dealing, deception and misrepre.
sentatiOn, he turns upon us, and
invites US To defend the railroads
against the onslaught he makes up.
On them, asks US tn champion the
cause Of political rings which he
assails, and take issue with him
upon the peculiar reforms which he
advocates, hoping thereby that the
real purpose If his patriotic labOrS
will be lost sight Of,
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The Oldest Person In the State.