Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-10
An Independent VINO n . Zee and
Daniel MAN.
FLuvANNA COUNTY.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch

FLUvANNA COUNTY.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch
see in your columns Of September
Both that your correspondent, Mr.
Walter G. Jones, of Fork Union, sign
ing his name "Zip," says that l, once
q sergeant-at-arms Of the Malone
Legislature. 9 sort Of nondescript poll
tician, have, by circular, announced
myself an Independent candidate for
the next Legislature. Mr.. Jones has
forgotten when | was sergcant-at-arms
that be was correspondent of the
Wing, praising Malone and his Legis-
lature, and abusing the Democrats,
signing his name picket" But
when General Malone refused to give
Mr.. Jones an office at Washington that
would not pay him over 5000, he left
Malone and returned to the Demo-
Gratis, signing his name ZIP" as cor
respondent for the Dispatch. | am
afraid that the Democratic party Of
Fluvanna will never kill the fatted calf
for Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Jones will please send one ofmy
circulars to the Dispatch and have it
published, that the people may see
whether | have been true to Fluvanna
and my State. stated in my circular
that voted to cut down my salary ~
per day when a member Of the hegis-
lature in 1877, to leavei it in the Treasury
for the creditors. | voted that 1877
was the first biennial session-that
would have taken out of my pocket
1850 for the session of lS7S-to leave
it in the Treasury for the creditors. |
voted to cut down the high salaries of
all the county and State officers and
for a general retrenchment of $500, 900,
to leave it in the Treasury for the cred
itors. l then voted to pay the credit
ors s3S, 100000 and 4 per cent. in
teIcst, while Mr.. Jones has never voted
to take the first cent out of his pocket
to meet the honest creditors Of his
State, but wants to pay the creditors
about sl0, 100000 and l per cent. in
terest less than |, sort of monde
script politician and sergeant-at-
arms Of the Malone Legislature.
Mr.. Jones speaks Of Lee clubs being
formed in Fluvanna. am glad to hear
that the prospect in Fluvanna is bright
for General Lee, and | advise all my
friends and Confederate soldiers to join
Lee clubs, but advise the president Of
the club that Mr.. Jones belongs to not
to sound General Lees war bugle.
Mr.. Jones need not be afraid Of me
because he thinks | am a nondescript
politician and that am not acquainted
with General Lee, for have answered
a hundred times to General Lees war
bugle in defence of Virginia, where Mr..
Jones never answered once, and | eX-
pect to answer to it on the Sd of No
vember next by voting for him, and any
other time he may sound it while Gov
ernor, in defence of Virginia as one Of
his Confederate soldiers, as ] shall have
the same confidence in General Lee as
the next Governor Of Virginia as did
in him as my general. | have been
written to as to how | would vote for
United States senator if | am elected.
As an independent of all parties since
the war, | shall vote for John W. Dan
iel for United States senator.
If | am a nondescript politician, will
Mr.. Jones please tell me what he is, as
he was Wing, then a Conservative
chairman Of the Democratic party;
chairman of the Malone party; Pick
et," correspondent for the Whig, now
changed his name from "Picket" to
"Zip,' correspondent for the Dis
patch. If any editor in the State will
tell me what kind of politician Mr..
Jones is will send him ten new sub
scribers and insure General Lee twenty
votes extra. A. 7. TAYLOR.