Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-07
4 pERIrRED gCOUNDREL.

Considerable shreWdness has been
displayed by Beck, and what is con-
sidered his organ the Post, in their
eudeavor to create the impression, that
the editor Of the COMMERCIAL HERALD
liz opposing Beck from unworthy
motives. They charge that the editor
offered to support Beck for money, and
that the offer was made twice, four
years ago, and six years ago. Beck's
cunning is brought into full play, bat
mark how a plain tale will put him
down. The scoundrel was too sharp
to say he ever actually bribed the
editor or the paper, because he knew
the lie could be exposed by simply re-
ferring to the files Of the paper and
showing that the paper had neOer sap
ported him at any time for anything.
He makes the other charge which he
hopes will answer his purpose as well,
and because he thinks it will be difficult
to prove it false. In this he is mistaken
because we can convince every fair
man that it is utterly improbable.
Since we have been an editor, not a
single political paragraph we ever
wrote was influenced by money, and
those who have watched our course on
the Vicksburger and on this paper,
must at once admit, that our course
has never indicated that it was so in
fuenced. While we had charge of the
Vicksburger, there were repeated eff
forts made to swerve it from its pur-
pose, but the public can judge whether
they were ever successful or not. The
valuable work the paper did while we
controlled its columns, we do not
think will soon be forgotten by the
citizens Of Vicksburg and of the State.
But says one, Beck has made an af-
fidavit and particularized incidents in
connection with the offers he swears
were made. That is in full accord
with his rascally cunning, and closely
resembles the course of any perjured
scoundrel on the witness stand. We
never had any serious conversation
with Beck in our life on
the subject he swears about.
We have TESTED with him about his
money, but always in the presence OF
others and solely for the purpose Of
drawing him out and causing him tt
disclose his purpose. Mr.. Murray Smith
was present at a conversation of tha'
sort, and he expressed great disgust a
the rascal's brazen assertion that h,
would buy up enough people in Warner
county to retain the sheriff's Office
His assertion that we sent for hin
and made the proposition to supper
him for money, is a lie out of tn
whole cloth.
Another person sent for him to cal
at the HERALD Office and give assur
ances that he would agree to a fail
division of the offices, and he said h
would have nothing to do with it
We remarked to him that the Demo
cratic party would in that case max
nominations for all the offices, and W
/ would make it warm for him. In
r very excited manner, he said: "
don't give a damn" We quote
) his expression afterward, and the lyin
scoundrel says it referred to his refusf
, to bride the HERALD, forgetting thu
+ if that had been the case, we woul
: have been the last person in the worl
q to make the slightest reference to it.
q The cause of Beck's making tn
slanderous charged is to be found in th
fact that he never has, and knows
could not bribe the HERALD. If
could have had its support at the prit
stated, any fool knows he would hay
:, paid it long ago. Why it is current.
\ reported and generally believed thi
s he gave the little sneaking Post thi
. much, and is now supporting it in
! fight against the Democratic party.
= The editor of the HERALD could nj
accept a bride of Beck or any polit
clan and guarantee to support him
"mould public sentiment for him." tt
paper is a stock corporation, ar
r its course is controlled by
II board of directors, and at Il
d time Beck refers to it, was co.
trolled by three men, not one. II
charge is absolutely false, and it
made by a perjured thief for the pu
pose Of neutralizing as much as posS
BILE the efforts of the paper to restol
J the control of Warren county to i
e good citizens. In attempting to su