Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-15

OF Kaultaf tttncstt WI may uc
come to the rescue Of his deputy, Mr..
w. r.. Moore, who las also raised the
baton in defence Of Mr.. Baskerville
and against the action Of the Executive
Committee. I think Mr.. Baskerville
would have long since led the onslaught
against the committee, and not commit
ted it to the hands Of Deputy Moore, who
writes under the soubrigre' of''Citizen,"
but for a circumstance soon to be re-
lated. Deputy Moore does the writing,
and Mr.. Baskerville is eager to copy his
letter in his home paper, the Meckien-
Jarg Democrat. to let the people see all
that can be said against the committee |;
but my reply TO Citizens" first let
ter has never been copied from the Dis
patch in his paper, although took the
paper which contained my letter TO his
Office, and left it with note requesting
him to publish it and give the people
the opportunity to see both sides.
1t NAV be that Mr.. Baskervill's
aversion to the course adopted by the
committee is newborn, and has not
reached the degree OF venom that charac-
terizes " Citizen" Deputy Moore's fiery
diatribe; and l think | have discovered
why he is SO modest about yentilating
his own wrath against the committee,
at least under his name. but yet so i'm
modest as to eagerly publish the letter
written by his deputy. His curses
against it have not been loud. but deep.
] here publish a circular written by
him to Mr.. T.. NJ. Holt, member Of
the committee, for which publishing |
hold myself personally responsible.
which | don't doubt Mr.. Baskerville
wishes he had never written. Yes, |
imagine / now hear him cxclaim. Ont,
damn spotn but it will not out, but
stands as lion in his path against his
saying anything against the committee to
whom he was once willing to sub
nit his claims for recommendation.
lie further commends the Republicans
for lberality, and goes on to say that
ii is a noteworthy fact that many of the
post-offices of this county were held
by Democrats, when we all know that
they allowed no Democrat to hold an
office worth anything when Repub-
lican could be gotten Except Colonel
Goodc). and the Republican leaders Of
this county have for years been trying
to get him out, as | am advised. and
would have done so but for the fact that
Colonel Goodc, as ] am informed. said
if they turned him out the office should
not be kept OH his Buffalo property,
and that he would not give his mail to
the Office, which is nearly all Of the
mail going through said office.
Mr.. Baskerville says: "Strange in
deed it would be, and foolish to the de-
gree Of stupidity for me, after stemming
the tide of Republican power all my
life to desert my colors when in the
presence Of victory" This does seem
strange, but let's see if he has ever done
strange things before. A few weeks
ago he was when the circular was pub
lished) willing to submit his candidacy
to the committee, but the commit
tee determines that some other than
the cherished idol Of Radical cliques
would best suit the people, and
Colonel c. C.. Haskins,
who. it seemed, had forty-fiye out OF
fifty of the businessmen Of Boydton on
his petition; and it was about this time,
it seems, that Baskerville turned around
so quick that he almost left the seat of
his pants in front to abusing this same
committee that his circular treated with
so much respect, and by which he epb-
nitted his name to the committee and is
clearly bound by its action, as it was
addressed to each or most Of the MEM
bers Of the committe just before the
day of the meeting.
Now, the people would like to know
if Mr. Baskerville, either before or after
he received the appointment. did not
have reason to believe or suspect that
j. Il. Jones would only resign in the
event of being paid his price, and that
said resignation was induced by
consideration received, or to
be received, by said Jones. Did Mr..
have any cause to believe or
suspect that such were the facts when
his Democratic friend approached him
to know if he would accept the office if
rendered him: If there was, or is yet.
10 be paid money by anyone to j. r.
Jones for resigning, is said amount, or
any part thereof, to be returned to the
party paying, or to be deducted from
The proceeds arising from the post-ofiice
since the appointment Of Mr.. Baskerville?
Ii is also believed that Mr.. Basker-
will is not the person the Republicans
preferred, but that that w. +. Moore
1" Citizen y was their choice. and that
hey consented to Baskeryill's appoint
nent because they believed that w. Z.
Moore would stand but little chance of
being retained in the Office under the
hen incoming Democratic Administra-
ton, and that C.. 4. Baskerville was
with the understanding
hat W. i. Moore was to have an in
Lercst in the Office under Mr.. Basker-
'ill. Has Mr.. Baskervill any knowledge
IF these facts. or any reason to believe
hem to be as stated!
Does Mr.. Baskerville mean that he
was appointed postmaster without know
ne through what Republican influence
t was done?
Mr.. Baskeryill's letter stated that
Mr.. Williams, though living twelve
niles from Boydton, undertakes to en-
ighten the people of Virginia as to how
he got the post-office. My reply to this
S that don't live too far to smell so
-ank an offence against the Democratic
,arty, and, besides, we don't have to
labble in filth in order to expose it. |
lain to be one Of the watchmen on the
walls Of Democracy. and shall always
guard the bastions Of the grand old
,arty. Mr.. Baskerville claims to be a
Democrat. He may be a sheep Of our
PASTURES, but the complaint among
Democrats is that his appointment was
Tot the work of our hands.
Mr.. Baskerville says that he has in
Testigated the rumors as to Dick Jones,
he postmaster, having sold out, and
believes said rumors to he untrue. |