Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-09

Character i'm court of justice-with one who
appeals for a balm for wounded honor 70 the
Gilead of a Richie county jury. Mr.. Mason,
the actual editor Of the Democrat says " the era
Of successful lying has passed but perusal
Of the columns Of that paper constrain us tore
mark upon its endeavor to prolOng the era.
Referring to an article in THE FREE PRESS OF
last week the nominal editor Of the Democrat IS
pleased TO say that every clause Of said article
is either on utter falsehood or a willy peryer-
sion" Let's see. We stated That the Vest
Virginia Democrat had promised to announce
when Mr. Mason assumed control" Of that
paper. and that IL failed to fulfil its promise
Mr. NJ. having had a monopoly, if not control,
of its editorial columns Every word is true
Mr. Mason admits it and the columns Of the
Democrat prove it---if they can be accepted
as proof of any fact. We stated that he owned
am interest I'm that paper. That's true isn't it
Tia, hc works 90 the end thathis schemes may
De successful is patent to everybody acquainted
with him. That it has q President and Board
OF Directors TO dignity it. That's true but TO
dignity &c is a contract that some Of them would
flin relinqlish. We charged that its columns
were filled with aspersious of the private and
public character of a democratic senator. That's
not o. willy peryersiOn-the columns Of the
Democrat confirm what we said. We charged
that Mr. Mason sends out hundreds Of copies
of the Dagocrat from his law office, and from
the law library room and that he perverted the
latter from it's legitimate uses. That was true
when stated Since then his mailing employees
have been driven from the library room-not
exactly as were the money-changers from the
temple, but they ought have been. We ac-
cused the publishers of the Democrat of unjust
discrimination against its homepeople, That's
true-here is the proof from its own columns
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT
Issued By the
WcN Irgmi0 Publishing Company
Weirick s. Weller Building
CharlestOwn, w. Va.
Everett W Bedinger, Editor.
d. s. Eichelber, Jr. Manager.
Terms.
50 Year Invariably I'm Advance
Advertisements Inserted at Living Rates.
Friday, June 10Th, 1850.
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT
Issued by the
West Virginia Publishing CompaHy
Charlestown.
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Joseph TrapRell. President.
STATE EDITION
81 per Year.
Friday, June 26yh, 1ss5.
The above are the respective headings Of the
paper for home and Of the State edition-same
contents, except that the State edition had
more Of 9la>on's contribution. Any utter
alsehood or willy peryersion about our state
mcnte We rather think not. We charged
that the Democrat commended itself to adver-
tisers on the basis of am alleged circulation in
the State exceeding that of any paper outside
of Wheeling, and that from that very State is
sue it withheld advertisements that had right
TO De there. comparison of the two editions
win sustain us in this declaration. SO much
In response TO- the reference TO our article of
as, week
The Wss, Itrg..ig Dcm0cro' reiterates its
charge that we received checks from Mr.. Cam
den, and says our statement that they were for
subscription is am "absurdity and a deceit
and much other stuff equally senscless and alb
so.utely and malioiously false. 1t tries to
break the force of our allegation of unjust dis
elimination by stating that We charge farmers
and Others ofour county $500 per year for the
T. T. Its true our published terms, until
March last, read $500 if not paid in advance,
but those terms have not been eXacted for
years The truth of this assertion may be az
fmel by any stakeholder director editor or
subscriber of tine T. p. D. thar ever took the
T. 70 and paid tor &c.. Don't all speak no once,
gentlemen audifpayment was made by check
try and persuade thc nominal and diapha-
nous" editor of the Democrat that you wer
neither corrupt nor couupting.
Tha Free Pass-s0-clllcd-upon the B. and
q. which Fe use is one similar TO that solicited !
by One editor Of the Uct Iirgi1i0 Den00Hand
refused him by the Railroad Company.
The $3.50 coincidence did not exist i'm
Che more fact that the two checks TO us issued
by Mr. Camden for subscription to THE FREE
Paa-s. sI750 and So aggregated $3.50, but
n .le act chat that sum was the subject of
conversation IN the office of the Democrat and
many persons are surprised 20 know that the
private transactions I'm one of our Banks should
have been subject 20 the use of those seeking
90 question the integrity of customers of said !
Bank
The faculty for reccpuvity of Truth is faulty
iu the nominal editor Of the Vest Virginia Dea
orgt-hcucc 70 is iu vain we wash our hands !
iu iunoccucy I'm his presence; but the people !
know the truth when they see it. and they will
no,-at least those issuing checks for the hqui- !
daHon of legitimate buls-stultify themselves
bv believing the improbable and untruthful |
story of the nominal editor of the IIes Virginia
Democrat, that Mr.. Cs checks were for corrupt |
purposes. We viii not retort bitterly upon the |
editor but leave him to glory in his own jour /
na.istic puerility, and the supervisors Of and |
sponsors for his high-toned contributions to |
the literature of the age TO their happy conceit I
that they may do mankind service and TO their
chagriu incident TO the incompetency Of their |
emp'oye