Smyrna times., 1886-09-22


ing the difference between the primary
elections in Smyrna and KentOn and
attributing the decOrous behavior of
the latter over the former to the fact
that Barney" did not "set the boys
up" in KentOn like he did in Smyrna,
seems to have stirred up the bile of
that sanguinary gentleman. First, he
calls it an ungentlemanly liberty to
call him Barney" In regard to this
it would seem that if he cared about
the matter at all, if it was regarded rs
a reflection, that he would prefer a
fictitious to his real name. But 10y
way Of Apology, we could just as readi-
ly have written it John F. Salisbury.
Why does he take offence atits appear
ing in the TIMES, when his home paper
thus designates him almost entirely,
when his familiar friends thus address
him and when poets use it in singing
his praise without prefix or afIix, as in
theimmOrtal verses OfSergeant-at-Arms
Rankin's "Climbing-up-the-State-
HOuse-Stairs." But says he, 1--WE are
inclined to the opinion that Editor Hof-
fecker knew that the article was lie
when it was published" Barney's, we
beg his pardon, John F. Saulsbury's
assertion, as a politician, has very little
weight with the masses in establishing
a political fact, where the sinuous and
dirty hand of the " fxer" plays a part.
We say to him however, that in con-
Meeting his name with the shameful
methods used here to carry the primary
election, we thought we stood on un-
questionable ground from the following
reasons: first, it was asserted and re-
asserted that he had been here before
the election just the precise day is no
consequence, and made arrangements
for the use of whiskey and money to
influence the choice of delegates; :;
second, that we had never heard it
cOntradicted or attributed to any one
else; third, that the charges were made
by men who had always been affiliated
with him in politics, who ought to
know him and what he is capable of
better than any one else. On such a
foundation of belief as this, why
shouldn't we believe it? We did not
stand up in the item above referred to
to convict him, and why should he be
so offended at us lit was his own fel-
low partizans who did it. All we know
about it is, debauchery was rampant
and our town scandalized.
Things are done in politics and no.
body does them linens are so soiled
that the best detersives will not clean
scars are left on moral character that
the best ointment cannot heal, and we
do not wonder that Mr.. Salisbury
wants to crawl from under and shift
the responsibility. He uses very en-
Phatic language to US Now, in reply
we will put him in thc witness box anC
in behalf Of an outraged communit,
PROFOUND to him the following oues
tions: Mr.. Salisbury, did you, or die
you not come to Smyrna before the re
cent delegate election g" with a lot O
ammunition and set the boys up for tn,
cOnfict?" If not here yourself wer,
you not represented by a deputy, anC
were you not fully cognizant of wha
was to be done and the methods that
were to be employed? Did YOU o
did you not drive up to Smvrn,
about two o'clock on the Sunday morn
ing Immediately following the election
returning to Dover about six O'Clock
to hold here a consultation about mn
setting the vote of Duck Creek Hun
dred, and if you did not come yourself
did you not send a trusted lieutenap
TO act in your place? Some of YOU
opponents in the late fight NAV not b
ln the mood to believe what you say
but there are some people that you CA
pups" that are probably more char
table towards you and will give YOU
more respectful hearing. And by th
way, Mr.. S., did you know that YOU miss
ed the mark in two things in thus ad
dressing your contemporaries; YOU scar
no body as you suppose, and YOU dro
yourself down to british companior
ship. One thing more and we ay
done. You object to our use of III
name by which you are Familiarity On
led. We admit our acquaintance di
not justify such familiarity and on
apology is that we fell into its use h
seeing you so often thus addressed h.
why please, has your baptismal nam
been changed from John Fletcher t,
Barney9 We can readily understan
after one look why you are sometim,
called the uncombed," but we reall
20 not understand why your nam
pas been changed to Barney DAVIS
Or since life is short and no time
waste on words, reduced to the sin
pie word Barney"
Mil fho -.