Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-13

The following from the Northern
Neck News ''nails to the counter"
the campaign lie disseminated of
late in reference 10 Mr.. Kendalrs
position on the Blair bill, and if
further testimony is needed it will
be forthcoming, that Mr.. Kendall
early in the canvass announced
that he favored the measure and
has rarely made a speech since, if
ever. in which he did not reiterate
his views ON that question. II our
memory serves rs Alright in his
very first speech, ut Accomac G.
r., in August, he enthusiastically
endorsed the Blair bill, at least evil
deuce is not wanting, that in y
speech a. Warsaw GA the following
Monday (the first in Septembrr),
that lie stated emrhatically his pc
sltlon as favorable to that measure
and pledged himself to support it
if elected to Congress. Mr. Ken
dali did not walt, as Is alleged by
the Republicans, to find out wheth-
er it WIS u POPULAR thing for him
to do, bat with acandor character
istic Of the man, proclaimed his
views, according To his convictions
of right, rs he does on all Ques
tions whenever the occasion de-
mands anespresSirn Of them.
This c ,mpaign lie therefore won't
work and others will have to be re-
sorted to, and doubtless will be. to
bolster up the waning fortunes Of
his adversary.
We have seen it stated that Slr.
Kendall, the Democratic candidate
for Congress in this District, is
opposed to the Blair bill. This as
sertion Ia On par with great
many of the campaign stories
which the Republicans are ever
circulating la regard to the Demo
cratic pa7sy, it's platform and iss
candidates. Mr. Kendall, to our
personal and absolute knowledge,
has nron more than one OCCASION
and in more than one public dis
cussion with his Republican op
ponent, declared most enpliatlcally
that he would support and vote for
the Blair bill. Nobody who heard
Dir. Kendall at this place and at
MontroSs could possibly bein doubt
as to what his position is upon the
Blair bill, and yet there are friends
of Mr.. Browne who have not hest,
tated, for partisan purposes, to al
lege that the Democratic candidate
is opposed to the Blair bill and,
therefore, opposed to Federal aid
to the cause Of public educatlon.-
In some instances: Ne feel sure, this
false aud utterly groundless charge
has been made by those who have
been imposed upon by wholly un
Scrupulous politicians, and we
hope now as here is no longer any
excuse for even the most ignorant
to circulate this political canard,
that nothing more will be beard
of it. Is quite the fashion for
the Republicans, who have no bet
ter argument with which to appeal
to the voters, to charge the Dem
ocratic party with advocating free
trade. Oi course no sensible Re
publican believes anything OF the
kind, but it suits the purpose ofthe
men WHO hope tc profit By this ar
gnment, to make the absurd asser-
ZION, and he big and little fry poll
liclans of tile Republican persua-
sion all over the country have ta.
ken up the cry and they shout just
as loud and swear just as hard AS
ii IT was the truth which they were
preaching. When the leader Of a
great political party will resort to
such means to defeat their oppon
ents it is not surprising that their
ahiect followers will mlsrepresent
all individual lis some otthem have.
done MI. Kendall. Truly our enc
mics are III a desperate condition!
But they need not hope to secure
any permanent advantage by mis-
representing their opponents.-i
Northern Neck News.
Gov w m Sherman. in his old