Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-25
NIr. Ginn to Indeo waddill.

LAW OTYICE 5. B. GEN, 9O5 BANK STREET,
RIcmicND, VA, October q, 1883.
MJ Dear Nr H,dl3W:
Your letter of the 23d addressed to the
Editor of the EiS0lict is before me. | de-
sire 10 answer simply TO show your incon-
sistencies and false statements. | Teiterate
that YOU iutimated 10 me- that should
subscribe ont of my salary 500 10 the cam
paigu. Ihis II at least 10 per cent OF -YuO-
As 20 tine removal or resignation OF the
lady postmaster at Glen Allen | presume
if she resigned at all It was because she
had good reasons 10 expect that You would
have to use the Office to appease some hun
CRY follower of yours.
As 80 the deputy pOstmasterS being Sc
lected by the head of the party. this IN
formation came TO me FROM your Office,
and from the one who seems to be IN your
especial confidence-tO wit. your clerk.
You sly that the statements of mine are
false and wiliulv 50. You also say that
nv mention Of communistic tre-brands.
ignorant harangucs. human gore, and such
like stuff * unworthy Of notice. This, my
dear Mr. Waddill, may be your opinion. but
If am not very much mistaken the good
citizens of this city and OF our county are
to-lav very much stirred up. and II ! am
not very. very much mistaken they charge
people in your letter to the Dis
paich denying that YOU gave utter
ance 10 language OF an ineendlary nature
has not I'm the least dispeIed the appre-
tensions of our people. ! did not charge
vou with having uttered said language. |
gathered 10 from the prees. | saw your ex-
pianati0n. and also remembered that YOU
gttomptel some short time since TO explain
that YOU had not eald some things charged
To you. which denial was stOutly contra
dicted by a gentleman AZ that time con-
nected with the press: and now your denial
that was not put on terms anent my POSI-
ton rs postmaster. confirms me IN the
opinion that You are either reckless
talker or man with remarkably short
memory.
You saw that YOU hesitated a long time
before determining what 10 do. as you dld
not liko 70 recommend person against
whose character charges have been made.
On. how refreshing this is. aud from gem
tleman who shining llght IN party
that selects men at its head who disregard
all laws which govern good society ana
put To blush good morals, who as a stump
speaker uses such language that decent
peoplp have 20 retire. AOu say something
has been said about my character. Well,
If it was said. that il all it was said aud
only said-And allow me. my dear Mr. Nad-
an to saw that no doubt il was said sim
DIV because had so far forgotten myself
"a 10 unite with the party in which you
have received such elevation and distinc-
ton.
You say have recently received a certii-
cate Of good character. May | be par.
doned if suggest that your language and
companionship may cause you to lose
yours;
have been and am still minister Of the
Gospel This you know and IS probably
the cause Of your attack on me. presumln9
that by reason Of said calling was non
combatant This is not gallant conduct
on your part. | should have hesitatcd to
attack you on your crutch. IN conclusion
GLOW mo to say that have as yet made
but one speech in this campaign, and then
| took special occasion 10 warn the c0lored
people t. beware OF leaders who were At
tempting TO bring about bad feeling be-
tween them and the white citizens.
have failed tO meet the engagement
that you aud your party made for me At
DIVERS store at Seven Pines simply be-
cause could not by my presence endorse
infdelity, misccgenation, ring rule, and
corruption.
will now bid you -by-that
word that comes from the heart-good-
by, good-by. Yours as before.