Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-09-24

confidence in your ability and Integrity, and am
satisfied that you will make an efficient officer
But have been for yesrs under promise to my
wife not TO go on personal bonds. l want TO Do OIL
assistance TO you, and will be glad to offer, as my
substitute, the bond on guarantee Of some trust
company, which makes business Of giving setur"
ity for individuals. Please see the Judge and ii I'd
out il he will take such security, which is better
than that Of individuals and will make arrange
ments to give such security for you. Hoping thst
this arrangement will be sst sfsctory to Oh ches-
ter aud acceptable TO you, am, as always,
Your Friend, W. b. F. lee
Now, how does Gen. Leo's promise to his wife
Il ,ord with J. NJ. u.s. assertion tt AZ he offered to
assume responsibility to the ext MT Of $40 600 in
securing the requisite secu ity never felt Of
Tended, though did feel disappointed, because
Gen. Lee declined to 90 on my bond. What did
take ofense at was the dastardly lie that WAS then
put in circulation and now repeated By J. M. j
thst Gen. Lee hsd made such 80 offer, the object
being to detrsct from toe noble public spirit OF
Mr.. Frank Hume, who came TO the rescue OF TIL
democratic party OF Fairfax at that time. Gen.
Loss proposition to offer as his substitute the
bond or guarantee of some trust company WAS q
piece of unsdulterated hypocrisy. he might as
VOL have offered me the throne Of Bulgaris, and
he knew it. He knew that such bonds were no.
admis able in the case Of public officials In VIZ
ginis because at ths preceding session Oh the Leg
isature he had requested certain members to sup
port a bill authorizing such bonds, and he knew
the bill had failed. The truth is, Gen. Lee traS
offered an indennDynJ bond by two gentleman il he
would 90 upon my bond TO make up the requisite
amount (about $4,000 having been previously
pledged) and he declined to do So. J. then told
him tina l cared nothing for the office, had not
sought it, and would decline it, but thought toe
democrats should see that some worthy DEM
ocrat was able to qualify, and l would unite
with him and others in bonding such, but this
man SO true ca to his party, who held the highest
homer his party could confer upon him would
have seen the office go to republican, or to thu
devil, before he would have helped his party In
that emergency Itremained for Frank Hume, as
before r, M ,rked to come to the rescue of the
democratic party of Fairfax, and help bond one
of her officers.
TOT NJ Us. reference to Mr.. Hume in the
above connection will say that when good dem
ecrat, disguised with Gen. Lees conduct in the
matter insisted upon seeing Mr.. Hume dis
tinctly stated that if Mr. II. went upon my bond
it should be understood that l was not thereby to
be considered as under any obligation whatever to
sup ort him indeed did not know at that time
whether no would over sgain be cond1date.
But contrast his conduct with Gen. Less and say,
We fair minded mon of the Eighth district, which
was tue better democrat-the one that assisted his
party in retaining an office, the selfish creature
W o. holding So ,OO0 position by the grsc, of his
party declined to do anything to aid his party or
friend in such an emergency.
~. NJ j." tells another falsehood when he says
I did not know Mr.. Humo at thst time. He is
c rtainly the most ",cckless writer" that have
ever known and l think have shown concu-
sively that he has deliberately lied from the be-
ginning to the ending of his card.
S. R. DoNoHoE.
Fairfax. c. Il. Va scpt Odd, 1890.