South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-24

pect to be in Washington within two
weeks and viii then see YOU
soon after Congress convened / saw
MIN AT MS committee room. He asked
me now 4 was getting along with my
worA. told him had done all could
10 without money. He said: Call IN
nele 10 see me In ten DAYS or two weeks
ana viii arrange Matters / said Ia
him: Senator, shall / call I'm ten davs
or two weeks?" He said: II am very
ousy with my legislative matters. Make
IL TWO weeks" / did not call at the ex
piratlon OF two weeks, which was ON
december 20, think, expecting that he
would spend his Christmas HOLIDAYS In
the city and that he would then have a
better chance to arrange matters. but
TO my surprise he went to his home AT
Beaver, Pa. Soon after his return I
called to see him, on Tuesday. and he
SAID TO me: 1.-The Senate will probably
adjourn over from Thursday to Monday.
0ali here Friday or Saturday and we
VIII then have time to fix up matters
l called both days, but did not find him
IN The next heard of him he was of
10 florlda and 1 have had no co nmuni-
cation with him since.
L have other letters from him. I have
them to satisfy you of the interest he
has taken in the work.
You must remember he is the busiest
man in the world, and has taken this
'rip Tor no other purpose than that he
was completely broken down by work
ana had to have rest. To him is due
more credit Tor our glorious victory In
1888 Than any other man in the country
wish he was to-day i'm the White
House. Then the colored people would
be protected I'm the South, the rebel
Democracy would be made to respect
the laws OF the country, and the perse-
cutting, expressing and numbering of
these blameless people would cease.
think know my man, so give your
sell no trouble or uneasiness about the
matter. 1t will be right when he re-
turns. Ihave also lately seen several
Republican Congressman from three
doubtful States, and they are all in favor
of our work
Now, my dear friend, read this letter,
which l hope will put you in better
spirits, and then, in the language of one
or our great statesmen, let me saw
Burn this letter" Don't tear il up.
but burn it, for, as some of our friends
say, III 1t were to get out-that Is, II
they could prove that our work had any
political significance attached to tit
would not only ruin our chances OF sue
cess i'm these doubtful States, but the
effort would be such as to do us incalcul-
able damage i'm others. In a word. II
would cause us TO lose every Congress-
man in both West Virginia and Con-
necticut this fall
L VIII write you again in few days.
Let me hear from you, and if anything
of interest should occur, don't fail to
let me know it. Keep quiet and as
dumb as an oyster. Yours very re-
specially, ID. Med. LINDSEY.
444 III street, n. w.
/ will move from here In few DAYS;
can't say just now where. Don't ex-
pect, however, to leave the city. Will
give you my address in my next letter.
QUAY'S ENDORSEMENT.
Senator Quay was at Beaver when he
received Lindsey's first letter, addressed
to him at the suggestion of Edward Nc
Pherson. In reply Senator Quay wrote
as follows:
BEAVER G. H., BEAVER Co., Pa,
May 81, 1889.
DEAR SIR have your letter which
impresses me favorably, and / will, at
the first opportunity, submit your prop
osition to our Committee. Col Dudley
and Vice Chairman Clarkson are near
you. Have the kindness to commune
cate with them at once in relation to de-
tails. | expect to be in Washington
within ten days and will be glad to see
you. Yours truly, NJ. s. Quay.
ID. Med. Lindsey, Washington, ID. C.