Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-23
8 growing city, which he
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he now seeks to retard, until
he was ahead upon fortunate
dirt speculations. which has enabled
him to strut fantastic airs before high
heaven over the less fortunate, and
less lucky. and less avaricious non
property holder.
But he says further: II honor the
man who opposes me In an honorable
way, but he who champions my cause
that he may enter my purse is twin
brother to the fellow who bends ~
the pregnant hinges OF the knee that
thrift may follow fawning." Why. in
the very commencement of NJ. II. C.'s
article he says. Let us have
no more Of honesty" and yet places
himself here upon g. pedestal
of honesty, q very spectacle to move
the gods to laughter! What is this
allusion meant fort Is it that Dir
Trout and others who are favorable
to thr Roano and Southern railroad.
are advocating it and are champions
for the cause OF the public in order to
"enter their purse" or does he mean
that the writer Of the article Of the 2lst
IL champion Of the Roanoke and
Southern for money, and that he
favors the road for that? If this lat
ter be the assertion or the inuendo, II
is simply and unqualifiedly untrue
The writer has at all times and under
all circumstances been warm advo
cate ana friend of the road from its
very incorporation. But if he means
neither OF those, what does he mean?
Let him step forth like man and say
what he means. when he can be- met.
and not put up man OF straw, and
then proceed to dpmolish it by sen
tsnees that are shutting and unmanly.
But says the brilliant knight of the
quill, the man who has the genuine
article honesty does not 'herald il
to the world. He does not hold it for
commercial purposes. Now Mr. Edi-
tor, how could NJ H. G. hold his
honesty for commercial purposes
when it has no commercial value in
the market! Alas alas alas does
not NJ. H. G. seek to herald his hon
esty to the world. when he says, II
honor the man who opposes ME in an
honorable way" thus heralding to
the world by innuendo that he, n.
H. c., is superlat.valy honest. Bah
look above-and hence that makes us
say what we did say in our last.
Success or loss what is it or is not,
serve,
As stuff for this n. H. c. to make par
adoIes."
Where is the asses parliament held
Viz Editor9 We want to send a del
egate
The stuff. for we cannot designate
it by any other name-about what
the people OF Roanoke are going 10
do when the twenty miles of road is
built, il answered in my former COM
munication. There is but one way TO
build railroads and that is after get
ting help from cities and counties r"
mortgage the road already built by
this money, for enough money to
bild the balance. This Is the only
way any railroad was ever built and
is the only way they ever will be built
hereafter
The people of the city OF Roanoke,
and the intelligent property owners
will need no instructions from III. II
G. as to how they should vote for any
further subscription. When that
comes up they are too progressive to
CLUB fence before they get to it
they will do as they have done in the
years before, they saw the brilliant
and beautiful (?) light OF NJ. II. c. 5
countenance, vote upon it intelli-
gently and in business-like way.
The property holders Of Roanoke
are not yet quite parliament OF
asses to take part in the carnival OF
folly sought to be inauguratrd by
self styled moralists and would-be
wiseacres. ~ w. d. L.