Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-09
Reply Of Major n. v. Randolph TO DR..
Parker.

RICHMOND, Va, September Z. 1891.
To 0e Editor of he Dispatch:
In reply to DR.. Parker's card In Satur-
days paper / would ray it would be well
for men who write for the press not only
tn ask Am qualified 7" but to oonfne
themselves 70 facts and not indulge IN per-
sonal abuse.
lam opposed to everything bogus" par
ticularly bogus titles" and bogus sor-
| row.
As I held majors commission from the
Governor of Virginia my friends have the
right to so call me.
| federate army / am willing to stand COM
parlson with him. lie enlisted man OF
| forty as lieutenant; l boy of fifteen
"a n private May, 1862; promoted to cor
| poral and sergeant before was eighteen;
| paroled May IS, 1865. So much for his per-
| sonal insinuation.
| | question the high standing of the
| physician" to whom he alludes for the
| reason: =,
No man has ever left the Home to 60 to
His card in the STATE August Sd, a. b.
| c. :" was answered on the 4th by offering to
| furnish any other information desired.
| NV cara III tNt ptpNcluDoi on
| in reply to TX" August 30th does not con-
tain disrespectful word.
2. 1.-THE Charleston business is not a
| myth" DR.. Parker wrote to General ).
| Is. Gordon asking his assistance in build
| ing home at Charleston, B. G.. The Doc
tor showed inc the letter.
| DIR. Parker was twenty years think
| ing" of soldiers home, but did not take
| a step to put IL in practical operation
until Lee Camp started and applied for a
| charter. The Doctor refused to join US,
but went off on his own hook, as usual.
| The steps taken to secure Lee Camps
| charter were attended to by Captain mot
| Mr. Charles u. Williams, General John X.
| Cooke, Sergeant N. V. Randolph, and.
think, General Peyton Wise as commit
tee. DR.. Parker was on the floor OF the
| House the same day, and saw all that was
| done. So much for the still-hunt."
| did not call on the Doctor the next day
early in the morning, but some time after,
and then with card no put in the STATE re-
necting on Lee Camp and asked why he
continued TO publish such things about us,
| and requested him to come in and help US
to build the Home His reply was he
wanted to have nothing. TO do with Lee
Camp; they had defeated his bill TO build
| the Home. As the above Is fiat denial of
| the Doctors statement, am willing to
submit 10 the public the question OF
memory.
IL tho cards Of "A. Il. c." and "X.n had
been signed ". W. Parker / would not
have troubled myself to answer them, as
| be ia 80 well known as @ man who loves a
controversy and belongs to that unfortu-
nate class whose sole idea is rule or ruin.
The Soldiers Home stands u monument
| 10 Lee Camp. Three hundred and four old
/ Confederates, representing every southern
| State. have found home in its walls. Its
total cost has been $4,000 (of which the
State contributed $4,000, and all this.
Mr.. Editor, without one kind cord or one
dollar from DIR. w. w. Parker.
The public must decide between the
members Of Lee Camp and DR.. Parker as
| TO who has performed his duty best-the
| men who sacrificed their private interest
| and built the Home and relieved their old
| comrades or the man who sulked in his
| office and refused his help because he
could not rule.
enclose letters from Captain williams
and General w. X. Terry.
Mr.. Editor, regret the necessity for this
article and will not trouble you again on
the subject, as do not love such things
N. v. RANDOLPH.
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN CHARLES q. WILLIAMS.
RICHMOND, Va. September 8, 1891.
Major n. v. Randolph:
Ny Dear Maior,-You ask me my rscol-
lection OF what occurred between DIR.
Parker and myself about his effort TO pro-
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